I have been 2 pack priming everything and so far it seems as long as you get the ratios right, its no harder to spray than acrylic, infact i find it easier to control. The same goes for top coats, they have turned out great straight off the gun. Just gota make sure you wear the right protection, and this isnt cheap!

So after a fair while of making big holes in the car, i felt a need to fill in some of these. I had some .8 mild steel cut up into 300x2400 sections to make things easier. I spent a fair while massaging the inner arch to get a nice arc, then self tappered the tub into place.
It was clear that the body outer skin was trimmed too much, although this trim line was necessary to remove the bad job that the previous owner did in trying to fit the fibreglass flares.
I then stiched along the seam. Not sure if stitching was the right way to go here, but the tub was strong enough to hang off, so i think its ok! Once welded in i removed the self tappers and welded those holes.










Once in i trimmed the excess leaving about 10-15mm
I will use this to fold an edge.

First real go at 2pack top coat here. Impressed myself with how well it went on. The blue bits are acrylic that i did last year, not sure how they will stand up to the heat? May have to re-do in 2k.

Thanks Mark, its meant to be the daily driver that doesnt get modified, i must have missed that bit[(#)]

With the drivers side arch fully closed out, i needed the car on the other side of the garage to work on the passenger side. I lowered the chassis onto the engine crane base and pushed it across.
Placed some wheels under it again for more inspiration[:p]

Started stripping the paint off the rear quarters as i think it will make fitting the guards a bit easier. Also made up a panel to tidy up the parcel shelf, not sure why it was cut up the way it was?

That looks excellent with the wheel there. Is that how its going to sit when done? Super fabrication skills there too. And I'm diggin your 323i even more now, those wider wheels are fantastic!

that's looking mean
i like it
and your wheel choice definitely suits those arches