Zen and the Art of e30 Maintenance

[ZM Blue Devil]

I think I dreamt about this car last night.

Do you need any odds and ends parts? For example I noticed you are missing the cap from the jack. Glad to send such pieces as a gift to support this build.

ZM

[dude8383]

That was an amazing journey. Have you considered color matching the rest of the bumper trim to the moldings?

So what's next?!

[e30trooper]

Wow!!

[ck_taft325is]

About half way through reading the first page did anyone else get up, kick themselves in the balls and start working on any given project involving their e30?

Fantastic man. I'm documenting way better now that I've seen how it should be done. You made several jobs I've needed to tackle much easier. Not to mention how much more "assured" I feel having "seen it done".

Thanks for this contribution. I really, along with everyone else it would seem, appreciate it greatly.

[noE30]

wow just finished reading, amazing build so far. Looking at this makes me remember that I need to get to work on my own now.

[TexasTerp]

You inspire me, what an amazing build thread, it makes me desperately want another e30 asap, and I'm already missing my last one!!!

That was fucking pornography. Incredible. Uplifting.

P.S. I see you prepared all your posts ahead of time and blitzed us with them in the span of a few minutes, correct? Your attention to detail is far-reaching, and was not lost on me ;). Keep on keepin' on, sir.

This

[4drPwr]

That was fucking pornography. Incredible. Uplifting. Feels like I just watched a great movie (about the same length, too). I can totally empathize with you over taking your time with something like this. The one thing I've never had with either of my two E30s was time. I'm a college student away from home from September to May, and work more than full time in the summers and my car is my only mode of transportation. I can only tackle projects that take me an afternoon/evening or the occasional all-nighter. Nothing would give me greater joy than having a second DD and a nice garage space where I could work on something until I get bored or stumped, walk away, come back, and just chip away at it. I just got my swap engine on stands so I'm hoping for a similar therapeutic experience with that, albeit on a smaller scale. I truly envy you, and your car.

P.S. I see you prepared all your posts ahead of time and blitzed us with them in the span of a few minutes, correct? Your attention to detail is far-reaching, and was not lost on me ;). Keep on keepin' on, sir.

[KenC]

I commend you for taking that all on at once... it took me about a year to complete it all.

I'm SOOOO glad I don't live in an area where they salt the roads.

[D-rock]

WOW nice job!!!

[TooTall90]

great job.

btw ygpm

[lifeiskaos]

Wow, that took forever to load, but it was totally worth it! Awesome thread.

[MacBudd541]

wow, that took me almost an hour to get through. looks like you did it right. and thanks for the extensive writeup.

[pureaudio]

Fantastic read, I am very impressed. The tail lights may have been a bitch, but the subtle difference is very noticeable even if you can't tell what was done at first.

[mightywhitey]

I started reading this and by the time the engine turned over I can tell you I felt a piece of pride along with you because of your awesome documentation. You have made me want to really step up my game in my own build to a level I never thought I would entertain. You did a good job.

[imdashiz]

holy mother of build threads. that was amazing. i need to check out this car.