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So ab few months back, my dads mate told him he was going to give him and old bmw. we already have an e30 325i, which we love dearly so we got excited. a few weeks passed and then one day i came home to an extremely beat up 82' 318 that was probably worth less than the BBS rims it was sitting oni. it had trouble starting , but within a day it got a general service and clean up. so before taking any pics i ripped out everything but the front seats and dash to make it light weight. shoved a pod filter n it and ccut the exhaust and springs. it lasted 3 days and one night coming back from my girlfriends, there was a booze bus. passed the breathelizer fine, and then was waved into the checking bay, where a guy about my age was standing next to his r33 with a yellow sticker. 5 mins later and a yellow sticker was slapped on the windscreen. so dad almost killed me and the plates were handed in after we found that about a quarter of the car was rust. In the 3 days i had the car i fell in love with it. It was pretty nippy and shit loads of fun to drive. so i decided it was to become a project ........... and that it could use a turbo. i dont have pics of the car when i got it so just imagine 2 inches higher. why the boot is blue is a story for another day.
anyway onto some pics
when it got canary'd
so a few days passed and i gradually started ripping things apart and finding patches of rust, and cutting them out
that was followed by a bit of sanding and some primer. i havent really got much done as i have end of year exams for uni so im a bit strapped for time. come the 24th im free and will dig into it
these are falcon springs. they are SOLID in the e21.
Got a few bits and bobs like megasquirt and EDIS(got the MS for a steal from a guy who bought but then didnt need it. $300 for ms2 3.57 board, harness, megastim, IAT, CLT, IAC, TPS, serial cable and a bunch of other goodies never used still in the box)
i also bought a 2002 engine block with great condition crank, pistons and rods for 200 bucks so i can stroke it out to 2.0 liters. i havent been bothered to get out the camera and get some shots of the crank but its 2am over here so ill get some another time.
anyway ill be sure to keep updating whenever something happens but i have my first exam on monday so im about to go MIA for 2 weeks.
anyway onto some pics
when it got canary'd
so a few days passed and i gradually started ripping things apart and finding patches of rust, and cutting them out
that was followed by a bit of sanding and some primer. i havent really got much done as i have end of year exams for uni so im a bit strapped for time. come the 24th im free and will dig into it
these are falcon springs. they are SOLID in the e21.
Got a few bits and bobs like megasquirt and EDIS(got the MS for a steal from a guy who bought but then didnt need it. $300 for ms2 3.57 board, harness, megastim, IAT, CLT, IAC, TPS, serial cable and a bunch of other goodies never used still in the box)
i also bought a 2002 engine block with great condition crank, pistons and rods for 200 bucks so i can stroke it out to 2.0 liters. i havent been bothered to get out the camera and get some shots of the crank but its 2am over here so ill get some another time.
anyway ill be sure to keep updating whenever something happens but i have my first exam on monday so im about to go MIA for 2 weeks.
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