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Hi everyone, I have a pretty chill girlfriend, and she's planning on giving me £200 to spend on a project car. I am considering an E34 525i, as a friend at work is selling a rolling shell (no engine or gearbox) for £200. I've seen photos of the car, it's red, with pretty poor paint condition (rear quarter and spoiler are heavily faded), however I'm told the rest is in good condition, and drove well before the engine was pulled out due to excessive smoke. It has a cream cloth interior by the looks of it. Does anyone have any experience of these, and is there anything I should look out for when I see the car? I just wanted a bit of advice as to whether this would be a good project car? I have a small garage and minimal tools atm, but I plan on spending a couple of years fiddling and gathering tools I need. With the ultimate goal of sticking something like a manual coupled with a straight six out of an E46 328i, or an M62, and possibly going supercharged. Am I likely to bite off more than I can chew here, or is this something that is doable over a few years with a meagre budget? Any project advice would be appreciated! Cheers!

Good morning everyone & happy new year I'm Jordan, 19 and I live in London - I got my GT86 on December 22nd, and love making YouTube videos. (This is actually my second GT86 but we'll leave that bit out) As shown in my video, the car is red, 6MT, half leather/alcantara red heated seats, satnav, so quite highly specced However it won't stay stock for much longer! I'll be documenting all my experiences and modifications to my car on my YouTube channel, but thought I'd share it here to fellow 86 owners too Jordz

Hey Everyone, I've finally got around to doing some decent modifications to my GT86 and thought I'd share some pictures with you wonderful people, and possibly have some feedback on your thoughts. First Mod was to change the exhaust system, I went for a custom build as there is a guy local to me who is A*, I had the exhaust fitted a few weeks ago and it sounds fantastic, second CAT delete. I'm having a custom manifold being made and fitted tomorrow / Friday ready for the weekend so will try and get some more pictures and videos up on here with the finished product. Only problem is I'm loosing the primary CAT, but he is modifying the system to allow me to bolt the CAT on (when necessary). This should release a few more BHP!! The exhaust tips are 5" wide and fill the space lovely, some say too big but I guess its personal preference. IMG_3473.MOV My only fear is once the manifold is put on, how much louder will it get. This weekend I've bought some coilovers, ST XTA Coilovers with adjustable top mounts. And some Gold 18" Rota Grids (8.5" Front 9.5" Rear), its been dropped about 50mm all around. I may need to raise it slightly as It takes me about 20 mins to park on my drive hmmmmm. I'm now looking at getting the shark fin done, TRD spoiler and a few other bits and bobs. Any other recommendations? Btw this is my first proper post so I hope I'm doing it right and all the pictures work lol.