My first car, a rusty e30... bad idea!? (lots of pics)

[Asbradley21]

Pics no work.

[e30s52]

For rims, look into Hartge 16's.

+1 rotas are crap. Your car is looking really nice and clean. Good job!

[kronus]

That rust was ferocious... was it all surface rust?

I love the color, and looks like you've definitely rescued it. For rims, look into Hartge 16's.

[solxe]

Been lurking some months here now without posting and though why not start posting with some pics!

So I got my license about a year ago and with a really tight budget decided on buying something that I would just trash around and throw away as my first car... or so I thought .

Anyway found a really cheap 320i 1990 that was cheap enough for my first car, interior was really minty while the body was rusty as hell, wierd thing is that it isn't that bad beneath.

Here's some pics a couple of months after I bought it, not done much really except lower it with lowtec springs and shocks (60/35) change some fluids,
and fixed the brakes that didn't work properly in the back.
Oh and also a new windscreen (previous one had lots of cracks).


Someone did a nice paintjob around the antenna :puppy:







Following things got fixed:

All rust from the body is fixed.
Dents filled in.
Antenna removed
Body is painted! (mirrors, trunk and roof wasn't painted as they were in okay condition.)
Sparco wheel
New mats
Front and back strutbraces.
New Hellas on the front also smoked indicators on the front, as well as white indicators on the sides.
New plates.
Summer wheels mounted.





How it is now:


































What's on the menu:
New grills
3,73 LSD 25% on it's way from germany (thank you ebay! :))
Searching really hard some nice seats, still don't know if I'm gonna go for racing chairs or some recaros.
Need new rims, any suggestions? Rota is a nono right?
I was really close on getting some nice alpinas but they got away...


What I'm planning on:
Shortshift with new bushes
New bushes all over.
Turbo or engine swap? Still haven't decided what's best for me, I just want something driftable :).
Tinted windows.

I'm quite satisfied with the looks right now just the rims that need an upgrade.

I'm just open to suggestions and your thoughts!

So what's the verdict?!


Those who aren't seeing pics can see them directly here:

Before
After