My 1988 325i Convertable (RIP)

[turge]

more paint!

Primed



Painted:

[turge]

Bump! My newly painted front lip is on. :D

[!AjHoWzA!]

Sweet! Looks good

[nickflic3]

How much was the paint and where did you get it? I got a couple items on my car I'd like to spray bronzit (valances) But I just need a little bit lol

[turge]

How much was the paint and where did you get it? I got a couple items on my car I'd like to spray bronzit (valances) But I just need a little bit lol

I got my paint from here: http://www.automotivetouchup.com/

I got two cans since I needed to touch up a few places. 1 can fixed my roof where the soft top met my windshield and I also painted my valence with the same can. I have a few more areas which need touch up paint so I'll be doing that when the rain passes. 2 cans cost me about $50.

Here is the link for e30 color codes on that site: e30 Paint Color Codes

[nickflic3]

Cool, thanks a lot man!

[turge]

np Nick. GL with the DIY paint job. 8)

[turge]

Also... I just refreshed the clear coat on some of the faded areas and it made a huge difference! I'm going to respray the clear coat on the trunk when I get some more clear coat this week.

Fixed the paint on the 3rd brake light:



Clear coat fixed on the hood:



HID's :D

[turge]

So... my car broke down. :(

I was on the freeway when my car started making a loud ticking noise. At this point I was going up a large hill and lost power. I was able to restart my car after getting to the shoulder and limping my car up the hill. I noticed white smoke coming out of the exhaust. So... it looks like I will be rebuilding my engine and doing a 5 speed swap because I believe the torque converter is going out as well.

[turge]

Bump! New engine acquired with a flywheel. Manual Swap time? I think so.

[freeride53]

siick.

[turge]

ty good sir.

and teaser pix:

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Just posted a video of my engine removal timelapse: +1, subscribe, do all that stuff. 8)

[turge]

And hurro 5-speed parts...

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Update on the parts needed for swap.