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[mentaleeill]

damn, i miss it. thanks for keeping her clean, now i need to hurry up and get the 4 door done now.

[diegom6]

A blast to drive I bet! Very nice turbo e30

[MR 325]

i like the new wheels and stance

Agreed!

What are the wheel/tire sizes?

[Roysneon]

So you bought it already built then made your changes?

Not saying there's anything wrong with that, just trying to figure out what I missed. Everyone else seems to know the story of this car.

[RUFFLZ]

where do you guys source all this minty houndstooth?
are you restoring the seats with the material or what? and what's the cost of that?
it's soooooo hawtt

[imwhyteyo]

So you bought it already built then made your changes?

Not saying there's anything wrong with that, just trying to figure out what I missed. Everyone else seems to know the story of this car.

Yes, it was sold twice from our friend mentaleeill who had
Pretty much put her in her place in the hall of fame. As to why I credit Bobby.

It was sold to an s2k enthusiast who kinda gave it alittle harsh treatment. Didnt take much care or interest in e30s... " I was just looking for a sharp car with alot of power". He literally had it stored outside nearly half a state away from his residence. Nearly blowing her up midst tuning..
when I first showed up to view the car, it was not anything like he had posted pictures of(which were in fact pictures from the sale thread hed re-used), a mirror was missing, rear bumper panel falling off, trunk a complete mess of Walmart tools, mtx amp wiring, gym clothing and shoes, sawdust, hood was seized shut from sitting there (rusted latch I had to fix on the spot), I asked if he changed the oil since he bought it, and to my suprise, he hadnt. A small unmelted pile of snow an and around I had to shovel out for him, because a plow guy had to keep the storage containers accessible(why he didnt rent one?!?!) And a few other body/paint issues I was disturbed by.

It needed love again, and thats all shes gotten since shes came home to me. Ive fixed everything I could closely think of to restore her to its original state in the magazine, with few new additions:
Keskin kt1 16x9 et15r et25spaced in the front.
Replaced paint matched kidneys with classic chrome(goes beeter with the rims IMO)
replaced damaged oil pan with new hot tanked n sandblasted aftermarket windage tray, welded oil return bung.
upgraded sound system to full Cadence component interiors on alpine v12
rebuilt custom floor, for jl 12" JL w6v2 on JL 1000/1 (ill post pics of that)
Retrofit acura tsx OEM projectors, lense modded, w/ new osram/Philips d2s system.
Hardwired an illuminated manual fan switch
New extreme duty skid plate, with welded tubular support doubling as an active strut bar and additional jacking point.
paint matched is lip and got new Ryan g splitter.
Repainted many flaking engine bay covers amd pieces.
Rewrapped downpipe.
Wrinkle painted exhaust tips
Superflux Led makeover (inside and out, all OEM matched.. No hyper blue, sorry broz)
Replaced broken rear ashtray.
RX7 brake upgrade with crossdrilled rotors, hawk pads.
Replaced all rear brake hard lines and finally installed ebrake. Lol
Plaid decklid interior and false floor (its not houndstooooth)
Removed all stickers(not a sticker guy)
New optima yellowtop
Front and rear REAL black and white carbon fiber roundels
0awg ground cable (battery, 2 engine, and one power for alt.)
Viper smart start with GPS location


Plans on deck are:
Paint matched strut bars (f/r)
Matching big swaybar set with reinforcements
camber plates, and a rear adjustment kit or subframe readily made.
Fix paints minor issues
custom guage plate for wideband guage and indash GPS (center console)
Ash tray to change pocket as a result, lol
Push button ciggerett lighter ignition
Glass sunroof
Volvo.lip
Ok that last one was a joke....

Ive done all the work very carefully myself..
I dont allow anyone to put a finger on this thing that I cannot handle myself, without watching like a hawk. I have very little trust when the alignment guys eyes light up, thinking im leaving them the keys to roll her in. (you fucking wish.)

[mentaleeill]

Shit, I'm glad you got it from Matt. My worst fear was this car winding up like ed(egk2)'s old car. He seemed like such an enthusiast until I sent him the title and he talked about putting a eurostop wide body on it.

Glad it made it to a worthy owner and not destined for the scrap yard, I had my heart and soul in her.

[jizo]

when is hard parking????

[imwhyteyo]

when is hard parking????

You missed it last month man...

And yea Bobby, he was telling me the same thing, he actually bought it and a carbon fiber hood for it which he tried selling me on. He was swiftly shunned.. You have no worries here, its strange the more I dig into the car, the more I find it feels like "weve been waiting for each other"... everything I would have eventually done... Youve already covered beyond my own knowledge with very well thought and planning that only I could appreciate as deeply. Its been nothing but a dream come true and her legacy will continue 100% (even if you dont agree with the keskins.. Lol)

[keefy6]

i cant say for sure whats running for numbers, it made 500+whp when it was in bmw performance magazine, but that was in 2010 (all respects to mr. miller)





since, the turbo has been downsized, and was said to be pushing closely 440whp @18psi. Then, was retuned for 25psi and it was a flakey number as there were serious traction issues on the dyno.

I still have this issue, very well put together car