Got my "new" e30 home safely from conneticut this afternoon, bought it from a fellow R3v member, as a "Body Swap" to transplant my axles/running gear from my wrecked coupe. The engine on the new car misfires and blows oil smoke badly, and its got an automatic. my plans are
- swap my good lower mileage motor and manual trans into new car (I was thinking of simply unbolting the front subframe and lowering the rear/jacking up the front of the body, high up enough to roll the engine/trans/front axle out as a unit.. might be too much of a hassle but i can chop up the body where needed)
-swap in my front/rear subframes which are both set up with 5 lug e36 M3 stuff and ground control coilovers/ BBS wheels
-swap in everything else thats still good from my car (interior parts, etc..)
whadda ya guys think?
the body looks mint in this pic but its actually got a few minor issues, the r/s rocker was bashed in from running over a stump or something, and theres a few minor rusty spots under the battery and on the lower r/f fender, just like every e30 ive seen.. and the clearcoat is "crazing" in spots. can this be buffed out?
- swap my good lower mileage motor and manual trans into new car (I was thinking of simply unbolting the front subframe and lowering the rear/jacking up the front of the body, high up enough to roll the engine/trans/front axle out as a unit.. might be too much of a hassle but i can chop up the body where needed)
-swap in my front/rear subframes which are both set up with 5 lug e36 M3 stuff and ground control coilovers/ BBS wheels
-swap in everything else thats still good from my car (interior parts, etc..)
whadda ya guys think?
the body looks mint in this pic but its actually got a few minor issues, the r/s rocker was bashed in from running over a stump or something, and theres a few minor rusty spots under the battery and on the lower r/f fender, just like every e30 ive seen.. and the clearcoat is "crazing" in spots. can this be buffed out?
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