Husker's 316i rolling resto thread
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:19 pm
i picked up an old E30 316i as a temporary car until i have saved enough for my 320/325 E30. She's been abused and a bit neglected so i decided to give her a bit of a resto to get her away from chav J-Euro wrongness and back to OE+ where the style seems to be at.
this seems worthwhile as she's only covered 93k and has a nearly full history and will aid to selling her once my 6cyl arrives ;)
How she looked when i got her
first thing to sort was the ruined engine bay
bye bye cone filter and split intake bellow, and i sourced a throttle body linkage cover
next to go were the Rota Grids which just didn't look right with the E30's classic lines, so i found a set of cheap Borbet A wheels in need of a refurb, test fit...
after hand polishing most of the pitting out of the rims a respray in bright silver followed
look as good as new
the Borbet A's suit the lines of the E30 so well,
next was a strange looking coilover kit
the E30 had poverty spec grey plastic bumpers when i got it so i decided to spray the front and rear bumpers and the wing mirrors BMW Schwartz to bring the overall look of the car up a bit
a full t-cut, colour restore, super resin polish, bumper gel and a coat of wax followed to brighten her paintwork and we took her out for a few pics
plans to follow: the rubbish no. plates, the chav exhaust and rubbish spray tinted tailights are next to come off, parts should be here early next week, pics will follow
this seems worthwhile as she's only covered 93k and has a nearly full history and will aid to selling her once my 6cyl arrives ;)
How she looked when i got her
first thing to sort was the ruined engine bay
bye bye cone filter and split intake bellow, and i sourced a throttle body linkage cover
next to go were the Rota Grids which just didn't look right with the E30's classic lines, so i found a set of cheap Borbet A wheels in need of a refurb, test fit...
after hand polishing most of the pitting out of the rims a respray in bright silver followed
look as good as new
the Borbet A's suit the lines of the E30 so well,
next was a strange looking coilover kit
the E30 had poverty spec grey plastic bumpers when i got it so i decided to spray the front and rear bumpers and the wing mirrors BMW Schwartz to bring the overall look of the car up a bit
a full t-cut, colour restore, super resin polish, bumper gel and a coat of wax followed to brighten her paintwork and we took her out for a few pics
plans to follow: the rubbish no. plates, the chav exhaust and rubbish spray tinted tailights are next to come off, parts should be here early next week, pics will follow
