It's said that every new driver crashes their first car. I hope that isn't the case.
My parents bought this car in 2003, it had around 115k on it, and it had around 110 small golf-ball sized dents on all over. It got awesome gas mileage due to those dents, though. ;)
It'd been an awesome car for us, and never let us down. It took us down I5 at 75MPH while still getting 35+ MPG. My dad, coming from 1600s/2002s/E21s, absolutely adored the car, and loved the sound of the M42. When I started driving, I preferred this car over my brother's '08 WRX TR. It was a happy car. It had the smiling front end, the quick responsive steering, and the rev-happy M42.
In '08 I had the car resprayed by my friend, who owns a body shop. The dings/dents were removed, and it came back shiny and fresh.
(That's from around a month ago.)
In May, I was perusing the SF bay craigslist when I found a pair of grey sport seats from an 89 E30 M3 for sale, drove down the next morning and snagged them (from a BayE30/R3v member who has a S50 swapped 325i)
The car now has around 145k miles on it, and although we always kept up with general maintenance through our mechanic (Awesome German dude who used to work on the E30s when they were new.), it had a few things that needed to be done.
Friday night, I sent Blunt a message asking about some parts. Around $2900 later, this stuff showed up:
Missing a few things like the Z3 2.7LTL rack, new tie rod ends, and the rear plate filler, but they are on their way.
I did sit in the middle of the pile of parts and make car noises.
I ordered a MarkD 91oct M42 chip as well.
I'm not a radical driver, and I don't drift/race on the streets, as I've lived first hand the consequences of a bad car accident through my mother. This is a car I grew up with for a good portion of my life, so I have no plans to crash it. I have no plans for angel eyes, giant gurney flaps, or even spinners.
I'll be updating this thread once I get everything installed and take some gud pichurs. Hopefully in the not-so-distant future I'll be snagging some wheels to make it look a little better, as well as some new lights to make it a little easier to see.
:)
I also just wanted to say Thank You to Blunttech, they made ordering the correct parts beyond easy. I was, however, disappointed by the lack of C&B.
And another thank you to Lee Plato of Healdsburg/Windsor Collision Center(s). They've worked on a few of our cars, and they offer a life-time warranty. If you need bodywork in the Northern-California area, they are an awesome shop.
My parents bought this car in 2003, it had around 115k on it, and it had around 110 small golf-ball sized dents on all over. It got awesome gas mileage due to those dents, though. ;)
It'd been an awesome car for us, and never let us down. It took us down I5 at 75MPH while still getting 35+ MPG. My dad, coming from 1600s/2002s/E21s, absolutely adored the car, and loved the sound of the M42. When I started driving, I preferred this car over my brother's '08 WRX TR. It was a happy car. It had the smiling front end, the quick responsive steering, and the rev-happy M42.
In '08 I had the car resprayed by my friend, who owns a body shop. The dings/dents were removed, and it came back shiny and fresh.
(That's from around a month ago.)In May, I was perusing the SF bay craigslist when I found a pair of grey sport seats from an 89 E30 M3 for sale, drove down the next morning and snagged them (from a BayE30/R3v member who has a S50 swapped 325i)
The car now has around 145k miles on it, and although we always kept up with general maintenance through our mechanic (Awesome German dude who used to work on the E30s when they were new.), it had a few things that needed to be done.
Friday night, I sent Blunt a message asking about some parts. Around $2900 later, this stuff showed up:
Missing a few things like the Z3 2.7LTL rack, new tie rod ends, and the rear plate filler, but they are on their way.
I did sit in the middle of the pile of parts and make car noises.
I ordered a MarkD 91oct M42 chip as well.
I'm not a radical driver, and I don't drift/race on the streets, as I've lived first hand the consequences of a bad car accident through my mother. This is a car I grew up with for a good portion of my life, so I have no plans to crash it. I have no plans for angel eyes, giant gurney flaps, or even spinners.
I'll be updating this thread once I get everything installed and take some gud pichurs. Hopefully in the not-so-distant future I'll be snagging some wheels to make it look a little better, as well as some new lights to make it a little easier to see.
:)
I also just wanted to say Thank You to Blunttech, they made ordering the correct parts beyond easy. I was, however, disappointed by the lack of C&B.
And another thank you to Lee Plato of Healdsburg/Windsor Collision Center(s). They've worked on a few of our cars, and they offer a life-time warranty. If you need bodywork in the Northern-California area, they are an awesome shop.
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