16vCorey
16vCorey PowerDork
6/6/13 3:49 p.m.

The good:

All new ball joints

M3 offset lower control arm bushings

All new rear suspension bushings

New fuel tank

New fuel pump

All new struts

BAV auto sport springs

New master cyl

Urethane steering coupler

E36 PS rack

New voltage regulator (alternator went out in Louisville two weeks ago)

New timing belt and water pump two months ago

New radiator

Lower temp fan switch and no clutch fan

Dist. cap/Rotor/Wires/Plugs

New guibo

5 speed swap with a nearly new clutch

And I'm sure there's more than I can't remember

The bad:

It's rusty. There's rust on the bottom edge of the doors and deck lid, and in the left rear wheel arch. The inside of both quarters have rust, and the floors are a little rusty too.

There's damage on the right quarter. I've actually got a nice matching quarter cut (brillantrot), but with the rust issues I decided not to bother.

It was rear ended. I replaced the rear bumper (faded zinno, almost matches) but the tail panel is bent in a little.

There are dings in the hood from a tree limb falling on it. There are dings in the right door.

The brakes are a little hard. I think the prop valve might be slightly clogged, because the back brakes don't seem to be doing much.

The key is a little sticky in the ignition. Sometimes you have to wiggle it to get it to turn.

I would literally drive this car anywhere in the country if you paid me for my time/gas/trip home. I'm not worried about it's reliability, it's the rust that bothers me.

I don't have any current pics of it, but here's a couple that were taken a while ago.

That's not me!

Here's a one from when I showed my wife how to change a fuel filter.

16vCorey
16vCorey PowerDork
6/6/13 3:50 p.m.

I don't have any pics of the bad side, but I can take some if anyone is interested. Oh, and I'm thinking around $2000.

SilverFleet
SilverFleet Dork
6/6/13 3:54 p.m.

LOL at the disturbing image of a hairy manimal on the hood.

16vCorey
16vCorey PowerDork
6/6/13 3:58 p.m.

Haha. Yeah, I was camping with a bunch of friends and stumbled upon this scene. Two of my friends (one being the guy in the pic) thought it would make a classic '80s style pic. Yes, alcohol was a factor.

bluej
bluej Dork
6/6/13 4:06 p.m.

Need the cash or open to trades? I have an xj I picked up mainly for the surprising lack of rust for a car purchased in PA.

16vCorey
16vCorey PowerDork
6/6/13 4:32 p.m.

I would prefer to sell it outright, as I have way too many cars already. I'm picking up a '99 323i tomorrow that's hit light in the front, so it won't really be for sale until it's done and the wife likes it. If she likes the E30 better than we'll be selling the '99 323i.

Uncoiled
Uncoiled Reader
6/6/13 4:45 p.m.

How many miles on it, and would you trust it as a DD?

16vCorey
16vCorey PowerDork
6/6/13 5:02 p.m.

167k miles, and most definitely. It's my wife's DD right now. Oh, and the AC doesn't work, but only because the shaft seal started leaking. I've got a new seal kit that should be going on it before it's time to sell, so the AC should be working. I already put a new drier and expansion valve on it before I charged it last time. It worked for a few months until the shaft seal blew.

sporqster
sporqster Reader
6/11/13 5:06 p.m.

Dibs. Tired of getting beat by E30's in Chumpcar. This one shall be mine.

16vCorey
16vCorey PowerDork
6/12/13 10:00 a.m.

Looks like the E30 is spoken for! Chris, if you want I might be able to get Simon (aka greasy Tom Sellek) to pose on the car to "bribe" the judges.

pmiller92
pmiller92
8/10/13 12:33 p.m.

Was interested until i saw your location

sporqster
sporqster Reader
8/12/13 9:10 a.m.

And it is mine now. And you can't have it.

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