TLDR:
1) hoopty might be one color soon, m3 has shiny rollers that'll eventually end up on hoopty with 5 lug conversion
2) I need E30 M3 ackerman arms if you have a set you'd like to sell
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Hoopty v3 is loosely in motion. Linda (my old red/tan '90 iS with a 3.1L m20) was my dream car. I spent the last few years dabbling in hoopties to figure out what I really wanted out of the car hobby and feel like I've learned a lifetime of valuable lessons, which I am thankful for.
With that said, another red late coupe has always been on my radar as my end goal. My hope originally was to sell the M3 while values were high. Now that the M3 market has tanked, selling it is no longer on the table. I do not have space/capacity for 3 hobby cars, so red coupe dreams are out.
OG hoopty is a sorted car, but when I sanded down the quarter to stop the rust it went from cool patina to full on shitbox. I've put off dealing with it, hoping that said red late coupe dreams would fix that problem, but with the reality of long term M3 ownership and the opening back of some hobby free time, I've decided to make OG hoopty a little nicer.
I'm bringing the car up to Jake's paint guy on Monday to do the quarter, paint a nicer front bumper, redo the chip guard on the rockers/valence, shadowline exterior trim, and a few other small things, which I am very excited about. Will still be a shitbox, but finished in mostly the same color.
M3 work is slowly starting, so I needed rollers for it while I send its stock wheels off for refinishing.
My favorite wheels for whatever reason (thankfully I have cheap taste in this instance) are E38 style 5s. I sold a mint set to a buddy and knew he never used them, so I took advantage of that and black friday tire sale.
I have everything to do z4/e46 rear 5 lug on hoopty, so once M3 wheels are refinished I'll begin the 5 lug process on hoopty which will be the final home for the e38 wheels. I need E30M front ackerman arms to complete the front 5 lug setup.
That's all for now, folks.
Untitled by bimmertown, on Flickr
1) hoopty might be one color soon, m3 has shiny rollers that'll eventually end up on hoopty with 5 lug conversion
2) I need E30 M3 ackerman arms if you have a set you'd like to sell
---
Hoopty v3 is loosely in motion. Linda (my old red/tan '90 iS with a 3.1L m20) was my dream car. I spent the last few years dabbling in hoopties to figure out what I really wanted out of the car hobby and feel like I've learned a lifetime of valuable lessons, which I am thankful for.
With that said, another red late coupe has always been on my radar as my end goal. My hope originally was to sell the M3 while values were high. Now that the M3 market has tanked, selling it is no longer on the table. I do not have space/capacity for 3 hobby cars, so red coupe dreams are out.
OG hoopty is a sorted car, but when I sanded down the quarter to stop the rust it went from cool patina to full on shitbox. I've put off dealing with it, hoping that said red late coupe dreams would fix that problem, but with the reality of long term M3 ownership and the opening back of some hobby free time, I've decided to make OG hoopty a little nicer.
I'm bringing the car up to Jake's paint guy on Monday to do the quarter, paint a nicer front bumper, redo the chip guard on the rockers/valence, shadowline exterior trim, and a few other small things, which I am very excited about. Will still be a shitbox, but finished in mostly the same color.
M3 work is slowly starting, so I needed rollers for it while I send its stock wheels off for refinishing.
My favorite wheels for whatever reason (thankfully I have cheap taste in this instance) are E38 style 5s. I sold a mint set to a buddy and knew he never used them, so I took advantage of that and black friday tire sale.
I have everything to do z4/e46 rear 5 lug on hoopty, so once M3 wheels are refinished I'll begin the 5 lug process on hoopty which will be the final home for the e38 wheels. I need E30M front ackerman arms to complete the front 5 lug setup.
That's all for now, folks.
Untitled by bimmertown, on Flickr
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