Adventure time with Abbi

[ak-]

I appreciate all the nice comments guys. It's definitely been a rollercoaster, but as someone mentioned earlier, it's a labor of love.

BTW, I lime the oil filter housing mods -- Good ideas. Also, you still running sealed beams? I only ask because of that last pic you posted... Get some DEPO's and put in some DDM bulbs (high + low). Great upgrade for the cost. Night time driving is a new experience with some nice headlights!

Thanks. Credit goes to Castro. I've since then put a sandwich plate between the housing and filter for my Oil gauge senders. It has a 3rd port for a feed line, but I'm obviously running it on the tapped housing bolt instead.

I have real EU Smilies now, but I've REALLY considered getting depos just bcause they are NEW lights. New is better than rusty old stuff even if the quality lacks a little in my opinion with the lights.

your car is beautiful! im lebanese too! i run the same plate up front. i was in an accident with my zinno car now i just bought the replacement calypso late model i hope its half the car yours is. i need a turbo in my life..

Thank you brother.
If you have turbo Q's let me know! I've been through a lot of things I haven't mentioned here and learned a tremendous amount along the way.

I lime it a lot. We really need some pics of our 91's together! ;)

Your idea is so sexy it might just be illegal Matt ;)

Awesome adventure.

I ran into the same problem when I was rear-ended in my E36. No police report. Offending party's insurance didn't cover.

It's terrible!! I blame myself in the end though because I was young and didn't know how to proceed with the situation.
:/

Awesome pic/story dump. Lime everything about the car.

Also, hope this isn't racist or whatever but Lebanese people are fucking awesome. My old landlord was Lebanese and he was super chill and really good to us and there was a pizza place owned and mostly staffed by Lebanese people (Shocker, right?) and they were super cool too.

Anyway, cool car and story brah.

Hahah. It's a pleasure hearing that dude.
Thanks!

Really neat story abdubillibad. Loved that you kept it from your family for a bit 8)

Abdulmuttaleb* :p
And yeah man, I was really concerned on biting the bullet and following what I wanted to do. Turned out ok!

So awesome. That's one of my favorite e30s. It's nice to hear (read) the story behind it. I look forward to seeing what you do with your brothers car!

Thank you :)
I'm also really excited for him. He just needs to get situated with HIS first year of college before messing with the car. I don't want him to get distracted. (I totally sound like my father right now wth)

What was your setup with the style 5's? Adapters? If so, how thick?

Fill/drill 20mm front, 25mm rear.
Rear needs a FLAT roll to do this. 20mm rear is easier.





Wheeeeeeee.

[325ix]

Love it!
Do you have any higher res pictures?

[einstein57]

I see my diesel getting a 5 speed swap in the background.

[XW70]

Very nice build! i love the early front lip on late model valence combination, as well as the red seats. Great work so far.

[robrez]

Great read and documentation. I was fortunate to see one, or maybe both, of your e30s up close.

[Yakinho]

Nice job dude, car looks great.

[noE30]

has always been a favorite of mine, keep it up man.

[tg318is]

Le yum.

[illest318i]

Wow, thank you for sharing. I was always interested in learning more about your e30, it's one of my favorites on this forum and its truly an inspiration.

[dillon7]

absolutely love it. one of my favorite cars on here and the car that made me put black as number 1 on my list while looking for another e30.

[5ickride]

Did i miss it? What wheels are you rockin?

[ak-]

You guys are great. Thanks for the nice comments.

Love it!
Do you have any higher res pictures?

I will dig for some when I get to my computer!

Did i miss it? What wheels are you rockin?

Started with fill/drill 16" Style 5's accompanied with 20mm / 25mm spacers,
then, 16x9 ESM 002 with a 15mm spacer up front (to clear coils) and 5mm rear with pretty MotorSport Hardware 90mm studs.

[campbellj25]

Damn, your car is exactly what mine wants to be when it grows up. Whats your suspension setup? Did I read somewhere that you sectioned your strut housings 3 inches?

[ak-]

Damn, your car is exactly what mine wants to be when it grows up. Whats your suspension setup? Did I read somewhere that you sectioned your strut housings 3 inches?

:)
That is correct! I recommend 2.5" though.

[chadthestampede]

Love this car.