Noob Here Pics Taken... (bad 56K.. no)

[RoyBoy]

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/MotekChaham789/BMW/

those are all the pics of my car... if u see where it MIGHT show.. tell me, i have the HIgh-Res pics on my computer.

[e30devo]

you guys are all douche bags. its an "is". it has the is rear spoiler, the is basketweaves, the is front airdam, the is check panel, and the mtech1 steering wheel. its an 87 which is the year they started the "is" if he said it was an 86 then id worry cause they didnt make em.. they made "es". simple solution, buy another tach with the 7k redline and call it a day. i seriously doubt anyone would go through all the trouble of putting "is" pieces on an eta. if he posts pics and its an eta then i retract my statement of calling you guys douche bags in advance... but i really doubt it will be.

[RoyBoy]

The VIN of the Chassis matches up to the fact the car in itself is an "IS"

however.. the question is if the engine under the hood is an "is" engine, and why if they replaced the instrument cluster, they would not use the correct tach.


PS e30devo... i'm still wondering... how did u catch the steering wheel? in all my pics there is not 1 good shot of it, just a hint of it in the shot with the tach.

[Van Westervelt]

So you just got a tach from a super eta eh? And super ETAs had small and large taillights. 88 Saw the large ones like on my car. 87s the smaller.

[delatlanta1281]

you guys are all douche bags. its an "is". it has the is rear spoiler, the is basketweaves, the is front airdam, the is check panel, and the mtech1 steering wheel. its an 87 which is the year they started the "is" if he said it was an 86 then id worry cause they didnt make em.. they made "es". simple solution, buy another tach with the 7k redline and call it a day. i seriously doubt anyone would go through all the trouble of putting "is" pieces on an eta. if he posts pics and its an eta then i retract my statement of calling you guys douche bags in advance... but i really doubt it will be.

Moron, noone is saying that it isn't an IS chassis. Thanks for the history lesson BTW I know it was a great help for me. Personally owning an 87is, tearing it down and building it back up didn't really teacjh me anything.
Now here is what I was saying sport..... It has an eta cluster! and LOW miles clocked. What does that tell me? Two things, either someone (not the PO mind you) got lazy and found a low mile cluster for a high mile car. OR the IS motor broke, which low and behold happens to those 87s a little over 200k. So what I asked if you would read was for pics of the motor. Big tell tale sign between the eta and the i would be the support from intake to valve cover. Another thing, did you know weaves and an lsd were added options that MANY buyers did in america????? Well of course you did, we're the douche bags. Get your head out of your ass, he had a concerne and we are trying to help him with it in easy ways. If I hopped in my car when I bought it and the tach was 2k off, I would be a little weirded out as well. Oh and wtf do you mean the IS check panel????? You mean the same one that is in my mechanic's eta?
PS in your infinite wisdom you forgot the biggest telltale sign that it is an I car....... wait for it........ The mirrors are white. But thanks for the lesson in distinguishing models.

[delatlanta1281]

The VIN of the Chassis matches up to the fact the car in itself is an "IS"

however.. the question is if the engine under the hood is an "is" engine, and why if they replaced the instrument cluster, they would not use the correct tach.


PS e30devo... i'm still wondering... how did u catch the steering wheel? in all my pics there is not 1 good shot of it, just a hint of it in the shot with the tach.

you can tell it's an mtech by the shape of the hub, and in one pic you can see the upper portion.

[RoyBoy]

here are pics i JUST took!

\/ UNDER THE CAR/BEHIND THE FRONT LIP

[delatlanta1281]

I motor man! Wonder no more! You are STOKED!!!!!
Damn your oil pan looks dry too, no leaks???? Not possible for that price!

[e30devo]

wow... just like i thought.

[delatlanta1281]

wow... just like i thought.

Still doesn't make up for the fact that you didn't comprehend what we were saying, called us douche bags for no reason, and pulled misinformation out of thin air.

[RoyBoy]

hey hey.. lets keep it nice.. e30devo has been on AIm with me for a while.. and we meeting up tomorrow to change my oil, and get a nice 7K tach in.. he has been SUPER helpful.. more than i can imagine for just joing a forum like a a day ago.

and delatlanta1281 u've been responding and helping me out.. plus that sig just makes me drool... so lets keep it happy.

[delatlanta1281]

Hey good luck with the car, feel free to ask me any question during your resto process. Devo, you may wanna watch the douche bag comments till you fully understand what people are saying and whether or not they know what they are talking about. Just some advice. Have fun taking that moto apart Roy! You may wanna think about gauge rings and if you will want them in the future, it's usually a good idea to take the cluster out as little as possible.

[RoyBoy]

i'm REALLY stoked... i can't wait to start this process, as i said to e30devo my plans are gonna be :

1. Shocks/Springs Sway/Strut Bars -> all go in at the same time
2. Restoration (kind of an on going whenever thing)
3. Euro SMily's with HID conversion -> to see dark canyons
4. Body Kit/Rims (may do rims earlier.. just whenever i find a good deal)
5. massive paint/body job to returnt o pristine condition

6. buy a garage space, and a civic... bottle of wine, stare at my bimmer, drive the civic to school.

and i'm plannin being complete in like.. a year.. minus the restoration which will probably be continuing.

[delatlanta1281]

You sound like a true e30 addict.... er ummmmm enthusiast! Keep us posted on the car.

[RoyBoy]

Let The Fun Begin!!!