Well I had to get a daily for quite some time now and I was looking at a plethora of cars that would meet my daily needs. Seeing that I generally like older cars an E30 was high up on the list.
I came across a one owner 5spd late model, cloth and jumped on it as those are the things I was looking for in an E30. There is some rust on the front fender which I plan to just completely replace over the winter. Also plan to refinish my weaves over winter and get a repaint. She's high mileage at 260 000km but wasn't abused. Parked indoors at home and work. Lady driven for past 23 years. I plan to just run this engine til it falls on its face. Timing belt etc. is next week.
I've had the car for a little over a month now and I have done (in this sweltering 40+ degrees heat)
New front control arms with new inner and outer ball joints
New front sway bar links
New sway bar link brackets
New front control arm bushings (solid)
New fuel filter
New air filter
New spark plugs
New shifter boot
New Bilstein Sport shocks
New H&R Sport Springs
New Front shock mounts
New Rear shock mounts TMS HP
Oil change
I have a MarkD chip coming (thanks to REV member)
Temperamental when starting, sometimes immediate, sometimes a few cranks. Seems like fuel problem as it stutters sometimes when it has trouble starting. Pump maybe going but not sure. Another nice surprise was a dented gas tank which maybe screwing with how much fuel I can put in.
Anyway on to pics.
What it looked like when I got her:
With the 15" weaves
After all the suspension stuff (as it sits now)
I think all that work sorta tired me out so I'm bringing her in to a shop to get the timing belt and shifter bushings done though next time I'll do the TB myself.
I came across a one owner 5spd late model, cloth and jumped on it as those are the things I was looking for in an E30. There is some rust on the front fender which I plan to just completely replace over the winter. Also plan to refinish my weaves over winter and get a repaint. She's high mileage at 260 000km but wasn't abused. Parked indoors at home and work. Lady driven for past 23 years. I plan to just run this engine til it falls on its face. Timing belt etc. is next week.
I've had the car for a little over a month now and I have done (in this sweltering 40+ degrees heat)
New front control arms with new inner and outer ball joints
New front sway bar links
New sway bar link brackets
New front control arm bushings (solid)
New fuel filter
New air filter
New spark plugs
New shifter boot
New Bilstein Sport shocks
New H&R Sport Springs
New Front shock mounts
New Rear shock mounts TMS HP
Oil change
I have a MarkD chip coming (thanks to REV member)
Temperamental when starting, sometimes immediate, sometimes a few cranks. Seems like fuel problem as it stutters sometimes when it has trouble starting. Pump maybe going but not sure. Another nice surprise was a dented gas tank which maybe screwing with how much fuel I can put in.
Anyway on to pics.
What it looked like when I got her:
With the 15" weaves
After all the suspension stuff (as it sits now)
I think all that work sorta tired me out so I'm bringing her in to a shop to get the timing belt and shifter bushings done though next time I'll do the TB myself.
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