Just picked it up! Help me make it great. (Lots of pics)

[grippymonkey]

any history of the Radiator being replaced? the one you have looks like it may be ready to crack

other then that get her all cleaned up, throw on some new suspension, and find some wheels/tires to get her looking right!

[straight6pwr]

to make it a nicely modified daily, euro bumpers, H&R sport springs/Koni struts, euroweaves, and some better output lighting.

after that, just spend money on maintenance to keep her running top!

[MG325i]

do your maintenance work first.
clean engine bay. exterior/interior.

and id suggest searching on the forum for what you like. theres lots and lots of info. find what you like best. go from there.

[ZM Blue Devil]

sticker says 172k so if odo not broken you should be fine for a while.
Euro bumpers a must.
Go to home depot and pick up a gallon of spray nine, pressure wash that engine bay after spraying it down with S9. That way you can see where leaks are.
Get a zhp knob and leather boot set and a nice steering wheel.

Congrats looks like a super clean car. Enjoy her.

[urbancynic]

I would start with a good cleaning and maintenance.

Timing belt (unless you have PROOF it was done recently)
H2O pump
oil
coolant (when u do the t-belt and h2o pump)
maybe v-belts
hoses
gearbox and diff oil

check out the brakes

Then I would get a Mark-D chip for it.

That crack in the intake pipe isnt a problem if it is the same one you're thinking of before the air box.

If it is after the AFM then you need to fix it.

congrats and enjoy it.

[Timp]

Yes, I want your recommendations. If this were YOUR daily driver, what would you do with it?

I picked this up in California for 2K. It has a 180K, and it drives very nicely. Has a full service history and was owned by an older woman. It has blue houndstooth!

Some pics below but you can view the entire album HERE:






Little tear on the bolster... Wonder if that's fixable. That's the only imperfection besides a somewhat compressed cushion.





Look like there's some cracked intake right there. I'm not sure what part this is exactly.





The engine bay definitely could use a cleaning and I want to repaint the trim and the mirrors. I'd also like an 'is' valence. What else would you guys do?

The stereo in this car sucks. Would finding the premium sound package be better than just swapping out the 4 speakers with something a little more high-end?

Forgive me for my newbness.