andyhundley Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 So i picked this car up in madison last friday from a guy that i sold it to a few years back. Originally I bought the car in Austin Tx back in 08 and had it for about 3 years. As soon as i signed the title over i instantly regretted it. He gave me a call about a month ago asking if i wanted to buy it back so i sold my 89 iX and here we are. The day I picked it up. The girl friend, clearly stoked with me buying another car. The car needs some work but the body is in really good shape 99% rust free! Sorry for the crappy iPhone pics Except for the rear bumper. The car was absolutely filthy so i spent about 3 hours taking the interior about and cleaning it up. And the seats came out... The carpet looks ten times better but probably could use a shampoo job or possibly be dyed black. If anybody has any experience with this feel free to chime in. The PO parked under a bunch of trees so there was dirt all over the car. So next was the grille. Overall i was happy with the progress i made for the day. i would have done more but it was raining buckets that day. Next on the list were the tires. The previous owner sold me the car on 195/75 snow tires (seen in previous photos) that were the definition of monster truck status. A coworker had a set of 185/60r14's on his stock miata wheels. I know they are kind of undersized but i needed tires and he sold them to me for a good price. They look so tiny! Thats all for now. As far as plans go for it, i just want to fix a few things on it to make it a reliable daily for the summer like the t-belt, a new shifter, an iS lip and a euro rear plate filler. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 "my 1990 325iS Build. Doc. Whatever you wanna call it."DOC 360!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Just what the doc ordered! Haha I'm gonna try and scoot out of work Saturday at 10 to meet you guys at Brookfield square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 cool! hope to meet you and the car tomorrow! Your car is the inverse of mine. Im black with tan interior, you are tan with black interior, We can trade interiors if that bothers you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 No thanks! Unless you want to trade motors too? Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Coming along nicely! And Max trashed the interior of that car with garbage an what not =\ Good to see you're restoring her to her former glory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 thanks brian. yeah i was really bummed when i first saw the condition of the car but its a work in progress. for the price of the car i couldnt go wrong considering how bad most of the e30's are out there for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 It's crazy how much of a difference just cleaning it makes. lookin' good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Cleaning it definitely makes it look 100% different. I'm glad you bought this back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 thanks guys. it still needs alot of work but its worth the effort. does anybody have anyone they would recommend to adjust my valves? my car sounds like a sewing machine thats 3 quarts low on oil. i asked matt at matts foreign car in tosa he gave me a quote as if he were doing a motor swap/parts and labor. haha that guy is good but holy hell is he high on drugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 A valve adjustment is a matter of 30 minutes, a set of feeler gauges, and a new valve cover gasket+rocker shaft plugs. Between having a newborn and buying a house I cannot figure out when I would be able to help you but I would be happy to help and could give you instructions over the phone if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexw Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Andy, glad to see you finally got what you wanted! I see the 325ix is sold! Such a beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Bronzit FTMFW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 thanks alex. im really pumped to be back in a rwd car again and sorry to hear about your subaru issues. i showed a guy at work that has a 09 wrx your post and he wants to get rid of it even more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted July 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 So heres a small update but nothing too exciting. I ordered tie rod assemblies, an inner door handle, a lower temp thermostat and a valve cover gasket so i can adjust my valves. I also picked up an iS lip from Jake. I painted the grille so the lip would match. Here is a bad pic that i took without any sun light of my car with said lip. If anybody has a set of kidneys they would like to sell PM me. Mine are in terrible shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Good to see a lip back on this thing, looked goofy with out one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnprusinski Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 looking good, this is a pretty clean car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 The increased aerodynamics due to the lip will surely help you save big money!!! possibly up to 11%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 The increased aerodynamics due to the lip will surely help you save big money!!! possibly up to 11%! 2% instant rebate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 I haven't updated this since last year because my photobucket wouldn't upload photos from my phone. I've done a lot of boring maintenance in the past month since pulling it out of storage. I'll post a everything I've done so far this weekend. This is the way it sits as of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Over the line. Mark it zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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