Yes I am, just found and won some nice parts on ...yep ebay!! Hybrid turbo, the head is underway from your dearly beloved Albion, received the LUK clutch last week!! OK, down part here is, that my wallet can no longer support it i don't give a damn, you only live once!!!

Ok, beside that the car will get a major boost next week, rear panel to be fitted, new roof, etc as my friend has done all HIS work in his garage(afterhours), so he'll be boosting things up.
My job, starting on the front bumper, wide mouthed w/ some extra's to be done. Oh decided to remove the rear spoiler and not to be reusing it, will be one in the new M3/5 style
will keep ya'll ....informed

 

good luck fella.

 

well guess what, .... got meself a cabrio, roof's come off, great job by me m8 Danny, it's back on now, but forgot to take pcis, will post tomorrow.
I've started to create my front bumper, based on the original one.
look carefully and spot what i'm using to do it, will all explain once finished! Promised



cheers

 

this is one hell of a rebuild now mate, never seen antone go to this extreme i take my hat off to you as well as i would of just reshelled it for a better shell, but im a lazy arse.LOL

 

Guys, and dolls, today I noticed what friendship is, was and always will be;
As I was occupied, nearly all day i couldn't help me mates out in welding, when I did sneak outta the place, they were working on MY car!! I can't tell them enough how much I love and cherish them. Through this way THANKS 2 Freddy and Danny.

Work(they) started on the rear chassis tubes, also the new rear panel is already installed, rear lid mounted. Pics are coming!!! In all sneaky peaky movements forgot the digi cam

 

PICCIES.

Lads and Lassies admire the car (we'll get there ....eventually )
This is perhaps a good tip for anyone having a try with fibreglass. This is how it goes, buy a can of foam (ya know that foam that triples in volume), anti gravel spray, fibre glass. Apply it on the well roughened surface or whatever you want to change, let it dry overnight, then take a brand new cutter and just slice in the desired shape, you can easily sand it down to get the shape you're after. Shake the can of anti gravel well and jus tspray it over the foam and the part(i.e. bumper), let it dry and then just apply the fibreglass, et voila. The antigravel prevents the hardener to be soaked up by the foam.




The engine bay is nearly finished, mm mmm doesn't that battery tray look nice??


Rearpanel and lid is done/mounted



The black roof, just needs to be finished (welding spots, etc...)


Front bumper should be finished within the week.

Engine progress is "0", but all parts have been bought or are beside the engine. Flowed head by roger sport, hybrid turbo, piper 285T, LUK clutch, hang on .....s**t haven't got a decent intercooler, anyone got a GRS or pace for spare or selling??

Cheers guys!!!

Yet again big for me m8s!!!

 

Double up on 2wd sapph intercoolers. Cheap and easy!

 

jesus, ya restore out top marks

 

back again guys and dolls a small update for ya'll. bumper wasn't finished in time ??? No rush but I like to give meself a bit of "stress" ANywayz it is nearly finished.



next up is the rear lid, don't laugh; but this is going to be nice. Using the same method as with the front bumper

yep that's right just a veeery little one


Will need your help in telling me how to fit a 2wd cossie intercooler, as cash is tending to fall deeper than the dow jones one was
Cheers m8's

 

got me a set o' wheels here, a real top notch bargain yet another one, NO I'm not drunk here, really is, top of all this is the style I really like, would look nice on me ERST, once it's finished

Now I need you guys here, boost my energy here, need your support here as the hours are pretty lonely in that garage when

 

Keep going mate, its looking good!! - one day we'll be doing this thing over here to RSTs rather than constanty breaking them for parts

 

coming on i like to see hard graft what colour you painting it...

 

Sorry for the lousy typing, but at this stage o' t morning can't complain on me typing
was thinking on that mouse darker new shade o' BMW or the new coulour on the merc E-type (new model), it's called.... anywayz it turns a bit like beigish, but main coulour is metallic grey.
OK, no mad flip colours for me thoo, hurts the eyes! So as our garage @ work has a body work shop I hope I can get a good price on me paint, common boss, PLEASE??
THx for the complements!!! Will be hard tonight, lot's o' work and lesser time
Keep it commin', m8's

 

Good luck with it mate you've put some work into that!!!

Was in a right mess,must have been neglected big time!!

 

Looking good,
you're a braver man than me !
Ricky

 

THX m8's for the compliments, that is the whole idea here give this poor car a second chance and a better life.
Was a hard's night work last nite, worked till me arms could no more, BUT rear spoiler is gettin gthe right shape, front bumper small probs came to light, first piece o' the S1 bodykit has been placed and I think it will never ever come off again, I used wind screen pasta,(superstrong and elastic!!)
Pics to follow, still have to do one rear chassis rail
cheers m8's

 

I'm still alive here, been working,cleaning and brushing on all suspensionparts, etc.
here are some pics of the work so far, done by me , must say am quite proud of teh work accomplished here, seems to me I've got the near mint/new state and that's the thinggie I want,
[img]src=http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/0903/fomoco90/Im000357.jpg [/img] the all new hybrid(?) turbo-kindda blingbling
the old one, sad the collector seems so hard to get of , not so blinbling
[img]src=http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/0903/fomoco90/Im000364.jpg
[/img]
[img] src=http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/0903/fomoco90/Im000358.jpg[/img]
injectorrail
[img]src=http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/0903/fomoco90/Im000361.jpg[/img]
Car is doing fine too, all the front part should be in primer at the end of the week, I hope

 

the pics are'nt working
second try





me so solly, mistel

 

steering rack, sad I didn't have a pic of it,when it wasn't cleaned up


thx guys and dolls, any out there???

 

any more updates???looks quality and some serious work gone into that shell!!

PAUL

 

Well not at the moment, but the nose should be ready to be painted.
Would I let you guys down? Naaah!!
Like stated in my signature "blood sweat and tears!!" Will leave the plan of making my own rear deck lidspoiler as is, hard times on this one will be to get everything qualtiy finish. That's the way I am even if I'm this close, if I can't get that quality look, of it goes!!!!

 

nice work there m8, keep pics coming

 

comin on m8

 

good work fella

 

looking good m8 i was under user name Greenaway now got my own computor got the pis up of my S1 have a look (i've been very lucky with it so far)its going well keep use up dated m8 Alan

 

I've forgot my ebay password that exhausts that you've bid did on looks shit hot m8 would have made a bid my self and i've been out bided on a couple of other bit

 

Alan S1, did you mean that grp A exhaust? will lool up for the item #, think he relisted the item

 

aah, fook , that's came on leaps and bounds mate !!!
lookin really good, get some more piccies up of the shell
keep goin, will be worth it all in the end, i tell thee

 

Yes thats the one m8 did you get it it did look the dogs bollocks i'll have some new picks by next wk of mine

 

tho I did bid on it til Ł85, then he retrackted the auction, as was advertsised somewhere else. BUT I've found meself a spanking brand new Scorpion exhaust still wrapped up never used, made a deal with it too, Focus ST 170 brake kit, with fitting kit for an erst, costed me the balls, not if considered that shipping to Belgium is included?
My project is in a bit of a sloppy phase, working on the cut oo front bumper. Should ave saved me monnies for the paint work, but heya man's gotta o what a man's gotta do

 

u nutta lol.
Mate if u need any bits im breaking my rs.
Cant wait to see the outcome

 

stevo, pm'd ya

 

any new pics m8 got some more of mine up now

 

was thinking in posted or updating this, but got too lazy
gave up the plan of making me own smaller rear deck lid spoiler "a la M5" would never have gotten it straight, so on came the disc and sanding it all down , so went down the old '90 spec path, always seems the best option and still looks nice too.
Oh, got finally finished with the front bumper, see pics ,reafdy to get painted. Tried to continue with the S1 bodykit, but between the rear arch and the side skirt I got a gap of 2.5 cms/1 inch??? HELP, should I just fill the gap with bodyfiller, or try and refit everything?
inside is just a gatherinig of rubish and paperwaste, but in all it starts to look like a S....NAH not even in a mile



Will try to give a weekly update from now on cheers lads

 

Nothing major going on, sanding, smoothing some parts and getting all the dents out of the right part of the car.


next up would be the roof on both sides, smoothing all the welding in the circles.

Don't mind all the white circles on the pics, dust spots on the camera lens


A better look on the removed M5 spoiler "debacle" and the rear S1 arch, mjammie

 

Looking good m8 looking good was going to do some work on my s1 but my v8 landrover over heated (the dont like getting HOT and the nedle was well in the red )so have been busy fixing it this weekend,
but good news my engine is all most rebuilt
Keep the picks coming m8

 

Keep the updates coming fomo
she's coming along nicely
Ricky

 

Right laddies, just got back from me holidays, 8 days of Tenerife So will be back in full force on wednesday!!!
Kepp ya'll posted, thx in the comments, but it costed /costnig me a lot in the wallet

 

has it been this lobng, jeezus!!! well due to circumstances and some true lack of assistance. hey you can't have it all, can you.
BUT all will be finished before summer, ouch there goes my saving money.

Anyway it seems that all my pieces for the car will arrive very very soon, had some struggle getting my exhaust and focus st171 brake kit, look cleraly now, I hope

will keep you all posted

 

nice but when are you going to pull your finger out your arse and get on with motor