So, after a week of delay, I finally have some photos of the new car.
Sparco strut tower brace, Turner chip, B&B triflo exhaust, bilstein shocks, eibach springs, suspension techniques anti-roll bars with urethane bushings, TSW (GROSS!) wheels.
Bought the car as is, so far the only work I've done is replace the transmission (refer to my "what to do about transmission failure thread for details ;) ), done a full coolant flush, replaced a radiator hose that was about to burst, and went through all the little stuff the last mechanics messed up. There's a bunch of stupid mistakes the last mechanics made, and they're kinda all over the car. The roll bar mounts were shimmed because they used too long of a bolt, so the bar does not sit right on the car, and is probably improperly preloaded, the driver's side front brake pad retaining spring was just chillin outside the caliper, which made for some very rough stopping, and the wheels were balanced by a disabled child. I went to balance them myself yesterday, and none of the weights were placed right, or even remotely close to it. Granted, the TSW's are so damn crooked, you can't really balance them, but after I went over em and redid everything, it turned out a hell of a lot better than it was before, most of the steering wheel vibrations are gone.
Straight body, definately been repainted, or at least clearcoated at some point (which the previous owner failed to tell me), very little rust, what little there is is getting fixed for me for $150 by getting replaced with new panels. Now the real kicker: PERFECT interior. I've never seen anything remotely close to this in quality. The seats don't have a single fold, tear or scratch on them. I don't think you could find these anywhere if you tried. My transmission post.
So, without further ado, my half-complete, red bumpered E30:
Sparco strut tower brace, Turner chip, B&B triflo exhaust, bilstein shocks, eibach springs, suspension techniques anti-roll bars with urethane bushings, TSW (GROSS!) wheels.
Bought the car as is, so far the only work I've done is replace the transmission (refer to my "what to do about transmission failure thread for details ;) ), done a full coolant flush, replaced a radiator hose that was about to burst, and went through all the little stuff the last mechanics messed up. There's a bunch of stupid mistakes the last mechanics made, and they're kinda all over the car. The roll bar mounts were shimmed because they used too long of a bolt, so the bar does not sit right on the car, and is probably improperly preloaded, the driver's side front brake pad retaining spring was just chillin outside the caliper, which made for some very rough stopping, and the wheels were balanced by a disabled child. I went to balance them myself yesterday, and none of the weights were placed right, or even remotely close to it. Granted, the TSW's are so damn crooked, you can't really balance them, but after I went over em and redid everything, it turned out a hell of a lot better than it was before, most of the steering wheel vibrations are gone.
Straight body, definately been repainted, or at least clearcoated at some point (which the previous owner failed to tell me), very little rust, what little there is is getting fixed for me for $150 by getting replaced with new panels. Now the real kicker: PERFECT interior. I've never seen anything remotely close to this in quality. The seats don't have a single fold, tear or scratch on them. I don't think you could find these anywhere if you tried. My transmission post.
So, without further ado, my half-complete, red bumpered E30:
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