Sunday, March 28, 2010

DAY 11 Engine and tranny removal...






Today was engine and tranny removal day... Thank god my friend Danny came over to help 2 hands are better then one with this rust bucquet...

Nothing went as planned but we still managed to have a bit of fun...

Thursday, March 25, 2010

DAY 10 Back to the grind...






100 more pounds of rust came out today....


Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Day 9 Taking a break...




Day 9 Taking a break while my LENOX metal blades arrive....I decided to work on the mock up of the new body that I want to build in fiberglass.... (I know ...I know M3 fenders...) wider by 1" all over then the stock M3 I want to put some nice 16x9 wheels with the biggest tires I can fit since am going to be pushing lots of power with no traction control....


Day 8 teardown continues...






Day 8 teardown continues...


Day 7 teardown continues...






Day 7 teardown continues...

Day 6 teardown continues...





Day 6 teardown continues...

Day 5 teardown continues...





Day 5 teardown continues...


DAY 3





And it begins...the TEARDOWN


DAY 2



First thing to do.....remove the seats and carpets to asses how much reconstruction the car will require.

....and like most of them found in canada...after 20+ years and owners that did not have a clue on how to rust proof them...


DAY 1 of my project



DAY 1 of my project

After 6 months of searching finally found my project car, a very rare 1987 BMW 325IS.

And yes I will burn that spoiler will fire...