Project: Slicktop back from the dead.

[durtyE30]

If you can afford it get the Creative Options carpeting kits. They're awesome.

bump for updates!

[FSUJBP]

The parts car is a VERY solid shell. No question, it is the most solid of the three in terms of no damage/rust. It'll be sold cheap to someone who will put it back on the road or track.

The good news from today is that 2/3 of the cars have LSDs. Bad news is that the carpet is out of car number 3 and it is nearly dry rotted. I think I can get a year or two out of it but not sure it's worth dying if its only going to last that long.

[durtyE30]

Must have been the owner before me who used tap...I only used distilled water.

[FSUJBP]

I dont want to beat a dead horse now, but it comes off as i falsley advertised the car. For someone who buys/sells alot of stuff here i dont want to be portrayed as a dishonest seller.

So number one: good basketweaves + good race tires easily equals 500 which would be more than half the price of the whole car.

And number 2: read the ad again. I stated clearly in the ad before you contacted me that the bumper was cracked. The trim was cracked also, it only came off so i could get a peak at the previous rear damage. Then it went back on. The thought of me sticking on a cracked bumper after the fact then spraying it red is absurd. You can ask durty (rockne). He sold me
the car with that same bumper.
I hope we can put this bump behind us keep in touch.

-jay

I didn't have an issue in the first place. I was adding that info just as a point of reference for the build of the car. I was saying that the car was a bit different than the sale thread pics. So from my perspective there never was any beef with you.

I'll edit this post in a few with pics of the progress today.

The runner, car number 2:


Head nearly off:


New headgasket going on after the block was cleaned:


Carpet coming out of car number 3. It's filthy. The car is infested with roaches and black widows. The especially nice part of that is the car is sitting about five feet from my front door. I've seen and killed three black widows so far. I stopped at the gas pedal. I'm having trouble getting it loose.


Black widow last night:


So far all of the gaskets have looked good. The headbolts were torqued very differently. Also, there was buildup from where someone used regular tap water in the coolant. At this point, I'm not sure what caused the coolant to get into the oil, unless it was just the headbolts being torqued incorrectly. I forgot to buy a thermostat so that is holding up progress.

[Jonny Cash]

I'm not sure where the semihostile response is coming from. If I didn't feel the price was okay, I would have left without buying it. I merely pointed out that the car was not as pictured. Nothing I said earlier in this thread was inaccurate. I do take issue with the statement that the bumper was the same. You can see what is pictured in your sale thread vs the bumper pictured on the flatbed as it left your shop. The one in your sale thread is clean and had black trim. The one I got is a poorly sprayed(over white) cracked bumper with horrible fitment. As far was bottlecaps being worth $500.00... That's nuts man. We all know that. Again, I'm not dissatisfied and you are a nice enough guy. I'd buy from you again.

I dont want to beat a dead horse now, but it comes off as i falsley advertised the car. For someone who buys/sells alot of stuff here i dont want to be portrayed as a dishonest seller.

So number one: good basketweaves + good race tires easily equals 500 which would be more than half the price of the whole car.

And number 2: read the ad again. I stated clearly in the ad before you contacted me that the bumper was cracked. The trim was cracked also, it only came off so i could get a peak at the previous rear damage. Then it went back on. The thought of me sticking on a cracked bumper after the fact then spraying it red is absurd. You can ask durty (rockne). He sold me
the car with that same bumper.
I hope we can put this bump behind us keep in touch.

-jay

[freeride53]

Wow, you have a lot of nice cars.

[AbsorbantNut]

My bottlecaps!

[FSUJBP]

Do want valance from car #2 :)

Nice zino lot; love the color. Can't wait to see what greatness comes out of car #1!

That valance is for sale :D

[nickflic3]

Do want valance from car #2 :)

Nice zino lot; love the color. Can't wait to see what greatness comes out of car #1!

[durtyE30]

The swaybar mounts are not that big of a deal, just a bit of understeer....lol

Drove around for like 1000 miles with that broken.

Otherwise I think there's an E30 parts car at Jay's shop now that you can probably score a subframe from? Unless that's where the 2002's E30 subframe came from.

[FSUJBP]

Those were our spare race tires used to just roll around on. That was temporary and i told you that. Those are worth 500 together by themselves.



internet call out fail # 2- The bumper in that picture is exactly the bumper you bought the car with.
You showed up, and we both agreed on a price, and you took the car.
You saying the car was falsley advertised with my name on it isnt fair to me.
For rust free slicktop e30 for 800, honestly there shouldnt have to be a detailed description. Heres a nice car for a steal, come get it.
I thought we both were satisfied with the deal....

I'm not sure where the semihostile response is coming from. If I didn't feel the price was okay, I would have left without buying it. I merely pointed out that the car was not as pictured. Nothing I said earlier in this thread was inaccurate. I do take issue with the statement that the bumper was the same. You can see what is pictured in your sale thread vs the bumper pictured on the flatbed as it left your shop. The one in your sale thread is clean and had black trim. The one I got is a poorly sprayed(over white) cracked bumper with horrible fitment. As far was bottlecaps being worth $500.00... That's nuts man. We all know that. Again, I'm not dissatisfied and you are a nice enough guy. I'd buy from you again.

[Jonny Cash]

The basket weaves were gone, replaced by bottle caps with dry rotted tires.

Those were our spare race tires used to just roll around on. That was temporary and i told you that. Those are worth 500 together by themselves.

Also, the clean rear bumper was gone, replaced by a cracked bumper sans black trim.

internet call out fail # 2- The bumper in that picture is exactly the bumper you bought the car with.
You showed up, and we both agreed on a price, and you took the car.
You saying the car was falsley advertised with my name on it isnt fair to me.
For rust free slicktop e30 for 800, honestly there shouldnt have to be a detailed description. Heres a nice car for a steal, come get it.
I thought we both were satisfied with the deal....

[drutt23]

Dam you and all your room for that many BMW's.........i see this heading in a very good direction

[F34R]

SOOO much win in this thread =)

[FSUJBP]

I think Ive met you before, at a old meet. That red e36 vert is smg 1 correct? You used to work at AA way back when if I am not mistaken. If so welcome to the e30 forum and enjoy your stay.

I bought it from Jerome, the guy you met.

Sexy cars, love your E36's, and if the E30's come out as clean then I can't wait to see it.

So you found another slicktop? I'm jealous, I searched forever and couldn't find one, locally or within the state at all.

Subscribed.

e: Oh also, to anyone interested, I was the original owner of that first E30 slicktop, which he is saving. Blew the HG, broke a swaybar mounting tab, discovered some rust on the trunk lid and battery tray in the rear, and then decided to say fuck it, and sold it to my friend Carlos locally, who then sold it to Jay, whom OP bought it from.

It was a solid car till I killed it :x

Cars 2 and 3 both have sunroofs, unfortunately which is why your old car is getting fixed. The rust is minimal and and in easy places to fix. The subframe I didn't know about and that presents issues if the engine runs tomorrow once the HG is done.