e34 DD build, everyone's doing it...

[metalsoul]

looking good, I'm excited to see how it ends up!

[PJ Prendergast]

i wanna hear how the ride is, very interesting making your own coilovers!

[Jb325is]

I don't have many pictures from this weekend, but we did make a lot of progress. The only picture I took was of the rear quarter, this car was hit and shoddily repaired in the rear quarter when I got it, the bodyline just disappeared about 6" from the taillight. After a little metalworking and a lot of blocking the quarter is looking pretty close to the way it should



Got the fender roller, but unfortunately USPS still hasn't delivered my tires after 7 days in transit from CA. Finished rear fitment update coming soon

[Jb325is]

Got a little work done on my wheels- center bores bored out, lips polished and bolts painted metallic black. A ford color actually, but it looks really cool in the sun.



Test fitted them tonight and I'm definitely going to need to pull the fenders... Luckily I'll have the chance to do it before paint for the first time.



Bodywork updates this weekend

[8380 Labs]

good to see threads on here where things are being done properly, nice work.

[CrusherCurtis]

Making me miss the old touring:

[Wh33lhop]

<3 this car. <3 cirrus. <3 those ACS... probably more than the speedlines

Looking forward to the progress!

[previasc96]

Ooops! Foot in mouth! sorry! 40+ hours plus school and still building project cars... straight up Hustla!

[Jb325is]

I wish! I work 45 hrs a week and go to school whenever I'm not working

[previasc96]

Hot cars=owned by a student!

[QUOTE=Jb325is;2645902]I figured I would put this here since it's what is keeping me from making progress on my e30 temporarily. I've gotten to the point where my e30 is not DD friendly and I really needed another car. I always have had a thing for e34's and had a really nice one a few years back but I ended up breaking it apart and using the drivetrain in my e30.. I kinda regretted it and really wanted another one, so I had no choice when I found this '89 535i 5 speed on craigslist locally with a blown headgasket. It was cheap enough to allow me a little extra cash at it, nothing crazy as I am a self sufficient homeowner/college student but I suck at leaving things alone.

Really! Left overs from your student loans pay mortgage and home owner's insurance! :eeek:

[ACHTUNG]

Fantastic build so far! Can't wait to see it with the new wheels.

[Jb325is]

Yeah, they do actually

[acolella76]

Do they widen wheels also? Would be funny if we did sort of a wheel transplant and widened my wheels with the 2" that you removed.

[Jb325is]

Didn't see this before. Nice work man! Really looking forward to seeing this done.

Me too man, I feel like I've been working on it forever. Let me know when you're home this weekend I need to come get that thing and that other thing

ATL represent! Will the barrels be getting cut and welded? I was pretty taken by those ACS wheels but these are starting to grow on me already. I need to see them on the car, please.

Yep, 2" out of the barrels. I like the ACS wheels too but I couldn't say no to these

[LJ851]

ATL represent! Will the barrels be getting cut and welded? I was pretty taken by those ACS wheels but these are starting to grow on me already. I need to see them on the car, please.