alright, figured i would put up a post about my 85 325e...its ugly, its cheap (got it for a song) and after ignoring friend, it popped a timing belt. lesson learned, and now i'm going to be fixing it up cheap, but not dumb like i was.
so far, owned it for a year, but just recently started to take it a little serious (after timing belt and replacing the top end, thanks to my friends garage)
i've got a cheap ebay chip installed, tucked the bumpers, did a horrid job on covering the front seats, got more cracks than a fault line on my dash...and still sitting like a 4x4
so the one with my little daughter is before, and the other one is how it sits today.
i'll update it with how the interior looks later.
plans..short term,
rebuild the shifter linkage (if enough money will get z3 swap, but probably just stock)
pick up some tan seats (getting a good deal on some old eclipse/talon tan cloth seats that are in good shape)
paint bumpers (fix wavy surrounds), paint side trim, paint mirrors, paint spoiler all black.
use scotch bright pad to clean off all the oxidized clear coat that looks turrible
cut one coil off front springs (talked to local bmw guys, plus seen a few write-ups about the only difference between the m3 spring and stock springs is one coil. don't worry, i have a spare set of stockers if things go badly or if i turn out to be that stupid!)
remove the rear spring hats (hope to just have it a little lower)
start figuring out how to repair all the front interior (cracked dash, loose vvinyl around the a pillars and roof console thing...and make it all match with the same repair...
so enjoy and make fun, i'm a cheap ass on a budget, i'm just going to try to do the best with what i have, won't try to skimp on the motor and drivetrain though
so far, owned it for a year, but just recently started to take it a little serious (after timing belt and replacing the top end, thanks to my friends garage)
i've got a cheap ebay chip installed, tucked the bumpers, did a horrid job on covering the front seats, got more cracks than a fault line on my dash...and still sitting like a 4x4
so the one with my little daughter is before, and the other one is how it sits today.
i'll update it with how the interior looks later.
plans..short term,
rebuild the shifter linkage (if enough money will get z3 swap, but probably just stock)
pick up some tan seats (getting a good deal on some old eclipse/talon tan cloth seats that are in good shape)
paint bumpers (fix wavy surrounds), paint side trim, paint mirrors, paint spoiler all black.
use scotch bright pad to clean off all the oxidized clear coat that looks turrible
cut one coil off front springs (talked to local bmw guys, plus seen a few write-ups about the only difference between the m3 spring and stock springs is one coil. don't worry, i have a spare set of stockers if things go badly or if i turn out to be that stupid!)
remove the rear spring hats (hope to just have it a little lower)
start figuring out how to repair all the front interior (cracked dash, loose vvinyl around the a pillars and roof console thing...and make it all match with the same repair...
so enjoy and make fun, i'm a cheap ass on a budget, i'm just going to try to do the best with what i have, won't try to skimp on the motor and drivetrain though
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