e30 316 rebuild from Finland

[dattugrut]

Your attention to detail is amazing. Awesome build.

[Nuts]

A truly amazing build!!

[mrben]

this is a truly amazing build thread!

[Tarmac180sx]

Absolutely phenomenal work man keep it up!

[SLAMMED_C]

What a build... Well done sir!
Now that's a dream garage! Converted barn?

Keep this build going and finish it up.

[xXp_ExoTiic_qXx]

Wooooooooooow just Wow! Those rims will fit perfect on the car!

[Earl]

Those look killer=P

[Pazi88]

As you saw from the previous picture, i got the inner barrels last week.


Which means I got all the required hardware.


Some epoxy paint.




Mounting surface:


Inner barrels and some other parts got also some epoxy paint. And some black for finishing the inner barrels.




Epoxy and black for other parts also.


Some sanding, bright silver and clearcoat.


I think that will do.


And assembled *8)*The center caps are missing, but I also have those.

[Pauluzz]

Very nice this!

[Pazi88]

[e30chris]

Thats looking really nice! I wasnt sure about the brown at first but seeing it put back together im liking it more and more! Im currently saving for my e30 which will be a 318i Lux (Estate)

[ChristopherJason]

damn thats a nice build !, so glad im doin one

[Darkyoshi154]

Neeeeeed Moreeeeeeeee!

[BigBjarne]

Looks awesome.

[Pazi88]

just one question...wouldnt it have been easier putting the black cars VIN on the white one ?? it could be borderline legal but it couldīve saved alot of the rust fixing time, if the white one was in better condition...

Yes of course it would be easier, but that's illegal

Last weekend was midsummer party in Finland, but I still managed to get some work done.

First I painted last pieces for the body.


Also added some clear coat for the headlights. Previously i have tinted those, so that's why they are so dark.




The old blinkers were quite moldy.


But after some washing they looked much better. I also have new orange covers.


There was also some mold or something in the front bumper, so I had to wash it.


After some flat black paint, I could assemble the front.




Also added main wiring and battery to trunk, so I could test all the electrics.


And this is the cover for blower motor in place. It's not different color. There is just dust in engine compartment.


Then I got the bottlecap centers from sandblasting


Still waiting for the inner barrels.


And finally I cleaned, sandblasted and painted the engine. next time I can start disassembling it.