New to r3v and e30s!

[craiggroves91]

Advice on installing IE steering Coupler?!

Looks like a little crazy job!

[craiggroves91]

UPDATE!
So today I finally (been wanting to do this forever) decided to clean up my valve cover.
Next is the intake manifold.
So I removed it.
Looked at the pretty for a little bit


Here is the nasty thing after degreasing and scrubbing it.

Here it is after sanding it by hand (then my dad told me we own a sand blaster)

Here is my dad painting it after it being all sand blasted (My dad is a pro rattle canner, so i had him do it)

Here it is all painted just checking out how it looks

Then I masked some areas off and sanded the BMW and stripes

Heres where I am at now



I have to clean up the BMW and Stripes more. I am a little mad because genius me used a dremel starting out and that made gouges or ripples in the stripes so now I have to sand them kind of aggressively to smooth them out
I am considering just spraying it all black again, but that's only if I can't make it look nicer.

I will clean it up more and do a valve adjustment as well :)

[merrrr]

nice looking whip. whats up with the headrests? ive never seen those

[craiggroves91]

nice looking whip. whats up with the headrests? ive never seen those

The headrests are normal sport seat head rests?

unless youre talking about the seats that used to be in it. Those were fishnet headrests

thanks!

[e30BMart]

If you're planning on keeping the Cone I'd get a heat shield.

Oh, and your driver's seat has a bobo =p

[craiggroves91]

If you're planning on keeping the Cone I'd get a heat shield.

Oh, and your driver's seat has a bobo =p

The cone is gone silly!
Look at I have a KA motors intake that sucks through the grill.

haha are you talking about the old drivers seat?

[craiggroves91]

FUCKING R3V'd IT!!!
Taking a turn too fast, thatll teach me. Lost the rear end counter steered went up a little dirt hill type thing . thats what did this I think

[ck_taft325is]

Dude, just get a new valance.

[craiggroves91]

Dude, just get a new valance.

It messed up the fender a little too.
How much are valences going for at like a pick n pull?

[ck_taft325is]

You're looking at some time in finding a new one but at MOST for a pristine one, $200. Take a heat gun and gently pull on where the fender is creased. Better yet, get some detailed photo's up of all the damage.

You're talking about selling a car because you got into a little bender? If nothing mechanical is broken, you can't poon it up now.

[craiggroves91]

You're looking at some time in finding a new one but at MOST for a pristine one, $200. Take a heat gun and gently pull on where the fender is creased. Better yet, get some detailed photo's up of all the damage.

You're talking about selling a car because you got into a little bender? If nothing mechanical is broken, you can't poon it up now.

Im talking about selling the car because its salvaged and had a Horrible replacent on rear passenger fender. Rust from that
I want to buy a good car and swap my motor in it
Ill get some more pics right now of the damage

[ck_taft325is]

Repair and THEN sell it. You'll lose your ass otherwise. You can also just part it but be prepared to sit on a stock pile of BS parts for a bit.

[i<3mye30]

i got a bmw 325is wit a proformacee chi and vibrant catback exhaust soooon to be boosting next monthh:)

[craiggroves91]

Repair and THEN sell it. You'll lose your ass otherwise. You can also just part it but be prepared to sit on a stock pile of BS parts for a bit.

Yeah I didn't want to part with the engine, but after repairs with all parts I could see getting like 2500 maybe?

[craiggroves91]