https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/ en Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:34:38 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/images/misc/R3V.jpg https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/ https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/general-discussion/10166851-which-black-paint-to-use-on-the-is-rear-spoiler Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:51:08 GMT General Discussion AlpinweissE30 https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/general-discussion/10166851-which-black-paint-to-use-on-the-is-rear-spoiler https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/10166816-never-meet-your-heroes Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:44:11 GMT
I felt like if I was going to get one in my price range I would have to sacrifice something from my dream 911. The allure of a Targa was strong, justifying that I live in SoCal and having an open top would be fun and useful. That would allow me to get a ‘better’ car for less money. I love the 78/79 SC, told myself if I find a 7/81 I would HAVE to do it (guess when I was born), but really like the 3.2. Mr. Horacio nearly got me into a ROW 3.2 Targa, and that’s one I regret not buying…I'd never buy a Cabriolet, nearly bought a few Cabriolet conversion and thought I could return them to Targas... just to get one. Yikes. I'm glad I waited.

Anyways… I’ve been looking for a minute.

Most recently I was aggressively bidding on one of Magnus Walkers’ cars thinking that the horrendous 935 FB kit on an NA car would keep the bidding down, but it still sailed past my comfort zone… I did end up buying a parts’ lot from the auction.I shared the pic of the Jetta with its trunk filled with an assortment of exhaust pipes with no context. Now you know...

Finally, this car popped up on BaT. Terrible thumbnail pic, definitely needs to be lowered and had some mismatched mods (RS Panels, Prototipo, but stock seats). Lots of things to scare the purists away. LWB 912 that was converted to a -6, so wont have the VIN that purists want to pay extra for… Was delivered in Irish Green, but was now in resale red, luckily with no trace of green anywhere… But then theres the motor… Motor Meister documented 2.4 rebuild. RUN!... however, it was rebuilt 20+ years ago and has already been driven over 25k miles. I think any issues would’ve reared their ugly face by now. Seller seems cool and just enjoyed a car that someone restored in 05...

So I’m bidding, a few bids over what I wanted to max out at and I’m thinking I’m actually going to win, but at literally the last second, some other yahoo tosses a +$250 bid. This seemed like a charity bid and I wasn’t going to enter a bidding war with someone who doesn’t seem remotely interested so I let the clock run out and he wins. I hope he follows through for the sellers-sake, as I have dealt with sh!thead buyers on BaT before. Now I’m bummed, but I have a project I need to finish, so maybe this was a sign to finish the damn Elan… but then I get a second chance at it about a month later. I pull the trigger, and it was dropped off recently.

Just for fun, I used my old-school modding tactics (IE MS Paint) to lower the car... not bad lol


What have I got myself into!?... I have a plan of attack on this car. I always do…Obviously it needs a drop, badly and I intend to do that.

First though is to see what’s going on with the 902/16 gearbox. I want it to be as good as it can be at shifting because if it’s a bowl of mush, the love really cant be kindled. There is a spare (stock?) shift rod, so looking through the receipts and theres instructions for a Weltmeister short shift kit. My goal is to tighten up the shifter, I can swap back to the stock rod later if I don't like how it feels when everything else is good. I have a ‘kit’ of 4 items in my PP cart ready to go, but not sure if it’s the best place to start. This includes the ball cup bushing, shift rod bushing, the shift rod boot and a new set screw for the shift rod coupling. I also have been looking at a few items that Patrick Motorsport is selling. Are their shift rod couplings better?... and then theres the Shift Rod Joint Coupler, theres the WEVO version and the regular version… oh where oh where do I start?!

The other ‘kit’ is to fix the ride height (turbo tie-rods, bump steer correction kit and steering rack spacers). The interior will get a few changes too. Prototipos are cool, but everyone has one so that’s going away and I will reinstall the 4-spoke and will be getting the hockey puck center horn. I also have a single Corbeau Classic seat that I want to install as a pass seat as I liked it but doesn’t have the bolstering I really want/ need and am exploring what would be a good option that matches for the driver seat… that should drain the wallet…

For now, they both have to share the tight space in the garage...





Once that’s all done, and the Elan is done there will be a final showdown. Only one will survive and I want to give both an equal chance to represent, hopefully my wife will be patient enough with me to let me make that comparison happen. If the 912-6 survives all of that, and the Elan goes away the next step will be a proper oil cooler setup to keep the 2.4 cool. Amongst the spares was an oil cooler, but not a front-fender mounted style. Not sure of all the different versions, but I have something (I'll post a pic soon). As for the kits I’ve found... they are nearly $5k, is that right?!..

That’s definitely a 2027 purchase… I have a few other things I plan to do but this is plenty to get me started.

Heres a fun pic from last year and from this weekend...





Alright, let’s hear it..]]> The Project Forum 2mAn https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/10166816-never-meet-your-heroes https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/10166794-89-vert-project Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:00:31 GMT


We get this thing home and make a list of some things, someone has been messing with the cooling system with what appears to be temu parts but despite the old fuel it runs pretty well and very smooth.

So in keeping with tradition we needed a parts car. A guy up in georgia sends me an email that he has a parts car available, it's an 89 vert and it's been of the road since about 2012. Has a title, cool. These are the photos I get, cool looks like a parts car.



We get there and I quickly realize we have found the car we will build instead of a parts car, lol. It's filthy but is practically rust free, aside from the passenger rear body floor plug area where water and filth was accumulating. I ask how much, $200. With a title. Sold.

He throws in an extra sport 3 spoke wheel, it's hot as hell
so we load up and get out of there.



I was telling my girlfriend this felt like the old days, wheeling and dealing, looking at something on the trailer you got a good deal on and can't wait to dig in when you get home. That's what got me into this 20+ years ago.

Here's where we are as of last night, the front was pretty beat up on this vert probably from the cattle rubbing up against it so all of that came off. What remains is a really straight tub that will make a great candidate for fresh paint. The front end, drivetrain and interior from the red car will go in this car once it's back from paint. I'll sort the rest of the mechanicals from there. Can't wait to pull the drivetrain on this and get it pressure washed inside and out!











]]> The Project Forum dirty30 https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/10166794-89-vert-project https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/general-discussion/10166178-vin-decoder—looking-for-interior-carpet-color Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:42:30 GMT Hi Folks! Willing to help out an e28 owner? I have a 1983 533i and I’m trying to figure out what the interior carpet color is so I can snag some new floor mats. It appears to be a light charcoal grey color. Here is the vin: WBADB7404D1047270 Thank you!
Thank you!]]> General Discussion wfisher32 https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/general-discussion/10166178-vin-decoder—looking-for-interior-carpet-color https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/10165980-let-the-transformation-begin Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:49:28 GMT ]]> The Project Forum Uber///m3 https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/10165980-let-the-transformation-begin https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/10165941-once-a-h26-and-now-the-h23-project-tribute Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:16:27 GMT Well, I am just about done with the e21 project; and now to go to the hartge h23 tribute:) I will link this thread back to the real h26 that I built a few years ago; sold it to a guy and now the car is in Sun Valley Idaho: https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/322083-hartge-h26-project-the-long-road-oct-2014-begins Hope you enjoy the h23; hope I can post pictures too. Bought this from a guy in Oregon..... just like the h26 as a painted 323i and decided to put all my extra hartge parts on it. It took me about a year to figure out everything and where all the parts went back on the car, you see the car came in a bunch of boxes and in the trunk a ton of parts. Had to work all that out; then I had a year of fueling problems running way too rich; and then I bought a e21 that took forever to put back together. So hopefully I am back to R3v with a build project. Will start pictures tomorrow..... I will link this thread back to the real h26 that I built a few years ago; sold it to a guy and now the car is in Sun Valley Idaho:
https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/for...ct-2014-begins
Hope you enjoy the h23; hope I can post pictures too.
Bought this from a guy in Oregon..... just like the h26 as a painted 323i and decided to put all my extra hartge parts on it.
It took me about a year to figure out everything and where all the parts went back on the car, you see the car came in a bunch of boxes
and in the trunk a ton of parts. Had to work all that out; then I had a year of fueling problems running way too rich; and then I bought a
e21 that took forever to put back together. So hopefully I am back to R3v with a build project. Will start pictures tomorrow.....
]]> The Project Forum 2002jm https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/10165941-once-a-h26-and-now-the-h23-project-tribute https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/photoshop-media/10165801-i-went-to-the-ridge-rally-and-there-was-an-e30 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:38:18 GMT https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a7...-golden-state/]]> TheRob https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/photoshop-media/10165801-i-went-to-the-ridge-rally-and-there-was-an-e30 https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/photoshop-media/10165620-bmw-art-cars Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:29:32 GMT All 20 cars being shown at an exclusive exhibit at BMW ... only for a month though 88ZNlUN9VaM [MEDIA=youtube]88ZNlUN9VaM[/MEDIA]]]> 2mAn https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/photoshop-media/10165620-bmw-art-cars