Cirrusly Blue - The Daily Driver E30... now SUPER powered

[stonea]

You just love black plastic bumpers, don't you? lol

[2mAn]

Had to move the car inside the garage and thought, yea I think the paints dry, so I installed it.



I’m pretty happy with it now. The tow hook is partially for protection from the bumpy parkers but also because I don’t have that little square cover haha

I don’t have euro trim for the rear or the center trim piece either, so I’m not in a rush to install the NA side trim pieces I have. Progress towards respectability

[2mAn]

Front euro trim. Both sides are brand new, acquired separately and both needed a few coats of SEM trim paint.



I think I’ll need another bottle soon to get all of this faded plastic back to looking like it’s supposed to. Each step is a nice improvement though. Can’t wait to have the trim for the rear too

Slowly becoming a respectable Sedan [emoji23][emoji8]

[2mAn]

Hey at least those parts are extra fresh for some summer time thrashing.

Also back alleys aren't the worst place for an impromptu photoshoot.

Exactly, it could’ve been much worse but still annoying!...

I wish I could show more of what was inside the building i was at, I know I can share this pic. One of many awesome cars inside

[Reichart12]

Hey at least those parts are extra fresh for some summer time thrashing.

Also back alleys aren't the worst place for an impromptu photoshoot.

[2mAn]

:coolphoto: ... But do you have cold A/C yet?

No, working on that, but the car decided to be a pest

I had starting hearing a weird noise that turned out to be a failing water pump... pretty frustrating because I just did the timing belt. As I was making my rounds and was one stop away from picking up the parts, coolant light turned on and saw the temp climbing. Luckily this happened just as I was parking for the stop prior to the parts store. Annoyed, but happy I have AAA. 3 Uber’s and a tow later, the car and the parts were with Ian to fix while I went away for my Anniversary. As usual, car was ready when I was back and I picked it up a few days ago. Drove to work today as if nothing happened. Temp sits dead at the 12 o'clock position

New timing belt, tensioner, water pump, thermostat and cam seal done at 175k.

A pic from where it decided to relieve itself of its coolant



I’ll be putting the front trim on this week and will be waiting for bluntech to get my rear euro trim... I might throw the regular trim in the interim so it looks a little more complete. We’ll see how I feel once the front is installed

[e30_troy]

:coolphoto: ... But do you have cold A/C yet?

[2mAn]

Looking forward to the update mr two man

Today, we see proof of all that Swiss cheesin paying off!... hahah

Front metal bumper 18#


Front plastic bumper 17#


I weighed the front shocks to compare, both pairs came in at 6#. I also didn’t have the front trim on the plastic bumper and none of that overriding trim from the metal bumper.

This, my friends, is a win-win because I get a major improvement in looks with a minor weight reduction too. It’s small but it still is less weight

Pics of the full car will come soon

[wworm]

you seem like a skateboarder so whatever the hell it is that you hippies use to keep your feet from sliding off a flat wooden board is similar to this, but this stuff is much less aggressive.

Im excited for tomorrow. Should be a nice update coming :)

lol
It looks like its a soft rubber, which would be the tits when its dry, wet itd probably be almost as bad as the stock pedals, but wet pedal performance really shouldnt matter because they're inside the damn car. I'm just speaking from experience (story time)

I was driving to work in the rain, which is already a lil sketchy in my old shitbox sedan, and had to slam on my brakes. My foot was still wet from walking to the car and slipped off the brake pedal. Ended up merging halfway onto the shoulder and barely missed the car in front of me. Thank god for my sick german chassis' handling abilities otherwise I wouldnt have been able to maneuver as quickly and efficiently.

Looking forward to the update mr two man

[2mAn]

What makes those so dank?

you seem like a skateboarder so whatever the hell it is that you hippies use to keep your feet from sliding off a flat wooden board is similar to this, but this stuff is much less aggressive.

Im excited for tomorrow. Should be a nice update coming :)

[MrBurgundy]

What makes those so dank?

[amcp]

Agreed, those pedal covers are the cats meow.

[2mAn]

Hustling goods out the trunk in Beverly Hills....



But seriously this post was more about these new pedal pads that ‘cirrusblue’ developed.

They can be found here

They seriously are an amazingly simple and awesome upgrade. I would’ve written this earlier and forgot to do a proper evaluation because it wasn’t until I was heel-toeing earlier today that it dawned on me how great these are.

I want a set for my Datsun too but I think these are too big to fit. Took 2 minutes to install

[E30335i]

Im not sure honestly... I think the oxidation is causing all of the weird discolorations.



Oh and fun fact. I came out to my car covered in water spots from the sprinklers and a nice fat bid shit on the trunklid this morning.



this is why I dont like cleaning cars. It was clean for like 20 hours and now its on its way back to how its been...

With the wax it should come off with light water


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[2mAn]

Looks much better. Is the clear coat burning off or the paint is oddly oxidizing?

Im not sure honestly... I think the oxidation is causing all of the weird discolorations.

Oh and fun fact. I came out to my car covered in water spots from the sprinklers and a nice fat bid shit on the trunklid this morning.

this is why I dont like cleaning cars. It was clean for like 20 hours and now its on its way back to how its been...