It sad to see such a beautiful car completely destroyed within a few years. For the price of an e30 shell i'd agree with the others saying its not worth it. You'll definitely spend more money fixing that up and then all the labor on top of that. Time = money
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The quarter panel is fixable, but will take some time and money. Like someone said earlier, everything is repairable for a price.
What is more disturbing is the front of the unibody. The radiator support is trashed and will need to be replaced and the cowl is just plain scary, ie good luck ever getting the windshield seal to fit right and you will always be fighting rust throughout the area. There also apears to be buckling and what is up with the 'crossmember bracing'? Take a good long look at the straitness of the frame.
It would DEFINATELY be more worthwhile to transfer the kit (which I woud KILL for, where exacly do you live?) and any other rare/usefull bits to a better shell.
PS, time for a good ol' fashioned pitch-fork and torch mob on the previous owner's lawn...
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How much is the body kit worth. I cant find many pics of it. It has to be somewhat rare. It does have the fender flares. I am thinking about parting it out. I'm not much of a BMW guy and i'm already missing my Nissan's. This is kick ass car though even if it's a pos right now.
Here is a pic of the same kit on a wagon. I would love to have this wagon.
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Originally posted by methylprop View PostWhy give up on a car that can be fixed. I don't want this to be the end of this cars life. I don't know why. I know it's stupid, but I'm not junking it.
Kinda the same story as yours; had a Zender kit on it, Mtech 1 wheel, M3 seats, header, sport exhaust. Like it was somebody's toy that they took care of and modded out a bit, then someone else took it over and just ran it into the ground.
Yeah "it's just a car" but I feel bad for the little guy. I plan to make it the basis for my own M10 turbo project eventually (I started collecting turbo parts long before I got this car), even though it wouldn't make sense to most people.
Good luck with the project if you decide to go through with it; it'll be a long road, but it would be nice to see it come back.Last edited by kway; 03-27-2010, 02:44 PM.'84 318i - Lapisblau/Schwarz (in cryosleep)
'06 330i - Titansilber/Schwarz
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part that thing out!! it will be a black hole if you start putting money into it.FEEDBACK:
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As much as I hate when these go to the junker, this thing needs way too much work.. I, too, would recommend to take the desired parts and scrap it.
If you restore it: more power to you!
Originally posted by methylpropThis is the metal support behind the seats. He locked his keys in the car and "Didn't want to bust the glass". so this is what he did instead.
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Holy shit!
That's a lot of work, but if a car had cool history like that, I'd fix it up.
I'd have more respect for you if you could fix this, than if you grabbed a new shell.
Look for a decent shell(s) to cut off of, and fix this one up.
1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
1983 Peugeot 505 STI
1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD
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