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*Before I get started, I'm pretty sure I had a build thread however I cannot even begin to think of my Username etc*
!Also this is a side of the road build, as I don't have a garage til I move again!
Hey Guys!
This is my very casual, budget build 1985 528i BMW, a little back story
I've owned the E28 for about 6 months, with minimal rust, no mechanical issues and for the total price of $600 with rego, couldn't give up the opportunity to buy it at the time, considering I just blew up my DA9 (long story, irrelevant)
After I bought it, I literally had so much information to read about them (coming from Nissan and Honda too something like this was different(no chance of going fast))
Pretty much realised exactly what I wanted to do, then changed my mind about a thousand times...
Shitty phone pics
The night I got it
Moving onto the build.
*2 months after owning or so
It really started randomly when I was at a mates house just having a chat, seriously, out of no-where he got up with a grinder and suggested cutting springs
~ Front and Rear springs cut (first time ever using a grinder (funny...but I've had no need to use one before)
Pretty sure we cut 3 and a half in the rear and 2 and 3 quarters in front
After this it was time to clean up whatever I could on the body, it had a pretty nice dent in the passenger quarter, bonnet was dented (so much ****)
~ bog becomes my friend.
Really, after I had a panel beater try get it out, the only option was buy new panels, or bog it til it's straight....ish
I bogged it.
*beware the home job*
The next thing was the sound, I took it too a few exhaust shops, most of them refusing to do the work I wanted, a couple wanting way too much, and one guy booked me in without me knowing, so...
~ cut pipe exiting first muffler, and entering rear muffler...(rear muffler delete?)
Alright, so it's a home job, and I'm cheap, you'll all live, it sounds like a freaking speedway car in the morning after all
-no regrets at this point
No pics for this sorry
So, the interiors pretty disgusting, and it's still a work in progress, but...
S14 Front seats in perfect condition
~ weld e28 rails to modified s14 rails
They're comfy, they look amazing, $30 well spent, oh and I learnt to weld all of a month and a half ago.
What's next?
Well, I'm currently waiting on a few things
Weather to clear up...
Rubber for my wheels (update coming)
M tech front seats
The ability to have the time to teach myself to fibreglass
Piping to do a headers back exhaust (love being able to weld)
What's on order?
Coilovers in 2 weeks (let's get even lower, cause 65mm to the sump isn't good enough)
Tyres for my mags next week
Paint
*updates atleast weekly I hope!*
!Also this is a side of the road build, as I don't have a garage til I move again!
Hey Guys!
This is my very casual, budget build 1985 528i BMW, a little back story
I've owned the E28 for about 6 months, with minimal rust, no mechanical issues and for the total price of $600 with rego, couldn't give up the opportunity to buy it at the time, considering I just blew up my DA9 (long story, irrelevant)
After I bought it, I literally had so much information to read about them (coming from Nissan and Honda too something like this was different(no chance of going fast))
Pretty much realised exactly what I wanted to do, then changed my mind about a thousand times...
Shitty phone pics
The night I got it
Moving onto the build.
*2 months after owning or so
It really started randomly when I was at a mates house just having a chat, seriously, out of no-where he got up with a grinder and suggested cutting springs
~ Front and Rear springs cut (first time ever using a grinder (funny...but I've had no need to use one before)
Pretty sure we cut 3 and a half in the rear and 2 and 3 quarters in front
After this it was time to clean up whatever I could on the body, it had a pretty nice dent in the passenger quarter, bonnet was dented (so much ****)
~ bog becomes my friend.
Really, after I had a panel beater try get it out, the only option was buy new panels, or bog it til it's straight....ish
I bogged it.
*beware the home job*
The next thing was the sound, I took it too a few exhaust shops, most of them refusing to do the work I wanted, a couple wanting way too much, and one guy booked me in without me knowing, so...
~ cut pipe exiting first muffler, and entering rear muffler...(rear muffler delete?)
Alright, so it's a home job, and I'm cheap, you'll all live, it sounds like a freaking speedway car in the morning after all
-no regrets at this point
No pics for this sorry
So, the interiors pretty disgusting, and it's still a work in progress, but...
S14 Front seats in perfect condition
~ weld e28 rails to modified s14 rails
They're comfy, they look amazing, $30 well spent, oh and I learnt to weld all of a month and a half ago.
What's next?
Well, I'm currently waiting on a few things
Weather to clear up...
Rubber for my wheels (update coming)
M tech front seats
The ability to have the time to teach myself to fibreglass
Piping to do a headers back exhaust (love being able to weld)
What's on order?
Coilovers in 2 weeks (let's get even lower, cause 65mm to the sump isn't good enough)
Tyres for my mags next week
Paint
*updates atleast weekly I hope!*
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