Picked this up locally. 27 years old and engine bay looks brand new.
came with:
Facelift plastic bump upgrade
3.73 LSD
Blacked out kidneys
Mtech 1 steering wheel
Sunroof
Zhp shift knob
Short shift
Bilstein sport
Eiebach sport springs
Borbet wheels
Black sport seats in addition to tan seats
Plastic bumper
Rear Valence, (PO said its was a local fab but looks to be an ACS mold)
Previous owner (or previous previous owner) had removed the A/C and power steering. Interior was trashed, cracked dash, bumper not attached/mated with valence, iS lip not attached, no bumper trim, blown fuses, stereo didn't work, ABS engages at <1 mph, faulty sunroof motor, torn sunroof headliner.
But for all of the above the engine, transmission and suspension is in great condition. It looks as if it has aftermarket headers, definitely feels tuned, haven't checked the injectors and the engine appears to be rebuilt. Pulls harder than my vert too. I knew I could repair the aesthetic/minor mechanical issues so I went to work right away. Purchased in September 14'
Picked up another tach/speedometer, bumper trim, and condenser and some a/c piping.
Out with the old, in the the black sport seats.
iS lip attached
Acquired A/c and powersteering components
Hella ellipsoids, they were cracked when I got them, got new lenses from a friend and corresponding pigtails. Now retrofitted with 5000k HID bulbs
M3 needle conversion.
Slow progress, painted my grills, cut my trim to fit the bumper, primed the rear bumper and valence.
Fiberglassing bumper trim back together and deleting side markers/converting to euro trim.
Riveted the valence to the bumper
Bumper and valence back on the car
Little before and after:
Euro bumper trim attached:
Back bumper trim attached:
Errrbody loves new roundel day!
Really does freshen up the look
The joys of working in the grain trade with a black car:
Nothing a quick bath can't cure
Picked up a crack free dash
Decided to go completely custom on the interior after seeing a friend's e36 m3 in modena, I fell in love with the black/modena contrast and wanted to see it bring this interior back from the dead. I traded the black sport seats for some tan ones locally and went to work.
Carpet before dye:
Interior before:
Interior after (excuse the picture quality, my buddies phone is apparently always set to some high contrast Instagram mode)
From the outside:
Really pleased with how it came out
That's it for now, still need to install the CD Player (which was causing the grounding issues/blown fuses). Can't decide if I want to install the one that came with the car or pony up the $100 and get a Bluetooth/AUX radio. I'll probably wait on that.
In order things I NEED to do this week:
-Install Power steering
-Install A/C
-Fix ABS issue (wheel speed sensor cleaning?, new module?)
-Retrofit LED's into Maplight rear view mirror
-Swap dash
-Swap Speedometer
-Clean up lines on door card from painting
-Sunroof motor/headliner swap
-Shadowline trim
I have another e30 that I'm working on as well and I'm off for a week starting wednesday so we'll see how much of that list I actually complete.
Thanks for stopping by! As far as future plans I do have some e90 drophats I'm going to install to give the front that moar low, and I'm fixing to pick up some ESM 002 16x8 in the front 16x9 in the rear. May also pick up an amp because the car came with a decent subwoofer and MB Quart speakers all around.
Also thinking about a Ryan G splitter but may see if they go on sale for Xmas. Definitely going to ask for tidbits from relatives for holiday gifts i.e. - voltmeter, tint, keyless entry with e36 fob, anthracite floor mats, motorsport roundels/doorhandles.
came with:
Facelift plastic bump upgrade
3.73 LSD
Blacked out kidneys
Mtech 1 steering wheel
Sunroof
Zhp shift knob
Short shift
Bilstein sport
Eiebach sport springs
Borbet wheels
Black sport seats in addition to tan seats
Plastic bumper
Rear Valence, (PO said its was a local fab but looks to be an ACS mold)
Previous owner (or previous previous owner) had removed the A/C and power steering. Interior was trashed, cracked dash, bumper not attached/mated with valence, iS lip not attached, no bumper trim, blown fuses, stereo didn't work, ABS engages at <1 mph, faulty sunroof motor, torn sunroof headliner.
But for all of the above the engine, transmission and suspension is in great condition. It looks as if it has aftermarket headers, definitely feels tuned, haven't checked the injectors and the engine appears to be rebuilt. Pulls harder than my vert too. I knew I could repair the aesthetic/minor mechanical issues so I went to work right away. Purchased in September 14'
Picked up another tach/speedometer, bumper trim, and condenser and some a/c piping.
Out with the old, in the the black sport seats.
iS lip attached
Acquired A/c and powersteering components
Hella ellipsoids, they were cracked when I got them, got new lenses from a friend and corresponding pigtails. Now retrofitted with 5000k HID bulbs
M3 needle conversion.
Slow progress, painted my grills, cut my trim to fit the bumper, primed the rear bumper and valence.
Fiberglassing bumper trim back together and deleting side markers/converting to euro trim.
Riveted the valence to the bumper
Bumper and valence back on the car
Little before and after:
Euro bumper trim attached:
Back bumper trim attached:
Errrbody loves new roundel day!
Really does freshen up the look
The joys of working in the grain trade with a black car:
Nothing a quick bath can't cure
Picked up a crack free dash
Decided to go completely custom on the interior after seeing a friend's e36 m3 in modena, I fell in love with the black/modena contrast and wanted to see it bring this interior back from the dead. I traded the black sport seats for some tan ones locally and went to work.
Carpet before dye:
Interior before:
Interior after (excuse the picture quality, my buddies phone is apparently always set to some high contrast Instagram mode)
From the outside:
Really pleased with how it came out
That's it for now, still need to install the CD Player (which was causing the grounding issues/blown fuses). Can't decide if I want to install the one that came with the car or pony up the $100 and get a Bluetooth/AUX radio. I'll probably wait on that.
In order things I NEED to do this week:
-Install Power steering
-Install A/C
-Fix ABS issue (wheel speed sensor cleaning?, new module?)
-Retrofit LED's into Maplight rear view mirror
-Swap dash
-Swap Speedometer
-Clean up lines on door card from painting
-Sunroof motor/headliner swap
-Shadowline trim
I have another e30 that I'm working on as well and I'm off for a week starting wednesday so we'll see how much of that list I actually complete.
Thanks for stopping by! As far as future plans I do have some e90 drophats I'm going to install to give the front that moar low, and I'm fixing to pick up some ESM 002 16x8 in the front 16x9 in the rear. May also pick up an amp because the car came with a decent subwoofer and MB Quart speakers all around.
Also thinking about a Ryan G splitter but may see if they go on sale for Xmas. Definitely going to ask for tidbits from relatives for holiday gifts i.e. - voltmeter, tint, keyless entry with e36 fob, anthracite floor mats, motorsport roundels/doorhandles.
That looks amazing. Nice car.
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