Spirits e46 330 m-sport coupe project-unleash the beast

[Spirit]

Well a lots happened since the last update and will get some proper pics soon as the car was uninsured for a period and issues with the police but its all good.Got bored with the silver and decided to take a massive risk and did a home respray on my drive whilst the car was off the road and using graffiti rattle cans just did it.Not perfect obviously and will need touch ups here and there but im happy how it came out and even went further by introducing shotgun sensor tips into the mix
Like it or loath it its my build and i did it without a massive checkbook build like many others i did it on my own my way.

Let the pics do the talking

Stripdown began















Old wing binned and rear arch repair work going on plus paintwork rubbed down















No going back it begins























Tried ambers on and was happy so stayed on




















Cars settled about an inch as most pics were straight off the jack...style 32s ive done in gloss white and i currently run 13 mm spacers up front on the 8j 215/40/18 but hoping to go to 205/35/18 fronts or 215/35/18 for better fittment and the 9j im working to get 15mm spacers on top very soon.Hopefully now the cars sorted and legal i can get better pics soon.Cheers for looking.

Andy

[Spirit]

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Gotta admit, for a rattle can/DIY job, it looks good, and the white 32s work well against the color.

[Spirit]

Gotta admit, for a rattle can/DIY job, it looks good, and the white 32s work well against the color.

Cheers buddy

[gearheaded]

Gotta admit, for a rattle can/DIY job, it looks good, and the white 32s work well against the color.

What he said, the wheels definitely pop with the new color more than they did on the silver!

[Spirit]

What he said, the wheels definitely pop with the new color more than they did on the silver!

Thanks they certainly do. Looking at another set of rims and different tyre profile up front to get lower

[Spirit]

[Spirit]

Some changes have happened since my last post so here goes

Went to the duxford classic car show full of purist old toffs with a few mates and had a good day out a lord knows some raised off the old guard and thumbs ups off the new breed but well recieved on the whole.I was tucking the 32s and got many comments saying its on air which made me laugh










Then whilst there someone approached me and said about swopping rims and a deal was done so grabbed some bbs reps(dare rs...8.5/10j 17s with 195/45/17 front toyos and 215/40/17 mazzini tyres all good tread so my mates joined in and i swopped them over including raising the car to avoid any scrubbage issues coming home...its sorted now


















A mate took some rolling shots at gay ass height coming home












Ride height adjusted before spacers being added as ive added 15mm spacers on top today but this the other days pics



Then today i started with my mate refubing the rims as they were in a shocking state plus loads of curbing to sort but im getting there













fronts still have some pitting and i had stripped the lacquer off buy ive noticed bits near the centres still have signes of lacquer so im gonna need to go back over before final polish.Rears only took the lacquer off so far

Thanks for looking....oh ive lowered her more as well so pics to update soon

[Spirit]

Been a while so heres some recent pics

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As you can see the rims i refurbed and done the centres a honda metallic colour and im lower all round.now running 8.5 et 15 fronts with 195/45/17 tyres with 15mm spacers added and the rear is on 215/40/17 10 j et20,tucking the rears easy as im lower again now and no rubbing at all on any arch.underneath is ahem beat to hell though.

[Spirit]

Car sold