autoxfil
autoxfil New Reader
8/10/08 5:55 p.m.

Anyone else inspired by the basic bodywork series? My 1987 325is was experiencing the typical paint degradation the late-80's metallic BMWs have, and Inka was a welcome change from Bronzit.

Before:

During:

And then, finally:

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/10/08 7:08 p.m.

she looks really nice. I just went through all that with my Saab, so I understand where you were coming from.

What rims are those?

autoxfil
autoxfil New Reader
8/10/08 7:17 p.m.

BBS RK. Refinishing those is next.

orangedime
orangedime
8/10/08 8:09 p.m.

I like it. Owning an orange 510, I often wondered how my 318is would look orange. Now I know.

carguy123
carguy123 HalfDork
8/10/08 8:23 p.m.

Now that is nice looking.

mattmacklind
mattmacklind SuperDork
8/10/08 9:17 p.m.

Nice work!

Luke
Luke Dork
8/11/08 3:48 a.m.

Nice work, that looks fantastic!

Also a cool homage to the 2002, (which I believe was quite popular in Inka.)

nickel_dime
nickel_dime HalfDork
8/11/08 7:25 a.m.

Looking GOOD

ignorant
ignorant SuperDork
8/11/08 7:26 a.m.

like said above.. nice color choice.. looks like a 2002

walterj
walterj HalfDork
8/11/08 9:40 a.m.

Looks very nice... someday I must learn to pretty up what I build. I always end up with great fast cars that look like A$$.

Where in PA are you taking the lake pics?

autoxfil
autoxfil New Reader
8/11/08 9:51 a.m.

Montrose, PA. That's about 1/2 mile from my house.

jikelly
jikelly New Reader
8/11/08 9:57 a.m.

Don't you love it when you do something on your car and it turns out like in the plan?

Paint/bodywork is labor intensive, but the results are worth the time. Stopping rust is a big plus. You'll be glad you took the plunge and became a bodyman a few years from now when you don't have to replace sheetmetal because it's become holier than thou.

walterj
walterj HalfDork
8/11/08 10:19 a.m.
autoxfil wrote: Montrose, PA. That's about 1/2 mile from my house.

Nice area - I'm about 45 min south of you on RTE11 in S. Abington Twp.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/11/08 4:58 p.m.
autoxfil wrote: BBS RK. Refinishing those is next.

cool.. I have the RK IIs on my saab. Didn't know they came in a 4x100 bolt size. I may have to find a set for my fiat (yes, I know the fiat is 4x98)

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