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Good solid day, still struggling with the aftermath of the flu, so doing it in chunks then resting.  Tbh I had forgotten all the work and details I did when I built it, its only as I am reassembling it all it coming back to me.  I cant remember how many hours I put into the engine oil cooling system, the remote oil filter pickup and mount etc.  Bu…[Read more]

Hell yea, very neat, love it.

You don’t much around. Looks Great.  So is that a modified Beemer rear sub frame to mount the Holden diff?

Nice work.

Had the dreaded man flu all week, then been helping the in-laws move today.  But this afternoon got an hour or so.  Thought I would start to get it back on 4 wheels. Managed to locate everything (+1 for being OCD about storage/labeling) and got both hubs and front suspensions on and locked up.  She loos so purdy.  A bonus too as more and more bit…[Read more]

Had the dreaded man flu all week, then been helping the in-laws move today.  But this afternoon got an hour or so.  Thought I would start to get it back on 4 wheels. Managed to locate everything (+1 for being OCD about storage/labeling) and got both hubs and front suspensions on and locked up.  She loos so purdy.  A bonus too as more and more bit…[Read more]

Excuse the french but fucking hell mate you have some serious fab skills.  I dont know why you bothered with a BMW shell, you should have just fabbed your own!!

Had to laugh at this My Dad used to say there is no faster tradesman than one making a second part after messing up the first

My lad is dating a girl from Sapin and her family were out here.  So they borrowed the truckster and went down to Second Valley, McLaren Vale for a couple of days.  Apparently, it never missed a beat, and even Clara’s Dad thought it was pretty old school cool

They certainly design it on the edge strength wise, I guess it keeps it light.

I am sorry to admit the only time it came out of the box was the day I got it, then it just sat there on the “one day” list…  Good its back to a new home and some use.  Really coming together IJ, looks like you have learnt tons off the Lexcan in what to do and what not to do.  Shotgun a ride when you come over to Collingrove!

Coming together, nicelly mate.

I buy all my stuff like that off the guys at Precision International.  Have found them excellent to deal with.

Nice to see the old girl getting some love on the SM FB page.  Its a reprint of the original article, funny reading through it actually, quite a bit has changed since then.

https://www.facebook.com/streetmachinemagazine/posts/10161656189355693?comment_id=10161656231705693&notif_id=1554760835796483&notif_t=comment_mention

That’s going to be almost sports sedan with weight balance isn’t it?  That diff is of course the front axle line? Going to be awesome .

Yep 100% IJ.  I can so see how it would be awesome if the headers hugged better and could be left on.  And yep getting it in is the big part. Now I can chip away at it .

And the engine is in!!  In the bay at least still a lot of work to do.  Had the Street Machine photographer this morning, very nice guy.  Then after got stuck into it.  Tried the up from underneath way.  Gotta say, in my case not a fan.  No way that engine will go anywhere up and in with the exhaust on, and also had to take off the drivers side…[Read more]

Wow, thats quite an engineering feat by BMW to get the stiffness they are renowned for with only .8. Neat job though buddy.

You can tarnish the coating during the tuning process. Happened to mine.

Will do mate, actually our 33rd wedding anniversary today so I was planning on giving her a hug anyway 

Interesting Cav, I mean its a high temp ceramic coating, not sure what that would effect.  And mine, tune wise has been a little (cough cough) variable and they still look pretty good