New owner of 1985 #019/524 RHD MT M6 here and very thrilled to be part of this amazing community here.
A bit background on my acquisition - it took me 3 long years to persuade my good friend who turned 72 this year to allow me to take care of his long kept love which he purchased in 1997 (yes he had it for 24 years). Since he has a stable full of cars, he hardly had time for the M6 and would only drive it for about 2 months every year when the weather is cooler and for the rest of the year to make sure it runs well and properly maintained.
So now the pressure is on me to show love and care for this beauty. I have decided to overhaul the entire car inside out and expect the entire project to take around 18 months to complete. The plan is to go for a new paint job and change all aged rubber pieces with new parts including all door, window, trunk....and any other seals that is worn either hardened or cannot be refitted after the paint job. I am very fortunate to have found a paint shop with the same level of excitement as I do for this car and they jumped right in to take on the project. I have already started to acquire parts well in advance although the actual commissioning of the paint job won't start until Feb so that a few minor mechanical issues (brakes, overly stiff clutch pedal...etc) can be addressed first and for the BBS RS set to be custom fitted with new barrels and lips.
With all that work which is beyond my knowledge, I'd definitely need the wider community's expertise just so I will be able to complete this project hopefully by end of 2022; and promise will share updates as I progress through different phases of the project.
Attached is pic of my car
