e30 vert new project started, bunch of pics, May 2008

[golde30]

how come the middle section of the hood aint gettin no love? hehe

[Farbin Kaiber]

leaving the original color on the center rib stripe on the hood?

[vlad]

I'll grant you that the calypso car looks better with the matching top, but this car, not so much.

that car was for sale and needed soft top because the original one was shot. The tan soft top was for sale locally and it was pretty cheap, that's why it went on the car ;)

few more pics from today:

working on side skirts





late style valance for plastic bumpers is on (test-fit)



bumpers are appart, dents are fixed, ready for primer



car is primered

[VacMan]

it's funny you say that because the guy who bought the calypso vert said he only bought it for the color combination of the car and the soft top, he loved it, it was different than all the other e30 verts for sale at that time

I'll grant you that the calypso car looks better with the matching top, but this car, not so much.

[YAN-3]

Vlad i want you to prep and repaint my M3 one day! your stuff is of the hookz man. im glued to this thread.

[e30polak]

Color matched hardtop FTW!!!

What is going to power that bad boy??? Can't wait to see this one...:)

[CorvallisBMW]

^ so much better with matching top, IMO

[vlad]

Is this the new home of your S38B36?

no, that motor is reserved for something other than an e30, it should be my next project

;)

For the love of all that is holy please don't put a colored soft top on this one.

Tim

it's funny you say that because the guy who bought the calypso vert said he only bought it for the color combination of the car and the soft top, he loved it, it was different than all the other e30 verts for sale at that time

black top



matching top

[oekundar]

And yet...Vlad has another Vert under the knife.....I'm in for more pictures and story...

[VacMan]

For the love of all that is holy please don't put a colored soft top on this one.

Tim

[bimmer_E30]

man , nice work!!!!!!!

[franco90]

nice car I am happy to see another E30 finds a nice home

[WillisE30]

At least to me stuff like this seems like a way better way to spend lots of money than having one or two exotics. Bravo

[uofom3]

awesome thread - can't wait to see the final product.

[Raxe]

Is this the new home of your S38B36?