Front end respray

[mattCSLnut]

Another DU VAY refresh update

Finally got both of my lower sill covers back :thumbs: freshly painted and looking brand new :smokin: First 2 pix show just how badly stone chipped they were before the re-fresh :bigcry: especially on the leading edge.
While the plastic sill covers were off being re-sprayed I thoroughly cleaned the metal sills (which are usually hidden) and applied couple of cheeky layers of AUTOGLYM's finest for future preservation :smt055

[mattCSLnut]

Nice job Matt :smokin:

THANX mate :beer: The headlights with the repainted lower trims go back on tomorrow :thumbs:

[s.mac]

Nice job Matt :smokin:

[mattCSLnut]

Another DU VAY refresh update

So yesterday I collected my other front wing back from the body shop along with the lower headlight trims (not pictured) As with the driver side front wing I've had recently refurbished I also had the inside of this front wing treated, sealed at the edges, primed, painted and even lacquered. The outer paint is simply exquisite :smt055 and a perfect match without any stone chips.
Few happy snaps below.

[cslsuperfan]

It's effin' hard work mate :banghead: doing these sort of times & trying to shave off those last few seconds when you're a weekend hobby driver like me never actually driving @ 10/10ths and constantly warring about binning the percious Cecil into the barrier :bigcry:

Billy has the right idea with the track M3. 15-20K budget on the build and you've got a car that's very capable and permits the driver to be a little adventurous. That said it's all about having some fun and getting home safe and sound.

[mattCSLnut]

Very impressive Matt. I've seen a few 8 minute laps on the tinternet. Needless to say the drivers are getting a lick on to make that pace.

8 minutes is beyond me this year but I'm confident DN13 in September will get me within 30 seconds.....

It's effin' hard work mate :banghead: doing these sort of times & trying to shave off those last few seconds when you're a weekend hobby driver like me never actually driving @ 10/10ths and constantly warring about binning the percious Cecil into the barrier :bigcry:

[cslsuperfan]

8:05 BTG ... 2 up (passenger with a stop watch I wasn't aware of at the time) a bit rugged with some light traffic to dodge :whistle:
I have done smoother laps with virtually no traffic on my own :smokin: without ballast or timing gear

Very impressive Matt. I've seen a few 8 minute laps on the tinternet. Needless to say the drivers are getting a lick on to make that pace.

8 minutes is beyond me this year but I'm confident DN13 in September will get me within 30 seconds.....

[mattCSLnut]

Matt, me & Khooni are the scaffold brothers!!! I remember a few years back cages were the new black but the CSL's rocketing premiums has deterred people from major modding.

BTW how close did you get to the magic 8 minutes ?

8:05 BTG ... 2 up (passenger with a stop watch I wasn't aware of at the time) a bit rugged with some light traffic to dodge :whistle:
I have done smoother laps with virtually no traffic on my own :smokin: without ballast or timing gear

[cslsuperfan]

Well, it took me almost 6 years of continental hooning around to collect all of my stone chips and since I'm not tracking my Cecil any more I thought it was about time he got some well deserved TLC :smt055
With all due respect your Cecil was a well used Race slag before you acquired it to be your Track slag while my Cecil was an extremly tidy fast road car with F.BMW.S.H., full interior and no scaffolding. Originally my main reason for buying the Cecil was to finally score that illusive 8 minute Nordschleife lap time :supz: in BMWs greatest 'M' hit... or at the very least have lots of fun trying :smokin: As certain goals have been achieved, times has moved on, as have my goals & priorities. My Cecil is (and always was) far too good of a road car to turn into a full on Track slag, so here I am reverting it back to an immaculate OE showroom condition :smokin:
Surprisingly even to me, I'm actually enjoying the process as much as I use to enjoy tracking it :thumbs:

Matt, me & Khooni are the scaffold brothers!!! I remember a few years back cages were the new black but the CSL's rocketing premiums has deterred people from major modding.

BTW you close did you get to the magic 8 minutes?

[mattCSLnut]

wow, how on earth are you going to drive it properly after all this restoration....................

my front bumper needs re-spraying i think every year from all the stone chips i pick up on track.

Dun know about you guys, but i bought this as a track slag and i fully intend to use it as such..... But a supremely well maintained track slag.....

Well, it took me almost 6 years of continental hooning around to collect all of my stone chips and since I'm not tracking my Cecil any more I thought it was about time he got some well deserved TLC :smt055
With all due respect your Cecil was a well used Race slag before you acquired it to be your Track slag while my Cecil was an extremly tidy fast road car with F.BMW.S.H., full interior and no scaffolding. Originally my main reason for buying the Cecil was to finally score that illusive 8 minute Nordschleife lap time :supz: in BMWs greatest 'M' hit... or at the very least have lots of fun trying :smokin: As certain goals have been achieved, times has moved on, as have my goals & priorities. My Cecil is (and always was) far too good of a road car to turn into a full on Track slag, so here I am reverting it back to an immaculate OE showroom condition :smokin:
Surprisingly even to me, I'm actually enjoying the process as much as I use to enjoy tracking it :thumbs:

[khooni]

wow, how on earth are you going to drive it properly after all this restoration....................

my front bumper needs re-spraying i think every year from all the stone chips i pick up on track.

Dun know about you guys, but i bought this as a track slag and i fully intend to use it as such..... But a supremely well maintained track slag.....

[mattCSLnut]

DU VAY Refresh

Matt

looking fab and really coming together.

I had front end done in Aug 2013, it still looks A1 bar the inevitable stone chips. Picked up a few high up on the leading edges of the front wings.

I blame Belgium for building that track. Darn it's good!

Cheers Ben :beer: but it's just a gentle DU VAY Refresh... not a full on Resto, honestly :hahaha:
Seriously though, have U had a close up look at your front wing edges lately ? Mine looked OK too after a front end refresh (before I bought it in '09) but upon closer inspections, after 5 years of enjoyment :whistle: they didn't look too cleaver :banghead:
IMHO the problems started 12 years ago when BMW painted them (not particularly well) already attached to the car, for the first time.

[cslsuperfan]

DU VAY Resto

Matt

looking fab and really coming together.

I had front end done in Aug 2013, it still looks A1 bar the inevitable stone chips. Picked up a few high up on the leading edges of the front wings.

I blame Belgium for building that track. Darn it's good!

[mattCSLnut]

Contagious this resto caper

Went to Barts for an Insp2 in April.

Since then...new bumper(thank you Hartley), Intrax1K2, RTAB's, AP rotors and pagids all round, new crankshaft shells and conrod bolts, oil pump, fuel filter, propshaft donut and a new differential. :smokin:

Tell me about it :banghead:
Ding Ding... Round 3 ... passenger side wing off as well as the small bits of trim from beneath the headlights, all in the spray booth :thumbs:
Now my Cecil looks like someone's punched his lights out :bigcry: pun intended

[cslsuperfan]

Agree Mike.
Mine been laid up for months and now has a brand new battery used once probably knackered.
Seriously thinking of doing a full resto on it above and below to get it mint. MOT expires end of this month as well which isn't helping this decision process!!!

Contagious this resto caper

Went to Barts for an Insp2 in April.

Since then...new bumper(thank you Hartley), Intrax1K2, RTAB's, AP rotors and pagids all round, new crankshaft shells and conrod bolts, oil pump, fuel filter, propshaft donut and a new differential.

:smokin: