Sina's BMW 318i: Project Re-Shell & Beyond! (Starting Page 46)

[freeride53]

haha figured that much; he's chillin in tx :P

Every time you post up Peugeot finds I get an itch for a turbo lol

Lol same. If I was you though, I'd find a trouble-free V6 5-speed if that itch ever spread around your body.

[freeride53]

today i cleaned the living trut out of the car. then i started to remove all of the bumper trim for the diy euro trim tomorrow.

then i'm going to lightly sand/respray the iS lip.

Glad to say I have found a new home for the car. ;)

[freeride53]

damn so far this afternoon, my first time using bondo was a flop.
put waaaay too much bondo on the trim pieces and it was flakey..maybe even bad bondo?
applying it was a bitch since my spackling tool was too small.
oh well, i got the fiberglass part, spot-on correct.
just the bondo. gonna try to mend it all up tomorrow, put the fronts on, and do the rear.
even mended the cracks in my front plastic bumper with the fiberglass stuff!

-S

[freeride53]

ok, now i realized that i skipped a step and went from fiberglass straight to bondo filler, skipping fiberglass bondo hair repair.
so i'll just scrape it all off back down to the fiberglass again??

[freeride53]

I went back and got some more bondo and filled all 4 corner trims.
now for the waiting game, and to sand down tomorrow, prime, und paint.

[freeride53]

Finished all of the rear bumpers euro trim and freshened up the center trim
it looks good. Could have sanded shit down a tiny bit more, but it'll do as the car will get an entire respray in a few years and by then, i'd have to get new euro trim.

looks good i'd say! later today, I'll have to power sand the front trim down, prime, paint, and install.

[freeride53]

after working on the euro trim for a few hours my lungs hurt and im light headed.
gonna take a nap #poorhealth #lol

[freeride53]

Here's the product of my boredom/low patience lol

[e30shmobberr]

looks good sina!

[tg318is]

Nicely done!

[freeride53]

Haha thanks guys. When I respray this car in ds (if I still own it in a few years) its gonna get new OEM euro trim. Lol there are barely any tabs left on these..

[freeride53]

lol look how ghetto/horrendous my car Lukes.

Cole cole cole world out there.


My Complete Eurospec Clone by sina.pour, on Flickr


The Neighborhood Joke by sina.pour, on Flickr

and in LBVos Gatos


1989 Yea buddee by sina.pour, on Flickr

[freeride53]

Here's an update guys.
Have been driving the living shit out of this car for the past few months in San Diego (on the DL).
Car needs the following attention:
-Oil/filter change
-New exhaust hangers
-new european trim
-paint respray in certain areas
-new bushings in several locations
-new tires (will go on its new wheels)
-new tranny exhaust mount
-respray iS lip (every few months, haha)

Also on a safety-note:
-Sealed beams are total SHIT.
I drove the Highway 101 all the way up, in the terrential downpour, hauling ass in the fast lane.
Couldn't see SHIT. It was almost scary. Visibility on these lights suck.

Looking for a cheap set of, NON-pitted ellipsoids now. ;)

But for the next few months, I'm gonna focus back on school.
Going to leave the car at home, it'll be one less head-ache to deal with.

Happy holidays all!

Sina

I'll leave y'all with some photos from the last few months in San Diego, and such...


IMG_3237 by sina.pour, on Flickr


The E30 has landed back in Sunny San Diego. by sina.pour, on Flickr


My E30 & My team by sina.pour, on Flickr


Lowered some more? by sina.pour, on Flickr


PHIL-T by sina.pour, on Flickr


All-weather E30 by sina.pour, on Flickr


Free carwash by sina.pour, on Flickr


My Euro E30 in La Jolla by sina.pour, on Flickr


Ears are deaf and back is broken, but it made it back home. by sina.pour, on Flickr

[Balleristic31]

Car looks the best it ever has buddy! Keep it up :up:

[freeride53]

Thanks mang!