Just wanted to write a quick note to one of the business’ that have sponsored The Infamous Project. Bimmersport in Mississauga Ont. Have been kind enough to donate fluids for every part of the ACS car! The fluids include genuine synthetic oils and additives; Motor Oil, Filter, Transmission Fluid, Diff Fluid, Brake Fluid, Coolant, Transmission Fluid, Power Steering Fluid and Windshield Washer Fluid. To top things off, they even donated an X-brace to help stiffen up the chassis! These fluids will all be changed closer to show time in March as the car will be ready to tear up the streets for the spring!

A big thanks to Jon and Charlie from Bimmersport as your contributions to this project and your help to my past project have been wonderful! Don’t worry I will be putting the stickers on that you guys gave me! I just need to clean all the glass first.

So it’s been a week! The time is going by quickly and we’ve just got started! The interview with CBC radio went well and I have access to a recorded version of the interview which I plan to post in the next few days. Big thanks to Boogie at Mirage Auto Body in Scarborough for providing the Project with all the Paint and Clear Coat! I still plan on having the body work done and the car ready for paint by the end of this weekend! Some clean up in the shop and additional lighting will be then installed to make painting a more pleasurable experience!

Pictures of all the progress can be seen on the photo gallery page for the 1992 ACS BMW The next round of pictures will most likely include the primer on top of the body work and getting ready for paint! The passenger side skirt is now mounted back on the car and repairs of it will be completed this weekend as well. I have located spacers that will hopefully work in the front, and hope to test them soon. By next weekend we should be installing some performance parts, have installed white face gauges in the gauge cluster, dyed the door panel inserts white and more!

On a Mustang note! Racecraft have been in contact with me in regards to their mustang drop spindles! These are a critical piece for my 5″ of drop wanted in the front of the convertible. I will most likely be going with the SN95 version (1994-1995) for 5 bolt reasons and potential Cobra caliper bolt on. Sounds like they may be sponsoring the project so my fingers are crossed! I am looking forward to showing the install of them!

Lastly, I just want to thank all the viewers and supporters who have been tuning in and following along! I really hope to help provide a great library of information to those that want to learn how to work on cars. 1 week down… 8+ to go!

So the stress of Day 1 is over. This morning I was quite certain I was going to have to stream via the webcam on my laptop…. The “easycap” adapter I ordered for the S-Video to USB was suppose to be delivered on the 3oth and just never showed. Canada Post still shows deliver for then, so I am not sure what happened. Thankfully Chris from Darkside Fibre Communications had an old video capturing card that he kindly donated to the project today!

So a few connection issues, a horrible microphone until my cable shows up, and me accidentally yanking out the camera cord a few times resulted in some down time… But it was successful. I am still getting used to finding camera placement and sometimes I forget its even on and my language slips. I managed to get the ///M3 all buttoned up for now and moved in the first project car (1992 ACS BMW). Did a bit of suspension work on it to see how low I could get the car, some spacers will be needed for the front and some fender stretching.

I will be at it again tomorrow and hopefully updating the show schedule to a bit more detail early next week. So please keep checking back for that. I will try to formalize the show as much as possible however, i do work a full time job and have a life aside from work and cars. I will be sorting out what scheduled time I will be working on the cars during the week nights and approximate the hours on weekends. I am looking forward to getting these projects going! The next few months will be going by very quickly!

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Well the car is not totally complete as I still need to paint the spoiler (had it in the car after i masked it all up!) install the door moldings and clean up some of the interior pieces. The car came out pretty good, I will have to buff out a few dust spots in the clear here and there but overall the paint came out nice. The poor car had a rough life and it is nice to see it back together in one uniform color. I managed to piece the front bumper back together even though it took quite the blow in the accident. The joys of working with fiberglass as you are able to repair easily! On the other hand, the drivers side skirt in urethane was held on with like a dozen screws which rusted and started popping through, filling all those holes was quite the chore!
All in all the project went well, took a little longer than i wanted as I ended up spraying the whole car but i am pleased with the results. I will be smoking out the amber corner lights and most likely the kidney grills as well! I wanted to paint my tow hook bright red but all I had laying around was the blue. Have a look at the pics to see the final product. Of course I have a nice set of 18″ staggered mesh wheels for it, but those will be waiting for the nicer weather to come.

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Hey all! Well I made it back from my big journey. It was an amazing experience and needless to say, I am not too thrilled to be back in the cold! I am however pretty excited to get the project rolling!! I am not sure if I will be camera ready to preview the M3 assembly but we will see. I have been swamped with life and my real job but I am doing my best!

I have managed to remove all the damaged components from the car and put on the new OEM parts I had. I have also stripped off all the lights, moldings, and mirrors and started sanding the body. A few dings and dents to repair. Someone also thought it would be a good idea to install the side skirts with drywall screws all the way along the side of the rockers, so I will be repairing that mess as well. Unfortunately due to a prior incident (the one that gave it the “rebuilt” title) it seems there was lots of poor body work in the A pillars and that the drivers door has been changed.. all the other VIN numbers matched.. Some body work was also found in the drivers side rear quarter panel. So I will be sure to give the car the proper attention it needs to bring it back to M3 standard.

I noticed the car would make an odd sound when turning the steering wheel and it seems as the passenger side coil is broken so that will have to be replaced as well! I am hoping to have the bulk of the work done by early next week and the car painted by Christmas! If I can get the cams set up in between sometime then those who wish to watch some of the final assembly will be able to!

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Well the time is getting closer and closer, and now I will soon be leaving sunny Australia! I will be gone from November 25th until December 9th as the Wife and I will be traveling New Zealand and British Columbia. I will have limited internet access during those 2 weeks but will be back in full force once we are back in Canada! Shop set-up and preparation! If time allows I may be streaming a SNEAK PEAK of a 1997 M3 collision repair as it will be my winter car! Will most likely be dropping it down and plowing some snow! No promises, as I need to have this car fixed and driving ASAP upon return!

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In other news! Sponsorship proposals have been sent off to select Vendors for Mustang related parts. Companies such as, Maximum Motorsports, Cervinis, Steeda and Racecraft. Hoping to hear back some positive results upon my return from abroad.

I would like to thank all of the current Sponsors as they have helped tremendously thus far! From rendering design work, to custom mid-pipes, S52 cams, Synthetic fluids, Xbraces, Lips, Rad Covers, Leather Seats, Paint, Advertising, Monetary contributions, etc etc! Your help is greatly appreciated!

To all of my followers! Thank you so much for your interest in this project! I trust you will all enjoy it as much as me and hopefully be a little entertained over the cold winter months for those of you who are up north! Be sure to keep spreading the word.

Shawn Mascoll, has been kind enough to sponsor T.I.P. by providing his talent in rendering designs of what the Projects will look like come March 2010! He just sent me this version of the Mustang and is soon to have the BMW concept finished! (I can’t wait!).. Hoping this gives you guys a bit of an idea of how these cars will be transformed. Shawn has some great skills and can be contacted at mascoll2@hotmail.com if there is any custom work you may want him to help you with! Thanks Shawn.

1989 Mustang Convertible - The Infamous Project

I am excited to let everyone know that the website now has a few new features and will continue to be modified and tweaked to perfection over the next week! You will now see that the “WATCH LIVE” tab is now clickable, allowing you to view the video stream which will soon be LIVE! In addition you will now see a “SCEDULE” link that has some preliminary scheduling for the show to give you an idea of the time lines I will be attempting to follow. Please note that USTREAM allows great features for instant notifications of my streaming via Twitter, Facebook etc. It also allows for you to chat and interact with me live while broadcasting! Lastly, all streaming will be recorded and be available for viewing for those who have missed a show or are in a different time zone.

This NEWS area will be where all new updates and information will be kept, allowing you to post comments and leave your feedback etc! So any information related to the site, sponsor updates or anything else that I find exciting will be posted here! I am attempted to centralize all information to this website directly so please be sure to bookmark the page. If anyone have any recommendations for the site please feel free to comment!

Soon, The Infamous Project will be offering apparel such as t-shirts, hats and hoodies! Can’t have a project without some matching clothing! You can view what the T-shirt will look like HERE on the gear page! And if you Donate more than $50 to T.I.P, you’ll get one absolutely free!