My abandoned e30 M3 restoration

[M-technik-3]

Great find! Go with an S54 swap and you won't regret it.

I'm going to look at a 90' M3 zinna/black with no motor on Friday. No rust. Full interior and suspension. Hoping I can score it for under $8k so I can build another S54 beast.

90 should be Brillant red?

[e30m3s54turbo]

90 should be Brillant red?

Greg is correct. My 1990 m3 I bought brand new was brilliant red.

[*freshm3]

I'll re-verify. Still haven't seen the car yet....but the anxiety is killing me. My 89' is a Zinno.

FYI- My friend just bought a 90' salmon/black 5 minutes ago from a Private seller for <$15k. Has a bit of rust but its all original. Literally 5 minutes ago. Deals are still out there from uneducated sellers.

[M-technik-3]

89 is a split year.

Bit of rust.....I have seen that story of just a bit go down the wrong path. Hope it was not created by a former member here.

*freshm3 you should creat another thread so the OP's thread does not get derailed.

Keep at it OP now we should resume with regularly scheduled programming.

[jhaurimn]

I'll re-verify. Still haven't seen the car yet....but the anxiety is killing me. My 89' is a Zinno.

FYI- My friend just bought a 90' salmon/black 5 minutes ago from a Private seller for <$15k. Has a bit of rust but its all original. Literally 5 minutes ago. Deals are still out there from uneducated sellers.

salmon????

Eager to see more updates op

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I'll re-verify. Still haven't seen the car yet....but the anxiety is killing me. My 89' is a Zinno.

FYI- My friend just bought a 90' salmon/black 5 minutes ago from a Private seller for <$15k. Has a bit of rust but its all original. Literally 5 minutes ago. Deals are still out there from uneducated sellers.

Seen my build thread Yea that was supposed to just be a bit of rust.... Over all though if it does have just a little 15k is to bad i guess depends on the mileage and condition

[KIRIEIW]

M20 swap OP. There cheap and might even be the first guy to put one of those into a m3! Seriously though, I'd wait out for a s14.

[rturbo 930]

Bit of rust.....I have seen that story of just a bit go down the wrong path. Hope it was not created by a former member here.

I once bought a car (not an E30) with a "bit of rust" In fact, the reason I bought the car was because it had so little rust (and it was cheap - $500). After digging into it, I found that it has A LOT of rust. I'm really wary buying any older car on the east coast, now. Got pretty lucky with my E30 though. No rust whatsoever.

[our guile]

Been following this on facebook. Great find OP

[tyouphoto]

this is awesome. crazy find/story no doubt. good luck to you, good sir.

[Kevs87-325is]

so awesome! Good luck with Build!

[gte175x]

Never really saw him again.

Not to be a dick but he was about 17 years old i think. I talked with him for a bit and you could just tell he didn't know anything about working on cars nor did he have the skills nor resources to undertake a restoration project as in depth as this.

So, basically, you told him you were going to research it and try to buy it? or you were not trying to be a dick by resoning out that he didn't deserve it as much as you did?

[HennaE30]

My abandoned e30 M3 restoration

So, basically, you told him you were going to research it and try to buy it? or you were not trying to be a dick by resoning out that he didn't deserve it as much as you did?

I think he means that the kid would have been in wayy over his head. Nothing regarding who "deserved it more" but more of a "who has the better resources/chances" to complete the restoration.

[///Bimmerfan]

Nice find, can't wait for more updates!

[Stanley Rockafella]

I think he means that the kid would have been in wayy over his head. Nothing regarding who "deserved it more" but more of a "who has the better resources/chances" to complete the restoration.

Congrats OP

The least you could do is offer the kid who helped you find the car a cash reward. I mean honestly, give him 1grand for helping you find it, isn't going to break you. Given how much that thing in rough shape is worth (even a cleaned up shell is worth 10-15g's).

Pay it forward, do the right thing. I'm sure you'll make his day