Well, finally decided it was time to make an account for r3v seeing as I've been spending an unhealthy amount of time on this site as of late.
A year or two ago we bought this 325e with intentions of building a simple drift car for my wife as she was interested in getting into the sport at that time. As is often the case, life gets in the way, and the car just sat behind the house gathering leaves, bugs, and acorns.
The car was bought in "project car" condition: High idle, leaking injector o-rings, questionable brakes, questionable suspension, no paint, etc. We replaced the o-rings and I fixed the idle, though it still feels like it has about 50hp and doesn't really pull through the entirety of its rev range.
On a whim I decided this afternoon to go out and have a look at the car, and was greeted by a rather damp interior and mold all over the place
I started yanking the interior in preparation of pulling the carpet, and pulled the trunk carpet out, too. The trunk seemed to be the culprit, not sure if it leaks through the taillights, trunk seals, or something else, this is my first BMW so I'm not 100% sure what to look for. No pictures of any of this because I'm an idiot.
I intend to continue on with this tomorrow and start checking for rust. At a first glance the car doesn't seem to have really any rust issues, but I've been looking at enough threads on this forum that make me want to look much more thoroughly throughout the car.
Picture of how the car sits as of now:
IMG_20151031_160425 by ben misegades, on Flickr
Pardon the IG tilt. The orange wheels were thrown on "just cuz" a while back, they're left overs from my last Miata, and will be removed and put up for sale.
We were told that this car has some kind of factory "sport" suspension that would have been maybe springs, swaybars, and LSD, can anyone confirm if something like that existed, and if yes, how can I check to see what we've got? I don't care if it does or doesn't, it's just a matter of curiosity.
Tentative plans for the car are a refresh of the brakes and suspension, cleaning up the interior, motor swap with a mild build, and a cheap paint job. The wife informed me that she doesn't really care what I do to the car, but I've also been instructed that the car will be green. Or perhaps orange. Who knows :roll:
A year or two ago we bought this 325e with intentions of building a simple drift car for my wife as she was interested in getting into the sport at that time. As is often the case, life gets in the way, and the car just sat behind the house gathering leaves, bugs, and acorns.
The car was bought in "project car" condition: High idle, leaking injector o-rings, questionable brakes, questionable suspension, no paint, etc. We replaced the o-rings and I fixed the idle, though it still feels like it has about 50hp and doesn't really pull through the entirety of its rev range.
On a whim I decided this afternoon to go out and have a look at the car, and was greeted by a rather damp interior and mold all over the place
I started yanking the interior in preparation of pulling the carpet, and pulled the trunk carpet out, too. The trunk seemed to be the culprit, not sure if it leaks through the taillights, trunk seals, or something else, this is my first BMW so I'm not 100% sure what to look for. No pictures of any of this because I'm an idiot.
I intend to continue on with this tomorrow and start checking for rust. At a first glance the car doesn't seem to have really any rust issues, but I've been looking at enough threads on this forum that make me want to look much more thoroughly throughout the car.
Picture of how the car sits as of now:
IMG_20151031_160425 by ben misegades, on FlickrPardon the IG tilt. The orange wheels were thrown on "just cuz" a while back, they're left overs from my last Miata, and will be removed and put up for sale.
We were told that this car has some kind of factory "sport" suspension that would have been maybe springs, swaybars, and LSD, can anyone confirm if something like that existed, and if yes, how can I check to see what we've got? I don't care if it does or doesn't, it's just a matter of curiosity.
Tentative plans for the car are a refresh of the brakes and suspension, cleaning up the interior, motor swap with a mild build, and a cheap paint job. The wife informed me that she doesn't really care what I do to the car, but I've also been instructed that the car will be green. Or perhaps orange. Who knows :roll:
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