Salt Lake - M50 swap thread

[Styleprojekt]

Well progress has been retarded slow...
shaved a bit of this and that and gave bed liner a shot


Turned out like shit so I stripped off the paint again



Then i said fuck it lets paint this thing so its getting painted next week after a few imperfections are fixed


Got my new headlights in too

[iamsam]

nice!!! Can't wait to see the paint job!

[Styleprojekt]

nice!!! Can't wait to see the paint job!

Me too! I am going with OEM Lachssilber and I am pretty stoked to see this baby turn back to former beauty. The paintwork was already pretty nice when I bought the car so there is an awesome foundation to work on.
Keep your fingers crossed the rust isnt too big of a pain in the ass to get rid of

[iamsam]

Rust is always a pain in the ass. The best way is to cut it out and weld good metal in, and seal it up asap.

[m3recon]

So many opinions! I would love to help as well or just come by and check out the progress. (by help I mean "throw wrenches and sockets at your face")

[DatUtahGuy]

So many opinions! I would love to help as well or just come by and check out the progress. (by help I mean "throw wrenches and sockets at your face")

that sounds dangerous and irresponsible.

Carry on.

[Styleprojekt]

All the rust got fixed, panels straightened out, dents removed etc



Antenna shaved, not sure yet what im gonna do about radio reception ill figure that out later...i love improv


Here the finished "shaved" bay for now:



And last but not least, she is painted:


Ill get some legit pics of the finished paint job when the car has been cut and buffed, the bumper and valence painted etc

[iamsam]

i love the bay texture. Could be hard to keep clean though

[Styleprojekt]

i love the bay texture. Could be hard to keep clean though

It could indeed be tough, but its not very rough, so wiping it down with a cloth like a regular smooth paint job should work in theory. I dont know for sure though, I will find out :D

M50 is all buttoned up btw, my next order or business is to re-install the brakes lines...and sourcing a 735i Booster + MC, it appears thats a good first setup to try out. Depending on how everything on this cars works/performs, I will be switching things up and trying different setups until I find what I enjoy best for my personal application