DS 1991 318iS Restomod

[phreshkid]

Finds like that in Canada typically involve terminal rust lurking beneath the dust - our wrecking yards barely have any E36s showing up in them now. A huge advantage of your area to be sure.

You work fast. What's it look like inside?

Very good question. I have spent a total of 45 seconds in the cabin. All efforts thus far have been spent on the exterior of the car and maybe 5 minutes under the hood. I got the car running, but noticed a severe gas leak where the fuel filter mounts under the car on the driver side. My guess is the two rubber hoses to and fro the filter are toast. And I noticed a power steering fluid leak. I want to get this car on the road, then straight to the pressure washer guys for a full steam clean treatment. Then tear into her farther.

I love telling people we met on the internet when they ask.
They never know how to follow up with that question and then it gets awkward, so they laugh not knowing if I'm serious or not and I'm okay with that.
You're totes one of my favorite irl internet friend too.

We're going to have fun with this one.

Same. It's even better to not break eye contact when you tell them. You can actually see the discomfort in their faces via micro-expressions. I get joy from this.

Ryan you have the honor of having my first post on r3v for years.

Nice new old car congrats plz don't sell it

Dude I'm honored. I just want to get it dialed so we can all do e30 stuff again. One day we'll all have kids and they'll play together and we can hang out in old cars and talk about the times we had on the mountains with guns and stuff.

[ak-]

plz don't sell it

Samer knows you so well without knowing you so well.

[sk-]

Ryan you have the honor of having my first post on r3v for years.

Nice new old car congrats plz don't sell it

[ak-]

Special Thank you to ak- for staying up late at night and finding craigslist ads and then sending them to me while I sleep and making all my dreams come true. You are one of my favorite friends. I'm glad we met on the internet all those years ago.

I love telling people we met on the internet when they ask.
They never know how to follow up with that question and then it gets awkward, so they laugh not knowing if I'm serious or not and I'm okay with that.
You're totes one of my favorite irl internet friend too.

We're going to have fun with this one.

[Shock(/\)ave]

Finds like that in Canada typically involve terminal rust lurking beneath the dust - our wrecking yards barely have any E36s showing up in them now. A huge advantage of your area to be sure.

You work fast. What's it look like inside?

[phreshkid]

Ok, car runs.

[phreshkid]

needs a drop and a lip

truuu



Thinking Koni/H&R
and whatever swaybars the kids are using these days.

[kronus]

needs a drop and a lip

[phreshkid]

Spent a few hours washing and claybar-ing the car to get a baseline of paint and bodywork issues. As expected, a few dents, some clear coat damage on the hood, but for the most part, I'm pleased. I think I can make the car look quite good after a little PDR, buff and wax, and redo the trim a bit. Oh and iS lip, fresh fog lights, and other little goodies on the exterior.

After the wash, I ran out to get a new battery, fresh oil, coolant, v8 restore, and gasoline. I was hoping to start the car, but rain came from the sky and is continuing to pour. Strange, I didn't think it would rain. I actually had no idea it was in the forecast.

I installed the battery really quick and made sure central locking worked. It did, so that's good. I'll probably get it going tomorrow. Still waiting for an oil filter to show up.


I have a good feeling about this particular car.



after wash and claybar. A pretty good idea of what the paint looks like. Not terrible, but not good. I've revived worse.








and after I got home, with rain dumping:













It's a neat car.

[LJ851]

I'm ready.

[mike.bmw]

Awesome. I'm looking forward to speedy, well documented progress. ;D

[phreshkid]

lol wat




at least if it looks that shiny under all the dust, there's a chance it might be ok

have you seen the inside yet?

Inside needs stuff. Dash, seats redone, the thing that unwinds the other thing to open the sunroof. Probably oil, probably water, probably a battery, probably a prayer, and maybe a wash.

[kronus]

lol wat




at least if it looks that shiny under all the dust, there's a chance it might be ok

have you seen the inside yet?

[phreshkid]

goddammit M. Night Shyamalaphreshkid

Lol, you're going to love this.

suspense

I bought some dust and found a car underneath. So I towed it home. That's literally as much as I know.


But you know, It'll probably be a good one.



Special Thank you to ak- for staying up late at night and finding craigslist ads and then sending them to me while I sleep and making all my dreams come true. You are one of my favorite friends. I'm glad we met on the internet all those years ago.




Found in a dark underground garage in a corner. Last registered in 2010.



Very Dusty



Ready to win you local car show






Plans include seeing what is underneath the dust, crying a little, and buying stuff to make it a good driver.

[lagoon]

suspense