my 325 build

[E30stan]

Nice project, lets see that paint!

[stoja e30]

How come you chose an auto over the 5speed?

ha good question
this is going to be the daily driver. sitting in my house by the front door is another complete m20, a disassembled 885 head, 4:10lsd, and 5 speed tranny which at the moment is for the next build along with the rest of the parts for this build. but i think i might drop something a little bigger in the next one

[ANDRÜ]

How come you chose an auto over the 5speed?

[stoja e30]

so she got painted on friday and today when i went they were just starting to finish the polishing. 10 coats of paint and 3 clear










she should be ready to bring home tomorrow

[stoja e30]

Great work, keep it up!

thanks alex

[stoja e30]

NICE:nice: Can't wait to se it painted. What is the plan for the interior ? Keep up the good work.

thanks, for now stock interior from the 'is' parts car. factory sport seats and the rear which im not sure what they are. the original door cards are in mint condition, have a new center console well old newish, and a knock off steering wheel that i bought a couple of years ago, but i do have some thing cool to show, but will do that later. new black vinyl headliner and new black carpet are on order. also giving her power sunroof and rearvision mirror with map lights, have to run power to them first, but should be nice when shes done.

[acolella76]

Great work, keep it up!

[Odin]

NICE:nice: Can't wait to se it painted. What is the plan for the interior ? Keep up the good work.

[stoja e30]

doors all alined



as of yesterday she was headed back into the booth for her paint, she should be ready next week so i can start putting her back together.

[stoja e30]

all the imperfections worked out, there isnt going to be 1 blemish.


door jams and trunk painted

[stoja e30]

this week

this week saw all the rust repaired

[stoja e30]

so last week saw her getting dropped off at the body shop.


went down to check the progress today.
doors were removed and the insides were painted along with all the other parts that needed to come off...hood, trunk lid, rear gills by the rear doors, all the bolts and the hood hinge. tomorrow the door jams are getting painted.



first bit of rust was repaired with a piece from the old 'is'



getting close

[stoja e30]

keep up the great work!

cheers mate

dropped her off at the body shop this morning, short drive down the back streets about 5min away, love that its so close.

have 1 issue if any one can help. replaced the driver door with one from a wrecker due to the fact that the original one was badly repaired. the issue is that when the window is lowered (its power) half way the central lock is activated. dont know weather if it is a crossed wire or a short or needs to be ground. any one come across this before?

[E30stan]

keep up the great work!

[stoja e30]

so the last couple of weeks just being getting her ready for the body shop getting all the parts ready that are going to get painted. ready to be dropped off at the body shop tomorrow, The District Body Shop in Wynwood Miami is doing the paint

also replaced the interior driver door handle, took the passanger seat out and the center console in preparation for new carpet. took the headliner out getting a new one as well.


made a shopping list.

this was waiting for me when i got home last night, love getting presents.



heres my WTF is that moment.....LOL

just in case anyone was wondering this build is mainly a restoration with some taste full mods nothing to crazy, crazy is the next build. this has been a learning experience for me as i am no mechanic, just wanted to rebuild a car that looked good and drove even better and that i know will last for a long time