I think I am going with an "end of days" theme with this E30. lol
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Come on man it can't be that bad! Looks like a nice little project though.Comment
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I'm biased. . .
Why not save the Eta? I think it's worth it...
It may not be a performance machine, but it's damn decent on gas and just as comfortable as any other e30. MAybe I'm a sucker for posterity, or a sucker in general but here's my thought
84- first year the e30 is brought to the us, right? Of the two models available, the 318 and the Eta, the E was the top of the line- that was THE nicest 3 series you could buy. Hence- most of them have leather, power windows, locks, sunrooves, decent sound systems... Don't think of it as "oh it's just an Eta." Think of it as "hey I have THE first nice e30 available to the US Market, this is a little piece of history"
as I said, I'm biased, I have an 84, DBs and all. I've accepted what it's not- a screamer, a track car, a howling beast. My interior is incredible, the paint is holding on very nicely.
I just shine up the DBs with brasso, put gobs of Mother's Back to Black on the plastic bits, maintain it, and enjoy my little retro Euro bubble every time I drive it. And with the sunroof and windows open on a beautiful day, it makes no difference at all what letters follow the 325... anywho, yours is in significantly different shape... I know I don't have the skill to resto anything, so I might feel the same way in your position...
but an ECU upgrade WILL make it way more fun, with all that torque.
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If it was a nice car it would be worth saving. This car is soooooo shot. There really is no nice bone in her body. I am keeping her very mechanically sound, but the amount of work and money it would take to make this car shiny and nice would be retarded.sigpic
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I have the nicer shiny shrouds for the rear bumper. I also have the rear bump you can put up front for that clean signal free look. LOLComment
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I got a 3.73 LSD today from CalTuned. Should be going in shortly. I need some cheap lowering springs...sigpic
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Hella
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Hella!
Looks like a fun start, good luck with wherever this takes you ;)Comment
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Got springs ;)sigpic
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Took the car into A1 imports so JP can take a look at her. I am sick of working on this car in the street in 80F weather.sigpic
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80* is nothing. The street in something else...Comment
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Tarmac gets damn hot in direct sunlight. Laying on it, under a car a foot and a half off the ground, trying to get a LSD in the car is NOT fun!!!sigpic
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Should be getting my car back Monday. I just started a new job at a cabinatery shop. I am loving it, and it has given me the opertunity to start a new project. A nice hardwood roof rack. I am thinking of some white oak. I also need to make a run to Pick N Pull.sigpic
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Picking these up tomorrow morning ;)
They need some work but they will be way better then what I have now!
Any ideas on the best way to patch up the holes in the drivers seat?
I already ordered some vinyl dye and tomorrow Ill order some seat webbing kits from Aardvark Racing.sigpic
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Got some Bilstein HDs to firm the car up a bit. Thing fiels like Jello.sigpic
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