Well I think the word 'build' is used a little too loosely on the forums- Id consider this more of an assembly. :D
Its a 90 325is that Ive been driving/modding for the last two years. And I felt it was finally time to take it off the road, and do something cool with it.
It started when my neighbor came by telling me he was moving to key west, was leaving his dakar 80k mile 97 m3 behind, and how good it'd look in my driveway. I knew the car, what a basket case it was. I watched him rebiuild the car right in his driveway- he replaced everything. After some haggleing, I bought it. Drove it around a week, and poked around it a bit. It had been hit pretty hard front and rear- then repaired.. Frame rails were twisted, rear subframe was bent, cracks in the rear strut towers. All I needed was an excuse.... And after a few months of selling the parts off locally (yo you still got those seats for sale nightmare) it was time to pass it on.
I made sure I kept this around though.
Driving the car, it seemed like a freak.. Definitly faster than the modded s52 M coupe Ive driven recently.
So now with the extra car out of the way I could take the e30 off the road. Pulled the m20 and sold it locally, and started cleaning up the years of grime.
First day got it stripped down.
Took it outside, pressure cleaned it. removed basically everything- sound deadening, ABS, AC, etc etc.. Then started shaving/filling the bay.
Alot of sanding, and couple coats of primer. Then ready for finish. Used PPG BMW 218, with the HVLP.
Its a 90 325is that Ive been driving/modding for the last two years. And I felt it was finally time to take it off the road, and do something cool with it.
It started when my neighbor came by telling me he was moving to key west, was leaving his dakar 80k mile 97 m3 behind, and how good it'd look in my driveway. I knew the car, what a basket case it was. I watched him rebiuild the car right in his driveway- he replaced everything. After some haggleing, I bought it. Drove it around a week, and poked around it a bit. It had been hit pretty hard front and rear- then repaired.. Frame rails were twisted, rear subframe was bent, cracks in the rear strut towers. All I needed was an excuse.... And after a few months of selling the parts off locally (yo you still got those seats for sale nightmare) it was time to pass it on.
I made sure I kept this around though.
Driving the car, it seemed like a freak.. Definitly faster than the modded s52 M coupe Ive driven recently.
So now with the extra car out of the way I could take the e30 off the road. Pulled the m20 and sold it locally, and started cleaning up the years of grime.
First day got it stripped down.
Took it outside, pressure cleaned it. removed basically everything- sound deadening, ABS, AC, etc etc.. Then started shaving/filling the bay.
Alot of sanding, and couple coats of primer. Then ready for finish. Used PPG BMW 218, with the HVLP.
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