Project: Unfinished Business? Why am I like this? A system error has occurred.
So I still haven't finished or even got my Touring running yet with the N52 - because life / time / priorities make it last on the list. It will get done, and hoping for reasons I can focus on that by the end of the year. But this story is about a car I sold 10 years ago, a red 87 325is.
To rewind... long story short, I had big plans for the car. I stripped it down to nothing and organized the parts in bags and bins. It was complete - aside from engine/trans. I had some welder friends make the engine bay smoothed with new panels and had a removable core support made. The car was to be painted and show off parts that me and a friend/partner were to make. Well, I was let's just say I was too trusting/naive and for reasons those dreams never materialized. After that, I didn't want to look at the car that was supposed to be the showcase for all of that, and needed to sell what I didn't need as those debts from the failed enterprise were too big for me. In hindsight, probably should have kept the car - because I didn't sell it for much. I ended up having to roll those debts into refinancing - but thankfully back then rates worked out for me. If I had done that first - things would have been different for the car I think.
Fast forward to 2025. So a few weeks back, I'm on facebook marketplace and I see it listed, with the wheels I knew it was my old car. Ad was like 4 months old, but it was still available - I couldn't believe it. Wheels gone, but like I said, I have hopes the new owner will sell them back to me some day. I basically bought and sold them to friends for a decade themselves - they are ARE 398 -- RS copies, not worth much - but the memories mean more to me. So I see that some bins and parts are gone, parts missing - but the owner accepted my offer. I got some extra parts in the deal - wish it just wasn't missing what it had, but for the offer I gave - it was worth it. I'll sell some stuff. I basically already zero'd out so it was free. Oh and get this --- the title? Was still in my name. Guy I sold it to had it for 5 years, never got a new title, then sold it to the new owner, never got a new title. Found that funny.
So we'll call it Project "unfinished business" -
I literally have no idea what I'm gonna do. It was free at this point.
I'm in no rush to do anything to it. I'll slowly get some things for it that it needs - like taillights, and door windows/window regulators, but again..
She's gonna sit until I really have the funds to do anything. And again, touring and other priorities come first.
Random ideas:
- PROBABLY STILL A NEW PAINT JOB. Cuz it is stripped to nothing. Maybe make it slick top at same time...
- ROLLING SIMULATOR:
NO DASH CURRENTLY, BUT YEAH! No, not really.
- SPEC-ISH E30 RACE CAR:
Just get an M20b25 + Getrag - piece it together - make it run - keep it stripped - maybe cage some day - boom, spece30?
- SORTA RACE CAR ISH BUT COOLER:
Buy metal e30 m3 clone kit $$$$$$ - always wanted an M3, but never cared about purist things/s14 - go k20 or m62 etc?
- RESTORE TO BETTER THAN NEW GLORY
With some OEM++ things, maybe M20 still, but euro bumbners, overpriced RARE parts, etc.
Old Picture - At my first house, now living in my third house with wife and kid... but we are thinking about moving in a few years. So who knows, this thing may not see any real progress till the next house which I'm hopeful is more than a 2 car garage?
Since this picture though... pretty much nothing has changed. All body panels I have, and were put on the car. New pictures later.
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A system error does keep occurring trying to post/navigate.
Here ya go Simon. I made a thread, don't bump the touring thread - I ain't ready for the shame of not having it done... still.
So I still haven't finished or even got my Touring running yet with the N52 - because life / time / priorities make it last on the list. It will get done, and hoping for reasons I can focus on that by the end of the year. But this story is about a car I sold 10 years ago, a red 87 325is.
To rewind... long story short, I had big plans for the car. I stripped it down to nothing and organized the parts in bags and bins. It was complete - aside from engine/trans. I had some welder friends make the engine bay smoothed with new panels and had a removable core support made. The car was to be painted and show off parts that me and a friend/partner were to make. Well, I was let's just say I was too trusting/naive and for reasons those dreams never materialized. After that, I didn't want to look at the car that was supposed to be the showcase for all of that, and needed to sell what I didn't need as those debts from the failed enterprise were too big for me. In hindsight, probably should have kept the car - because I didn't sell it for much. I ended up having to roll those debts into refinancing - but thankfully back then rates worked out for me. If I had done that first - things would have been different for the car I think.
Fast forward to 2025. So a few weeks back, I'm on facebook marketplace and I see it listed, with the wheels I knew it was my old car. Ad was like 4 months old, but it was still available - I couldn't believe it. Wheels gone, but like I said, I have hopes the new owner will sell them back to me some day. I basically bought and sold them to friends for a decade themselves - they are ARE 398 -- RS copies, not worth much - but the memories mean more to me. So I see that some bins and parts are gone, parts missing - but the owner accepted my offer. I got some extra parts in the deal - wish it just wasn't missing what it had, but for the offer I gave - it was worth it. I'll sell some stuff. I basically already zero'd out so it was free. Oh and get this --- the title? Was still in my name. Guy I sold it to had it for 5 years, never got a new title, then sold it to the new owner, never got a new title. Found that funny.
So we'll call it Project "unfinished business" -
I literally have no idea what I'm gonna do. It was free at this point.
I'm in no rush to do anything to it. I'll slowly get some things for it that it needs - like taillights, and door windows/window regulators, but again..
She's gonna sit until I really have the funds to do anything. And again, touring and other priorities come first.
Random ideas:
- PROBABLY STILL A NEW PAINT JOB. Cuz it is stripped to nothing. Maybe make it slick top at same time...
- ROLLING SIMULATOR:
NO DASH CURRENTLY, BUT YEAH! No, not really.
- SPEC-ISH E30 RACE CAR:
Just get an M20b25 + Getrag - piece it together - make it run - keep it stripped - maybe cage some day - boom, spece30?
- SORTA RACE CAR ISH BUT COOLER:
Buy metal e30 m3 clone kit $$$$$$ - always wanted an M3, but never cared about purist things/s14 - go k20 or m62 etc?
- RESTORE TO BETTER THAN NEW GLORY
With some OEM++ things, maybe M20 still, but euro bumbners, overpriced RARE parts, etc.
Old Picture - At my first house, now living in my third house with wife and kid... but we are thinking about moving in a few years. So who knows, this thing may not see any real progress till the next house which I'm hopeful is more than a 2 car garage?
Since this picture though... pretty much nothing has changed. All body panels I have, and were put on the car. New pictures later.
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A system error does keep occurring trying to post/navigate.
Here ya go Simon. I made a thread, don't bump the touring thread - I ain't ready for the shame of not having it done... still.
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