some of you may remember my black euro E28 that was totalled less than a month after buying it. it was declared a total loss, after a woman ran a stop sign, hitting the passenger front fender, and thus bending the frame.
before:
after:
i was issued a check from the insurance co for a little over what i paid for the car, due to 2 solid appraisals from two separate independent companies.
i was able to buy it back from the insurance company for 1000 bucks, and salvage a great deal of the car.
wheels/tires
doors
suspension
trans
engine
fender flares
lip spoiler
deck lid spoiler
interior
rear bumper
etc etc.
i then purchased a seemingly clean and solid E28 from a guy in san diego. i bought it sight unseen, due to several stellar testimonials by members of mye28.com, about how amazing the car was in person.
when it arrived, i was less than thrilled about it's condition, not being even CLOSE to how nice it was described. i could go on and on, with a pretty long list of stuff that needed to be addressed, but i'll spare you that for now, and get to the good stuff.
90% of the work put into righting the wrongs was by my friend Brent Kemi, who logged countless hours over the last 3 weeks.
thus far, we've:
straightened the rear valance (it was wavy as fuck)
relocated the exhaust a bit more centered on the car
fabbed a neat reveal for the exhaust tips to exit the valance (without banging against the car)
got rid of the factory seams on the rear valance corners
straightened the front valance. it was ROUGH
welded shut the holes from the "euro conversion" that were previously just taped and mudded over.
repainted everything from the bumpers down, front and rear
installed a freshly rebuilt set of euro headlights
blacked out the license plate panel
removed and refinished all body trim
added mtech decklid spoiler (probably 10 hrs into refinishing it alone)
replace rear bumper
straighten front bumper
buff and wax exterior
installed style 5s. 18" staggered. 18x8, 18x9 235/40/18 and 265/35/18
big brakes (e34)
stainless brake lines
front and rear strut bars
there's still some stuff we're working out, and a few fixes needed, but it's come a LONG way in the last 3 weeks.
more pics to come soon...
before:
after:
i was issued a check from the insurance co for a little over what i paid for the car, due to 2 solid appraisals from two separate independent companies.
i was able to buy it back from the insurance company for 1000 bucks, and salvage a great deal of the car.
wheels/tires
doors
suspension
trans
engine
fender flares
lip spoiler
deck lid spoiler
interior
rear bumper
etc etc.
i then purchased a seemingly clean and solid E28 from a guy in san diego. i bought it sight unseen, due to several stellar testimonials by members of mye28.com, about how amazing the car was in person.
when it arrived, i was less than thrilled about it's condition, not being even CLOSE to how nice it was described. i could go on and on, with a pretty long list of stuff that needed to be addressed, but i'll spare you that for now, and get to the good stuff.
90% of the work put into righting the wrongs was by my friend Brent Kemi, who logged countless hours over the last 3 weeks.
thus far, we've:
straightened the rear valance (it was wavy as fuck)
relocated the exhaust a bit more centered on the car
fabbed a neat reveal for the exhaust tips to exit the valance (without banging against the car)
got rid of the factory seams on the rear valance corners
straightened the front valance. it was ROUGH
welded shut the holes from the "euro conversion" that were previously just taped and mudded over.
repainted everything from the bumpers down, front and rear
installed a freshly rebuilt set of euro headlights
blacked out the license plate panel
removed and refinished all body trim
added mtech decklid spoiler (probably 10 hrs into refinishing it alone)
replace rear bumper
straighten front bumper
buff and wax exterior
installed style 5s. 18" staggered. 18x8, 18x9 235/40/18 and 265/35/18
big brakes (e34)
stainless brake lines
front and rear strut bars
there's still some stuff we're working out, and a few fixes needed, but it's come a LONG way in the last 3 weeks.
more pics to come soon...
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