6/83 grey market 323i.. mtech I S50 5-lug

[e30austin]

Bump

[Court M3]

Come on Man we need updates!

[animal]

sweet. gotta stop by and see that pretty white paint.

i wanna show u my 84 323i too.

[kronus]

more or less :(

i moved some things around a few days ago though! and got the s52 ready for the machine shop.

[2mAn]

is the shiny new paint collecting dust now?

[kronus]

well if i could remember any of it

anyway, i'm almost to the end of about two months of solid madness and might be able to work on the e30 again. next step is taking the engine to a shop to do the top and bottom ends, because I don't feel like fucking up an S52.

[Farbin Kaiber]

So, when do we get a Burning Man Experience thread?

[CorvallisBMW]

no updates, sorry. burning man, lemons and vacation have been eating my e30 time.

[bradnic]

no updates, sorry. burning man, lemons and vacation have been eating my e30 time.

tough life :-) don't get the lemons ref but I've seen it around..

yes, it's a 2 piece valence. there are two generations of them, both are 2-piece. the early one (what I have) does not work with the jimmy hill lip, but the late one (87-88) does.

Pretty sure the 2nd gen is 1 piece. that's the one I've been trying to find for 2 years now, 41331933772 (A/C) and 41331933770 (non-A/C). I found a 770 but really want a 772.



I'm selling my 2 piece setup.

[kronus]

no updates, sorry. burning man, lemons and vacation have been eating my e30 time. It should get moving pretty soon, I need to drop off the S52 at a machine shop in the next few weeks.

yes, it's a 2 piece valence. there are two generations of them, both are 2-piece. the early one (what I have) does not work with the jimmy hill lip, but the late one (87-88) does.

[bradnic]

bump..
been lurking on this thread for a while and learning a TON. what's the latest?

you have the 2 piece metal front valance on your car right? does that work with a jimmy hill lip or no? conflicting info out there...

[LJ851]

Always love a body in white !

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Looks awesome.

[e30m3s54turbo]

Nice and shiny!

[kronus]

back home in the shop after color sanding and buffing:



I still need to strip down the S52 and get it to a machine shop, so this build will likely extend through the fall, but hopefully not the winter.