Bringing Red back to life.

SONNYQ · Sun, Aug-29-2010, 10:10:23 PM

I just bought this e30 M3 from a nice gentleman in Orlando Florida.. He had bought the car as a project but I guess he didnt have time to get it done. So I bought the car and I knew what I had to do to bring it back to life.. The body of the car is great shape, as it has all the original panels.. The engine is in great running order as well, the only problem was the paint and the interior..

So here is my plan..

1. Give it a complete respray
2. Redo the interior in BLK
3. Either freshen up the s14 or swap it with a euro s50b32 and a 6 speed trans.
4. Freshen up the suspension with coilovers or H&R springs with Bilsteins
5. Install all new brakes
6. Install a decent sound system

finally give it full inspection and detail it.. Here is pics of the car and the progress.

Loading of the truck.

inspection and strip time..

now taking out the engine since we have to paint the engine bay.

The engine was painted with undercoating, so we had to use paint remover to clean it all up. Then we will prep the bay for paint..

we also did the bodywork on the car just to make sure everyting was nice and smooth..

then we primed the car, so we can sand and block it..this will get it ready for paint but we have to prep it for the paint after we are done with sanding and blocking..

after that process was done, we went ahead and painted the engine bay and all the edges..

stay tuned for more pics to come.. I have 4 e30 M3's that I am working on.. I own 3 and one belongs to my cousin.

SONNYQ · Wed, Sep-01-2010, 03:20:26 AM

panels are painted for now..

Oh I made sure to use good quality paint material..

soundman · Wed, Sep-01-2010, 03:25:55 AM

awesome project! will be waiting for follow-up pics....

SONNYQ · Wed, Sep-01-2010, 03:34:24 AM

Thanks man, I have 3 e30 m3 projects going on right now.. check out my threads..

cliff49 · Thu, Sep-02-2010, 12:55:16 AM

Where is this being done and what color red is it?
Thanks,
Cliff

SONNYQ · Thu, Sep-02-2010, 02:39:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cliff49

Where is this being done and what color red is it?
Thanks,
Cliff

I went with Ferrari Red since it more red than the stock Brillantrot.. The Brillantrot has orange in it and the Ferrari has violet so it gives it a more of a deep red color.. Besides you cant go wrong with Ferrari anything..lol

All the work is being done at my Body shop in Chicago.. Its called Wizard Werks.

Catchakab · Thu, Sep-02-2010, 02:55:22 PM

looks great! Mine desperately needs a respray...

**Obioban** · Fri, Sep-03-2010, 08:54:29 PM

Looking forward to updates!

**RONIN009** · Fri, Sep-03-2010, 09:01:28 PM

What is with the red E30 M3s getting sprayed grey?

E46bhp · Fri, Sep-03-2010, 09:09:47 PM

Awesome!
The e30 made me realize cars are more than just transportation.
Currently own a 1990 e30 325ix as my winter snow romper.

Sun, Aug-29-2010, 10:10:23 PM	#1
SONNYQ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 161 Reputation: 0	Bringing Red back to life. I just bought this e30 M3 from a nice gentleman in Orlando Florida.. He had bought the car as a project but I guess he didnt have time to get it done. So I bought the car and I knew what I had to do to bring it back to life.. The body of the car is great shape, as it has all the original panels.. The engine is in great running order as well, the only problem was the paint and the interior.. So here is my plan.. 1. Give it a complete respray 2. Redo the interior in BLK 3. Either freshen up the s14 or swap it with a euro s50b32 and a 6 speed trans. 4. Freshen up the suspension with coilovers or H&R springs with Bilsteins 5. Install all new brakes 6. Install a decent sound system finally give it full inspection and detail it.. Here is pics of the car and the progress. Loading of the truck. inspection and strip time.. now taking out the engine since we have to paint the engine bay. The engine was painted with undercoating, so we had to use paint remover to clean it all up. Then we will prep the bay for paint.. we also did the bodywork on the car just to make sure everyting was nice and smooth.. then we primed the car, so we can sand and block it..this will get it ready for paint but we have to prep it for the paint after we are done with sanding and blocking.. after that process was done, we went ahead and painted the engine bay and all the edges.. stay tuned for more pics to come.. I have 4 e30 M3's that I am working on.. I own 3 and one belongs to my cousin.

Wed, Sep-01-2010, 03:25:55 AM	#3
soundman Allow myself to introduce....myself Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,846 Reputation: 0 Location: Florida	awesome project! will be waiting for follow-up pics.... __________________

Thu, Sep-02-2010, 12:55:16 AM	#5
cliff49 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 9 Reputation: 0 Location: Tampa Bay	Your Red Project Where is this being done and what color red is it? Thanks, Cliff

Fri, Sep-03-2010, 08:54:29 PM	#8
Obioban M3Forum Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 23,466 In the garage: '95 BMW M3 '05 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: SE PA	Looking forward to updates! __________________ Current Cars: 2005 IR/IR M3, 2003 TiAg M5, 1995 S50 B32 GT3 RS Green M3 Race Car _____Former Cars: 2004 TiAg/IR M3, 1996 TV/black M3, 1995 AW M3 shell Useful stuff: Objective suspension comparison, DIY suspension install VIDEOS (e36 version), Stick Driving Basics, e46 Climate Control, Better Fuel Economy 101, 10W-60 TWS Everything on the car: Mod List __________ HighRes M Wallpapers (Misc collected pics) <--- save target to desktop Selling: Suspensions, brakes, safety equipment, etc (ask away!) Renting: Valve shim adjustment kit, RTAB tool, Ball joint tool

Fri, Sep-03-2010, 09:09:47 PM	#10
E46bhp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 524 Reputation: 0 Location: King of Prussia	Awesome! The e30 made me realize cars are more than just transportation. Currently own a 1990 e30 325ix as my winter snow romper. __________________ 60-130 8.81 pump 0-60 4.1 obioban 6spd VFE

Wed, Sep-01-2010, 03:20:26 AM	#2
SONNYQ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 161 Reputation: 0	panels are painted for now.. Oh I made sure to use good quality paint material..

Wed, Sep-01-2010, 03:34:24 AM	#4
SONNYQ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 161 Reputation: 0	Thanks man, I have 3 e30 m3 projects going on right now.. check out my threads..

Thu, Sep-02-2010, 02:55:22 PM	#7
Catchakab Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0	looks great! Mine desperately needs a respray...

Fri, Sep-03-2010, 09:01:28 PM	#9
RONIN009 Raiders Fan (RIP the original A.D.) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 30,652 Reputation: 573	What is with the red E30 M3s getting sprayed grey?

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