Project White Trash

[surgeoh]

Greetings!
I'd like to share my new project, a 1990 E30 M3. I've been a tech at an independent shop for 15 years. This M3 has been sitting in our lot, abandoned, for 6 or 7 years. The PO was going to turn it into a race car, but then abandoned it. The motor was removed for an M2002 project. So, it was dying a slow, painful death. I JUST HAD TO SAVE IT!!
It has a CR Getrag, manual steering, coilovers etc.

Through the years, I've managed to save some good used parts. There was a totaled, wrecked M3 that I was able to get the interior and other stuff out of, before it was hauled off. I have about 95% of the stuff I need and some other goodies. I found an S14 b20 to use.

First order of business.....Rebuild the motor and turn it into a 2.3.

Oxidized, white paint.






S14 b20

[surgeoh]

Interior, or lack thereof.

[ButtJuice]

Oh my.


How much did it cost you to acquire this piece of automotive history?

[CurrusDei]

glad to see you bringing it back! Any rust issues to speak of? If you're in Houston I would think you'd be pretty good

[TimeMachinE30]

Seeing it sit for that length of time.....gah!

Seems like you will be taking fine care of it

[surgeoh]

How much did it cost you to acquire this piece of automotive history?

Remember. it was dying a slow painful death. She was about to be hauled away. Images of the movies Corvette Summer and Christine. I just had to pay the title transfer.

glad to see you bringing it back! Any rust issues to speak of? If you're in Houston I would think you'd be pretty good

Yeah, Houston is good. No body rust. just surface rust on nuts and bolts and some suspension.

[TimeMachinE30]

You sir got a deal. Glad it was not scrapped.

[613EDRTY]

When you pull that horse shoe out your ass send it my way, would love a free e30 m3!!

Keep this thread updated everyone here will be watching!

Congrats.

[surgeoh]

When you pull that horse shoe out your ass send it my way, would love a free e30 m3!!

Keep this thread updated everyone here will be watching!

Congrats.

Lol.. not exactly free. I still have a lot of sweat equity and missing parts ahead of me. I only have a few hours per week to work on it, but luckily, I have mad skills.
:devil:

[spdracrm3]

nice acquisition ,lots of work ahead ,but it'll be worth it!

[jhaurimn]

Id keep the interior stripped and turn it into a track car. Its getting damn near impossible to replace an entire m3 interior nowadays...

[CurrusDei]

Id keep the interior stripped and turn it into a track car. Its getting damn near impossible to replace an entire m3 interior nowadays...

impossible and expensive are very different

[e30austin]

I guess reasonably priced M3s are still out there! lol

[jhaurimn]

impossible and expensive are very different

True ;)

[surgeoh]

Id keep the interior stripped and turn it into a track car. Its getting damn near impossible to replace an entire m3 interior nowadays...

I have most of the interior that I took out of a wreck. Just needs reupholstering. Corbeau sport seats, rear seats have headrests:D
carpet needs to be dyed, etc.
The only parts I really need are some A/C bits, and the usual engine rebuild stuff. Most items just need some elbow grease and reconditioning/rebuilding.