New Member - New project. Beat '87 325E

[trapical]

Hello everyone, my name's Brandon.
I reside in San Clemente. ( South Orange County. ) Though I frequent SD county A LOT.
I just picked up this very rough looking 325E off a friend for dirt cheap.
Aside from the beat appearance she runs okay. I'll be adjusting the valves and doing a few other little jobs this coming week hopefully.

( Though I will be needing to replace the head gaskets and would like an experienced hand to help me. So if you're in So-Cal and would like to pocket a few hundred bucks, beers, and food, let me know. )

This is my first personal car / car project. Once I make sure she's all good under the hood I will be making plenty of cosmetic changes ( Trust me, I know it looks like shit ), so stay tuned for that.

Other than all that I'm fairly excited for what's to come. I look forward to learning more as I go and hopefully making plenty of friends along the way as I bring this thing back to life!

[ThatOneEuroE30]

i see you got a zender wing. hold on to that..

[trapical]

i see you got a zender wing. hold on to that..

Fortunately I'm a huge fan of wings, so it will be staying :)

[e30onBBSs]

Zero fucks e30 build? Looks cool, and that wing.. I'm a fan

[Mad Chemist]

Am I crazy or does the patina on the front look awesome? Too bad the whole car isn't like that. A little bit of wet sanding and clear it.

[Porthos]

Thats cool man I am on Pendleton like 20 minutes from San Clemente. I will keep a look out for you. Also if you can wait till the end of Oct. I will be back from Australia and I will be able to help you with the head gasket. I might also be able to sell you and Mtech wheel. It is based off if I can find something else.

[trapical]

Zero fucks e30 build? Looks cool, and that wing.. I'm a fan

I give a fewwww fucks. I just gotta make a little more money and do a little work until it shows hahaha

[trapical]

Am I crazy or does the patina on the front look awesome? Too bad the whole car isn't like that. A little bit of wet sanding and clear it.

Nah, you aren't crazy!
I'll be honest though and say I hated it at first. But it's been growing on me to be honest.
And I've stumbled across a few full-patina e30's on instagram; I can deal with a little, but full exterior isn't really my thing!
Which part were you referring to for the sanding? The black or the patina?

[trapical]

Thats cool man I am on Pendleton like 20 minutes from San Clemente. I will keep a look out for you. Also if you can wait till the end of Oct. I will be back from Australia and I will be able to help you with the head gasket. I might also be able to sell you and Mtech wheel. It is based off if I can find something else.

Awesome dude! Then you're very likely to see me! I'd be down to wait til when you got back, but I'm getting a fair amount of smoke and I personally hate putting off any maintenance on stuff. Hopefully I can takle it within the next 2 weeks. Send me pictures of that wheel though.

[Porthos]

Sweet, head gaskets are easy just make sure to get the head looked at to make sure its not cracked or warped.

[trapical]

Sweet, head gaskets are easy just make sure to get the head looked at to make sure its not cracked or warped.

Yea, we'll see how it goes! If I can't find anyone in the next 2 weeks, I'll just wait til you get back I guess; I'll keep you updated.

[trapical]

Forgot to share this; valves adjusted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkZann52Efg&feature=youtu.be

[Azscentence]

Forgot to share this; valves adjusted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkZa...ature=youtu.be

Damn that sounds heaps better! I have to find the time to do mine too. I've been slacking...

[EDURTY30]

hey I have an mtech wheel for sale, Porthos mentioned to me that you might be interested. Pm me your cell and ill send you some pics.

[MouseRat]

That looks crazy. Love the patina and the mirrors on the fenders !

valve adjustment sound a lot better too. enjoy it!