My Very Own V8 Vert (First drive vid added)

[Vtec?lol]

Man, LWB is the way to go, lol. Can fit a full cooler in the floor between the back of the front seats and bottom of rear seats.

1995 is the best, but more sought after year.

I could go on, lol. I get way more into my cars than is healthy.

/hijack.

That's actually impressive.
Only thing is LWB is $7500+

[slammin.e28]

That's actually impressive.
Only thing is LWB is $7500+

True. I kind of lucked into mine. 1987-89 (IIRC) is what I would look for. Swap in some Discovery axles (24 spline VS RRC 10 spline) and be done. They got the LT230 transfer case (manual locking center diff) already. Later RRCs got the Borg Warner unit with a viscous coupling. Works, but are prone to failure.

[Zreberlcoe]

Calypso right?

[Garageaholic]

That exhaust looks fantastic!!!

Do you have any video or audio clips?

[Vtec?lol]

True. I kind of lucked into mine. 1987-89 (IIRC) is what I would look for. Swap in some Discovery axles (24 spline VS RRC 10 spline) and be done. They got the LT230 transfer case (manual locking center diff) already. Later RRCs got the Borg Warner unit with a viscous coupling. Works, but are prone to failure.

I don't want anything viscous! Sounds like you got the recipie for a decent rig mate.

Calypso right?

Yes sir. Calypso. My second favorite e30 color after lachs

That exhaust looks fantastic!!!

Do you have any video or audio clips?

Not yet but I plan to get a video tonight or by Saturday. I've been working on it daily now.

[Zreberlcoe]

Yes sir. Calypso. My second favorite e30 color after lachs

Sweet! Now I have another Calypso friend. They're so rare on this forum.

[Vtec?lol]

Sweet! Now I have another Calypso friend. They're so rare on this forum.

Yes they are. The coupes are even harder to find. I misse out on a clean ass minty 325i 2dr because I didn't want to do another manual swap.

[Vtec?lol]

Oh don't mind me. I've just been in the garage rappin'!
Check out my freestyle below:





So at the head I used 1" and 2" on the down pipe. I'll be spraying some sealer on there just cuz.

[superleggera]

Wow awesome build. Keep up the good work man

[Vtec?lol]

exhaust is on and it sounds mean!

[Vtec?lol]

Quick video of me chirping gears

http://youtu.be/LDzvCt2AwI4

[Vtec?lol]

Not much has been done. Been daily driving it for the past month or more. It's fun. Definitely fun.

Few weeks ago we took a road trip to see my grandma and to handle some business. On the way we stopped and picked up this


Pretty used. Either that or improperly stored. Headliner is toast, canvas is toast. A few of the seals, and the front mounting hardware turns out to be broken.



Spent a good while stripping it and deciding if I want to lay fresh canvas or prep and paint.







Outside and inside stripped




Other than that, waiting on the flow masters to come in. Looking for some nice euro weaves and trying to sell my style 4s.

[Vtec?lol]

So today I spent about 30min stripping the hardtop if the dirt and glue. At first I was going to sand it like everyone does. Then I said fuck this and went and got some magic in a bottle.

Storage.


The start. Just spray, sit, and wash.


Then I decided scraping takes too long.


Ahhhhh, more like it.


Interior


Quick wash and all done for now.










The color kinda reminds me of wood. I have an idea.
This concludes today's post.

[ikonwun]

Bravo!.


just read start to finish.

[Cabriolet]

take the rear window seal out. it goes back easily.
the glass is glued in. it's only for looks