So, would you like to see what I have been working on the past few months?

[MG325i]

your car makes other delphin owners motivate themselves to fix theirs just as nice as yours. Its perfect, and i really like the bumper swap and the apron in the back with the early lights. wonderful job dude

[etta325]

so why did you take off all the mods and the exhaust?

[mikeedler]

looks great. awesome work.

my only gripe would be to get some nice shiny exhaust tips that stick out to the proper length-- but that is small stuff.

[Eric Giles]

so why did you take off all the mods and the exhaust?

My main intention for this car is daily driver duty with the best possible ride/handling compromise. Believe me, I loved the steering feel with the THR cabs and adjustable sway bars-but it just didn't make for the most comfortable ride. Those were the only things I removed-it still has the H&R sports and Bilstein sports.

The exhaust that was on it...well if you look at the first pic I posted you can see it had a very cheap muffler and it had an aftermarket cat converter installed. It sounded loud, raspy, and it rattled terribly.

looks great. awesome work.

my only gripe would be to get some nice shiny exhaust tips that stick out to the proper length-- but that is small stuff.

Mike, my thoughts exactly...but at the time I bought the OEM Bosal muffler I wasn't quite sure which direction I was heading with the car in regards to appearance at the rear. In hindsight, something like a Supersprint or other exhaust with larger, polished tips-maybe some that are straight-would look great back there. At some point I will try to make that look better. If anyone knows of some tips that would fit in an OEM exhaust, let me know.

Thanks for the compliments everyone-I really do appreciate them.

[morningsmiler]

That really is a great job! That car should be good for another 21 years at least.

BTW...do you want to sell the old front valance/

[StereoInstaller1]

Eric, you need to get license plates that say "RESTO".

I just looked through your pics again. The Eurostop rear valence is so much cleaner than I ever would have thought one could come out...what did you guys do to mount it? I was thinking urethane, but was curious what you used.

I wonder what that valence would look like under tucked DBs, being that the valence is straight vs. the DBs having so much curvature...I dunno. The '87 "is" front valence is pretty straight and the front DB is so much more curved, I dunno.

I need to just pony up and buy one to try. Maybe if I get some boxes built I might have some extra coin, huh?

BTW, do me a favor and find an amp to do your thing with. I need to know what woofer is gonna go in that thing.

Luke

[Eric Giles]

I just looked through your pics again. The Eurostop rear valence is so much cleaner than I ever would have thought one could come out...what did you guys do to mount it? I was thinking urethane, but was curious what you used.
Luke

I mounted the valence directly to the bottom of the plastic bumper cover. I lined it up, clamped it down, and used a Dremel with a 90 degree attachment to drill holes thru both. Then used 1" long bolts with lock washers to secure them together. So far, it is working out very well.

The Eurostop piece is actually made very well...it's not a perfect mold, but I didn't expect it to be. It took a bit of massaging to get it to fit just right, but really it wasn't a huge deal in the end.

As far as amps....what do you know about the GT-50 4 channel from Boston Acoustics? I have always loved and own their component speaker setups, but not sure who makes their amps for them. This was a $699 retail amp, but Crutchfield has a nice deal on it right now for $269. Only problem is that it is 22" long, and I didn't want a huge amp taking up a lot of trunk space.

[UNHCLL]

As far as amps....what do you know about the GT-50 4 channel from Boston Acoustics? I have always loved and own their component speaker setups, but not sure who makes their amps for them. This was a $699 retail amp, but Crutchfield has a nice deal on it right now for $269. Only problem is that it is 22" long, and I didn't want a huge amp taking up a lot of trunk space.

I bought a GT50 for my M3.
It won't be installed for another month or so since the car is in winter storage. I'll provide some feedback once I get it installed if you're not in a rush to get your amp ordered. At $270 it was worth the chance that it might be junk. The 5th channel for a sub is a nice addition as well.
It's really not as large as you'd imagine from the spec's online.

Nice resto/rebuild Eric!

-Chris

[FredK]

Wow. Thanks for rescuing this one!

[StereoInstaller1]

the BA amps sound good, but I have heard some reliability issues...nothing from anyone I trust, though.

22" length is no big deal. That will fit on the single 10 box, and I am aiming for a 4" depth at the top of the box.

Luke

[johnwoo]

i purchased the same rear apron. how did you mount it if you don't mind me asking.

your car looks wonderful. it great motivation for me to hurry up and get mine to paint.

[mtechnik]

Job well done guys!

[Alecs MacDonald]

Look at that clean little ghetto sled ;)

[IRON-E]

Admirable work man!!!

[deutschman]

nice job. you should go with all read tails...