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I might be going with some friends. Obviously won't be driving myself :(

Can we block @Stu. from posting here pls

Eh I have no mad skills like you guys do but these turned out ok(ish). Name the track and you win a like. And don't cheat by looking at the megane rear window.

Ugh, want to go for a drive as well...

I was afraid to do anything myself but I took your advice. Took the worst off with a Stanley blade and sanded the edges with wet paper from 600, 1000 to 2000 gritt. Smooth now and my nail no longer catches on it. I can sleep now... If we ever meet I'm buying you a beer.

Nail does catch behind that though. It's very sharp. Would you reckon it will need some machining?

Spring Minimal could be a Windows default background... You've got skills dude!

Had my springs removed by a shop a few weeks ago but today I noticed that the part where the camshafts rotate on is damaged on both the inlet and exhaust side! Pissed!!! Is this savable? Will be talking to a machine shop but really want to know if it's even worth getting repaired. The engine is...

I miss driving this car... It's starting to look like a barn find soon.

Crazy! Where did you get that cage from? I should come by some day...

Picked up the bottom end last friday. Finally! New bearings, arp conrod bolts, new main cap bolts, crank measured and polished, new piston rings, cylinders honed, new oilpump + chain and ofc all new gaskets. Then started to prep the block for paint. I've seen people put painters tape over the...

How do you even manage to get the bonnet that dirty. And yay for dirty pants because of those sills :p I really miss driving mine. Been off the road since beginning this months and will probably get back on the road in the end of may :( Sad times. Atleast I have old images to look...

Got a few more things done. Nothing mayor since the bottom end isn't back yet. Machine shop told me it should either be late this week (but tomorrow is a national holiday) or early next week. Will probably start assembling everything on the 18th of may and engine should go back in on the 22nd of...

Thanks! "Sorry, this seller is on vacation, so this item is unavailable for purchase." eBay sellers these days......

Coming along nicely! Could you link where you got those Elf stickers from?

Should've made the bmw into a track car.

Finally heard back from the machine shop. They drilled out the head bolts and got the engine dissasembled. They quoted me a fair price for the bottom end rebuild so I came by and collected the head. Also dropped off the oil pump, chain and sprocket so they can install that as well. They...

What about them skids mate. You need to Tokyo Drift in the snow... I'd put the handbrake back in as well. Even with jacking the car up it comes in handy.

Been cleaning a few bits here and there. Engine bay looks nice and tidy now: Will be painting the brake booster/servo since its pretty crusty. Other than that no rust anywhere and no signs of previous damage which is good. Subframe needs doing but will do that when I have acces to water...

Ugh have fun getting those vents out. I couldnt get one out at the wreckers without breaking them. I went for a cheap ebay one which looks decent but is kind of stuck in there and doesnt move up and down freely. If you didnt know one was original and the other was from ebay you couldnt tell...

Lovely! Did the Exclusive also come with the horrible suede/alcantara steering wheel like the other ph1's? Can't imagine that wheel is original, right?

Amazing fabrication skills

Wasn’t planning on it. Engine went out so easily so it really sucks that s**t went wrong when we opened the engine up. Shop will take a look at drilling those bolts out early next week so then I know what the state of the rest is. Hopefully the crank still looks good. So definitely need...

Are you going to be at the RTC meet in Kampen tomorrow?

Took the engine out today. What a mess Sadly found some issues and broke some bolts. Three headbolts snapped off so I couldn't take the head of to inspect further. Also the camshafts are quite badly worn. Will need to source replacements. Sent the engine to a shop that can drill those...

Test fitted the Brembo's one last time. With a bit of grinding they clear the 15" OZ f1's. Will smooth the grinding marks out with some sandpaper before painting them. Probably going to be yellow. Heatresistant stickers already came in. Pretty fun to actually make something fit instead of just...

Cheers. That somewhat put my mind at rest.

Testfitted the brembo's on one side. They hit the wheel weights so will have to get those moved. Might need to grind some material off the top and bottom sides (facing the inside of the wheel) but I couldnt test fit them properly due to the wheel weights. Getting the wheels balanced this...

Sadly I found that my 5 puck engine dynamics clutch got damaged some how. It's my own doing since it has been in the back of my car for quite some time. However, I'm unsure if the clutch is still safe to use. Can anyone shed some light on this? There's 1 puck where the material sticks up a bit.

Amazing!