New guy...well sort of

[Project 325i]

Well i have been on e30tech for awhile and i thought i would register here aswell. I bought my car about a year and a half ago, nearly saving it from being sent to the junk-yard:(. It has come a long way since then and is under the knife right now..

Here are some pics from day one to now.





Since then i have:
Body work on the car
Repainted original calypsorot
new wheels/tires
re-did stereo
Changed from auto to manual trans
eyebrows
spoiler(needs some preping before i can paint)
custom rear bumper
front lip
taurus side skirts which will be on after i finish engine build
lowered
tinted windows
smoked rear tails
and a whole lot more..






And now begins the engine rebuild
I put a 2.7 eta block in and 885 "i" head and now turbo time:p

Heres the ugly turbo



A few hours later..

[90Degrees]

very nice, subscribed

[foofopps]

good job saving that car, looks good, where are you in chicago?

[SeriousBusiness]

Good shit. Leaving it automatic?

[325ix]

Good shit. Leaving it automatic?

He said he swapped it.

[pilotskillse30]

thanks for saving another e30 and great job on the build...subscribed!

[SeriousBusiness]

He said he swapped it.

Oh shit, didn't notice. Reading comprehension owned me.

[IRON-E]

Nice work, details on custom rear bumper and is that euro (duckbill) lip up in the front? I thought they only had them available for early models.

[greekfreak]

very nice great save

[Project 325i]

Thanks everyone, Im around lemont/lockport area, not leaving it auto, already have manual trans in it/pedals installed and as for the front lip i got it from ebay :-D I have to take pics of how it sits now (engine is in, driveshaft is in, clutch pedal/shifter ect)

[joshuafr]

very nice, but for the love of god... get rid of the grill mesh :hitler:

[TexasTerp]

Calypso is such a great color! I love the body work. I definitely want more info on the rear bumper. Can't wait to see more of the car!

[metalgear]

Can't wait to see this when it's done!

[Project 325i]

Lol man my mesh grill gets me so much attention on these forums. Dont worry it will probably be gone after i put my intercooler there(if im gonna put it there) ill go get some pictures now..

Edit: Here are the pics
Also the rear bumper is like i said completely custom.

[IRON-E]

What bumper half did you use for the bottom, if you don't mind me asking?
Looks like a clean job. I wanted to do something like that with a Racing Dinamics apron a long time ago but didn't have the space or time. Good job man, keep us updated on the TARBO setup too.