my e30 project - custom built s50b30us swap

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so i bought this car from another r3v member

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=292081

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now another r3v member is fixing some rust we found

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used rustoleum bumper and trim paint. tired of the sides of my car looking so bad. also redid the rear valance since only half was painted and retextured after some rust repair.

leaving the front valance alone for now since i have a new one on the way.

before



during



after

[Rdreas]

Shit looks like a nice ride! Rust sucks!

[E30NJ]

did the same rustoleum spray to my car, works great.

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washed the car today and setup the garage for rebulding my s50b30us

[kalib0y]

looks like you are off to a good start

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looks like you are off to a good start

thanks. windows tinted today. couldn't handle it without tint. 20% all around.



now it NEEDS some shadowline trim. this chrome is terrible.

[MyE30]

car looks good. did you already pull the motor?

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car looks good. did you already pull the motor?

nope. still driving around on the m20 for now. not gonna pull it till everything else is ready to go in.

[Blackout]

Bloody Rust. Damn youuuu

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Bloody Rust. Damn youuuu

most of it has been repaired now. only a few spots left to do (that i've found)

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painting my new brake ducts + fog blanks - waiting on incoming euro valance

got some color matched aerosol paint from a specialty shop

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dyed my rear deck lid. had to replace the 3rd brake light. so i figured i'd clean up this area while i was back there. also installed new speakers, old stock ones were shot.

before:





first coat:




installed new speakers while first coat soaked in:



5 coats later, nice and dark black. will post another pic when back in the car.

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have been debating on doing all my body work myself, fixing scratches and door dings and rock chips and all the rust. after some minor rust repair i attempted fixing this area today because it was bothering me, and it turned out great so far. i think i'm going to paint the entire car myself :)

the lower rusty lower valance has already had its cancers removed and new metal welded in and repaired. now time for the upper area.



wet sanded and masked off





first coat of primer



second coat of primer



may wetsand and do 1 more light coat of primer, wet sand again then put on real paint x2 then gloss :)