M3 -> back on the road!

(this article concludes a series of five, starting here)

I turned up after work today to find that Robin and Ben had basically finished the job – fortunately Robin took some snaps along the way. We left it on New Year’s Eve looking like this:

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So the front of the car was rebuilt:

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New exhaust brackets underneath:

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Coolant was added by our proud sponsors:

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There is some BMW coolant in there too, and the container was clean, I promise! Due to our disconnecting the steering rack we had to re-centre the wheel:

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It was then time for the car’s first “warm run” – and we’re pleased to report that it passed with flying colours. All that was left to do this evening was to clean up the work shop and admire the vehicle.

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Tomorrow we’ll need to get it booked in for an MOT. Stay tuned though – our Christmas break antics may not be over yet – if we can find something useful to do this weekend we sure will!