Brisbane Build Thread

[igotae30]

Build thread time...

So about three years ago I bought this guy:







It’s a 1981 318i automatic. I bought it off some girl from the Gold Coast who had been using it as a daily driver until the engine died. Her dad said it threw a rod, but it didn’t really bother me because I wanted a project car.

The plan was/is to restore it to original condition and do an m20 and manual gearbox conversion.

Anyway here’s a few more ‘before’ pics:









I also had this as a DD at the time, which pretty much started my interest in old BMW’s:








Getting back to the e21 – rust issues:







Shit, looking worse:







So I toyed with the idea of making up some patches to fix the back of the car, but after a while I decided to replace the whole panel at some point. There was plenty of other stuff to do in the meantime though.

Because I was planning on an m20 swap, I needed a gearbox, m20 front subframe, and 323i suspension and brakes. I got all that (plus a 731 casting head thrown in for free) from a guy from Adelaide. I managed to get free shipping too through my old man’s work.





I also found a m20b23 from an e21 for $10 on ebay. I was the only bidder. The plan was never to use it really, but I got the engine mount arms (?), rocker cover, sump, and few other things off it. The older rocker covers look better to me.





Given that I wasn’t going to use that motor, I needed to find a useable m20 somewhere. The cheapest way I could think of getting was finding a cheap e34. I found one for a good price near Gatton, got it towed, and took it apart.














I found some more cheap parts on ebay in Brisbane, so I went a got a reasonably clean dash, a couple of differentials, and some chrome electric mirrors.








Next thing to do was remove the original engine and auto. This was definitely one of the most satisfying parts of the job.

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Driveshaft out:

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With the engine out, the interior was next to go. First the doors had to come off:

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Using a floor jack I was able to get them off by myself reasonably easily:

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Seats out:

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Seats in storage:

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Obligatory dog photo:

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Rear door cards are still pretty good:

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I started taking the dash out:

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By about this point, I realised that taking the windscreen out would make things easier, so I got front and rear windscreens out as well as the pop-out windows.

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By now the dash could come out.

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The headliner is mostly held in place by the window seals, so it came out next.

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Most of the foam behind the headliner had deteriorated:

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In order to get the carpet out, I needed to remove the bonnet cable handle thing:

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I ended up taking the whole thing out:

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The A/C and heater units also needed to go to let the carpet come out:

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Dafuq is Mish?:

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Carpet came out:

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Underneath the carpet the floors were pretty good apart from the accelerator pedal and one or two reasonably superficial looking spots:

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And here’s a few more photo’s:

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Last up I took the windscreen wipers and motors out. I also put some of the 13’ turbine wheels on to see how they looked:

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There are two main rust holes in the firewall that’ll need to be fixed. The worst bit is under the square section of rubberised sound deadener crap below windscreen wiper motor.




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I picked up another rear bumper and a cleaner door. I drove interstate for a friend’s wedding, and I found this stuff for sale on the way.





Bumpers for the pile:




I took apart the m20b23 from ebay to see what would be usable from it, and just for something to do really.






It looks like the A/C compressor is a universal Sanden model and someone’s made a bracket to fit. Might be useful later on.














AFAIK the e21 distributors are preferable over the e30 323i ones.









































Overall it was good to tear apart a motor I didn’t care at all about to familiarise myself with the internals.


Getting the wiring harness out made me nervous – I wasn’t sure I’d be able to feed the whole thing through the one small hole in the firewall:

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To start off I labelled all the plugs (took ages). Some of wires in the engine bay have deteriorated and will need replacing:


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I unplugged the engine harness from the fuse box and stored it away, then everything behind the fuse box got mashed through the firewall.

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Some of the last things to come off the car were the fuel and brake lines. First up the filler tube came off:

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The vapour lines run down from the fuel filler tube to the tanks:

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In order to remove the rest of the lines, the tanks need to be dropped:

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One of the fuel lines runs down the right hand side of the car back to engine bay. This one connects to a charcoal canister IIRC to collect fuel vapours.

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On the opposite side of the car are the feed (or whatever you call it) and return lines that connect to the fuel pump.

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The brake line also runs down the left hand side of the car together with the fuel lines:

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This thing controls brake fluid distribution between the front and rear brakes:

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The brake booster + m/c setup on RHD cars is a bit shit:

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Rear brake lines:

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In the end all of the fuel and brake lines came off. The hard lines are in good condition, so I might clean them up and re-use them (especially the fuel lines).

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The last thing to come off was the suspension. I left it until last so I could still roll the car outside if I wanted.

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Had a go at using spring compressors:

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Cut off the battery tray and one or two other brackets:

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Put the m20 front subframe in:

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I took apart the rear subframe for storage:

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Big purchase time – I found a pair of original vinyl Recaro’s in perfect condition in Sydney, including replacement covers for the rear seats. I had other reasons to go to Sydney, so I drove down and picked them up. The guy was also selling some door cards, so I got them as well.



Once I got home I fitted the replacement covers. It wasn’t too hard really, but I’ll need to fix up a few of the creases before I fit them.










I took the engine harness and accessories off the m20b25 – they’ll be fixed up later.

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Started with the p/s pump:

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Then the alternator:

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Starter motor:

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The rest:

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This was a little pointless really but I decided to test fit the 323i suspension and the m20:

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Got the gearbox out:

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Engine:

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They went in ok together:

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A little while ago a new wreckers specialising in old BMW’s opened on the Gold Coast, so I went down and had a look. I ended up picking up a manual pedal box, a BBS front spoiler, period correct (almost) Becker Monza radio, mid-80’s (I think) Becker Mexico radio, and some more bumpers (good condition). They gave me a great price, so if you’re in QLD I’d really recommend BMWreckers.












By this point I had a fair collection of bumpers building up, so it was really a matter of looking at individual sections to see how I could combine them to make the best set possible. I was worried about rust, but after researching for while I found that people were recommending using an oxalic acid solution. I bought the acid from the hardware, made a 3% (iirc) solution, and soaked some corner sections overnight. Oxalic acid is a chelating agent and apparently won’t harm the chrome or base metal of the bumper - that was certainly my experience as well.

The process can leave behind a yellowish deposit which has to be scrubbed off if left for too long, but this seemed to be more pronounced if the bumpers weren’t cleaned of dirt etc before soaking.

After they’ve been soaked, I washed them in soapy water to neutralise any remaining acid. To prevent rust from returning, you have to paint the back of the bumpers, and seal the chrome with some sort of wax or oil. It’s not the perfect fix, but the results look good and are much cheaper than re-chroming.

I tested the process on some old tools first and it turned out ok, so moved on to the bumpers





Here’s a before shot:

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The other one isn’t so bad:

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I usually keep an eye on parts prices and availability, and I decided to buy a few trims bits and pieces ahead of time while they’re reasonably cheap. I also got a brand new taillight from ECS. They opposite side was NLA, but I found a guy on the Gold Coast who only had that side (for pretty cheap too), so that worked out well.

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I also ordered a new rear panel and door skin for the passenger door (don’t have a better photo though):

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The front of the car had a lot of rust in seams and difficult to access areas, so I figured I should take it apart and see what needed replacing. I put some cleco pins in place prior to drilling out the spot welds in case I ended up reusing any panels. That way I could re-fit the panels in exactly the same position.

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With the spot weld cutter, you can tell when you’ve cut through the top panel when you start seeing rust from beneath.

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The first to come off were the headlight mounts/brackets.

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Next, I removed the support below the radiator.

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There were some rust holes on the radiator support (?) panel that I tried to weld up, which turned out ok, but I wasn’t happy with it, so I decided to order some new panels.

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Panels were bought from Walloth and Nesch, and seem to be good quality. They actually sent me two of the top radiator supports by accident.

One of the front tow hooks was broken off, but I reckon I’ll just leave it and make do with one.

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So next I got the last panel off at the front.

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I sand blasted and primed the headlight brackets and offered them up to the new panel. Looks like it’ll end up fitting ok.

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So I started cleaning up the rust in the engine bay using flap discs and phosphoric acid. Phosphoric acid actually works really well as long as you neutralise it afterwards, but holy Jesus just this little section took ages, so I decided to get the car sand blasted.

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I booked the blaster and turned attention the rear panel in the meantime.

If you’re going to try and replace the rear panel, here’s how I did it:

First of all, make sure the boot lid is installed and lined up ok, and take a few photos of the taillight fitment, etc. You should also weld in a few braces to hold the position of the quarter panel once the back is cut out.

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After that, start drilling out the spot welds:

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Once you’ve drilled out all the spot welds, cut through the panel above the taillights and the along the join below the taillights using a grinder with a cut-off disc. Leave a little room to remove the brazed corner joins later on.

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You can then start prying apart the seams. You’ll probably find that you’ve missed a couple of spot welds at this point.

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So with the panel gone, this is what you’re left with:

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Next thing to address is the brazed corner joins. There is braze on top of spot welds, so I found it easiest to use some paint stripper to clean up the join and make the spot welds more visible.

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After removing the paint it was still difficult to see the spot welds, so I started trying to remove the braze. I used a propane or MAPP gas or whatever torch, and placed an old soaked shirt over the quarter panel to prevent too much heat building up, which worked really well. At first, I heated the braze up and used some pliers to gently pull part of the join apart:

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Continue this process until you can figure out where the spot welds are.

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You can see 2 of the 3 spot welds here. The third is located on the tab on the rear panel that wraps around the boot seal channel.

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Once the welds are drilled out with a spot weld cutter, the last pieces of the rear panel can be removed.

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Now you can start grinding smooth the remnants of the spot welds and cleaning up the left over braze. With that done, straighten up the lip on the boot floor with a hammer and dolly and the panel is ready for a test fit.

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At this point, you might notice that the flange on the lower part of the panel prevent the panel from fitting, so I had to bend and hammer the flange in on each side. This slightly changes the profile of the panel, but once the flange is hammered back down, the panel regains the original shape.

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Here you can see how the panel is bent a little, but it now fits in place.

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Once you’re happy with the fitment, clean up all the metal surfaces for welding and brazing. I used weld-through primer for the overlapping welded joints. Use some clamps, and drill some holes for cleco pins.

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Hammer the flanges flat and the panel should regain its shape and fit nicely.

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Once it’s fitted up right you can tack the corners in place and weld the sides.

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Last thing to do is braze the corners and weld the boot floor to the back panel. It wasn’t hard, I just bought some pre-fluxed rods from the hardware store and used the same torch I used to remove the braze originally. The key is to heat the base metal, not the rod directly, otherwise you won’t get a clean join or good flow between the panel gaps. I’ve never brazed anything before, so it turned out alright considering. The join is definitely strong anyway.

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So that’s about it for the rear panel. I’ve never done any bodywork before, so if I can do it I don’t see why anyone else couldn’t.

With the panel in place, the car was ready to be water blasted. The process uses garnet and water, similar to sandblasting, but keeps the heat down. It seemed to do the job fine. I only got the exterior, boot and engine bay done. With the blasting done a few holes in the welds became visible, which got welded up again. I don’t think I have any photos of the finished welds, but you get the idea.

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I also got this corner fixed up. I don’t have an after photo at the moment though.

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Next up I painted the exterior, boot and engine bay in epoxy primer. I also painted the bonnet, boot lid, front valence and the front guards (including a spare) separately.

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Anyway that’s it for now. I’ll keep it updated as I go.

[bassboy3313]

Very nice work man! Wow!

[320iAman]

Yes, Nice work, , Dont forget to spray an finish coat on the undercarriage while its all accessible , it will not only help reduce transmission of road noise it protects from rust also as small rocks fly up and knock paint off , gets wet from water on the road ,ect, several rubberized sprays that do this, looks good too, Oh include the wheel wells....


Randy

[dups]

So,when are you going to fix the steering wheel? It's on the wrong side. J/k. That's the most pictures I've ever looked at in one sitting. I think bmwreckers is the guy on here with the yellow build for his autistic son? Remember that guys? Keep up the good work and send me your spare bumpers please.oh yeah....electric chrome mirrors...f---k yeah!

[Tom D]

well that just shot my 4gb allowance for this month!

[gsumzzz]

wow. great build. those small sixes sure look big. i know torque is fun but any thought to a high compression M10 rebuild? a light nose really keeps the handling crisp. keep up the awesome work. i am amazed at your body work skills.

[igotae30]

i know torque is fun but any thought to a high compression M10 rebuild? a light nose really keeps the handling crisp. keep up the awesome work. i am amazed at your body work skills.

Yeah at the moment I'm not completely sure I'll keep the m20. I loved the m20b23 in the e30 I had, and that's partly why I originally wanted an m20b25 for the e21. Other considerations were originality (not my specific car, but at least m20's were in the 323i's), and the fact that the m20 swap is well documented and reasonably easy (keeping in mind this is my first project), so when I saw a cheap 525i for sale reasonably close to home I thought it was too good to pass up. In hindsight I didn't need to be that quick to find an engine, but whatever. Originally I probably under appreciated the m10's, but at this point I think if I find any problems with my m20 during the rebuild, I might try and find an m42. The e30 318is are still pretty expensive and sought after in Australia though, so I'd probably end up having to get an e36 motor and then find an e30 sump + intake.

As for my bodywork skills, this is my first go, so I'm sure anyone could do the same. It just takes a lot of time and patience at first.

I think bmwreckers is the guy on here with the yellow build for his autistic son? Remember that guys? Keep up the good work and send me your spare bumpers please.oh yeah....electric chrome mirrors...f---k yeah!

Yep that's him. Best source of old BMW parts in Brisbane/Gold Coast. Not sure if I prefer the chrome mirrors or not anymore. It's not a pressing issue yet anyway, but maybe I'll have some stuff to sell once I'm finished.

Dont forget to spray an finish coat on the undercarriage while its all accessible

Yeah I'll definitely get to that once the suspension comes out for powder coating. The underside is pretty good - I'll just wire wheel a couple of spots prior to spraying some of that body schutz crap.


Cheers for all the replies everyone.

[igotae30]

Ok so here's a little update:

I found a guy wrecking an e21 the other day, so I went round and scavenged what I could. This is what I ended up with:

- Pop-out window seals (perfect condition and NLA new);
- Single headlight grills (as above, plus they were cheap);
- Single headlights (as above, good condition);
- Pop out windows (rubber and trim in much better condition than the ones on my car);
- Under dash panel (ie. below steering wheel - free, and a little better than one on my car);
- Chrome bumpers (good price, good condition, I'm developing a problem)
- Chrome C-pillar trim (really good condition, new ones are stupidly expensive);
- Kidney grille (really nice condition).


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[igotae30]

Ok here's a bit of an update after the couple of weeks I had off over Christmas. My goal was to get the front of the car (radiator support etc) all welded back together and primed, so the first step was to remove the last of the old panels still on the car:

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It was just a matter of drilling out a few spot welds and pulling it off:

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Cleaned up the old seam:

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Took a break and cleaned up some more bumpers:

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Also took the new car down the beach:

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Next I started the mock up off the new panels:

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Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Also had to take these little brackets off the old radiator support and clean them up in the sandblaster:

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Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Back to the test fitting:

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Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Also test fitted the guards, valence, headlights and grills:

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When I was happy with the fitment, I started welding:

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Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

With the welding done, I painted the front in epoxy primer:

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Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

Untitled by igotae21, on Flickr

[epmedia]

Jiminy Cricket, that's a lot of pictures. And a lot of fine work you doing there!

Just a dozen pictures per task, per post would be even more awesome so we can get to page two of your thread.

[igotae30]

It's been a while since my last post, so time for an update. Unfortunately progress has been slow. I took a job interstate, and the car spent 2.5 years back in my parents garage. But! I've finally found an affordable storage place that welcomes people who want to work on project cars, and my car has taken the 2000km trip to Melbourne too.

Some progress has been made nonetheless - in fact plenty of the work in the previous posts was done on holidays while visiting home - but as for new stuff, I replaced the drivers door skin, sandblasted/painted the bonnet and boot hinge/spring mechanisms, and I've done a bunch of fairly invisible body work, priming, filling, etc.


Some quick photos:

[dytor]

Hi. How's the build going?. Can I ask where you ordered the panels from, especially the door skin. I'm in Perth, WA and I'm finding it very hard to source new both new and second hand parts. Thanks