Wishno's winter beater project thread(+misc vert action)

[Wishno87]

^ Doo itt!

Well guys I ran into a problem.

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=192019

[travis816]

You're going to love that. It cleans it up so nicely. It's even better when it doesn't leak ;)

Whats the other 24v all about in the background?

[Wishno87]

Whats the other 24v all about in the background?

I bought that engine for the oil pan and sold it to Matt-B. In that picture I am loading it up in the trailer and taking it to his house.

[travis816]

also i seen a pic. at the kmart in albany. did you get an m20 down here?

[Wishno87]

also i seen a pic. at the kmart in albany. did you get an m20 down here?

Ya I picked up an eta engine from Macbudd for last years winter beater. I think we dropped in for lunch.

[travis816]

right on you should came and seen the M!

[Wishno87]

Picked up a new project last week. Unfortunately the shell is beyond saving without a frame rack. I will be looking for another clean shell to swap all of these parts into.

[5spoke]

shit that sucks. I love that color.

[MR 325]

Nice pickup, wasn't that somebody's car here on R3V?

[Wishno87]

Nice pickup, wasn't that somebody's car here on R3V?

Ya it was Erics. We built it in my garage last spring. Sad to see it all smashed up like this. Its heart will live on though :D

[CorvallisBMW]

Good to see your 'keeping it in the family' ;)

[Wishno87]

Good to see your 'keeping it in the family' ;)

Haha for sure man!

Probably going to be pulling the engine this weekend. It seems like the engine/tranny has shifted a bit after the impact so I need to see whats up.

[White325is]

Why not just replace that corner and the rad support?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Front-Radiator-Support-BMW-E30-318-318i-318is-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem518d6d9174QQitemZ350265119092QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E30-OEM-FRAME-RAIL-318-318i-84-85-86-1987-1988-91-/190358879457?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c5245fce1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E30-FRONT-STRUT-TOWER-1984-1987-M3-318-325e-325i-/190355019722?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c520b17ca

You can low ball him too. I bought a whole sail panel two years ago for 75 shipped. he wanted like 170 I think.
OR just go to a junk yard and cut off what you need. Im sure you know someone with a welder.

[Wishno87]

Ya I would have liked to have fixed it first but the shock tower is pushed in about an inch and the drivers door doesn't close properly anymore. There seems to be other things that are bent other than where it initially made impact. Im sure someone with a frame rack to do all of that and make it work but I dont have those resources and would rather start anew. Thanks for looking those up though. I dident know someone sold whole body parts like that.

[travis816]

it would be really funny if you were to get my shell, ha then i would be my old m50 back in my car hah!