'88 Henna M3 project

[Butler]

Wow, I know I've commented on this thread before (just a couple of posts up, actually), but I've gotta say it again...Your car is beautiful. If I owned that, I'd never get anything done again. Not work, laundry, dinner, sex, anything. I'd just be in an endless cycle of drive gorgeous car, drool at gorgeous looking car, drive gorgeous car, etc, etc, etc...

This. Would. Be. Me.

Nice M OP! The motor looks spotless! It really cleaned up nice.

[IronJoe]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. It's a work in progress with lots of little issues to fix.

Here are some pics I took this afternoon with the new wheels. Suspension will be going on this weekend.

[matias88e30]

So clean man! i would love to own a e30 m3 one day... Congrats for such a clean car!
Good luck and keep posting progress

[Butler]

^^^ Awesome

[MR E30 325is]

Sooo much better.

I <3 style 5's

[SedanSandwich]

So hot... nice find and props for not swapping out the engine and DD it!

[GDA]

Fine looking M3... congrats on the purchase and kudos on the work so far.

[IronJoe]

Lowered.

[e30m3s54turbo]

Nice Henna.

[RainierHooker]

Very nice! It looks 123^10x3 times better with the style-5's

[IronJoe]

Very nice! It looks 123^10x3 times better with the style-5's

Thanks!


More pics with H&R Race and Bilstein sports:

[IronJoe]

One more...

[mikeedler]

wow, looks perfect now!!! If I was to go stockish looking with mine, It would look exactly like yours.
absolutely perfect!

[IronJoe]

Yesterday was the annual Port Townsend cruise in WA. This being the first big show of the year, I was frantically trying to get the car ready. I was out of the state the week before the show, so the last 48 hours were very busy!

Here's the work I completed:
-Cleaned ICV, new hoses
-New thermostat
-New oil separator hoses
-Euro tow hook covers + bumper plugs, painted Henna
-New bumper tape
-Polished car
-ZHP Shift knob + new boot
-New distributor oil seals + cam seal
-Power steering res. hose

The bumper tape, plugs and euro tow hook covers totally transformed the front end. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out (now for new fogs, and Euro grilles are on the way!)

Before:


After:





As for the actual cruise, the car made it there and back with no issues. Definitely felt sound & solid, and got 24.2 MPG round trip. Here's a few pictures other people took, I'll add more as they come in.

[iwantspeed]

like!

the car looks really good sir.