My new E30

[The Funambulist]

I picked her up from a friend who bought her about a year ago and drove her for about 4 months then left her to sit in the back yard. I paid $400 for her and I feel like it is the best $400 I have ever spent.

Here are 2 pictures from when I picked her up.




Here are some other pictures as of today. I had to put her up on jacks because I have to replace the output flange and the center bearing.

(Front valence is almost completly destroyed.)


(Small patches of surface rust [The previous owner before my friend decided to go over the good condition paint job with a can of primer without sanding and now its peeling off around the edges])


(Interior is worn, but no tears on the seats)

[87e30]

Paint needs work. a lot.

[e30nub]

You can bring those seats back to mint condition easily!

[The Funambulist]

You can bring those seats back to mint condition easily!

How would I go about doing that?

[notoriousracing]

How would I go about doing that?

http://www.leatherique.com/

[shmutzigE30]

definatley needs a lot of work. good luck

[Hick]

that aint surface rust!!

[YAN-3]

what happened to the l plate?

[dude8383]

what happened to the l plate?

x2

that is one major fixer upper.

[e30polak]

:| If it has a decent running motor and trans, I'd say it would be more worth while to buy a chassis with clean paint and swap everything over.

[KenC]

You got ripped off.

[Raxe]

That thing is beat....

Dump it and turn it into a hoodride?

[iamsam]

new bumper trim, new front and rear valences, bumper tuck, and a full body restoration. May not be worth it to do all that to a $400 car though....

you might be able to make a profit by parting the car out. The seats are worth a good deal and the door cards and maybe the headlights and fog lights (if they work).

[theox69]

That's going to be a lot of work!
Good luck.
Oh, and you need a kidney.

[Reap3r]

Thats a lot of work to be done but could be a good project in the end, good luck with it man.