I've been lurking on this forum, not posting any pictures of my car.
I traveled up to Corpus Christi and saved this 1989 325i zinno convertible. The PO just had the spark plug wires sitting on top of the plugs, had no clue there was a soft top under the hardtop and just plain didn't know about BMW. But the engine was solid and clutch was strong, new timing belt,a K&N filter, and a Dinan chip, So I bought it. (Also the Convertible Hardtop was a
big factor :o )
It had blown shocks, leaky power steering lines, and tires way to tall to look halfway decent. Also had a straightpipe with a ford muffler at the end :hitler:
On the way back home a monstrous coyote ran right infront of me. There was no way to avoid it. It totalled the lower valance and bent some of the metal under the bumper. Just to give you an idea on how abnormally large this animal was, there was blood on the top of the headlights and the coyote went under the car....
Over the next few weeks I tackled the small issues, fixing leaks, changing oil, Valve cover gasket, rubbed on the paint. pulled some dents ect.
Updated photos! These were from EMC2 Euro Island Meet and Cruise!
UPDATED 10-31-2014
Went up to Fredericksburg to a bmw meet and cruise and around 6:30am 5 minutes from my destination a deer came across the road and I swerved and barely clipped him. Ruined my day and his but I was happy to be alive.
I was pretty depressed about it but a fellow R3ver who lives near me hooked it up with an extremley well colormatched vert front fender and lights.
UPDATED 12/13/14
Well after working on her between school and work, I finally got a lot done! I pulled my head out of my ass and corrected a lot of stuff I once thought looked good...
I,
Dumped es valance, and picked up a late model.
Color matched valance and rocker panels
Finally got the seats reupholstered (took forever. Ran into multiple problems)
Changed interior from tan to black.
Installed HID low beams and LED fogs!
added a few goodies here and there.
Update 1/17/15
Added a rear apron, and Replaced the sun rotted soft top. Also added tint (not pictured) Just waiting for my exhaust to get in this weekend and I should be happy for a little bit :)
I traveled up to Corpus Christi and saved this 1989 325i zinno convertible. The PO just had the spark plug wires sitting on top of the plugs, had no clue there was a soft top under the hardtop and just plain didn't know about BMW. But the engine was solid and clutch was strong, new timing belt,a K&N filter, and a Dinan chip, So I bought it. (Also the Convertible Hardtop was a
big factor :o )
It had blown shocks, leaky power steering lines, and tires way to tall to look halfway decent. Also had a straightpipe with a ford muffler at the end :hitler:
On the way back home a monstrous coyote ran right infront of me. There was no way to avoid it. It totalled the lower valance and bent some of the metal under the bumper. Just to give you an idea on how abnormally large this animal was, there was blood on the top of the headlights and the coyote went under the car....
Over the next few weeks I tackled the small issues, fixing leaks, changing oil, Valve cover gasket, rubbed on the paint. pulled some dents ect.
Updated photos! These were from EMC2 Euro Island Meet and Cruise!
UPDATED 10-31-2014
Went up to Fredericksburg to a bmw meet and cruise and around 6:30am 5 minutes from my destination a deer came across the road and I swerved and barely clipped him. Ruined my day and his but I was happy to be alive.
I was pretty depressed about it but a fellow R3ver who lives near me hooked it up with an extremley well colormatched vert front fender and lights.
UPDATED 12/13/14
Well after working on her between school and work, I finally got a lot done! I pulled my head out of my ass and corrected a lot of stuff I once thought looked good...
I,
Dumped es valance, and picked up a late model.
Color matched valance and rocker panels
Finally got the seats reupholstered (took forever. Ran into multiple problems)
Changed interior from tan to black.
Installed HID low beams and LED fogs!
added a few goodies here and there.
Update 1/17/15
Added a rear apron, and Replaced the sun rotted soft top. Also added tint (not pictured) Just waiting for my exhaust to get in this weekend and I should be happy for a little bit :)
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