So I bought an E30.

[CaptainHenreh]

So here's an update!

I haven't done much but clean up the car and buy parts. Still looking to buy some reseal stuff (valve cover gasket, etc) and I need a clutch, and a master cylinder, and I'll probably ditch the ABS at the same time.

I really just need 500 bucks or so to finish everything up.

I'll definitely hit your brother up with some questions. Mostly wiring stuff.

But...I'm really just stalling until Dad gets his garage floor painted and his Lift in. Maybe have it ready before first HPDE of next season. But I'll definitely be updating soo, if anyone cares. Once it's all done, I intend to write a detailed writeup.

Anyway, here's an update.

#1: I washed the car, and Julie polished the paint. Look at it before:

And After:



Ok, so maybe washing did most of that, but trust me, the paint looked pretty bad pre-polish.

#2: Turns out my trunk wasn't rusted after all, but the rust proofing lead/tar/paste was rusted. Yeah, the rustproofing was rusted. Compare before:

And after:


It's not finished, but it's gotta be 20 lbs worth of stuff, might make me a little tail happy, but it's gotta be actually running first, right? Once it's all cleared out, I'm going to put some Herculiner in it, but I promise to be careful not to get any on my hoobus. Here's a cat litter bucket about 3/4 full of the shit that came out of the trunk:




Anyway, like I said, I need to buy a clutch, and I'm going to build an adapter harness for easy wiring. Still need to figure out starter and acessories (I guess I'll use an E34 alt and power steering pump?) but it's going. Slow and steady wins the race, right? Or at least, gets finshed without being divorced and losing all his money. :wink: