My car is no longer an ugly duckling. It's returning to its former glory.
It sat outside for 4 years while I did a bunch of mechanical work.

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glossy and cleaned up


b4


glossy and cleaned up




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Nice work on the paint there. I know the red/yellow e36's in South Africa arnt clear coated and also come out really nicely when polished well. What mechanical work was done?

 

Iirc, only the 1995 hellrots and dakar(yellow) were single stage paints. I know my hellrot is cleared tho.

On the original engine I completely rebuilt it with:
Forged 8.5:1 CP pistons
Eagle rods
crank/rods/pistons balanced
gt35r turbo with tons of turbo gear
all seals, gaskets, bearings and that fun stuff.

I sold that motor and set up after it was all built and bought another engine that needed a rebuild.

So I've really built one engine and the one in it now just got an old fashion rebuild.