1984 318i help?
Okay so I just got a 1984 318i coupe this past Saturday. The guy I bought it from had just had a baby and needed the money so he sold it for what I had. The car is actually in fairly good shape for the price I paid ($600) with the only really bad part being the interior bits. The exterior is about an 8/10 with the only problems being a few rust spots, none in the trunk though except a little on the underside corners of the deck lid, a small spot behind the back of the left rear window and a very small spot on the roof which has already been fixed. The weather stripping is pretty much shot too along with the rubber parts of the diving boards being weathered too but nothing that cant be fixed/replaced easily. The interior is in terrible shape but I wasn't expecting it to be perfect in an almost 30 year old car for 600. The seats are bare with makeshift covers, the shift knob is stripped out on the shifter and just sits there and spins but wont thread and can be slid on and off and the shift boot is dry leather and has torn beyond any possibility of repair. The carpet doesn't have any tears but has a lot of stains, but it being a white car I've already decided to dye the carpet black because I've seen some DIY articles on the procedure. The door panel material is torn on both doors but I have a donor car in mind that is broken down but has an exceptional interior and the seats are perfect as well. My main concern with the car is mechanical, although it made the 90 mile trip home from where I purchased it when I got home it had leaked oil from what either looks like either the intake manifold or where the valve cover bolts to the head, it has the m10b18 fuel injected engine and it looks like the vacuum hoses aren't hooked up properly which could also be part of the problem, I was just looking to get some help to get my project into motion and on the road without me worrying ;)
Thanks-Matt
Thanks-Matt
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