My Newbie 325 cab project

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georgee
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Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:11 pm

Hello

I am just starting on my decent into madness.

Hers is my 325 K-reg Cab

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SDC10047 by Georgee73, on Flickr

Must do things

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SDC10090 by Georgee73, on Flickr

:( :cry:

1) Head gasket/Cylinder hear gasket replacements...I am pessimistic so I am sure it will be a new head.


2) Belt replacement.

3) Cooling system replacement. Thermostat,pump,rad, hoses etc I don't wont any of these to cause the new head/gasket to go

These 3 will be humongous jobs for me as I have no experience what so ever. Jacked the car up for the first time the other day...and I still did that wrong. I swear the picture was pointing to the diff

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SDC10208 by Georgee73, on Flickr

:o:

4) Replace exhaust

5) Seats need to be replaced/repaired

6) Carpet needs to be replaced..

Will do

7) Get the car resprayed(2-3K budget)

8) Seats reupholstered (£800-1500 budget)

9) nice ICE install. Not for show just trying to get as good as quality as possible..Yes, I know it's a cab and it has very shallow and small speaker holes. Oh! and no roof :)

10) Fit OBC Kit ( owned for 5 years :) )
11) Fit cruise control Kit ( owned for 5 years :) but it's from the US which I believe means it needs to be modded which I don't like. )
12) Fit air con kit...still to buy. I know this will mean some of the cooling systems bits will be diff..but the madness will continue
13) 16 BBS RC...I don't wont to but I would change the running gear just to get these on the car without spacers.
14) lowered to MS cab, MS cab springs,eibach blisted 4 I guess
15) fit red rear cluster ( owned for 5 years :) )

Like to do
16) replace suspension parts most likely OEM
17) Black diamond disc...Just a road car so it will be overkill but anything you do to these cars can be considered overkill.
18 ) Larger brakes..large black callipers....I think both 17 & 18 may be sorted when I try to have 13 sorted.....I have to get those BBS RCs they are GORGEOUS(little britain voice)

The golf seems to have a lot of these RC wheel but I don't want 18" 17 is the max.

19) Replace parts before they go..fuel pump,brake & fuel lines...anything else ????..suggestion appreciated.

20) Msports lsd...I really just want a black msports but I did't want to commit the sin of respraying a motorsports.

21)smoked side indicator(I have clears but I dont like them now)
22) smoked fog lights..not sure about the black headlights just yet.


That's all I can think of now..

oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remembered 2 more

1a) heater valve/matrix

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SDC10127 by Georgee73, on Flickr

water was peeing out from between the white bit

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SDC10152 by Georgee73, on Flickr

1b) Rusty bits sorted out.

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boot
passengers side 1
by
Georgee73, on
Flickr

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SDC10202 by Georgee73, on Flickr



more rusty bits in this other thread

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 66#2179966


oh I wont be fitting the black grill or the eyebrow that I brought 5
years ago...trying to walk the fine line between OEM+ and modified.


I will be keeping an eye on the budget but I am sure it will be £10-£15k
by the time I am finished (if ever). I am not putting a time scale on
this and expect it to take at least 5-10 years for completions(but road worthy
over the next 12-18 months). I have loved these cars since I was a teen
so it's not like that love is going to fade any time soon..plus I need to get
my skills up in readiness for a e24 :cool: or e30 m3 :evil:

Anyway into the darkness I run :)
oomz1975
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Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:19 pm

Good luck, I'm sure you will get plenty of help from the zone.
:)
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tonybtonyb
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Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:13 pm

Hey fella your hands are full with this build good luck winkeye
They don't make bm's like this anymore!..They should.
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jas025
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Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:19 pm

Looks strangely familiar - good luck with this one!
kiefer316i
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:34 am

wish the best of luck to you! got to love getting involved into the unknown darkness lol
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