Okay so hello everyone. Pretty new here, I've lurked for a few months, but I've always wanted an E30. It's been my "decade dream", if you will, as I've wanted one for 10+ years. The stars aligned, and I was fortunate to come across one from another R3v member, car_gal_jenni.
Please meet Lily, formerly Lorelei. I'm keeping everything Jennifer did so far, so not much will change with that. If you're interested to see where the car was at as of when I purchased, take a look at her build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=378983.
Lily is a Zinnoberret 1989 325i, built on the 28th of September, 1988. I am (approximately) the 9th owner, and I hope to be her last owner. Her name is shared with my late German Shepherd, who was also black and red. Lily loved life, going on adventures, and when she ran after a stick or a ball, she was fast as f**k (foreshadowing?) I have her old collar tag hanging with the E30 key, so I can always have her with me.
My plans for Lily are an almost complete restoration. Interior will be brought back to factory look, with maybe a little customisation in subtle areas. The exterior will have the sap stains addressed, and I'm confident a wet sand and buff will take care of them. If not, then a respray is going to happen. The window trim will be reverted back to chrome, for a more classic look. 16" wheels will be added, and I'll be keeping the bottle caps for my winter treads.
After the cosmetic is taken care of, she will be taken to a reputable shop for advisement. I don't like the idea of just slapping on a turbo, so I'll be consulting with a few tuning shops here in PDX to see what the best setup is going to be. Who really knows, one turbo, two turbos.... Guess you'll all just have to find out.
So, without further adieu, here are some photos of Lily.
Please meet Lily, formerly Lorelei. I'm keeping everything Jennifer did so far, so not much will change with that. If you're interested to see where the car was at as of when I purchased, take a look at her build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=378983.
Lily is a Zinnoberret 1989 325i, built on the 28th of September, 1988. I am (approximately) the 9th owner, and I hope to be her last owner. Her name is shared with my late German Shepherd, who was also black and red. Lily loved life, going on adventures, and when she ran after a stick or a ball, she was fast as f**k (foreshadowing?) I have her old collar tag hanging with the E30 key, so I can always have her with me.
My plans for Lily are an almost complete restoration. Interior will be brought back to factory look, with maybe a little customisation in subtle areas. The exterior will have the sap stains addressed, and I'm confident a wet sand and buff will take care of them. If not, then a respray is going to happen. The window trim will be reverted back to chrome, for a more classic look. 16" wheels will be added, and I'll be keeping the bottle caps for my winter treads.
After the cosmetic is taken care of, she will be taken to a reputable shop for advisement. I don't like the idea of just slapping on a turbo, so I'll be consulting with a few tuning shops here in PDX to see what the best setup is going to be. Who really knows, one turbo, two turbos.... Guess you'll all just have to find out.
So, without further adieu, here are some photos of Lily.
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