Kraut Drifter Introduction...

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Awesome!!

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attntn Blood Orange may cause eye cancer...

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Painted the subframe support, modified/welded the front knockles for more steering lock, disassembled the suspension and broaght the dampers to a specialist to modify...
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I like how fast this project is moving!
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Daily updates make me happy!!
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down_shift wrote:I like how fast this project is moving!
truth!
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Freddy2k wrote:attntn Blood Orange may cause eye cancer...

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Painted the subframe support, modified/welded the front knockles for more steering lock, disassembled the suspension and broaght the dampers to a specialist to modify...



LOVE that color, duder!

How many/which parts are getting painted that color?



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Cage, Wheels, Mirrors, maybe decals and a front/rear lip dont know yet.

Found some nice CF Parts for the bimmer, i think i will order hood, trunk, roof spoiler and maybe gt-splitter, in CF from them.

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those carbon bits would look stunning with a candy coat of the marrakesh brown on them.
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Love that hood!!
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Today was a torture... Sanded the whole intereur+engine bay by hand... The fillered it, tomorrow i have to help a friend but i think after lunch i can start to sand it again, my painter is back on Friday so maybe we can paint everything i fillered on Saturday...

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unbolted the gearbox...

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Painted bits are looking good!

Are those metal shavings from before or after you took the gearbox off?
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looks a lot better than the old red :mrgreen:
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andysapp wrote:Painted bits are looking good!

Are those metal shavings from before or after you took the gearbox off?
It's just the filler, everything will be painted in brown...

Andy it happend before i took it off... One piece of the pressure plate broke off and destroyd the bellhousing...
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Dayyuumm, that's crazy clutch explosion!
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