M42 Goon Squad - Showoff your M42 Car

[freeride53]

God. Style 10s look so fucking good.

Quoted for accuracy.

I really wouldn't mind a set of those after these basketweaves.
But I also have serious ADD when it comes to trying to decide what to do with my car :D

[MF DOOM]

La Jolla is sick, I love it. There are some great ocean side communities around here for sure. I'm more of a coastal guy and would recoomend the coast more than inland places in SD. :D

And hell ya man. There are many MANY enthusiast-owned e30s in San diego...all over really. Mine is also currently back at home (sf bay area) and i miss it dearly. There are some good drives around here, I hear Palomar mountain is sick in particular. We've gotta hit it up this May or June on a weekend...

At this point me and the girlfriend are just looking for a decently priced place in the san diego area. Coastal would be cool though haha im just looking for work and trying to get settled right now

Ive been thinking about visiting palomar mountain. havent been able to do much yet. hopefully soon though

[Earl]

Could an e36 compact join the M42 goon squad? If so here is mine. (If not I'll remove the pictures=D)

How it looked the first time I saw it (previous owner in the picture):


Put the hood back on when I went to pick it up (opened up on the highway when he had it):

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/earlcharlesmeyeriii/IMAG0062.jpg

After a month of having it home:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230/earlcharlesmeyeriii/IMAG0154.jpg

Here it is June of last year (returning from Eurowerks 6):


Right before teardown:



Engine shot:


Now the rear subframe is out; plastidip has all been removed; shaving the engine bay; and refreshing the m42.

Here is the m42 currently:


Clean enough to paint?

If I posted too many pictures; or if e36 compacts aren't allowed, I will remove them=) I do have an m42 and e30 rear subframe though. hahaha

[decay]

Could an e36 compact join the M42 goon squad?

More appropriate than the "it -used- to be an m42" guys... Thumb up.

[freeride53]

Did you join r3v just to post in this thread? If so, then why not. :D

[Earl]

Did you join r3v just to post in this thread? If so, then why not. :D

I didn't=/ But I did join for PMing Buttchug about his valve cover and for group buys on rear subframe/trailing arm parts.

[unevolved]

Someone have access to the same font used in the "Respect your Elders" stickers?

I believe it's Helvetica, or something very similar. Check out "Coolvetica." Free and legal to use for something like this.

Here's my not-so-sexy DD/bike hauler:





I've got a turbo sitting on the workbench (along with some new seats), but I've also got this little guy taking up all of my monies right now:

[SedanSandwich]

Here is my 91 318IS that will be getting a head gasket and some other parts soon.



and finally the interior.

[Larzzz]

Hers my magnaflow exhaust clip if anyone is interested!!

http://s1338.photobucket.com/user/mattlarzzz/media/1CC9E312-E6E4-4D83-94CD-94A54E991D2E-745-0000005DA0876337_zps80a9658e.mp4.html

[unevolved]

Speaking of which, any M42 guys have a stock, working cat? Mine's starting to break down and chunk out. I'd love to not pay for a new replacement, but I'm nowhere near putting the turbo on, and I don't want a loud, slow car.

[Balleristic31]

Couple phone pics of the bay. Still have a bunch of cosmoline to get off and a few things to clean up. Gotta love the space up front though!

[MazterDizazter]

You guys have some really nice E30's, and nice M42's! Here's my shitbox; I need to put in work cleaning the engine bay and interior up (PO lived on a dirt road) and get it lower with some 15 or 16" wheels, but that's about all I have planned:








Who makes fun of M42's? Getting 30mpg is the balls! I coulda bought a Civic or some shit but instead I bought an iconic rear-wheel-drive BMW that is fun to drive and solid as a rock. OK, I coulda bought another MR2 and gotten 30mpg with RWD but two MR2's would be boring and I wanted something better for highway driving.

[Jboss12]

^^^ wow, The exterior on that looks immaculate

[unevolved]

30MPG? I'm jelly.

[pmat]

Nothing special here. Slowly working on it as funds allow.