straight6pwr Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 she's home! (and so it begins.) 2000+ miles in 2.5 days. the previous owner was a piece of work, and after seeing how poorly this car was taken care of, i'm a little surprised it made it all the way home without a hitch. (well... a hubcap, a side marker, and some window trim managed to jettison along the way.) i know you are wondering, why the hell would he drive 2000 miles to bring home an e30? hint: along the way home when I received my room key at a Holiday Inn Express and it was room 330, i had a good chuckle. more later, its been a long day. here's the first picture of the car right before leaving west seattle. http://i.imgur.com/VNAraED.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WjGvw4t.jpg visian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Congrats🤘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Looking forward to finding out more I checked out Seattle Craigslist and its insane how many E30s are on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Whooo! Congrats on the purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Awesome man! Can't wait to check it out and hear what your plans are for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Nice car!!! Looks like quite the adventurous drive as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Looks awesome, Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Seattle's a great town! Hopefully you had a chance to wander around! Nice purchase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Nice pick up! M54 under the hood? andyhundley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Looks good. My favorite e30 color I assume it was an okay deal if you went all that way for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Very nice! I was wondering why you'd been inquiring about e30 parts...more pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Full Banana Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Well this is fucking awesome. visian, straight6pwr and B C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 ha, thanks guys. the 'deal' was OK. i will admit paid more than what I should have, but it checked all the important boxes of what I wanted, and it was the first car after looking for 5 months that did so I jumped on it. I didn't spend any time in seattle - there was some 'storm of the century' or something on its way so I got the hell out. I've been there a few times (and loved it) so I didn't feel like I needed to stay in the pouring rain. here are the points why i bothered with the long trip - s50 / coilovers / alpinweiss / late model / coupe yu///mmy and the trip...america is fuckin beautiful. well besides southern Minnesota, that's just stanky. Biggest take-away from the trip - Montana is amazing. there is no particular order to these, but there are photos from Washington, Montana, Idaho, and South Dakota. visian, DrLeadFoot and Bassboy3313 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 plans for the car - 1)fix all the broken stuff 2)some aestetic changes like ditch the side skirts, wheels, tan interior, etc. 3)skid plate. 4)have fun driving it! i went over the whole thing today and came up with a rather daunting list, but i think its doable. Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 In for getting a ride in this. Bring it on over! [emoji14] Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 I'd love to do a cross country trip in a car I love. Last time I did was in my van and in a gold mk3 jetta..... What trans and diff combo does it have? Any power adders? Hows the handling/it must feel a bit different after piloting the touring for the last few years amirite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 has the zf310 w/2.93LSD - perfect combo. I had the zf310 w/3.25LSD in my m50 car, and it was great for that extra acceleration, but highway rpms were a bit much. no power adders. exhaust is nice stainless headers + no cats, so it flows well but is way too loud. engine fan and ac deleted which helps free a couple ponies. handles like a dream even on 185 snow tires, but didn't go too crazy as I just wanted to make it home in one piece. has a z3 steering rack w/power steering as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Hooray for another s50 car!! I have the same trans/diff combo. The only thing it's good for is cruising, but it does it well. What kind of coilovers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 2 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: Hooray for another s50 car!! I have the same trans/diff combo. The only thing it's good for is breaking axles, but it does it well. What kind of coilovers? I fixed it for you. B C, KaiserRolls and Bassboy3313 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visian Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Congrats Dan! Looking forward to checking it out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk andyhundley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Stoked theres another E30 in the neighborhood. Congrats on the purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobZR Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Nice pick up Dan, sounds like a perfect road trip as well. nothing like 2,000 miles to get acquainted with a new car and enjoy this great country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 thanks guys, can't wait to have it driving around. it needs a couple things before I will be comfortable on Milwaukee streets (skid plate, quieter exhaust) but hopefully that can happen before snow hits. the coilovers are BC. 6k/8k. it rides nice, but I need to tinker with heights, dampening, and I think it needs some shorter springs or better arrangement of all the strut components for better tire clearance (some rubbing presently with stock wheels/tires). Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 parts starting to roll in, and found a parts car on craigslist with a nice seller who pulled some of the small bits for me. brand new BMW front valance, can't believe the cheap price on these things ($200) some of the random crap - most of this is actually completely missing on my car oh, and in case you ever have the urge, yes an e30 hood will fit entirely inside the back of an e34 touring. also scored a non-damaged alpine rear bumper (seen barely here) m42b32 and KaiserRolls 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Did you get that valence from the dealer?? Every time Ive looked they were very expensive to ship Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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