On a whim, in late 2021 I removed tons of the engine bay items, which the hopes of renovating the bay. Then I lost interest and the car just sat for almost two years - I even contemplated just selling it as I lost interest. I mean it's a 169k car with 11 owners... I even bought an E31 in preparation for leaving the E30 scene - but the wife stepped in and said only one care at a time. I couldn't get rid of the E30, so the E31 went and in a moment of madness, I decided that I'm going to rebuild the E30 to be one of the best on the road today.
After 120 hours of welding and fabrication, I'm happy to report that stage 1 is complete.
Here's a sample of what was lurking underneath.
