My Project (new engine, paint, and more)

[325isStephen]

I got the car like this



Then put some winter tires on it




Winter ended and i started to mod




Then i traded the rims for a parts car and within a week it looked like this:



Test fitted the new rims I bought with the money i made - 16x8 ET 15 501's



New tires



On the car




Then i decided to put the motor from the parts car in mine, mine was leaking oil and had 463,000kms on it, still ran great and pulled hard all day everyday, but my parents didn't like all the oil all over the road in front of the house

the parts - all new gaskets and seals, new head bolts, timing belt, water pump



and the tear down and cleaning began







then it all went back together after thouroughly being cleaned etc.




and me and with a little help from my dad got the old one out and the new one in, in 2 long days






and then the new one




Then did a few small things repainted all of the trim/grills/mouldings black, including shadowlining the window trim and kidney's



the drop is a little PS'ed :D soon it will be that low haha, and now the car is finally getting ready for paint

only pics so far - key holes and antenna hole shaved and bumpers and trim off for prep





Still need to do alot of work before its ready for paint, but the set date is july 4-7th weekend for actual painting. Will update as i go

Steve

[SamE30e]

Baller! I might be picking up a 325is.. fuck my ETA..

[eyagel]

nice man, good luck with it.

[325isStephen]

thanks for the kind words guys.

Steve

[Dave McLaren]

Coming along nicely! Try to get better pics, you'll wish you did later. I'm thinking you're using a camera phone.

[325isStephen]

your thinking right... haha, I know my pictures are horrible, but everytime i consider buying a camera I think of all the goodies i could buy for the car instead

My opinion crap camera to take pictures of sweet car> sweet camera to take pictures of crappy car

maybe one day

Steve

[clavinZERO]

that rolling shot showcases some epic rear wheel/tire fitment. damn.

[IRON-E]

I really like the way those Sportmaxes look on your ride, for I have considered them in the want or not want list.

What will u be using for an antena? and door entry? solinoids?

That rolling picture does much justice to your project, keep up the good work.

[el_gringo]

Baller! I might be picking up a 325is.. fuck my ETA..

an eta has great potential if you have cash and time...

Aside from that, nice ride so far. your wheels make the front look weird... like their almost not big enough. maybe its just the lighting

[325isStephen]

lol to everyone saying the fitment is epic, i wish the rolling shot is PS'd lower then it actually is. I will post up the original in a second, but yes the front end needs to go down tons, GC coil overs are in the future of the car i think. But paint needs to be done first.

Steve

[325isStephen]

Alright, sooner then i thought, after a long day of sandblasting i can come through with some pictures of the paint + supplies i picked up the other day.

First of all the rolling shots unedited




and the paint :D





Long day tomorrow of prepping the car, hopefully things go smoothly and I might be able to snap a few

Steve

[bimmer_E30]

nice man!!!

[Raxe]

Woohoo! Lachssilber! Looks really good, nice work.

[bimmer_E30]

btw i like sportmax's wheels.

[325isStephen]

So, big day today for the e30, well last night too, also last saturday/sunday was good lol, didnt update because of lack of pics.

well i sandblasted any and all rust i could find, swapped on the good fenders, fully smoothed the one door, and finished sanding my bumpers, still working on it, hopefully have most of the dents/dings fixed today so its ready for paint next weekend.





and the work station lol



Will hopefully take more pics and update again today, i'll have to see how much sanding i can take today lol


DISCLAIMER:

Fitment of doors/fenders/hood/bumpers is not final because no point in getting them super lined up when they will likely come off again soon, and the bumpers are just sitting there, not screwed on or anything.
Steve