# Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread.

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**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:** [March 6, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/1572 "2008-03-06T06:37:04Z")

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

Front fender cut out with nutsert installed:

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave7.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave7.jpg)

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.

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave14.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave14.jpg)

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

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave3.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave3.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave2.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave2.jpg)

So then on to new stuff.

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

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave11.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave11.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave10.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave10.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave9.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave9.jpg)

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

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave8.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave8.jpg)

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

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave13.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave13.jpg)

Meanwhile Xeon was doing his thing:

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave6.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave6.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave1.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave1.jpg)

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

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave12.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave12.jpg)

 ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave5.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/wtf1000/mshave5.jpg)

WASSAAAA

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