MkyHnly
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- VC SL/E 253 Project - BMW 328i Coupe Daily
G'day Guys,
I am only a young guy but have always had an obsession with the early girls. My first car was a very clean VC L with a 202 but, only after 4 months of owning it, it was tragically taken clean out by a garbage truck driver who decided to not look where he was going
After that my parents decided it was best if I got something a bit larger and a bit 'safer' for a (technically second) car so I bought a VT S Pack and spent a lot of my time and money getting that roadworthy and looking neat.
Well over a year since my VC was taken away from me, I have recently come into a good job and decent money, so I decided to look for another VC to play with. Only then did I realise that these cars seem hard to come by these days, and most of them are getting expensive too.
After weeks of looking and countless k's travelled to view cars, I finally stumbled across this car via Gumtree and brought it home on the weekend.
It is:
Everything on this car is 100% stock (except for the tape deck in place of the AM/FM radio). Car comes with all SL/E bits in fantastic condition (including full sized spare SL/E wheel).
My plans for the car include stripping everything down and replacing everything with modern products (new bushes, suspension, brakes), restore and work the motor (just to get a nice exhaust note out of it - not chasing HP), complete respray in the original colour, tinted windows, re-trim interior. Will basically look like a brand new stock car.
I have a set of VR Clubsport wheels that will live on the car while cruising, however will get the SL/E wheels restored and keep them for the stock look.
This will be a huge project, planning on doing majority of it in my garage with my mates, and will share every bit of it on here (so keep a look out).
Heres some pics, enjoy.
I am only a young guy but have always had an obsession with the early girls. My first car was a very clean VC L with a 202 but, only after 4 months of owning it, it was tragically taken clean out by a garbage truck driver who decided to not look where he was going
After that my parents decided it was best if I got something a bit larger and a bit 'safer' for a (technically second) car so I bought a VT S Pack and spent a lot of my time and money getting that roadworthy and looking neat.
Well over a year since my VC was taken away from me, I have recently come into a good job and decent money, so I decided to look for another VC to play with. Only then did I realise that these cars seem hard to come by these days, and most of them are getting expensive too.
After weeks of looking and countless k's travelled to view cars, I finally stumbled across this car via Gumtree and brought it home on the weekend.
It is:
1980 VC SL/E
Original 253 Blue V8
3 Speed Trimatic Auto
Dark Blue single colour all over the body
Original 253 Blue V8
3 Speed Trimatic Auto
Dark Blue single colour all over the body
Everything on this car is 100% stock (except for the tape deck in place of the AM/FM radio). Car comes with all SL/E bits in fantastic condition (including full sized spare SL/E wheel).
My plans for the car include stripping everything down and replacing everything with modern products (new bushes, suspension, brakes), restore and work the motor (just to get a nice exhaust note out of it - not chasing HP), complete respray in the original colour, tinted windows, re-trim interior. Will basically look like a brand new stock car.
I have a set of VR Clubsport wheels that will live on the car while cruising, however will get the SL/E wheels restored and keep them for the stock look.
This will be a huge project, planning on doing majority of it in my garage with my mates, and will share every bit of it on here (so keep a look out).
Heres some pics, enjoy.
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