My 88 SETA

[Codym42]

Nice to see pics of the CATuned rear bumper! It doesn't look bad at all! I've been debating on ordering one but now it seems they are currently out of stock.

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Nice to see pics of the CATuned rear bumper! It doesn't look bad at all! I've been debating on ordering one but now it seems they are currently out of stock.

Garagistics carries them as well I believe. Keep in mind they are not perfect, but not bad for the price and they are durable.

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Went to my local Cars and Coffee and someone took a picture of me coming in.

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The other day I installed a cup holder/wireless charger in place of the ash tray. What a great addition this piece is. Thank you again https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/member/121840-dfraid.

I'm also in the process of cutting out some cancer that my right rear battery compartment has slowly accumulated. For the most part this is only rust that is on the car. She has been a good purchase (leap of faith when I got her) so far.
The pictures look real rough. It is rough I have since wire wheel a lot the rot out and it looks a lot better. But I will be welding in fresh metal very soon.

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So all the rust has been cut out and replaced with new metal. Everything has been resealed and painted. I'll take some more pictures of the final product later. These are just few of was cut out. It's not 100% factory fresh, but it's solid and will not leak.

[moatilliatta]

Anything that has pitting in it will probably come back.

Wurth makes a good weld thru prime to help seal in between the patch panels.

3m fast and firm is the closest seam sealer off the self like the factory stuff.

Defiantly nice to have a dry e30, I’m still working on that one!

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Anything that has pitting in it will probably come back.

Wurth makes a good weld thru prime to help seal in between the patch panels.

3m fast and firm is the closest seam sealer off the self like the factory stuff.

Defiantly nice to have a dry e30, I’m still working on that one!

Yeah When I bought the car in Feb 2015 it had this issue that I just put on the back burner for too long. But for now it's solid and will work. Good thing about this car is that it's not pristine or a garage queen. She is rough in places, but solid (for most part) where it counts. I can get in it and drive it without worrying about the miles or dings.

I appreciate the advice.

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So added a small, but nice, addition today. A new knurled shift knob.

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Question about the bumpers, noticed you have an 88. It came with the stock steel/chrome bumpers? If so aside from the bumpers that you ordered from catuned, did you need additional hardware? Ie the shocks? Or is just the covers sufficient? Thanks and nice ride.

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Question about the bumpers, noticed you have an 88. It came with the stock steel/chrome bumpers? If so aside from the bumpers that you ordered from catuned, did you need additional hardware? Ie the shocks? Or is just the covers sufficient? Thanks and nice ride.

So it came originally with diving board bumpers. But the previous owner is the one that converted the bumpers. The PO did the bumpers and trans swap. I did everything else.
I believe you need to get different mounts in order to run the euro or plastic bumpers. I got lucky in a way that some stuff was done prior to me getting it.
Appreciate it.

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*Here is a little update how things are going with the car:

So in last year or so my car has been running a little off at times. Meaning every once in awhile it would buck under acceleration. Just for a split sec. It also had some hard starts, especially in the mornings when it's cold. I've been just chopping up to E30 woes and/or something I need to replace that I just haven't done yet. The other day I was driving back from the mountains near my house and all of a sudden my car made a pop (basically a backfire type deal) and started running rough. I thought that maybe I had blown the engine or spun a rod. Come to find out one of the spark plugs had backed out enough for the compression to spit it out. Now I know that this is a stupid problem to have. I have always tighten the sparks down tight (granted I don't use a torque wrench on them). I have never had this happen. Anyway I replaced all six plugs and the car fired up and ran great. In the process of me replacing plugs I was also cleaning up some grime and dirt and oil. I noticed that my engine ground (drivers side from the oil pan to the chassis) was extremely dirty. I took off and cleaned the cable and the contact points. I also replaced the hardware with new stuff. Since doing this I have noticed a huge improvement in how the car starts, drives, idles, etc. I know grounds can cause issues. But I would have never thought it was giving me the kind of issues I was having. Moral of the story is sometimes things aren't complicated. Sometimes it's the basics that you need to check. So far so good.

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Here are a few picks from a local Cars and Coffee that I go to.

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So I believe I've decided to go down the turbo path instead of ITBs. This was actually my initial plan when I bought the car. As much as I still want an ITB car, I believe the added power from a turbo will ultimately satisfy me more (I could be wrong and the NA ITB build would rock my world, but I digress). I believe the turbo build will be cheaper (this is relative I know, what is cheap) in the long run. I plan to just refresh my bottom end. Leave it stock just new rings, bearings, gaskets, etc. I already have a good head (just have the surface cleaned). low to mid 300's is my goal for now. I want this to be reliable (as reliable as any car can be I guess). I believe this power figure is extremely doable and shouldn't cause a lot of headache in the long run. I'm going to go with jakeb from Classic Daily's PnP ECU(hopefully his turbo kit and/or setup when ever he offers it)
Feel free to chime in with advice and thoughts please.

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For the power levels I'm aiming for (above post) what clutch should I run? I don't mind it being a bit heavy, but I also want to be able to daily drive this if I want. I love driving this car.

[2mAn]

Low to mid 300s isnt getting too wild with a Turbo, I would start with a stock clutch and see how long it lasts.