318is build thread...slow, but steady NEW UPDATE!!!!!

[Simon S]

Ouch!
At first I was like: =-)

Then I was like: =-(

Best of luck with repairs man..

[MattAvino]

more on how you stitched up that mtech wheel please! nice work so far, best of luck.

[///digitalme]

more on how you stitched up that mtech wheel please! nice work so far, best of luck.

its super easy to do...ill look for pictures...


update!
finally got all the parts needed so i can take it to the body shop...
a big thanks for hooking me up with good prices on the parts
ak--bumper and valance
rede30-ellips
carguy 101-fan and clutch
bimmerjon-for the radiator support also delivering it

and a big thanks to robrez-hooked me up with a free hood and us grills!

[325ix]

Wow, this car has definitely been through a lot of incidents. I am glad to see you are treating it right and not ditching it. What are your plans after the body shop?

[///digitalme]

Wow, this car has definitely been through a lot of incidents. I am glad to see you are treating it right and not ditching it. What are your plans after the body shop?

Too much money also it's repairable it's cheaper to repair than to buy a shell or another car



Plans are to get the frame aligned and a new core support welded in. Align the body parts and then my job is to paint fenders and hood and valance and bumper. Hopefully next week I'll have the car running again


at the body shop

[///digitalme]

finally got the car back from the body shop!!!
they did a fantastic job on straightening the frame back to specs, yes i measured it and was spot on!!!
they also aligned everything but i wasnt satisfied with it so today woke up early and got to work aligning everything to where i was happy enough with it....

when i got it back from the body shop









got to work aligning everything :)






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[///digitalme]

tried out about 5 different shades of white so no luck ill be getting some alpine white paint on rattle cans if its expensive ill get some mixed paint and take it to a body shop to get it painted...

[///digitalme]

also changed my odo gears since they stopped working

[///digitalme]

some more updates, found a white hood at the junk yard :D
also did some maintance today, fuel filter, brakes, oil change.etc

[GOT8SPD]

Damn this car has been through a lot! Such dedication to one car. Good job!

[HighschoolE30]

Great work! I think its time i show my Apine 318IS some love

[ak-]

Awesome. Feels good seeing my old valance there helping out.

[///digitalme]

thanks :) just for some odd reason this has been my favorite e30, although its been a pain in the ass...and such a journey...also spent a ton of money and a lot of time, replacing a ton of parts

[craiggroves91]

You were going forward then started going backwards!!!

[///digitalme]

the car has gone through a lot, but its been my favorite e30, im really dedicated to it..might sell it soon, though....im still deciding...


I haven't updated this and I have done more work to it
recently had my clutch changed and swapped the transmission...
I had a vibration on and grinding noise when I would press the clutch...
drove it like that for about a year
to find this




also bought these bad boys they are depos but are awesome


this guy



also fixed my broken seat a few months ago, got free vinyl from my sisters job




also installed these


im still trying to figure out what these are?

under the rear seat by the fuel pump...they are clipped from the po


installed these a few days ago st springs, I had hr sport oe