88' Zinno M3 (Progress Thread)

[blunttech]

damn, Really nice work. I just spent all day working on my new one. i have a long ways to go to be able to park next to yours.

[reelizmpro]

You were supposed to use an impact gun on the thermostat bolts. I almost did the same thing but stopped after I noticed the housing being deformed. Hopefully, you didn't cause too much damage.

[UNHCLL]

Original spare should be a 15" basketweave, not a steel wheel, FWIW.
See below from 41,000 original mile car.



-Chris

[jhaurimn]

Original spare should be a 15" basketweave, not a steel wheel, FWIW.
See below from 41,000 original mile car.


-Chris

Yup, you are right. That's what I thought too, but when I saw the tire was a Pirelli, it threw me for a second.

Edit: spare appears to be an original e34 spare

[jhaurimn]

The previous owner replaced the driver side pop out window from a early model e30 with chrome top and bottom pieces. So he (quite poorly) painted all the trim pieces. You can see it doesnt match the front trim.




So I bought a window from a late model, that had the top trim black. That way only one piece would have to be painted. I scuffed the chrome, primed, then painted with duplicolor trim paint. It came out very close to the original shadowline. I still have one little spot to touch up.


Shout out to mn tint pros for removing the crappy tint off my car. It took nearly 3 hours. Thankfully I timed it well with the canadien bruin game.


Looks sooo much better

[YAN-3]

Way to go! I remember spending 4 hrs peeling off the purple tint off of my M3. It was a pain the rear.

[jhaurimn]

Way to go! I remember spending 4 hrs peeling off the purple tint off of my M3. It was a pain the rear.

Yikes, I cant imagine how long it would of taken me if I did it myself. Thankfully, they were able to save my rear defroster in the process.

[YAN-3]

Yikes, I cant imagine how long it would of taken me if I did it myself. Thankfully, they were able to save my rear defroster in the process.

trust me you saved yourself lots of hassle and stress!

[jhaurimn]

So, here's a little teaser of what's going on right now

[Cptcarisma]

Like your scissor lift.. Pretty cool..
Time for a little buffy-buffy??
This gem is coming together nicely!

CAPP :-)

[Bimmer_man]

Nice man good color. And I love how it looks like you traded in your 01 bmws for the e30s.love it.

[bradnic]

paint correction! just be careful not to burn through the color coat. pretty easy to do on an old paint job.

what kind of scissor lift is that? been holding out for 2 or 4 poster but I'm thinking scissor will work for me..

[jhaurimn]

First off, I want to thank Chad Raskovich. http://raskysautodetailing.com/

He did an amazing job on my car, where do I begin. After being told by other places to go to a body shop and get stuff repainted, he absolutely transformed the paint. I am going to let the pictures do the talking. If you need a serious detail in the midwest, I strongly urge you to contact Chad.

Here is the main reason that made me reach out to chad. The paint on my rear wing and hood were pretty messed up. After seeing the car in person, Chad informed me this was known as "paint shrinkage".








As you can see, its really in poor shape. Thankfully, this is fixable with wetsanding.




And on the wing. Didnt get any 'during' photos.


As you can see in the last picture, we decided the decklid could use some help too. Everything except for the paint chip was able to be corrected, this was the worst spot on the trunk.




That covers most of the spots that needed wetsanding. Now here are 50/50s for the rest of the car. This paint was neglected, I didnt think it was as bad as it was.








Unfortunately, the sun wasnt out when I picked her up. Just glad it didnt rain!










To say I'm pleased is quite an understatement. :)

[bradnic]

DAMN. wow. enjoy!

[Bimmer_man]

Damn..... Just Damn..... Beautiful. Dude you have the most beautiful e30 m3 I've seen.