# Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [December 25, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123 "2006-12-25T20:54:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/1428 "2008-02-26T14:37:17Z")

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im just wondering why you use stainless strips to cover where the old side molding was, wont it expand and contract at a different rate than the rest of the door metal and crack the filler? Just wondering

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