E28 M535i from Finland - The project that got out of hand!

[Zic]

NICE! looking great man. Any videos of it running? Or did you trailor it in the show?

[cossie]

Check!




-Timo

[Zic]

fuuuuuck man, that looks so sweet. You must be excited to get it out and drive this summer!

[loekaaz]

I'm dying a little inside now... so beautiful..

[lordicon232]

FML, this is now just getting ridicules!!! You need to finish this ASAP my heart cant take it anymore.

[cossie]

Happened this weekend

Got the boost pipes back from paint on friday and bolted them on:






Also threw on the hood and fenders, still need to adjust them. A barn find?:


Loaded the car on trailer on saturday and transported it to paint shop:


Pics after first wash were in my last post.

Engine bay about ready, only plug wires and some small stuff missing:




Bumpers, skirts and all the small stuff painted:




Rear quarter of the car needed some minor fixes and the hood had to be re-lacquered:










-Timo

[cossie]

Thanks, much appreciated!

Transported the car to paint shop today..



-Timo

[Dutch]

wow.... you have taken this car and just.... wow. words can't even describe the amount of awesome involved in this project! Cant wait to see the end result!!

[e30boy]

Damn!!!!! this is how a restoration job is to be done....Great job man. keep it up, looking forward for more on this. Went through from start to finish and just love it

[cossie]

Love seeing updates on this car. Keep it up man

Thanks again!

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Lots of small things done last week..

Final buffed two of the wheels on saturday morning. Lips were polished with Britemax Final Shine and the painted parts were treated with GTechniq C5:




Cleaned, soda blasted and painted the front indicator reflectors. I used paint for plastic bumpers as base and chrome paint for surface, both in rattle cans.


Threw in the center console and mounted the front seats :






Self tapping screw f*ck up!!


Installed the weather strips and bottom window mouldings on the doors, plus side mirrors. Caused the first scratches on the paint in the process..


-Timo

[Zic]

Love seeing updates on this car. Keep it up man

[cossie]

Had to clean up the inner surfaces of front wings (as the whole undercarriage has already been painted).
So fabricated a stand for the wings (outer surfaces are already painted), cleaned out the rust prevention goo, sprayed new stone chip coating and painted the damn things during weekend:




Forgot to take a pic after painting..

-Timo

[cossie]

Thanks again!

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Some goods:


Boost and intake pipes mocked up, most of the seams still to be done. Plus 2" pipes need beads made:




Air filter box got its lower mounting points, also made a bracket for boost solenoid on the side of the box. I think i need to add some kind of wire mesh to the intake opening.




Planning on getting the pipes electro plated before painting them black. Worried about them rusting on the inside surfaces..

-Timo

[Belvader]

this is unreal the quality of this build

[PappaST]

Just have to say, awesome work!

Keep on going..