A Distraction of Sorts: My 1991 BMW 318is

[TRUe30]

sweet,... she's nice, real nice,... I've got some catching up to do, I'll get there by summer,... working on a build thread myself,...

[TRUe30]

I welded on a few hooks throughout the rack to secure tie downs and painted the whole frame and carriage bolt heads black. I also stained the wood, and it's a bit darker now.




Then it was time for final assembly!




And here's where the e30 sits currently:




Coilovers and suspension rebuild are next!

nice, real nice,..
if you seen a zinno IS with a wood rack would it bother you...? May I...?
good idea,....looks good when it's done right,...

[CubbyChowder]

nice, real nice,..
if you seen a zinno IS with a wood rack would it bother you...? May I...?
good idea,....looks good when it's done right,...

Haha not at all man, do your thing. It's not like I'm the first person to run a wood rack on an e30

[Nick_S]

Great progress! Your attention to detail is fantastic.

[dothadance]

lovin the build, sub'd to both build threads. was curious as to where you were on the front adjusters. about half way like the end of the vid shows?

[CubbyChowder]

lovin the build, sub'd to both build threads. was curious as to where you were on the front adjusters. about half way like the end of the vid shows?

That was before anything really settled and it was about halfway down

[96E36]

My goodness this is awesome man. I really admire all the work you've done and the amount of creativity and dedication is unmatched. That roof-rack is so incredibly badass. I wish my E36 was retro enough to rock something like that.
I've sub'd to both builds and will be checking them regularly. Keep up the good work man!

[Jackle30]

Love the thread man, I'm stoked to get out of Afghanistan and back to the Central Coast. Searching currently for my next E30. It looks like you've got everything well in hand, but when I'm back, if you ever need a hand turning a wrench, let me know.

[CubbyChowder]

My goodness this is awesome man. I really admire all the work you've done and the amount of creativity and dedication is unmatched. That roof-rack is so incredibly badass. I wish my E36 was retro enough to rock something like that.
I've sub'd to both builds and will be checking them regularly. Keep up the good work man!

Thanks for the kind words dude

Love the thread man, I'm stoked to get out of Afghanistan and back to the Central Coast. Searching currently for my next E30. It looks like you've got everything well in hand, but when I'm back, if you ever need a hand turning a wrench, let me know.

Sounds good man! Would love to see more e30's cruising around SLO

[Jackle30]

Were you in Atascadero yesterday on the 101 around like 930?

[CubbyChowder]

Were you in Atascadero yesterday on the 101 around like 930?

Yep! I live in SLO and I work on the '02 at my dad's place in Templeton.

[Jackle30]

Yup I was totally driving my E39 like a retard trying to see if that was your car. Roof rack clued me in. Looks good man. Headed down to Glendale to look at a potential E30 purchase.

[CubbyChowder]

Yup I was totally driving my E39 like a retard trying to see if that was your car. Roof rack clued me in. Looks good man. Headed down to Glendale to look at a potential E30 purchase.

Haha were you behind me on the freeway? Good luck on the purchase!

[Jackle30]

That was me.

[mikracer]

Havent seen your e30 around town yet. I'm in SLO as well. Nice build!