good from far, but far from good

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Are you running gc coils without camber plates? How low are you and do you rub? spring rates? sorry for all the questions camber plates are last thing i need and if i can get by with out them for a while I will. Car looks great though

[dirtbag30]

thanks

never even heard of that before. looks kinda funky to me.

ill probably just end up buying a delete plate from bimmerworld or wherever else i can find one, expensive but the easiest option for me.

[N2MYE30]

Good work going on in here. :up: Ive never seen one on a E30 but is a California top possible? I think one like this would be pretty cool.

[dirtbag30]

jesus, that PO slick top weight reduction fail. I'd like to see the repair process on that.

if all goes to plan ill have a garage this winter that i work in and im planning to tear the sunroof out completely and fix it properly. fingers crossed.

ill be sure to take a lot of photos.

[E30_Pare]

jesus, that PO slick top weight reduction fail. I'd like to see the repair process on that.

[Dj Buttchug]

wow that roof was terrible. nice work

[dirtbag30]

nothing really too exciting to update,

but ive been daily driving this for a month now and so far everything has been running smooth, with a small hickup from the fuel pump and FP relay. replaced both of them and its back on the road.

purchased a good condition Thule roof rack from ebay and some Euro Grilles.

heres how she sits now. my hood alignment is way off, but i cant figure out how to fix it and have it shut properly.

photo by alec.ruonavaara, on Flickr

[UDMRacing]

Nice work!! I like the comparison pics of the new and old front suspension. Here's mine. Big difference.

[JonTheHero22]

Great work man, you're making a lot of good progress. I can't wait to see how its gonna look when its finished

[dirtbag30]

yeah i'm in the same boat. nobody makes good fiberglass filler panel that doesn't cost $400 and your first born. and welding is sketchy cause the heat will warp the roof VERY quickly. i'm thinking i might just panel bond a sheet of ABS to the underside of the roof then use a VERY SMALL layer of filler to smooth the hole. still on the fence about the whole situation though

yeah that would work. but i would still rather have the panel.
bimmerworld sells one but i'm hesitant because of the price. i might just have to buck up and buy it.

[mitchlikesbikes]

thanks guys!


im still trying to comprehend what he was thinking. now the whole roof is a mess.
future plans for the roof are to cut out the sunroof completely and either

-weld a new piece in place, or
-find some kind of delete plate to put in place of it.

yeah i'm in the same boat. nobody makes good fiberglass filler panel that doesn't cost $400 and your first born. and welding is sketchy cause the heat will warp the roof VERY quickly. i'm thinking i might just panel bond a sheet of ABS to the underside of the roof then use a VERY SMALL layer of filler to smooth the hole. still on the fence about the whole situation though

[dirtbag30]

thanks guys!


im still trying to comprehend what he was thinking. now the whole roof is a mess.
future plans for the roof are to cut out the sunroof completely and either

-weld a new piece in place, or
-find some kind of delete plate to put in place of it.

[mitchlikesbikes]

this looks nice. good work on that roof, looks like it was a shit show.



the simplicity of your brake and suspension setup is nice too

[CubbyChowder]

My god, how could someone prefer a roof drenched in bondo over a sunroof? Just seems like such a step backwards to me. Nice work though, looks like the car is in good hands

[agent]

Not sure how I missed this before - looks like you're doing good work Alec!