Touring International

[Fetka]

Sometimes I think "will this ever end?", which makes me love it even more. Been following this from the start. Astonishing!

[floatingdino]

It feels like 5 years since you started THIS project Earl.

[Dutch]

I will be selling it=) A girl is buying it for her father that has leukemia so that he has a project. I'm glad it is going to a good cause.

That's a very good cause! Glad it's going to be helpful to someone else! All I can really think to say otherwise is hopefully that her father has a full and speedy recovery!

[drifte]

love that star-quest.

rear ends so nice and clean, its a shame its going to get all dirty.

[Earl]

I will be selling it=) A girl is buying it for her father that has leukemia so that he has a project. I'm glad it is going to a good cause.

[Dutch]

That was my original project 5 years ago and has just sat lol. It is leaving soon

Assuming by leaving you mean selling/scrapping? Poor thing... Ah well, german metal is better! Nazi>Scrapanese! In some senses anyway...

Regardless, this has to be the best looking compact I have ever seen still man! Keep making it awesomer... I don't know if awesomer was a word but it is now.

[Earl]

That was my original project 5 years ago and has just sat lol. It is leaving soon

[Dutch]

Besides that I have been helping the girlfriend on a project that we just picked up=)

Please say the starion! Is that the project?! GOOD GOD LET IT BE THE STARION... Cool E30 too Sure it'll turn out awesome!

[Earl]

Repainted the brake shields on Friday



Also found why my diff wouldn't make a full rotation. I must have bent this trigger wheel when I pulled the flanges out and the assembly rested in the housing.


I also attached the trailing arms to the subframe, bolted on the calipers/rotors, and bolted the diff in.

Saturday I bolted the axles on




I then bent and installed the brake lines. I still need to get the clips to hold them tight to the trailing arms.





Besides that I have been helping the girlfriend on a project that we just picked up=)

[hinrichs]

Dont know why I never checked out your build before, deff will be watching this one from now on. Looking great.

[CROOKED]

the attention to detail in this build is amazing ...subscribed, cant wait to see the finished product

[Earl]

Subframe and arms are all painted and I started assembling.





Condor bushings in and swaybar endlink bracket mounted



I am still looking for a small case diff cover without broken fins to replace my current one. I can then open the diff and see why it locks up at 3 1/8th turns either way now.

I also took some time Saturday removing bits from the underside of the rear to prepare for wire wheeling any surface rust spots and then cleaning for the Rust seal.

[Earl]

Tuesday I finally got the arms outside to prime:






Yesterday I was able to put a little paint on them and a little more paint on the subframe





I'm not sure why they look a little greenish in pictures but the color is a nice medium gray.

After that I started taking the rear bumper support and mounts off so that I can redo some of the undercoating in the rear. I found some surface rust that I want to address properly.




Upon taking the bumper support off, I found that my drivers side mount is blown and a bit crusty



Currently on the lookout for a used one in good shape.

[Earl]

The "never getting finished" level lol

[theseeker411]

Good god you're on another level. I need to get my shit together.