Hi all, I've been on this thread for a while and my project is a couple years in, but due to recent events, I've decided to start a build thread for my car, partially to keep me motivated to work, but also just to share I'm 19 years old and I am a History major(I want to be a high school teacher) and yes my dad bought me my car, and has supported some of my car
(mostly mechanical,) but I worked hard to get my car to here. Anyways.....
The story begins: I was turning 16 maybe (or 17) and my Dad bought me a 1991 318i from a guy local to me, he swapped the motor for an M52 out of a 98 328i, and autocrossed the car for a couple years. It was lowered on Koni & IE3 Springs, the interior was in great condition. The car was in great shape and we got a good deal on it. The day i got it!
Fast forward a couple months: I wreck the car, no other cars involved, I was being dumb in the rain and the M52 and my lack of skills put me in a ditch, which destroyed my fender and the valence, for some reason I have no pictures directly after the wreck but here is one with new panels.
So with the help of my dad who did bodywork on boats when he was younger,I did all the sanding, as he told me where to sand more and to keep sanding(not a fun process) and then he painted the car, in the driveway, paint turned out better than I ever expected!
And then I picked up some 16x9 Miro STP1's!
The next few months was just picking up random pieces of trim and other small things missing on the car, and fixing hiccups mechanically!
Early 2014 I picked up Megan Coilovers, an iS Lip, and some 17x8 Rotiform BLQ's, threw all that on and went to Sowo
And then we found out the reason the car wouldn't run for more than 3 weeks without a problem was the PO kinda just threw together the swap in ways, the car was basically half OBD1 and half OBD2, so thanks to Markert Motorworks, we got a new wiring harness, ECU, and then a DynoTune, The M52 put down 196hp/186ft/lbs of torque
Then we painted the IS lip white and hooked up with my man Yusuf Shakirov!
A weekend or two ago I removed my old hood insulation and repainted the hood and reinstalled a mylar hood liner, very happy with the results! (That's my Pop's painting)
And the result!
AND NOW WERE HERE:
My car was hit & run in my apartment complex... No cameras exactly on my car, but there are some in the area, I actually saw the truck driving away, so I do have some idea, right now we are still studying the security cameras to find the idiot responsible. I'll need a new fender, mirror, and possibly a door. Makes me sick and this is the reason I started the thread, because now I have to start over again, and I know this will motivate me!
But that's my build thread to date, got a lot in store for this car this year, thanks for reading
(mostly mechanical,) but I worked hard to get my car to here. Anyways.....
The story begins: I was turning 16 maybe (or 17) and my Dad bought me a 1991 318i from a guy local to me, he swapped the motor for an M52 out of a 98 328i, and autocrossed the car for a couple years. It was lowered on Koni & IE3 Springs, the interior was in great condition. The car was in great shape and we got a good deal on it. The day i got it!
Fast forward a couple months: I wreck the car, no other cars involved, I was being dumb in the rain and the M52 and my lack of skills put me in a ditch, which destroyed my fender and the valence, for some reason I have no pictures directly after the wreck but here is one with new panels.
So with the help of my dad who did bodywork on boats when he was younger,I did all the sanding, as he told me where to sand more and to keep sanding(not a fun process) and then he painted the car, in the driveway, paint turned out better than I ever expected!
And then I picked up some 16x9 Miro STP1's!
The next few months was just picking up random pieces of trim and other small things missing on the car, and fixing hiccups mechanically!
Early 2014 I picked up Megan Coilovers, an iS Lip, and some 17x8 Rotiform BLQ's, threw all that on and went to Sowo
And then we found out the reason the car wouldn't run for more than 3 weeks without a problem was the PO kinda just threw together the swap in ways, the car was basically half OBD1 and half OBD2, so thanks to Markert Motorworks, we got a new wiring harness, ECU, and then a DynoTune, The M52 put down 196hp/186ft/lbs of torque
Then we painted the IS lip white and hooked up with my man Yusuf Shakirov!
A weekend or two ago I removed my old hood insulation and repainted the hood and reinstalled a mylar hood liner, very happy with the results! (That's my Pop's painting)
And the result!
AND NOW WERE HERE:
My car was hit & run in my apartment complex... No cameras exactly on my car, but there are some in the area, I actually saw the truck driving away, so I do have some idea, right now we are still studying the security cameras to find the idiot responsible. I'll need a new fender, mirror, and possibly a door. Makes me sick and this is the reason I started the thread, because now I have to start over again, and I know this will motivate me!
But that's my build thread to date, got a lot in store for this car this year, thanks for reading
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