Searching for beauty in imperfections- 1984 Henna 325is

[FunfGang]

A few weeks ago my father received this car that a friend of mine had been building for him. Because of the recent heat around here, though, he's opted to let me drive it(no a/c, black leather interior) while he drives his newer Acura. It's aesthetically pretty rough, but has mostly new mechanicals, coilovers and a freshly rebuilt engine. I've absolutely fallen in love.




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[johnnytsunami]

where's the v8?

jokes aside, looks like fun.

[Pseudonyms]

in for v8 jokes

[FunfGang]

in for v8 jokes

I was seconds away from naming the thread, "Orange you glad this car doesn't have a v8 yet?"

[244Brick]

Is this a standard feature?

[Jroc]

Is this a standard feature?

Im pretty sure it is, my 91 had them

[FunfGang]

Is this a standard feature?

Yes, it was a stock piece but not all cars came it with them.

[Nick475]

looks cool man. seen you cruisin around perry hall a couple times in it and it always confuses me cuz i always expect gretta

[IamParadox]

Yes, it was a stock piece but not all cars came it with them.

Yup. My 325e had 'em.

[Stupid Kid]

Is this a standard feature?

Yeah and its the shit
moves all the dust out of the cockpit of my "rally" e30 pretty good.

Looks pretty okay cosmetically man, but that just from my perspective since I have the same car in the same color and its beat to hell from neglect and me hitting trees with it.

[SheaMoose]

Looks purty.

How hot can it get where you live?
Looks like a pretty cool place.

[FunfGang]

looks cool man. seen you cruisin around perry hall a couple times in it and it always confuses me cuz i always expect gretta

Thanks man! And really? I've never seen you haha.

Yeah and its the shit
moves all the dust out of the cockpit of my "rally" e30 pretty good.

Looks pretty okay cosmetically man, but that just from my perspective since I have the same car in the same color and its beat to hell from neglect and me hitting trees with it.

Thanks dude.

Looks purty.

How hot can it get where you live?
Looks like a pretty cool place.

It's been 92+ The past few weeks, but the past couple days have been pretty cool. The reservoir where the pictures were taken tends to stay a little cooler though, it's quite nice.

And thank you

[hi its me alec]

That is NOT in 'rough' cosmetic condition. Un-spoil thine self immediately!

[Nick475]

I was Rollin incognito in the Toyota matrix when I did see you lol

[FunfGang]

That is NOT in 'rough' cosmetic condition. Un-spoil thine self immediately!

Perhaps I should explain with more pictures, and add that the entire rear, passenger door and rear quarter panel were covered in bondo, then badly repainted in a slightly more intense orang then Henna. As well as the rear dent. The shell itself is not bad, but there is some damage and work to be done.



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It's hard to tell, but the area in which the passenger tail light mounts is pressed in about 2 inches.




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