To start this story off, we go back 3 years ago. I was contacted by a guy who lived in College Station, asking if I would help him out in search of an E30 for him. After a week or so of looking through craigslist he finds a couple of cars here in the DFW area that interest him, and plans a weekend to come up and take a look at them. We looked at 2 cars. One of which was a red 325i coupe, which he ended up buying. The other was a black 89 325is with some tasteful mods, which he turned down because of a transmission whine that scared him.
Fast forward 3 months later, I get a message on R3v from a guy in Ft. Worth who had just bought his first E30 and wasn't really sure what to do with it. I help point him in the right direction with some of the things I was wanting to do with the car, and we eventually became good friends.
In January, he sends me a text saying he hydroplaned his car off the highway into a guard rail, and it damaged the side considerably. A day later, I get this picture
He tells me he originally intends to fix the car, but works a lot and isn't sure when he'd have time to fix it. He eventually decides to part the car out and get something else, and I start to ask about parts on the car. After figuring out a list of parts off the car, I say screw it, and offer him a number for the entire car, which he accepts. That weekend I pick the car up. Now for some pictures.
Loaded on the trailer.
Arriving at home.
It has cardinal seats, but the rest of the interior is black. I'm going to have the seats reupholstered but keep the rest black I think.
Bent control arm and broken wheel
Will probably sell the MT2 wheel, I have a Momo i plan to have reupholstered.
The car has Vogtlands and Bilsteins, I'll likely just run them till I get Koni's and Ground Controls.
Picked up 91 318is parts car to get a trailing arm, door, hinge pillar/rocker and tail lights this week.
The car goes to get fixed on the 30th of this month. From there I plan to get a set of wheels for it, and get it back into running shape.
Long term goals for the car, I am considering LSx or S54 swapping this car, with fully rebuilt suspension and coils.
Fast forward 3 months later, I get a message on R3v from a guy in Ft. Worth who had just bought his first E30 and wasn't really sure what to do with it. I help point him in the right direction with some of the things I was wanting to do with the car, and we eventually became good friends.
In January, he sends me a text saying he hydroplaned his car off the highway into a guard rail, and it damaged the side considerably. A day later, I get this picture
He tells me he originally intends to fix the car, but works a lot and isn't sure when he'd have time to fix it. He eventually decides to part the car out and get something else, and I start to ask about parts on the car. After figuring out a list of parts off the car, I say screw it, and offer him a number for the entire car, which he accepts. That weekend I pick the car up. Now for some pictures.
Loaded on the trailer.
Arriving at home.
It has cardinal seats, but the rest of the interior is black. I'm going to have the seats reupholstered but keep the rest black I think.
Bent control arm and broken wheel
Will probably sell the MT2 wheel, I have a Momo i plan to have reupholstered.
The car has Vogtlands and Bilsteins, I'll likely just run them till I get Koni's and Ground Controls.
Picked up 91 318is parts car to get a trailing arm, door, hinge pillar/rocker and tail lights this week.
The car goes to get fixed on the 30th of this month. From there I plan to get a set of wheels for it, and get it back into running shape.
Long term goals for the car, I am considering LSx or S54 swapping this car, with fully rebuilt suspension and coils.
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