1991 318is Restoration Project...Now with some Air!

[Tuee]

A little bit more work done today,
Throttle body heater removed,


All cleaned up....sort of



For those who have done this mod, can I simply leave this out?


Prepped for paint,



Removed thermostat cover to find this, yuck


Car came with a rebuilt starter when I bought it, might as well replace it now even though nothings wrong with the old one


A little bit more naked bay,


Parts starting to gather,


Anyone know what this is?

[Tuee]

So its been quite a while since I've updated this, thats cause this has kept me busy.


But the weathers getting better and its time to get the e30 on the road. Ordered a bunch of things for the car.


How it looked before the tear down,


During,




That's it for tonight more coming this week.

[Tuee]

That looks great, but where are the sideskirts?

Thanks, side skirts are sitting in the garage. They won't be installed until near the end. I want to get the fenders lined up properly and paint the bottom section rocker guard material.

Amazing!

I have exact Panda-colored 318is that I am slowing and painfully rebuilding.
Your thread gives me inspiration!

Thanks, lots of inspiration for my build came from these forums, so keep looking!

[Ruskii]

Amazing!

I have exact Panda-colored 318is that I am slowing and painfully rebuilding.
Your thread gives me inspiration!

[T3rd Ferguson]

That looks great, but where are the sideskirts?

[Tuee]

what a transformation. great job!

Thanks, well front end is some what buttoned up. Your gonna see alot of gaps and misalignment, this will be taken care of slowly along with any over spray and touch ups. A lot of parts will be replaced but due to financial reasons the original will do for now.










Took the car out for a quick spin after like 15 months, got a little too excited,

[audiquattrot]

what a transformation. great job!

[Tuee]

moooooaaaaaRRRRRR!!! wow that looks amazing... good work

Thanks, more updates will come soon.

Bad ass.

Thanks man.

looking good how are you planning to black out the trim on the front so it matches the the sides and rear?

Thanks, they will be blacked out. I'm using trim paint.

[DuMa]

looking good how are you planning to black out the trim on the front so it matches the the sides and rear?

[Zasz]

Bad ass.

[rares]

moooooaaaaaRRRRRR!!! wow that looks amazing... good work

[Tuee]

Such a fresh rebuild. Looks amazing

Thanks man,

Got some more work done. The electrical wrap was brittle and was crumbling, so it was replaced. Decided to go with the test cloth tape, heard some good reviews on it, and its damn close to the oem stuff. I love this tape...seems like I'm gonna go crazy with it and replace all the wrap.

B4



The tape,


After



And all electrical connectors will get some grease,

[JeST]

Such a fresh rebuild. Looks amazing

[Tuee]

Small update,
Fogs installed in the valence,


Mtech valence on,


As for the fenders the speed nuts were pretty much rusted, so found something similar at the parts store,



The pool of rusted bolts,


Rust checked,


Painted and cleared,


Seats are in, rears anyway














HELP! I need help with installed this trim piece that goes around the window.

I've tried lubing it up and nothing seems to work. The metal edge isn't getting into the rubber. Any suggestions???

[Tuee]

HOLY SHIT !!

THE CAR IS ONE COLOR !!

Hella, big, mad, super props man. Wow!
You're really taking this car a long, LONG way from when you first got it.
I'm proud of you.

Haha thanks, ya its finally one color, I'll be honest, its detailed builds like yours that keeps us new kids motivated and going. I've given up so many times, but every time I log on here and see everyone's build, I keep on going.

wow simply amazing. paint came out great.

Thanks, the paint...I got what I paid for, neither perfect or bad. I'm sometimes a perfectionist and I see the flaws in the paint, a few runs and orange peel. The coat is thick so I'm guessing a wet sand and buff should remove most blemishes, we'll see.

Don't have the camera with me, but the front valence is mounted and I'm just waiting on some bolts to be cleaned up and I'll post more pics. Updates will probably be slow, as I've ran out of funds for this project. I just graduated so I'm on the hunt for a job. Once a steady income flows in there should be a major update with the car :D.