Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread.

Last night more time was spent on the body. First, some pics from what was done yesterday:

Front fender cut out with nutsert installed:

Rear fender cut out and nutserts installed. It’s hard to see but there is now a gap between the inner fender and the outer fender… This will need to be welded closed.

That was about all i got done yesterday… Here’s a a pair of different views, showing the NARROWBODY CONVERSION:

So then on to new stuff.

The first thing i did was to weld up the gap created by cutting out the rae fenders:

Next i laid down more weld on the sunroof… don’t want that to crack (only did half)

Then I welded up the hole where the fuel door was:

Meanwhile Xeon was doing his thing:

It’s getting a lot closer. Removing the moldings is really going to modernize the car, while still maintaining the boxy hotness!

WASSAAAA