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1979 635csi race car

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Loving the attention to detail here :)

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HaHa, i promise, only a couple more after the weekend once the body is finished. I can't help it... i love the old girl.

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we did it, finally painted, yeehah.

Hi Mike

The car is looking good. I imagine your not too far off being finished.

I still have that BBS wheel you dropped off, send me a text on what you do you want about it.

Cheers

Warren

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Wow, this looks fantastic!

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Hello all,

It has been quite a while since my last post. FINALLY got the beast back from the panel and paint shop, still has the bumpers to do but other than that it is ready to go. picked it up a couple of weeks ago so have a look at the vid...

took it into Racelign who have fitted the front camber plates and new custom made sway bars with new mounts and nolathane bushes in both front and rear. unfortunately my camera has shite itself so will try and get some pics soon.

Need to get a complete header and muffler solution made up next so any ideas please feel free to let me know..

WHEW - it is now going to start coming together, it was very surreal actually picking it up after so long...

mike

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looking good ,

just need to adjust your aspect ratio on you video clip as its a wide screen 16:9 video been made into a 4:3 ratio so your car looks a lot taller

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a few pics taken at Racelign, now have the new camber plates fitted and the custom adjustable sway bars with all nolathane bushes..

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That thing is awesome, very much liking it.

will pm you about the exhaust.

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Hi Everyone, It has been a while since my last post and life has been busy. Have moved to Brisbane for work so now commute part time in each country. Have the car in workshop at TTT Automotive where Tim is running the headers and fitting the fuel tank and running fuel lines etc plus a few bits and pieces that i dropped the ball on..

Hopefully in a few weeks we will be able to run up the new computer and get her going..

Thanks for all the views and will post new pics soon.

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Hi Everyone, It has been a while since my last post and life has been busy. Have moved to Brisbane for work so now commute part time in each country. Have the car in workshop at TTT Automotive where Tim is running the headers and fitting the fuel tank and running fuel lines etc plus a few bits and pieces that i dropped the ball on..

Hopefully in a few weeks we will be able to run up the new computer and get her going..

Thanks for all the views and will post new pics soon.

hes a good guy Tim hes one of my customers

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well, time flys by, and not a lot more done, headers are finished and have had HPC in black so looking good. have pulled the cross member out to see if i can fit a e39 rack and pinion set up to clean up the steering. some pics enclosed. have been spending most of my time is aussie so it has been hard to work on car but every now and then i get the chance so going to have a bit of a run at things over the next couple of weeks.

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Hi all, just getting back into it.. new screens installed, new calipers being fitted this week then all new lines etc, all gear from E39 and looking good, will post some pics over next few days. Mounting the 2 brake boosters inside cabin and have a new hydraulic handbrake to fit..

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Got the headlights in and front surrounds back in, did these in matt black to offset the gloss.. i think it looks good.

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Nice work. Nearly there. She just needs a big turbo on the side and you can come play with James, Dan and myself in the BMW Open A.

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got the front spoiler and rear bumper back today.. I had it dechromed and welded/fibreglassed together as one piece and i think it looks good, see what it looks like when fitted, need car back now..

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Well, i have got a bit of traction going. The car has been out with Grady at HiTech which has been great, he has fitted the hydraulic handbrake with a new fabricated bracket inside, then machined up brackets for the new front and rear calipers, front are fitted perfectly but a bit of a fault on the rear where i ended up with one off a non vented and one vented caliper, so need to sort that with JD, then they can go on too. The master cylinder will go in next and i can run new lines around the old girl, twin boosters going in under the footwell in the passenger side..

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Got the rear end adapter plates sorted so the new calipers can be fitted, then i can run the lines around..

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What rear callipers are you going use?

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7 months since your last update.

Anymore progress on this?

Awesome project by the way..

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