Overlord475: 1988 SETA 2.7i Build Thread (Turbo Prep)

[Hawk]

Awesome build good to see another Tulsa member on here. Maybe I will see it around town!

[Overlord475]

Awesome build good to see another Tulsa member on here. Maybe I will see it around town!

I will prob start bringing it to Caffeine and Gasoline soon.
Here is some info on the C&G if you're interested:

http://caffeineandgasolineu.ipage.com/

[efficient]

I see you bought a auto zone rear axle, did you put a clamp on one of the inner boots?
If not is it leaking the grease?
Stock oem has a clamp.

[Overlord475]

All the boots had claps except for one which I placed a SS zip tie on.
I did however have to drill the holes that the allen head bolts slide through to a larger diameter.
They were too small.

Gold side on the left:

[Overlord475]

Fixed the leak and put the interior back together some time ago.

Put down some RoadKill sound deadening material while the carpet was up.
It made a big difference actually:







Had our house carpet professionally steam cleaned... Had the guy do my e30 carpet while he was there, lol. Turned out great! :

[Overlord475]

Got a new steering wheel:








Still need to pick up a hub/adaptor for it.
I am thinking about using the following:

NRG
SRK-E30H



NRG Adaptor/Spacer
SRK-500B

[Overlord475]

Also.... I dropped the car off for paint last week.

Going with the factory 2 stage Lachssilber-Metallic (203/7) :

[Overlord475]

Going to the shop after work to see the progress. Paint was supposed to start today, but it's raining so not sure. Will post more pics if any additional progress has been made.

[badwella]

Awesome progress. I'm going to get the Lachssilber resprayed on mine. How much did the shop quote you? Doesn't look like there was a lot of bodywork done.

[Overlord475]

Awesome progress. I'm going to get the Lachssilber resprayed on mine. How much did the shop quote you? Doesn't look like there was a lot of bodywork done.

Very minor body work. Just a bit on the rocker panels on both sides.
The rest was just dent repair.

I got the friend discount so I don't know if what I paid would be a good place to start. It was less than $2k.

[PimpinWalrus]

Awesome work man! Love these m20 builds. Sub'd

[squidmaster]

I'm excited!

[Overlord475]

Just got more pictures from the shop.

He laid the base and sealer last night and clear this morning!
It looks so good!

He still has to paint the mirrors, rocker panels, window trim, and a few other things flat black. Then he'll wet sand and buff it.

Hope to pick it up next Tuesday:

[Overlord475]

Made a trip out to the shop yesterday.

The molding looks great!

[KrautnotRice]

Looking very nice!