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MaDoNiOn > Ohhhhh, you meant the inside wheel covers? Supposedly they came in today. Will pick up tomorrow morning. Everything should be OEM fitment.
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Added more images of the inside fender work. If all goes well, we're bonding/sealing & priming the welds today. If we have time, we'll start the body work as well. Tony135 > I sent you a PM. MaDoNiOn > Got the wheel wells. They are hard plastic as opposed to the 135i's flimsy fabric liners. Did a little test fitment and looked good. Waiting to take the temporary screws from the inside fenders before I do a complete fitment/pics. |
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Man this is the best read on the forum! about the exaust any thoughts yet? remus is easy install. But knowing you want powaa you prob go custom Strait pipe all the way
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MaDoNiOn > Yeah I'm thinking of going custom mids/and axle-back. On my previous 1er, I had a Berk "Full" Race Exhaust, and the sounds was awesome. I wouldn't mind Berk-Mids and a custom axle-back either. The "Mids" make all the difference in terms of sound.
I have to go see my muffler guys after this is over. I'm going to see how much it would be to make a Meisterschaft type axle back. Idk man, I refuse to pay $3K for some twisting metal. |
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Nice! So it looks like you went the route of grafting the 1M rear fender panel and then just cutting the outer edge of the inner fender lip, welding to the 1M body panel and patching the difference on the inside?
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Added another round of images. We're 90% there. Inner fenders have been welded, sealed, and copper primed. Panels have been permanently bonded. Today we'll finish the outer welding, and final alignments. We'll also apply the final (heavy-duty) layer of sealant to the inside wheel well and a coat of final primer. We should also start the bodywork. Decided to paint the car after-all -- why not! LMFAO. I figured "when in Rome" -- would hate to have another extensive body-shop session down the line. |
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Yeineken > VO = Hells no! I'd love to and have the resources to do it, but would be a huge undertaking. Spraying it back to AW is the better move, much cleaner finish. I'm definitely wrapping it in some funky bad-ass color though.
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Hey guys, we killed all the welding and sealing this past weekend. Body work starts and will most likely be finished today/tomorrow night. I'll post some pics in a bit of this weekends work. While the sealing material has been drying, I've been putting the front of the car back together. I took it apart for the PPK2 installation. That said, I wanted to bring some attention to an issue I discovered and later confirmed on a post by Pig Farmer -- Quote:
I'll let you know what happens when I get the new shroud. Hopefully the design and mounting points for the fan are consistent -- if not, I'm SOL. Last edited by TUN3D; 09-15-2014 at 09:25 AM.. |
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woohoo! Any pics of the Rear from behind the car as it is? oh and if you have a closeup of where the two body panels meet at the rear. i See some black stuff over it is that also sealant? im soo interested in knowing how he will make those two fit nicely!
oh and before you guys sealed it did you test fit the rear bumper?
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i think he might have put a metal plate behind and welded the bottom half where he glued the top part and the screws tighten the two together nicely
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MaDoNiOn > Sorry bro, forgot to post the test fitting. It's up now under "UPDATE 09/09/14 - REAR FENDERS". Everything fit like a glove (pre-welding). Which two body panels are you referring to? Is it the long seam that DTR posted above (where the screws are)?
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DTR > Thanks for following man! I post pictures on there as things happen -- glad you're on-board.
The cut we made on the black (1M panel) is about 1" longer than what is revealed. It tucks inside the car (135i panel). When the bond/glue is applied along the seam, the screws push both panels together. You can't even fit a nail in between the two. After it dries, all screws are removed. I added the pics on the home page. Check it out. |
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