started working on the e30 - Page 2 - United Bimmer Community

**komodo** · 02-01-2006, 12:53 AM

Very nice, making progress. haha

erm... only... hurm. I don't see any door handles.

nick_318is · 02-01-2006, 02:37 PM

Car looks good, i'm not sure if i feel the front lip but to each his own, what color is it gonna be when your done?

**xsperf** · 02-01-2006, 08:19 PM

harry, he said he shaved his door handles, remember?

**Numark318i** · 02-02-2006, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by xsperf

harry, he said he shaved his door handles, remember?

..esarcasm....

**Spieluhr** · 02-02-2006, 12:55 AM

wow, looks a ton better man. You guys have a fun little project going there. So I take it this car will be a show type car? I just say that because of the shaved door handles.

Defiantely keep us updated man.

**e30boarder** · 02-02-2006, 08:56 PM

my dad has a few friends in the body shop business so were trying to see if we could rent out a paint booth for a day. the car is gonna be a black with a gold metallic chip. its a honda color.... they used it on preludes. it looks straight black but wen the sunlight hits it, the gold sparkles.

after we finish all the exterior, i need to fix my leaky head gasket. this will be the third time the head has been off since i bought it so its nothing im not familiar with. it just kinda pisses me off that i blew the head gasket. back wen i bought it i knew the head gasket was blown... it was a project car all around. so since i had the head off i got the head ported and polished and the intake manifold to match. im just hoping i didnt crack the head or anything. after i got the head on and everything was finished... well i thought it was... i had an oil problem. i lost too much oil and i fired up my cams. one of the corners of the gasket didnt seal up right so it was letting out oil. i filled the hole in with silicone but i think its leaking again. so wen i do the head job ill make sure i take care of that. i picked up a pair of good cams and boxes a couple months ago.

as far as mods to the engine - i hav it chiped, cold air intake, exhaust, and the port and polish. it moves for a four banger... i even found a nice header for it the other day. so we'll see what happens. it kinda depends on what shape my head is in. i dont want to hav to buy a new head. im trying to hav it painted by the end of next week. the panel in the back for the license plate lights is all rusted and rotted out... so thats gonna take alittle bit of work.
ill keep everyone updated

**Numark318i** · 02-02-2006, 09:41 PM

didnt realize u had a 318. M42 power.

any suspension mods?

**e30boarder** · 02-02-2006, 10:15 PM

nope... its needs a lot of work though... that car is all over the road at 100. it almost scares me to go that fast but its so much fun

**Numark318i** · 02-02-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by e30boarder

nope... its needs a lot of work though... that car is all over the road at 100. it almost scares me to go that fast but its so much fun

u need new control arm bushings. I had the same problem, changed out the bushings and boom...stable ride. (to change out the bushings u need new control arms because the bushings are a pain in the ass to remove.)

**e30boarder** · 02-02-2006, 10:19 PM

yeah... im gonna end up replacing the control arms, bushings, and tie rods... and eventually ill get a set of eibach lowering springs

**xsperf** · 02-02-2006, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Numark318i

..esarcasm....

heh, i just got pwnt

esarcasowned!!