After attending a couple of Brodeos and not being able to keep up with more than half the cars, I decided I needed a 24v swapped E30 in my life. As much time, effort and money as I put into getting Klaus up to OEM+ status, I couldn't convince myself to have him be the recipient of the swap. So I bought another one.
I searched most of the Fall and early Winter to find a suitable candidate. I had two potential deals fall through during that time; one for a lachsilber over cardinal 325iC and one for a green over tan 325i. I know it's cliche, though it holds true here - the third time is a charm. Found in January, this car was the perfect swap candidate. A two-door sedan, 270k on the odometer (of little concern since the entire drive train would be replaced), straight body with only one rust button on the rear valence at the back of the battery tray, recent timing belt service, new tires, and yes, bronzitbeige metallic.
The car was in Knoxville, and my friend RobertK was kind enough to meet the seller and give it a good going-over for me. That following Saturday, another friend (Sideways87) and I drove over to Knoxville to pick her up. She made the 200 mile trip home to middle Tennessee without incident.
As anyone who's read Klaus' build thread knows, my wife names all the cars. When she spotted this one, she knew right away it was a female car. After she rode in it for the first time and heard the exhaust leaks, the name came right to her. She walks like a woman and talks like a man: Lola.
I sold the weaves (which were in very good shape) with the tires on them to Donnie, the local E30 parts guy. I had my eye on a set of Borbet Type Cs a forum member was selling. I had wanted a set of these for years. I tried to buy this same set last year, though we couldn't quite get all the logistics hammered out since we were geographically separated by 250 miles - each way. This time we were able to work it all out, and the wheels with a serviceable set of tires included were now mine. First order of business: refinishing them. I did the blasting at a friends' shop, and had another friend (who manages that shop) shoot them for me in some extra DuPont Metallic Pewter urethane he had sitting around after painting his truck. It was a phenomenal price I couldn't pass up.
In the blast cabinet
Getting there
Waiting their turn
A coat of etch primer
20mm spacers
Done
I searched most of the Fall and early Winter to find a suitable candidate. I had two potential deals fall through during that time; one for a lachsilber over cardinal 325iC and one for a green over tan 325i. I know it's cliche, though it holds true here - the third time is a charm. Found in January, this car was the perfect swap candidate. A two-door sedan, 270k on the odometer (of little concern since the entire drive train would be replaced), straight body with only one rust button on the rear valence at the back of the battery tray, recent timing belt service, new tires, and yes, bronzitbeige metallic.
The car was in Knoxville, and my friend RobertK was kind enough to meet the seller and give it a good going-over for me. That following Saturday, another friend (Sideways87) and I drove over to Knoxville to pick her up. She made the 200 mile trip home to middle Tennessee without incident.
As anyone who's read Klaus' build thread knows, my wife names all the cars. When she spotted this one, she knew right away it was a female car. After she rode in it for the first time and heard the exhaust leaks, the name came right to her. She walks like a woman and talks like a man: Lola.
I sold the weaves (which were in very good shape) with the tires on them to Donnie, the local E30 parts guy. I had my eye on a set of Borbet Type Cs a forum member was selling. I had wanted a set of these for years. I tried to buy this same set last year, though we couldn't quite get all the logistics hammered out since we were geographically separated by 250 miles - each way. This time we were able to work it all out, and the wheels with a serviceable set of tires included were now mine. First order of business: refinishing them. I did the blasting at a friends' shop, and had another friend (who manages that shop) shoot them for me in some extra DuPont Metallic Pewter urethane he had sitting around after painting his truck. It was a phenomenal price I couldn't pass up.
In the blast cabinet
Getting there
Waiting their turn
A coat of etch primer
20mm spacers
Done
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