Our new Project E30!

[skuyler]

Mexico!

[trent]

Mike, call JC @ SDCS - he is in escondido.

https://www.sdcsonline.com

[Gleb]

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[Fanzotti]

Sorry, no updates yet. Just lots of sanding still to do. We're still looking for a body shop to help us get this painted.

If anyone knows anyplace in the SoCal (IE/San Diego) area, please let us know!

Are you looking to rent a booth or have some one Spray it for you? Your probably gonna need to spray at least the bodywork/Rage with High build primer, Guide coat it, and then block sand before paint. Then I'd seal the whole car then paint.

I'd search/Post a thread in bodywork.

[87' 325]

^^^ do you have lambo doors on your e30?

[delatlanta1281]

^^^ do you have lambo doors on your e30?

Ohhhhh shit! Super mod coming up!

[Mike@PureMS]

That hood is a VIS hood. I know by the weight you listed.

Yep. Just noticed the other day the VIS logo on the underside.
More pictures coming soon. It's nearly all sanded ready for paint.

We'll be painting it ourselves afterall, so many more pictures to come!

[!RocknE30!]

Damn!! That is one bad ass project car!

[Mike@PureMS]

Just a quick update.
We're still waiting for some parts so we can finish up the paint and body work, but we're getting REAL close. :)

A quick before/after of the body (in case you missed the before pics)






Refinished the wheels as well, just since we had some down time.
There's a stock wheel thrown in the pics just for comparison. It's cracked, so we didn't bother fixing that one. The paint was Wurth silver, from a can. Comes out real nice. We realize they're track wheels, so we didn't spend too much time on them. There still are some nicks and stuff, but since we bought these wheels used, they were in various states of different shades of color/finish/damage. Figured we'd at least make them all match.

[Ben Carufel]

Mike, did you clearcoat the wheels?

[Mike@PureMS]

Not yet. Only 2 coats of paint so far. It just started raining, so we're holding off on more coats.
I like the matte finish, so we might not even bother with clear.

[GaryE30]

More More More :)

[Mike@PureMS]

We *finally* had everything we needed to start painting today. We set up a temporary spray booth with some intake and exhaust fans. It's a lot of plastic and PVC, with an EZup tent to kind of keep the structure from wobbling around.

Picked up an IR air compressor 14.7CFM @ 90psi, along with some driers, hoses, and a Devilbiss sprayer. Everything we needed to get our spraying done!.
Getting started with some practice spraying the inside.


We're using a Five Star product which was setup to be a Primer/Sealer, perfect for use on bare metal. You can thin this product differently for a Primer/Sealer, or for build primer. Our first coat down was thinned out as a Primer/Sealer. Our second coats were a medium build.


The wheels on the car are pretty much garbage wheels, so I'm not worried about the overspray.


Painting the cage and interior is really difficult! It's hard to reach all the angles and nooks.


We setup the doors, trunk, and hood separately so we can spray them horizontal. Sanding is easier this way and you can get all the jams easier. Just prior to primer we did dust the entire car down, then used a oil/grease remover from 3M pretty much everywhere to remove all our fingerprints and etc.


Remember that pretty CF hood?


That body work we did is looking pretty good with some paint on it.


Letting the primer dry overnight, we should start block sanding tomorrow, followed up with another coat of primer! And in case anyone asks, this is my first time ever attempting any body work. So far so good!

[golfdmb18]

looks great...thanks for the update

[cthulu703]

I would be interested in corners and total weight before and after adjustment, when you get to it (corners). I really appreciate you taking the time to post your progress.