E30 Project Renae - 1991 318is -> 1991 330is
Renae: In German, the name Renae means- to be born again.
Renae is a local car I picked up a few weeks ago for $250. This car was originally posted up for sale here on the forums for $900
By the time I found her the profile gasket had been long gone and the oil was like Nestle Quik. Missing rear passenger side brake and axle, interior raped, wheels swapped to steelies, cracked bumper swapped on. It looks like the PO attempted a complete cooling system overhaul to fix the issue unsuccessfully.
Previous Owner's Picture
PHASE 1: The Breakdown
Tuesday 9/25/2012 - Exterior Body
The body has a few nickel and dime dings and some previous attempts to fix some larger dents. Most of the damage is on the rear driver quarter panel, driver side lower valance and middle of the trunk. Very mild but I want this car to be perfect when its repainted so I will not be attempting to do any body work myself and leave that up to the pros. (Please ignore the stupid dates printed on the pictures.. had to use a POS Nikon Coolpix until I get my Canon back.)
Tuesday 9/25/2012 - Engine Bay
The engine bay was much cleaner (and complete) than I had expected. Lots of newer cooling system parts to pawn off to fund the project. The car actually still started up and would idle. But this powerplant just will not do so everything was pulled to make it nice and clean again.
Tuesday 9/25/2012 - Interior
Nothing special here. Interior gutted out, no rust anywhere. Floorboards looked new. Should make for easy rewireing. Just about everything in there is going straight to the dump.
Renae: In German, the name Renae means- to be born again.
Renae is a local car I picked up a few weeks ago for $250. This car was originally posted up for sale here on the forums for $900
By the time I found her the profile gasket had been long gone and the oil was like Nestle Quik. Missing rear passenger side brake and axle, interior raped, wheels swapped to steelies, cracked bumper swapped on. It looks like the PO attempted a complete cooling system overhaul to fix the issue unsuccessfully.
Previous Owner's Picture
PHASE 1: The Breakdown
Tuesday 9/25/2012 - Exterior Body
The body has a few nickel and dime dings and some previous attempts to fix some larger dents. Most of the damage is on the rear driver quarter panel, driver side lower valance and middle of the trunk. Very mild but I want this car to be perfect when its repainted so I will not be attempting to do any body work myself and leave that up to the pros. (Please ignore the stupid dates printed on the pictures.. had to use a POS Nikon Coolpix until I get my Canon back.)
Tuesday 9/25/2012 - Engine Bay
The engine bay was much cleaner (and complete) than I had expected. Lots of newer cooling system parts to pawn off to fund the project. The car actually still started up and would idle. But this powerplant just will not do so everything was pulled to make it nice and clean again.
Tuesday 9/25/2012 - Interior
Nothing special here. Interior gutted out, no rust anywhere. Floorboards looked new. Should make for easy rewireing. Just about everything in there is going straight to the dump.
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