S38 turbo e30 Hartge H35-24 H bomb

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Today I was glad to finish intake. I need a new Hartge badge. I will install maybe Tuesday.. Once I finish engine bay. Put the e30 back together. While I was waiting on pain to dry. I was working on the silver e30 to sand on body.

While I was waiting on paint and primer to dry. I went on silver car to sanding.

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On Friday I took off the intake to repaint. I bought a can to help remove the old paint. I still had to use wire brush on my drill.

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I pulled the valve cover off to sand to polish and paint. It came out fine for me. I also pulled the intake off to paint.
I was able to polish Hartge strut bar. I hope this Saturday I can take my parts to get cad plating and get my OZ bolt chromed.

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On my e30 hood I want to cad plate the rear bracket .I paint them the bracket it will scratch the paint. At least the cad plating will last longer. I found a place not to far from me in Oceanside.
I might starting to remove s38 valve cover to paint and polish fins and also intake this week

These are the parts I want to cad plate and hard ware.

I started to fit the front end. I’m waiting on hardware to get things bolted up. I missed placed the original hardware.

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I got to do painting in engine bay. It did not come how I wanted. It looks better in my opinion. I want to cad plate some parts and bolts in yellow zinc.

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I wish I knew how paint years ago. I would have liked to paint the engine bay before I installed the s38. It was a pain in the ass to install with tranny bolted to it. I did it all by self. Now I’m trying to paint engine bay. I will be welding e30 vert braces to strut towers.

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While I’m waiting on red Barron to dry and wet sand. I started in silver e30 project. I took pics of dents with blue tape marking area for reference.

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Here pic splitter having a run on clear. I got a razer blade to scrape the high points of clear so I can wet sand it.

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I was able to get bumper on the red Barron. I think I will paint under tray with gloss.

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I was able to wet sand the front m3 bumper. It came better than I thought. I’m working on the Evo III splitter to paint glossy black paint.

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Thanks Simon.

It getting close. I have owned for 25 years. I only drove once in 1999 in east LA when my friend was trying to sell it to me for 8k with a s14 motor at the time.

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Treat yourself Raul! I want to see this thing finished!!

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I am all most finished with the car. I just need to finish bumper and maybe hood. On the hood I’m thinking of buying a carbon fiber hood from Turner Motorsport that ways 12lbs and cost $2,800. I might buy for my Xmas present for my self.

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I was able to get them sanded and painted. I polished the out lips. I sanded them down and sanded them up to my high polish I like.

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I’m redoing my Hartge wheels with new paint and 2k clear on them to look the shine for a while.


I’m going back on some flaws on paint. I’m going to touch them up.