A bit about me:
My dad was a P-car guy before I was born. Growing up he drove a burgundy 2002 and my mom drove a green Bavaria. I've always been fond of older German cars. In '99 we picked up a '90 325is w/ 55,000 miles, it now has 226,000. Dad has an aircooled Carrera.
I always paid a mechanic to work on it and tried to keep it up as best I can, but in recent years it's been tough. I'm now fully comitted to doing all the work myself. I've worked on cars in the past, and am fairly technical/mechanical minded so I'm confident. However, I like go into a project feeling like I know what I'm doing so I'll be relying on the forum quite a bit. (example - I've troubleshot an aor bubble in the cooling system but the bleeder screw on the thermostat housing is stuck - I'm afraid I'll strip it - any tips?)
Anyway, I've already learned a ton lurking in r3v forums. I'm glad to be here and hope I can contribute in some way.
I'm picking up ebay fogs, grille, and (eneight?) skid plate so I'll add my feedback on those.
What's the general opinion on a strut brace for helping long term chassis rigidity? The car performs great for me, but I don't wantt o have to repair sheet metal down the road.
My dad was a P-car guy before I was born. Growing up he drove a burgundy 2002 and my mom drove a green Bavaria. I've always been fond of older German cars. In '99 we picked up a '90 325is w/ 55,000 miles, it now has 226,000. Dad has an aircooled Carrera.
I always paid a mechanic to work on it and tried to keep it up as best I can, but in recent years it's been tough. I'm now fully comitted to doing all the work myself. I've worked on cars in the past, and am fairly technical/mechanical minded so I'm confident. However, I like go into a project feeling like I know what I'm doing so I'll be relying on the forum quite a bit. (example - I've troubleshot an aor bubble in the cooling system but the bleeder screw on the thermostat housing is stuck - I'm afraid I'll strip it - any tips?)
Anyway, I've already learned a ton lurking in r3v forums. I'm glad to be here and hope I can contribute in some way.
I'm picking up ebay fogs, grille, and (eneight?) skid plate so I'll add my feedback on those.
What's the general opinion on a strut brace for helping long term chassis rigidity? The car performs great for me, but I don't wantt o have to repair sheet metal down the road.
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