325ix

[Julien]

Got a few things knocked out today:

Pulled out my cluster to replace some bulbs (odo gears still going strong at 130K!) and test a 13 button OBC i recently got for free. It had been sitting in a parts car for a while exposed to the elements (I had already taken it apart to check for corrosion, but everything looked good)



Once I confirmed it worked (even the bulbs were good!) I proceeded with the installation of the wiring harness and decided to tackle the ambient temp sensor. The wiring harness for it had been cut for some reason and it took some digging to find it, so I enlisted the help of my friends at lagunitas for support:



Once the wiring harness was fixed and ran to the driver side brake duct, I did a little mod I'd seen on a previous e30: Place a self tapping screw in the brake duct to ensure it never falls put. Cheap insurance for sure!



Woot woot! Still need a late model OBC turn signal stalk to complete the swap (effff the code box, never dealing with those again, if they fail they cause a no start condition!)


oh and stock IX ride height FTW:


kocked out the 3 pedal mod (trans soon):


and lastly checking that my body drain isn't clogged (Highland Cold Mountain, since my e30 aint no ratchet ass firefly drinker )



I guess I get to pull an auto trans manana

[Julien]

Thanks y'all

Bought the paint at a local body shop supply

[Spiff325iS]

So good! Where did you purchase your paint from?

[F34R]

Looks horrid, give it to me.

;D

[fresh_TD]

Nice

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[Julien]

And she's back together!





Gonna color sand her in about a month and the paint will be like glass.

[fresh_TD]

thanks! your car is one of my inspirations



lol thanks

Will you spray my e30? :-)

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[Julien]

Man you really waste no time! Love the quick progress and getting that shit done! Looks killer

thanks! your car is one of my inspirations

This guy is not fucking around:-)

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lol thanks

[fresh_TD]

This guy is not fucking around:-)

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[audiquattrot]

Man you really waste no time! Love the quick progress and getting that shit done! Looks killer

[Luke Girard]

Fancy!!

[litu]

Coool

[FredK]

DUUUUUUUDE nice!

One thing I learned about spraying paint is that it gets EVERYWHERE. I hate it. I want a spraybooth and a fresh air system if I ever do it again lol

[Julien]

Went to mom's house last night... saw that the "type R" wheelbarrow from ~1998 is still kicking (yup that is my handy work) :)


and back to the paint work on the e30:

taped up, dust wiped off & floors cleaned



mixing up the paint



david shooting some trial sprays:


rock & roll:


base coat is down (2x) but our ventilation system isn't working all that great:


ugh


mixing clear


and the result:



there is orange peel and minor debris in the paint that we will address in one week with a color sand & buff. overall the color laid down very nicely! I'm excited to see her outside after the final polish :)

[Julien]

Nice. Does the vc work? :-P

Current one does, this one does too according to the seller *fingers crossed*


spent all day wet sanding:


a little H2O clearcoat:


paint tomorrow!