Oldskoole34's 1987 ETA coupe.

[Oldskoole34]

Oldskoole34's 1987 ETA coupe.

Wow this looks good. Nice wheel and manual windows


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Thanks. Like it quiet a bit myself.

Nice progress. I love the Euro bumpers. I put them on my ETA last year...they look so much better.



With regard to the rears sticking out, loosen the nuts on the inside where the center portion bolts to the side sections. That will let the side sections slide a bit and match the curvature of the car properly. Then just tighten them up again once it's in the right place. You'll probably have to take the bumper on and off a few times.



Seal all the holes up real well. FWIW, I just ordered the Zender replica rear valance from these guys to cover up my diving board shock holes and stuff in the rear. www.classiceuroparts.com

Thanks for the tip. Ill try that. Makes sense I guess giving some slack to the mid section.

I have been looking at these guys stuff for a while and their free world wide shipping is very appealing. I am thinking of going with a full m-tech 1 kit but prob not this year. Got a guy on local kijiji ( like Craigslist but way better) selling an original zender front. But its been up since last year bc he wants 600 for it. And doesn't budge on the price. But i like that kit too.



Got some better pics of the interior today and tested out the new wheel. Love it. The only complain is how far back the turn signal control and the wiper lever are from the wheel. Didn't think about this when choosing the style. Its ok though i can still reach without taking the hand off the wheel. Just have to get used to it.

[fiveightandten]

Nice progress. I love the Euro bumpers. I put them on my ETA last year...they look so much better.

With regard to the rears sticking out, loosen the nuts on the inside where the center portion bolts to the side sections. That will let the side sections slide a bit and match the curvature of the car properly. Then just tighten them up again once it's in the right place. You'll probably have to take the bumper on and off a few times.

Seal all the holes up real well. FWIW, I just ordered the Zender replica rear valance from these guys to cover up my diving board shock holes and stuff in the rear. www.classiceuroparts.com

[JeLani]

Wow this looks good. Nice wheel and manual windows


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[Oldskoole34]

Oldskoole34's 1987 ETA coupe.


Really poor photo of the interior setup.
Renown steering wheel mounted on a shitty hub I had sitting around. New shift knob and boot.
Sports seats installed.
Euro clock installed with cirrus's adapter.
Needs a cleanup as I've been daily driving it (almost) for the last month.

Better pics soon hopefully


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[Oldskoole34]

Closed off the holes where the trim was attached today. And took a detour to a local photo spot just to take some phone pics. Planning to do this for real later this summer. Car was not washed and pics were taken with an iphone .

Bonus points if you can spot bird poop on the car[emoji885][emoji90]












I know......the cheesy filter in some of them, bur these are pretty crappy pics

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[Rob Daman]

very nice

[Oldskoole34]

Quick update:

Finally did the back bumper which i had polished up and waiting for this day since January. The rear was more difficult then the front. Mostly the disassembly with the exhaust getting in the way. Ended up snapping off a bolt, had to get a cut off wheel involved. Overall not too bad of a job.

Made it all fit but the side parts of the bumper seemed to be very "pushed out". Especially the pass side.

Driver


Vs

Pass


Pushed it in and got everything to sit however the hardware on the pass side is pretty strained. And theres still a bit of a gap.

Started raining as i was wrapping up so this will have to be sorted another day.

Final result:







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I like



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[Oldskoole34]

Weather turned for the better after a crappy start to spring so i jumped in and did a quick upgrade.

Also met the man behind these chips himself while picking it up a few months back. Great guy and makes a killer chip. Best upgrade for an ETA for the buck. Hands down. More responsive, less anemic and even got rid of a bit of a rough/high idle issue i was experiencing.

If you have an ETA get a Mark D chip.
*no affiliation



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[Oldskoole34]

Also in the news. Got that drivers sport seat finished. For those who are wondering: if you have torn side bolsters all you need is a spare rear seat and a guy that can sew.

The width of the rear seat anthracite inserts is not enough to make new pieces for the front from. However a portion of the front side bolster anthracite pieces is hidden by the bottom cushion so what needs to be done is the following. You undo the stitching between the black vinyl and the anthracite cloth. Then from the rear seat pieces you need to cut the shape of the front cloth portion which is sewn to the vinyl outer portion. Try to not waste any material here as there is barely enough to make the end result look proper. Once that is measured and cut lay what you have made on top of the old/torn cloth piece line it up along the vinyl abutting/ curved part and basically you need to put a seam where the piece ends. It will come out hidden (for the most part) beside the cushion and not visible.

This works for both the back bolster and the leg bolster.

I apologize for complicated explanation but it is difficult to put this into words and i am bad at taking pictures in process.

Pre:



Post:



There is a visible seam on the top of the back side bolster that could not be avoided due to the amount of material available and the curvature of the piece needed. It isn't noticeable and this works fine for me.


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[doorman]

Definitely have become a fan of the metal bumpers myself (86 325).
Considering polishing mine this year!

Comfort houndstooth interior here as well!

[Oldskoole34]

Season opener today. Nice weather dry roads. Salt gone.
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Time to roll out the e30.



Still havent done the back bumper.

Also have a whole interior upgrade stockpile almost ready to go. Just waiting for one final piece to show up in the mail and then do it all in one nice day.
PS: the piece is coming from Renown. ;)




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[Oldskoole34]

So the seats are still a work in progress. Will update once i have anything worth posting

But more excitingly. Fairly recently did this:
With a help of a little buddy if mine.


Driver side was sagging quiet a bit. Bumper itself was fairly straight.

So ended up dremeling out the hole that for the attachment to the body. Which straightened it out.

End result:




Well not really end result. Still need to figure out daytime running lights.

Still need to do the rear.


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[Panici]

Looks good! Subscribed since you're local to me.

Let us know what you figure out with that seat, I've got the same issue.

[Oldskoole34]

Oldskoole34's 1987 ETA coupe.

Being a long time e30 enthusiast, how big was the difference in prices/condition of most e30's sold today compared tot say 10 years ago?

The last i remember, before i started this search there was definitely more choice and 3-4k got you a clean plastic bumper well optioned e30. 5-6 got you a showroom car with everything you may want. Now the prices have pretty much doubled and a lot of cars have been junked over the last decade so the choice is a lot slimmer. So i think i got a deal with this one at 3500 even though its a base metal bumper car. I was specifically after a metal bumper car this time though.

Looks like a great start man! Love that interior (I would keep the comforts or find some sport houndstooth seats.) and delphin is a fantastic color. Excited to see what you do with this one because it has tons of potential!

As for the seats. I am working on that situation as we speak.
Picked up a full sports houdstooth interior for a good price. Drivers side bolsters have rips but i am trying to address that right now with fabric from the back seat. (Not really working out as planned)

The width of the front bolster anthracite part is more than the piece off the back seat. However a part of it will be hidden between the cushions so a seam will have to go there........i have a plan[emoji108]



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[Matt341]

Looks like a great start man! Love that interior (I would keep the comforts or find some sport houndstooth seats.) and delphin is a fantastic color. Excited to see what you do with this one because it has tons of potential!