E30 Progress

[e30edward]

It makes it super annoying for the rest of us to have to scroll through them again.

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don't quote photos!

[etta325]

Ya dude H&R races are awesome. I have them in my trunk that were given to me and if I decided I want it to look lower I am going to wait to see how I like these eibachs. Post pics when you put the races on so I can see how try look. Ya rotas are pretty cheap. Look online I think you can find them for like 140 a piece. Ya I wish I had gotten 16 or 17's rather then 15's. And I want 225's on it to make it look meaty. We will see.
Once you sand it you can just spray paint the wing really nice

[etta325]

Fine if you guys are gunna whine I won't quote them.
My bad.

+1
don't quote photos!

[iamsam]

Ya dude H&R races are awesome. I have them in my trunk that were given to me and if I decided I want it to look lower I am going to wait to see how I like these eibachs. Post pics when you put the races on so I can see how try look. Ya rotas are pretty cheap. Look online I think you can find them for like 140 a piece. Ya I wish I had gotten 16 or 17's rather then 15's. And I want 225's on it to make it look meaty. We will see.
Once you sand it you can just spray paint the wing really nice

it will be a while until i get suspension, i am a poor college student, but if i sell my M50 engine, i will be able to do suspension.

[Eric Giles]

Fine if you guys are gunna whine I won't quote them.
My bad.

Ya.

[iamsam]

Painted the wing!!!

Took off the wing:


before sanding and painting:




after sanding and painting:



on the car:

[iamsam]

And i also bought Ellipsoid headlights!!

thanks to thereisnoyun!!

But i only have these front end shots for now with the new ellips:

[Dragowl]

Very nice man...she's coming along nice!

[iamsam]

Very nice man...she's coming along nice!

thanks!!

[r75]

enjoying the renovation. i can really appreciate the work, especially after someone has gone to great lengths to do so much bad.
any luck with the interior? have you tried steam cleaning?
what about rust issues, saw some on the rear valance- which i guess might be addressed anyways because of the exhaust 'mod' of the previous owner-

anyhow, good work and keep taking more pics of the progress-

[iamsam]

enjoying the renovation. i can really appreciate the work, especially after someone has gone to great lengths to do so much bad.
any luck with the interior? have you tried steam cleaning?
what about rust issues, saw some on the rear valance- which i guess might be addressed anyways because of the exhaust 'mod' of the previous owner-

anyhow, good work and keep taking more pics of the progress-

Thanks for the kind words!

I did get "new" seats, haven't gotten around to taking pics of those yet, they are MINT black vinyl comfort seats from an '84 318i
Eventually i'll get new carpet, and the rust i have no idea what to do yet, i am going to wait for the warm weather to start doing body work. the rear valences aren't replaceable are they?

[Julien]

rear valence is welded on...

By the way, paint your rocker panels, i'll help alot

good progress so far

[dashboardmonkey]

Nice progress, keep up the good work!

[iamsam]

rear valence is welded on...

By the way, paint your rocker panels, i'll help alot

good progress so far

That is definitely in my plans. Any bodywork will start when it is warmer out.

Nice progress, keep up the good work!

Thanks!

[iamsam]

New exhaust!

I got an Ansa OEM replacement cat-back exhaust from BMA to replace the old used falling-apart one that i had in there to replace the fart can of the PO.

So anyway here is the exhaust:


hanging up in the garage ready to paint. I painted it to keep if from rusting on the outside at least. And i think a flat black exhaust looks good.


primered:


painted black:


The old exhaust literally fell off when i snipped the metal bands holding it in. There were all kinds of loose pieces clanging around inside the muffler.





the new exhaust in!! with this exhaust where it is supposed to be makes the cuts in the rear valence even more blatant and noticeable. It really bugs me but hey, i will take care of that in time.








the exhaust is so quiet compared to what it had sounded like, when i first started the car, i didn't think it had started, because i couldn't hear it.

next up: Bilstien sport shocks, H&R race springs, and IE billet rear shock mounts, so stay tuned!