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new owner

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:56 am
by paganis
hello ..my name is Lefteris...and i m from Greece, or as we should say .. Hellas...! i like classic cars..and my hobby is to restore them! right now i have 2 classic beetles, one 59'' and one 62'' model...
i have also , a bmw z3 1,9 facelift 2001 model ,with a compressor kit ...and is my favorite car..
a few days before...i bought a e21 1,8 automatic....and i m waiting for the papers to be done...
i want to make it...a track day car..so i ll strip it...and make a swap engine..
there is a lot of work to be done...and propably i will need your help, so stay tune...

Re: new owner

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:34 pm
by petroscf
Welcome again from here Lefteris!
I hope the E21 becomes your favorite car.
We need to see pictures, urgently! :D
Happy posting!

Re: new owner

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:41 pm
by arshad76
Yes welcome :)

Re: new owner

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:46 pm
by cobbler2u
Yasou lefteris
Welcome to forum

Re: new owner

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:21 am
by TopCat
Welcome


Lhiats( regards in manx)

Re: new owner

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:20 pm
by paganis
thanks for the welcome! for photos..you will wait for a while...until i take her home....i need first some papers to be done,,,

Re: new owner

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:45 pm
by paganis
after a long time...the new project, is home...
a first photo...and more will come,,,as the project have some progress
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Re: new owner

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:59 pm
by pic
Pretty nice car. :thumbsup Is that original Alpina wheels?

Re: new owner

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:19 pm
by Jeroen
Nice the car is home with you now! What are the first works on your list?

Re: new owner

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 5:22 pm
by paganis
the wheels must be original alpina 6x13...i will know for sure tomorrow.
as the m10 1,8 injection...seems to running good...i will keep it on ...and supercharched it later!
first of all...a complete engine service after i will change the automatic transmission...with a 5gear manual..
then ..i will remove the seats...and fit 2 seats from honda s2000
maybe later....a service at the bilstein ....and then we will see..
i have a lot of work..

Re: new owner

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:48 pm
by paganis
i stripped the car..
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but i found these...
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its not a big deal....and the rest is good...so i will use the mig/argon and fix it..

Re: new owner

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:54 pm
by paganis
as i removed, many things...now the tail, is higher

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i still have to remove all the Insulating materials..

Re: new owner

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:55 pm
by petroscf
So the project has begun...
Keep up the good job, and keep on posting us, Lefteris!

:cheers

Re: new owner

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:11 pm
by paganis
thanks Petro...the project has just begun...

Re: new owner

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:51 pm
by paganis
i finish with the insulation... now i have to close the holes ,clean it up and paint the inside..
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