So I've wanted to post my build for ages, and now I am finally doing it. I really didn't get into maintaining my own cars until a friend of mine turned me onto Top Gear, and showed me the E30 episode. after that I was hooked into the whole BMW enthusiast culture. Though I've always loved the 80's Bimmers, probably started with my mother (and I guess the rest of the family too) who has owned an (in order of ownership) E30, E28 (later became my first car), E23, E24, and is recently back to an E28! Anyway, back on track!
Some back history:
I bought the car back in 2010 and drove it like a lunatic. After about 3 months, the timing belt broke. Taking 3 piston heads and valves with it, mechanics said 2600$ so it sat for about a year while I slaved to raise the money. finally it got fixed all fine and dandy, got to drive it for a year and a half, then the smog came up again. Surprise! It fucking failed, and I'd lost my job! So fuck it, I drove it for a year without tags, and that's where the build comes in.
My goal for the build is to fully restore the car to it's out of the factory greatness, and improve/upgrade some of the features; suspension, stereo, blah blah, blah. Let's get to it!
(picture from the advert on craigslist)
(after a wash three years later, 9/13)
This build starts back in 2013 when I started doing my own maintenance on the car and will continue.... until it's finished?
I will date entries on the days I originally took the pictures and wrote commentary on them.
September, 13, 2013
"Been having a bunch of electrical problems lately, mostly to do with lights. and as it turns out, replacing fuses can sure help alot!"
"Changing fuses fixed my tail light problem..." "And dash light problem. And even my windshield wipers, which have been out for almost a whole year now! ....."
"However. the scourge that is the right low head light problem persists.."
"But not the High head light problem that started a couple days ago! all this fixed just with fuses!"
"A couple months ago before I got the new tags for the car, I was taking it to get smogged one morning, and I pulled into the space too fast and smashed into the curb, busting open my oil pan (they hang quite low in these cars) spilling out 5 band new quarts of oil. well sufficed to say. it did not get smogged that day...."
"BUT! that weekend it did get a new oil pan, it took about 5 hours of grueling bullshit and sheisty tricks to get it out but...."
"it turned out pretty fucking sweet in the end. It still didn't pass smog, that required a new cat and some hoses."
Some back history:
I bought the car back in 2010 and drove it like a lunatic. After about 3 months, the timing belt broke. Taking 3 piston heads and valves with it, mechanics said 2600$ so it sat for about a year while I slaved to raise the money. finally it got fixed all fine and dandy, got to drive it for a year and a half, then the smog came up again. Surprise! It fucking failed, and I'd lost my job! So fuck it, I drove it for a year without tags, and that's where the build comes in.
My goal for the build is to fully restore the car to it's out of the factory greatness, and improve/upgrade some of the features; suspension, stereo, blah blah, blah. Let's get to it!
(picture from the advert on craigslist)
(after a wash three years later, 9/13)
This build starts back in 2013 when I started doing my own maintenance on the car and will continue.... until it's finished?
I will date entries on the days I originally took the pictures and wrote commentary on them.
September, 13, 2013
"Been having a bunch of electrical problems lately, mostly to do with lights. and as it turns out, replacing fuses can sure help alot!"
"Changing fuses fixed my tail light problem..." "And dash light problem. And even my windshield wipers, which have been out for almost a whole year now! ....."
"However. the scourge that is the right low head light problem persists.."
"But not the High head light problem that started a couple days ago! all this fixed just with fuses!"
"A couple months ago before I got the new tags for the car, I was taking it to get smogged one morning, and I pulled into the space too fast and smashed into the curb, busting open my oil pan (they hang quite low in these cars) spilling out 5 band new quarts of oil. well sufficed to say. it did not get smogged that day...."
"BUT! that weekend it did get a new oil pan, it took about 5 hours of grueling bullshit and sheisty tricks to get it out but...."
"it turned out pretty fucking sweet in the end. It still didn't pass smog, that required a new cat and some hoses."
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