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  • RVA_Zinno
    Member
    • Aug 2014
    • 49

    #16
    nice build! I kinda like the interior color change

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    • FireFight
      E30 Fanatic
      • Mar 2012
      • 1367

      #17
      wow the car is looking really good man! way to make it your own
      WTB:m60b40 in PNW
      Zachary Ripley

      85 318i M50B25tu.
      92 525it 5 speed.
      80 244gl (m60 prepping).

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      • departeg
        Advanced Member
        • May 2012
        • 105

        #18
        Originally posted by RVA_Zinno
        nice build! I kinda like the interior color change
        Thanks, favorite part of the car thus far.

        Originally posted by FireFight
        wow the car is looking really good man! way to make it your own
        Yep, now just need to find some wheels to really set it apart.
        sigpicGrind it till you find it.

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        • 613EDRTY
          Wrencher
          • Apr 2014
          • 267

          #19
          Originally posted by departeg
          thanks! that will be interesting. I'd like to see that.

          Well this is where I'm at as of this afternoon, there's deff easier ways but I had this one piece bumper lying around already...




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          Rescued 1986 325e Coupe
          1988 325ix Touring 5spd currently being rescued
          Ottawa, Ontario, Canada :finger:

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          • 613EDRTY
            Wrencher
            • Apr 2014
            • 267

            #20


            After that effort I'll be throwing this valence in the garbage...to big of a valence to fit nice under a plastic bumper


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            Rescued 1986 325e Coupe
            1988 325ix Touring 5spd currently being rescued
            Ottawa, Ontario, Canada :finger:

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            • FL318is
              E30 Fanatic
              • Sep 2006
              • 1396

              #21
              Good build. What are the rear valences you guys are using and where did you source them? I have the same Borbets. EZ to clean.

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              • departeg
                Advanced Member
                • May 2012
                • 105

                #22
                Originally posted by FL318is
                Good build. What are the rear valences you guys are using and where did you source them? I have the same Borbets. EZ to clean.
                I got the valence from the previous owner who picked it up locally. It looks to be a replica of an ACS.
                sigpicGrind it till you find it.

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                • delatlanta1281
                  Dart Master
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 10317

                  #23
                  Nice project! Love the interior.
                  Yours truly,
                  Rich
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                  Originally posted by Rigmaster
                  you kids get off my lawn.....

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                  • departeg
                    Advanced Member
                    • May 2012
                    • 105

                    #24
                    Originally posted by delatlanta1281
                    Nice project! Love the interior.
                    thanks! Still much more to do, just bought some wheels from a friend and going to be getting them this weekend. Working till next week but here's a "short list" of things that need to be done for me not to cringe when driving.

                    Finish installing power steering (crush nut to keep from leaking)
                    Fix left turn signal (just buzzes, Stalk, Relay, Hazard switch?)
                    Adjust front windows so it goes down all the way(and doesn't click when it reaches the top)
                    Sunroof headliner replacement (torn)
                    Sunroof Motor replacement (clicks)
                    Dash replacement (cracked)
                    Instrument Cluster replacement(VDO for working Motometer)
                    Determine leak (Please don't be the main seal)
                    Diagnose Oil light briefly appearing when coming to a stop
                    Reset Engine inspection light
                    Replace bulb in passenger running light
                    Get muffler shop to bypass honeycombed catalytic converter
                    While at shop, get them to weld on dual round muffler tips
                    Install A/c into car (R132)
                    Install Bluetooth headunit /Aftermarket amplifier/ subwoofer
                    Install e90 drophats
                    Retrofit interior lights with LED


                    These lists are more of me having a central place to find all the stuff I need to remember, but never do
                    sigpicGrind it till you find it.

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                    • E30NJ
                      E30 Modder
                      • Aug 2013
                      • 921

                      #25
                      I like how you are replacing and putting back in deleted PS and AC. I really don't understand why people delete if it can still work by fixing it. Nice work!

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                      • GnarShark
                        Member
                        • Sep 2014
                        • 57

                        #26
                        Its crazy how doing little things like the valance and interior can change the how the car looks so much. Keep up the good work your car looks awesome!!!

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                        • departeg
                          Advanced Member
                          • May 2012
                          • 105

                          #27
                          Originally posted by E30NJ
                          I like how you are replacing and putting back in deleted PS and AC. I really don't understand why people delete if it can still work by fixing it. Nice work!
                          What's funny is I just got done subscribing to your channel. Way to go man, your videos are spot on! Like most people I'm very visual and you're doing a killer job explaining things for everyone to understand. I used your upper shock mount video last week and it really was just as easy as you made it look.

                          After gathering the parts needed (under $100) it really doesn't make sense. The time and effort for the "weight savings" is really counter intuitive. I will never understand it.

                          Originally posted by GnarShark
                          Its crazy how doing little things like the valance and interior can change the how the car looks so much. Keep up the good work your car looks awesome!!!
                          Thanks, much more to come.
                          sigpicGrind it till you find it.

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                          • departeg
                            Advanced Member
                            • May 2012
                            • 105

                            #28
                            New shoes today, ESM 002's 16 x 8 up front, 16 x 9 in the rear

                            sigpicGrind it till you find it.

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                            • departeg
                              Advanced Member
                              • May 2012
                              • 105

                              #29
                              swapped the wheels off my vert. Tires on the 002's are too short for a non lowered car.







                              Need to get the same size tires for my vert now since it it super slammed now.



                              ABS issue is fixed, powersteering is installed and working beautifully, need to tighten down the belt a bit as it squeels just a bit when at a standstill, but that's an easy fix.
                              sigpicGrind it till you find it.

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                              • departeg
                                Advanced Member
                                • May 2012
                                • 105

                                #30
                                Driving home from work my oil pressure light flashes. This had happened before and some people in my car club suggested it may be the oil weight I was using. Then it happened. A loud KABOOM and complete loss of power at 70 mph. I steered off the interstate and popped the hood just in time to put out the fire underneath the engine with my sweater. It was like watching a train wreck in slow motion. I had invested so much time and energy into maintaining this car and I was now devastated by the tragedy of a blown engine. My theory is the engine had some trash in it from the previous owner (s) unable to be removed by typical oil changes and it sucked some trash into the oil pump clogging it and causing oil loss resulting in flammable friction and blowing a hole out of the side of the block delivering the final death blow.

                                sigpicGrind it till you find it.

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