Those wheels look nice! It's coming along. I'm at a similar stage of reconstruction.

 

Yeah, went crazy when I saw those wheels!!!!

By the end of Nov hopefully you'll see a BIG change!!!!

 

Ok, coming back after a while of inactivity.

Damn fuel tank is dead!!!!! Lucky me I was able to find one in perfect shape back home which is quite impossible.



Installing some of the second skin film.





And more and more and more and more and more and more bodywork....















I'll let the pictures talk for themselves....

 

More and more......

 

So, the so long expected day came!!!!

November 1st!!!!!! Enjoyed this day!!!

So, applied a white coat so to make sure that there will be absolutely no small color difference.










NOW THE COLOR!!!!

 

Total of three coats of red applied. Pictures show them to be a little orange, however it's a bit darker than what it looks like.

This is how it looks after one white, three red and three transparent coating...

 

A couple of days after, new seals and rubbers installed!!!!











AAAAAANNNNDDDDD!!!!!! VOILA!!!!!!









And some more with the insulation and sunroof liner.





Could this sunroof look any newer??????

 

Wind deflector installed



Finally all the floor sound proof and heat insulator installed.



So far this is it.... I'll be sending the car shortly to the electrics guy.... Will be using the original harness and rebuild whatever that needs to.

After this will be working on the both front and rear shocks and springs. Maybe coilovers..... still thinking....... I want to lower it just a bit and still make the ride comfortable.

 

That looks familiar!

Great job. It really looks nice.

 

looks nice its coming along great

 

Phenomenal work! VERY similar to how I had planned my interior build to be. No MLV though, huh?

 

Nice progress!

 

Amazing.

 

That's really coming along nicely! I'm very impressed!!!

 

Man, Oh, Man! That's amazing work!
For the wheels - how did you restore those? Or are the new, old stock?

 

Thanks buddy!!!!

Originally I wanted to restore them, however there is no one who does the kind of work required to take the wheels back to "like new" condition in Costa Rica. At some point thought about shipping them to the states but it was gonna be EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE to send the wheels, have them refinish and sent back to Costa Rica, so I gave up the idea and just a few days after I found this new old stock wheels for sale in Europe, so I didn't hesitate and bought them.

Those guys do that kind of work.

Kwicksilver Wheel Repair ? Rim Repair & Alloy Wheel Repair Franchise » CNC Machining

 

Thank you all!!!! It been years since I waited for this to happen.... hopefully more to come soon!!!!

 

Thanks SirLaughsALot, what do you mean with MLV????

 

CERTAINLY!!!!! We've been always in similar stages!!!!

Thanks man, great silver color you chose!!!!! All the best and can't wait to see your car ready!!!!

 

I can't wait either! You obviously know what you're doing. I love the color, and everythhing looks NEW. Are you using new seals? The rear glass hinges look new too, are they?

 

MLV - Mass Loaded Vinyl

Luxury car quiet with our noise insulation products Luxury Liner? Luxury Liner Pro? | Second Skin Audio, Made in the USA.

I'm not sure how much sound dampening I want on this car anymore... Gotta drive it first and see what kind of squeaks and rattles I end up with. Mazda definitely found an amazing balance of lightness and quality. This chassis on my car has 153k miles on it and is 34yrs old and has less flex than an e36 M3, and noticeably better in every way vs. my Tin Can 94 Acura Integra.

 

All seals are new OEM. The sunroof was pure luck. A while back a guy bought a new 7 and got the glass sunroof so he removed the metal one and stored it. 30 years later he post the rubber for sale and I was the lucky one to buy it. The rear glass hinges are the originals but I asked the shop to work on them and now they look new.

Oh that, yes, it will come definitely!!!!! It's quite heavy and thick though.

I need to rewire all the car and then I will throw this Vinyl and then the carpet with all the interior. Let's see how it goes!

Regarding the e36 M3, well, back in the good old days cars were meant to last. Nowdays...NADA!!!!


BTW, I should change my Avatar picture right???

 

Yea, change it to this beautiful restoration you've done! Great work, seriously.

I think my priorities on the car have matured a bit and it's going to be:

1) Get the thing running with 3-Stage Injection and make sure the motor can handle what I'm about to throw at it.

2) Get the thing driving with a finalized front suspension, new CF/7075 AL beefy driveshaft, etc

3) Worry about the crazy rewire/battery relocation/huge alternator and circuits. Install Alarm

4) Reinstall the amazing condition OEM interior and see how it all works out. From there I'll decide how much of everything is necessary.

5) Drive better.

 

Looking Good Bro!