First Intro Pics before the Second teardown (56k SOL)

[delatlanta1281]

Nice pics. It's about time. It's funny how great the paint in the front looks on the web.... then again, I would be satisfied with your paint quality on my car as well.

[Huff]

So this is what I did at the shop this weekend. Usually I can walk away feeling proud of a hard days worth of work.. I'm not sure if that really applies this time.

Before





During



After







I'm spending this week getting the uni-body straight and other odds and ends. It's pretty easy to get to now.. The parts just went back to the paint shop today. I also got the new engine on a stand and am starting that out. Funny story, on the way to a pizza place near the shop, a Mexican dude in a fully fiberglassed, riced accord looked at my car and just shook his head in disappointment (according to Micah).

[sticksdaman]

that is the REDDEST e30 ive ever seen..... nice work

[GarrettM]

That is a hot car!

Did you swap the heated seats from a cabrio?

[Huff]

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I've been a little self-conscious about her. I can't wait to get it back together.

[Huff]

That is a hot car!

Did you swap the heated seats from a cabrio?

Nope.. It just came optioned out (it's just been a struggle getting those options back in shape..)

[delatlanta1281]

Sweet.

[Huff]

These are old pictures.. I had the white body panels only on for about a week. I'm going to do a proper photoshoot (unless anyone has pics from the meet from last month). Anywho, I'm pretty happy with it now. Someday I might weld in a new front clip. We did get the uni-body aligned way more than it was before, but it's still not perfect. Check it out

Before





You can see things are a little off..

During

Straight from the body shop..








Thanks Rich for shooting the photos. Thanks Adam and Micah for.. well.. everything

After














Again, I need a some real photos. But, I'm pretty happy for now. Time to get the new engine in!!


PS. This guy is the man

[redhatpat]

Car looks great!

Now, what about that passenger side fog light? :)

[e30addict]

Wow. Nice car. I wish mine was that red.

[george graves]

Nice - love it.

[Teaguer]

Nice frame machine . :rofl:

Looks a thousand times better than before .
Just slightly off at this point but nothing too big to worry about .

Good to see you sweating the small stuff and making sure it turns out proper .

Did you shoot it Brilliant or is that a non OE color ?

[Rathbone]

Very nice. How much does a full respray cost nowadays?

[RedStar240]

is that the rieger lip?

[Huff]

Car looks great!

Now, what about that passenger side fog light?

Yeah, this is my 2nd right side fog I'll need to replace. I seem to have the worst luck with road debris.. So, when I replace this one, it will be number 3! At least I'm not on that many oil pans.. I'm going to try and smoke the next set (the right way)

Nice frame machine .

Looks a thousand times better than before .
Just slightly off at this point but nothing too big to worry about .

Good to see you sweating the small stuff and making sure it turns out proper .

Did you shoot it Brilliant or is that a non OE color ?

Yeah, I was scepitcal when my friends broke out the fork lift. I actually had to walk away and take a breather outside. But, it worked out pretty well. It's as straight as you can get it without a new front uni-body. I'm still not to happy with the bumper (you can see it under tension). But, I'm going to move onto something else now..

It's Brilliant.. I love that color in all its glory.

Very nice. How much does a full respray cost nowadays?

I paid $2400 for the first spray, but the dude didn't get the clear right.. So, he sprayed it the second time for free.. Well, I ended up flowing him $300. Ohh well, I'm pretty happy with it now.

is that the rieger lip?

Nope.. It's a stock one with a Ryan G splitter (again, thanks Ryan for a great product, next time I'm going for the large one though :D).

Thanks for the compliments everyone. It's appriciated. Cheers and Happy Holidays!!