So I bought an E30.

[CaptainHenreh]

Just three pictures, none of it's best sides:

The Engine:



That's the craptastic Eta engine. 2.7L, 4500 rpm redline. I am 99% sure I'm tossing it in favor of an M50 (E34/36 24valve). Here's why:
This car is the victim of a failed clutch job, and Homeboy has lost the clutch he bought. Which means I'd have to buy a clutch. Which is 200ish dollars. Also, for my own peace of mind, I'd have to do the timing belt, acc belts, hoses, lines, and water pump. Well after all that shit, I'm halfway to a swap anyway. And 190hp and lots of aftermarket > 130hp and zero aftermarket. And hell, for 250 bucks...Just be glad I'm not tossing a small block, or a 1JZ or something in there.

The Interior:

I gotta say, it's a real shame when people let shit rot like this. I really like the sport wheel and the sport seats, and I might *try* to salvage the seats. Maybe. But the carpet is a complete writeoff and the dash is gonna need some work too. But honestly, it's not as bad as it looks...ok, it's every bit as bad as it looks. But I'm tearing it all out. So chill, winstooooon.

Something else I want to mention here is that homeboy broke the key off in the ignition. So he had been starting the car with the broken key. No big deal, I'll take it to a locksmith. But then he tells me that his SECOND factory key, he cut the end off so he'd have two "good" keys. :x So I might still take it to a locksmith, but more likely I'm going to try to talk Chris into selling me his convertable steering column.

For cheap.

The Trunk:


Well, isn't this pretty. Apparently, E30's like to leak into their trunks. So there's some rough stuff (I assumed it was rust) underneath the carpet. The good part is that there's no rust in the fenders, and there's no poke-your-finger-through-and-see-the-ground rust in the trunk. If it is rust, it'll come off with some sanding and then I can primer it and slap in some truck-bed liner. Like, rhino lining or something. Hell, maybe I'll do that for the interior too.

I wish I had some pictures of the outside of the car, but I didn't think about it, and neither did Julie -- we really took pictures of the worst aspects of the car. But there's no rust in the fenders, doors, hood, roof, anything. The paint is good if I can get that mossy crap off of it (it's on every street sign down there, looks like green pollen or something) and all of the glass is good, which would have been a dealbreaker.

But, if you take this:


And make it black, and really dirty, take off the E30arossa skirts, and put regular bottlecaps on it, that's what we're talking about. Mostly, I'm showing you that cuz that's what the front lip looks like. It looks good. Very aggressive.

Anyway, yes I know it's ugly, and dirty, and a POS blahblahblah. Yes, I know it's going to be alot of work. If you all (RJ, John) don't think I'll keep it, I suggest you start a "How long will Rex keep this pile" pool, I'm sure you could get some wagers, and RJ doesn't have anything to occupy his time while his stripes dry, so he could work out some odds.