Getting the Donor

Greetings dear reader

I'll be honest with you - this is a little bit out of sequence as I started this blog somewhat after the project started. But I'll try to keep the posts chronological until we get up to date. Bear with me!

In June 2011 I finally made the plunge and bought the donor:

A 1995 328i Saloon, which I purchased on eBay. 200,000 miles, fairly decent spec, and quite a few goodies which I knew I could strip off and sell seperately.

 I made the trip up from Plymouth to Sidmouth, after I won the auction for £400. Quite pleased with the motor on the whole, but as the Tax was expired and worried about my prospects of a) getting caught by plod, and b) breaking down; I elected to borrow a trailer and drag it back behind the disco.

Got it back to my workshop, and as I drove it up and down around the yard I was still beaming with the result. It purred like a kitten and offered no 'orrible mechanical clunks or knocks. Result! There were a few peculiar defects, mainly electrical things not working, dashboard clocks inop etc. but nothing that would worry me for the kit car build. 

Just need to save up and get the kit now!