LSX Bavaria build

[MattAvino]

I spy Auto Skills Center. Wish we had one.....:(

I wonder if there are any near Buffalo.

[CrusherCurtis]

British racing green, good choice

[F34R]

for this car it was a toss up between the turbines and style 5s. But ive been in love with m system wheels ever since davelengths convertible

Not knocking the turbines one bit, I just think this car has a classy flare to it vs the e30. The RC090 have been done over and over, these are rare to see so props and continue!

[M-technik-3]

Nice looking hobby shop, the one on Peterson just closed down.:down:

Why is that. sorry to hear of your misfortune. OP keep up the good work.

[Nate325ic]

I am all for turbines...but have you thought about BBS RC090? The turbines look too raceish, the BBS RC090 are baller to no end.

for this car it was a toss up between the turbines and style 5s. But ive been in love with m system wheels ever since davelengths convertible

[F34R]

Late fall I am planning a trip to AB NM for a few weeks, I would love to give a hand wrenching on this beast.
Was this an auto at one point? I know they come in standard, just finding the parts is hard I bet.

I am all for turbines...but have you thought about BBS RC090? The turbines look too raceish, the BBS RC090 are baller to no end.

[Nate325ic]

cool build! Those welds look a bit iffy to me but if a pro said they were good to go then go for it. Can't wait to see how this unfolds. My buddy has a 72 Bavaria and I love that thing. Keep it up! In for more

the guy who runs the hobby shop is a retired welder, and unfortunately because of liability reasons he couldnt do the welding, but he was more than happy to help me out, the picture on the earlier post was the first strut I did, and it took multiple attempts, but after the 3rd time hitting it he said it was solid, the 2nd strut i got right the first time, still a bit ugly but not near as bad as the first one

[CubbyChowder]

cool build! Those welds look a bit iffy to me but if a pro said they were good to go then go for it. Can't wait to see how this unfolds. My buddy has a 72 Bavaria and I love that thing. Keep it up! In for more

[Nate325ic]

nice man. any plans to paint it?

I do, but its last on the list of to-do's at the moment, I want to get everything else refreshed before that point. Right now I'm planning on July or so when I deploy again to drop it off at a paint shop before I leave, have the belt trim and side reflectors shaved and have it painted something similar to British racing green, maybe oxford green. I'm a big fan of darker green colors

[Nate325ic]

a little history one the car: I bought it back in november, it had been sitting 4 years and the engine was missing the head, so all that was left was a rusted out block. The only thing thats good about the car was the shell, Clovis NM has to be good for something and its preserving classics like this. I picked this car up for $300 so sadly enough I paid more for the koni adjustable shocks in the front then I did for the entire car. My plans right now is to have it be a reliable/safe driver by november

[Nate325ic]

yep auto hobby shop, they were talking about closing it down but looks like it wont happen, considering how little there is to do in this part of NM in the first place it would just be one more thing to ruin morale. tommorow I should be mounting the rear coilovers which will take much less time and then throw the turbines on, next project is to rebuild the rest of the suspension and brakes and after that fix this problem:


I have the m30b35 and 5 speed, but still finding solutions for some of my problems converting it to manual. I still need to find a new pedal assembly and shift assembly, and plan on buying the flywheel and clutch kit in the next week or 2

[e30m20TurbO7]

I'm really jealous of your bavaria
I had a 1974 bravaria
And it had daul side draft webers on it
Car was stolen and never found .....

[Eric]

Nice looking hobby shop, the one on Peterson just closed down.:down:

[ACHTUNG]

yes 100 miles one way away.

Jesus, you're basically in upstate NY.

[M-technik-3]

doesn't HAFB have one?

yes 100 miles one way away.