Fixed my 345i... pics

[ldsbeaker]

That looks REALLY GOOD!!

[egk2]

I don't know what you guys see wrong in those pictures. I can't see a damn thing. Granted, flaws are probably easier to see in person, but I don't see anything i the pictures. Am I blind?

Wavy by the character line and where he grafted the panel.

[AndrewBird]

Wavy by the character line and where he grafted the panel.

How can you tell that from the pictures though? I can't see it. I mean, the pictures before paint show some flaws, but I can't see them in the final pictures.

[egk2]

Final product: Still need to put window trim on....

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I see high spots near the character line and the waviness on the line itself.
You'd probably see it better if he took pics that weren't dead on.

No offense to you Frank, I know you're not a professional body guy.

[euroshark]

Hell yeah man, nice work!

[redhatpat]

Great job! Congrats on carrying through and completing the work. It looks great!

Sure, its not perfect. But you also didn't spend $3000 repairing it either!

[BigFurryWhale]

Thanks alot guys.

Matt, I know. It's far from perfect. It's not bad for an amature and to the untrained eye it's barely noticeable.

My next project is to probably drop the drivetrain/suspension into a new shell. Make it a sleeper.

Great Job on the work. But why would you want to swap stuff over to a different shell when you've worked so hard on this one?

[mikeedler]

just saw this thread now. GreaT WORK!!!
I love the look of the car!
I know how much crappy work it is to swap that section out, it looks just fine in the pics.

[JRKOUPE]

e30 work

Frank......

You should be proud. Great work.........we all fock up at times. We should meet at the Glen some time during some races....

[jex]

In the last 2 pics, have you wetsanded and polished the paint yet? It doesnt seem quite as glossy as the rest of the car.


Great repair none the less!

[Garageaholic]

Hey, i have not polished the paint yet, only because i still need to do the stripes. Once i do the stripes, i can wetsand and polish the whole fender as a complete unit...

[jex]

ahhh...gotcha.

It is gonna look great!