Long time since i've done a build thread but my thoughts are if i start documenting how terrible my car is i might actually do some work on it.
so i aquired this car on the 23rd of may 2013, with big plans toi turn it into my new drifter.
I think i must have bought it with my eyes welded shut, I missed so many bits that needed sorting and the fact that i had to wear sunglasses everytime I've been near it since hasnt helped.
Here the day after I got it home (and I actually realised how terrible it was)
YUP pretty damn depressing! i mean why would you rivet land rover arches to a bloody bmw! I dread to think what drugs the previous owner was smoking!
So I decided to get some new front wings from john at sumpscuffers and replace this mess
DEan and Doug from Austfab came over and cut the rear arches out and fitted my newly bought pattern parts.
I then started the filler work (a job i curse word loathe) primed them and pushed it out of the garage, where it sat for 2 months whilst I came up with excuses not to touch it. Then through work we got a unit and a month afetr moving in, I moved the 30 there (in hope it would spur me on)
I tucked it in and neglected to look at it for another 2 months (works been up and down and its more interesting sodablasting E type jags and infamous ae86's)
I did get an engine sorted for the masterplan
but it was shortlived, when I bought it it was with low compression, suspect headgasket that turned out to be a peppered head and a scored piton liner, the seller was good enough to accept a return though.
it sat again until my pal liam came over and helped me we spent a sunday ripping the front end off and then i decided to cut the boot floor out to make sure he was working.....
Then things tailed off again.... until today
my little helper popped by
and i got the lead on a good engine, from an unfortunate victim of brum wheels. needless to say I got straight on it and promptly drove the 36 seconds from our unit to the other lads handed the readys over and picked up a good compression uk sr20 with all the ancilleries.
so my parting photo is the e30 back lined up ready to get its original heart out (of which appart from a knackered spark plug there was nothing wrong with i just wanted to go faster) ready for a compression tes so i can sell the engine out of it in good faith (once we've degreased it and vapour blasted a few parts to help out any potential new owner with having a clean engine bay.
peace out
(I better remember the keys tomorrow morning ..........
so i aquired this car on the 23rd of may 2013, with big plans toi turn it into my new drifter.
I think i must have bought it with my eyes welded shut, I missed so many bits that needed sorting and the fact that i had to wear sunglasses everytime I've been near it since hasnt helped.
Here the day after I got it home (and I actually realised how terrible it was)
YUP pretty damn depressing! i mean why would you rivet land rover arches to a bloody bmw! I dread to think what drugs the previous owner was smoking!
So I decided to get some new front wings from john at sumpscuffers and replace this mess
DEan and Doug from Austfab came over and cut the rear arches out and fitted my newly bought pattern parts.
I then started the filler work (a job i curse word loathe) primed them and pushed it out of the garage, where it sat for 2 months whilst I came up with excuses not to touch it. Then through work we got a unit and a month afetr moving in, I moved the 30 there (in hope it would spur me on)
I tucked it in and neglected to look at it for another 2 months (works been up and down and its more interesting sodablasting E type jags and infamous ae86's)
I did get an engine sorted for the masterplan
but it was shortlived, when I bought it it was with low compression, suspect headgasket that turned out to be a peppered head and a scored piton liner, the seller was good enough to accept a return though.
it sat again until my pal liam came over and helped me we spent a sunday ripping the front end off and then i decided to cut the boot floor out to make sure he was working.....
Then things tailed off again.... until today
my little helper popped by
and i got the lead on a good engine, from an unfortunate victim of brum wheels. needless to say I got straight on it and promptly drove the 36 seconds from our unit to the other lads handed the readys over and picked up a good compression uk sr20 with all the ancilleries.
so my parting photo is the e30 back lined up ready to get its original heart out (of which appart from a knackered spark plug there was nothing wrong with i just wanted to go faster) ready for a compression tes so i can sell the engine out of it in good faith (once we've degreased it and vapour blasted a few parts to help out any potential new owner with having a clean engine bay.
peace out
(I better remember the keys tomorrow morning ..........