Madeline Kahn: The junk yard E28

[Bmwadkt]

Not much of an update (still waiting on wheels) but hope everyone had a good holiday. I got this in the mail.



Then proceded to cook out for the fourth and after a few beverages, decided to ruin the car.

[Bmwadkt]

That Rabbit it sooooo clean! However, nice progress on the E28.

Keep going.

Thanks! Yeah I had that frabbit for almost 6 years... Lots of blood sweat and now tears... Ha. Should have kept it, but you know how it goes.

Ill do my best on the e28!!

[dvious]

That Rabbit it sooooo clean! However, nice progress on the E28.

Keep going.

[Bmwadkt]

omg dont ever go through your old photobucket pictures..... dont do it. dont! stop!

[Bmwadkt]

And for a little "I shouldnt have sold it Monday"



I miss this car sooooo much.

[Bmwadkt]

Well while im waiting on some time off from work, Im HOPING that the new wheels will have a similar fitment to the ones I had on my E30. If my maths are correct, it should be close.

[Bmwadkt]

This is not quick enough updates.... or progress.... I CANT WAIT. Maybe I should have just bought some $400 ebay wheels....

[Bmwadkt]

Every time I go to an ALMS race I always shop for stickers... because who doesnt like stickers right?

So I put a few on: No they are not crazy, or scene, or even NOS stickers, but its the best I could do without going back to Pep Boys.



And any sort of Rally sticker needs to go near the dents right?

[Bmwadkt]

Well my original, turning to dust shift knob, literally fell in half/came off while driving. Not a terrible deal, but no shift knob just feels honda. In my thoughts of "damn it, its going to take forever for one to come in the mail", I realized they sell shit knobs everywhere. Pulled off the road and into a fancy tuner shop known as Pep Boys. They walls were stacked with shiny objects and go fast parts.

I scored a genuine imitation delrin drift knob for $12!

It will work until I order a new one. (Or keep and save my money for some other sweet parts I saw in the tuner shop!)




Now, Im a fan of bumperless E28s, always have been (unless you have a euro front or other fancy, unobtainable clip) but I **** the bumper mount holes, and the just general nature of "somethings missing" since it is... Also, all of my undercoating/rock protection/texture is speckled with the original white coming through, so I decided before it got dark, to try and clean up the industrial warehouse look of the front end.

Before:


After:


The dents are still there, but man, anything is better. This weekend im going to attack the rocker panels and get them back to a smooth coat of black also.

STILL WAITING ON THE BOAT FROM POLAND TO BRING MY WHEEEEELLLSSZZZ

[Bmwadkt]

Eyemazing update with no pictures.

I have four new (matching sized, non dry rotted, air holding) tires on the car.

Wow! Hope you guys/gals can handle the progress.

[Bmwadkt]

I'm not a fan of your apparent need to paint everything black. But I like everything else.

Hey Hey Hey its not going alllll black! BTW, I love your car. Hopefully one day I can see it in person.

[willis]

I'm not a fan of your apparent need to paint everything black. But I like everything else.

[Bmwadkt]

I was going to comment on how you should have left the wheels silver, but it looks like you have that covered

Ha yeah, I wanted to, but they were realllllly bad. And I knew I was on a wheel hunt anyway.

[Minuki]

I was going to comment on how you should have left the wheels silver, but it looks like you have that covered

[Bmwadkt]

This is nice and clean. I have an 88 535is thats white too. I look forward to seeing where this build goes. What are your other future plans?

I appreciate it. Im looking forward to it as well. Now that all of the "hard" stuff is taken care of, im pretty much going to focus on the cosmetic side of things now.

Shadow line EVERYTHING
Headers and exhaust
Get the wheels on and ride height sorted. (no I will NOT slam the piss out of it)
The drivers seat bottom is pretty haggard, so Im either getting one "racing" seat, or two vintage recaros (this most likely)
Juice up the interior with some pretty things.
Figure out what Im doing with the front of the car. Thinking of fabbing some sort of "duck bill" style lip for the front since the bumper is gone.
Any anything else that comes to mind while I work on her.

Should be tastefully done to an extent and I guess depending on "your" taste.

Ill try and keep it updated.