White wedge...she's all done = Before & After

[gmw9666]

• *PICTURE HEAVY***

Right then……..with the exception of making up some bespoke wheel center caps, painting my wildwood calipers and fettling the slightly high idle (ran out of time, I think all me jobs are now done

As you know I bought the white wedge that needed a few jobs doing, well that was an understatement……………hope you like my before and after montage………ENJOY!!!

See you at the Wedgefest this weekend all ?

Jobs done, and I’m sure I’ve missed loads of stuff off lol: -
New outriggers
Full Service
New fuel lines
New rear discs and pads
New Steering column bush
New water heater hose
Full geo set up front and back
Hood reconditioned
New Compomotive 15” Alloy wheels (in Matt Black) with correct size Bridgestone Tyres
Seats out and full carpet / interior clean
Seats cleaned and fed leather
Stereo Storage Box fitted in dash
New Coolant Temp Sender
All body decals removed, total body wet sand and re-polish (rear spoiler removed)
New Matt Black Decals and pin stripe fitted
New Matt Black Viper Stripes fitted
New Wiper Blade fitted
New Rubber Door Capping
New larger Stainless exhaust tips fitted
Wing Mirrors Colour Coded in Matt Black
Correct space saver wheel and cover fitted in boot
Engine bay and chassis steam clean
New number plates
New rubber bumper edge strip fitted
New gearknob

You get the ideal……I feel like Ed China lol………in fact I’ve enjoyed doing all this so much I may buy another project and sell this this now its sorted to do it all over again ?


Some before shots
































And now some after shots, sorry it’s just going dark so pics not great

Edited by gmw9666 on Wednesday 1st July 07:59

[mrzigazaga]

Looks pukka mate..You have certainly improved it tremendously..I wasn't sure about the stripes at first but its different and i kinda like it.. ...

[matt-man]

Wow!! Good work!!!

[simonwedge]

Glen

Looks good, amazing what can be achieved with a little money and a lot of effort. The engine bay in particular looks fantastic.

If I'm honest I'm not sold on the black body stripes but each to their own. I'll have a closer look next time I see you and perhaps I'll change my mind?

Simon

[ElvisWedgely]

To me, a white Wedge with a red interior, is like a blonde woman wearing black. It's simply gorgeous. You have done an excellent job of the final result but I wouldn't have fitted the black stripes and changed the entire interior to red, including the seats. just my opinion.

Tony. TCB.

[AcidRich]

I like it! What happened to the Martini graphics idea?

[gmw9666]

Cheers guys.....the stripes are love or hate but I like em so tough lol

Bet you change your mind when you see it, looks way better in the flesh

Rich.....wasn't happy with the martini concept so once I painted the wing mirrors it gave me the theme for the rest of the car :-)

[stevoj]

Now your not going to go and sell it after all that, are you Glen

[KKson]

Glen, looks great and I like the black stripes. Boot fasteners are a very clever way of disguising the old spoiler holes. See you Saturday. Cheers.

[gmw9666]

stevoj said:

Now your not going to go and sell it after all that, are you Glen

We'll see.......what I find quite random is its way better to drive than the 420 ever was

Way more lower down torque.....feels quicker.......maybe down to the better suspension and way better brakes giving more corner confidence

[jimburr]

You have made a fantistic old thing fantastic again. credit to you.

[pjac67]

That's amazing Glen - a credit to you.

Regards, Paul.

[simonwedge]

Looking at it again, the way that the front spoiler goes up in to the wheelarch is unusual isn't it or is the heat getting to me?

[gmw9666]

simonwedge said:

Looking at it again, the way that the front spoiler goes up in to the wheelarch is unusual isn't it or is the heat getting to me?

its not the heat, on the early ones the front spoiler was a bolt on after thought, which is why it has those sticky up bits at either side.....one the later ones its blended into the body

Edited by gmw9666 on Wednesday 1st July 09:46

[Sireatalot]

Loving the black strips Glen !!
has a certain nascar look to it...

[GV]

White Wedges are cool....! Make them individual to your liking - even better. Well done!

[JVaughan]

very nice but the stripes are not my cop of tea.

[gmw9666]

You guys are on the fence......so far

Positive Stripe Comments = 3
Negative Stripe Comments = 3

any more advances on that lol

[maston]

gmw9666 said:

You get the ideal……I feel like Ed China lol………in fact I’ve enjoyed doing all this so much I may buy another project and sell this this now its sorted to do it all over again ?

Maybe my 390 ????

[Sireatalot]

gmw9666 said:

You get the ideal……I feel like Ed China lol………in fact I’ve enjoyed doing all this so much I may buy another project and sell this this now its sorted to do it all over again ?

I've got a 280i in bits if your really fancy a challange