** Acme [Akagi] bought a pink estate car - E30 325i project log! **

[Frozennova]

Get a boring reliable car for work, like a Mondeo,Focus, or Fiesta, and keep the fun car for fun and wasting money on. Didn't you have a perfectly good Skoda workhorse not so long ago?

The perfectly Skoda was replaced with a perfectly good MX5, which was then in turn replaced with a totally awful modified MX5

 

[Akagi]

The perfectly Skoda was replaced with a perfectly good MX5, which was then in turn replaced with a totally awful modified MX5

Correct.

Its almost completely stripped now though... Basically a shell with a bottom end and a gearbox in it now. The head is in the boot of the E30.

 

[IC3]

How many cars did you go through @Acme ? I remember when we were talking about your polo, when I was looking for a car.

 

[Akagi]

How many cars did you go through @Acme ? I remember when we were talking about your polo, when I was looking for a car.

This next car I'm looking for will be #8...

Anyway, the E30 went to another show. Vanity BMW at Beaulieu!















A few favourite picks of the day:

Spoiler

This M3 won the show & shine:

 

[agw_01]

Looking really good now Acme!

 

[adam cool dude]

Whats with the electrician tape on the main beams?

 

[Cookeh]

cos racecar ennit bruv.

 

[~>Dg<~]

its to stop the glass if they get broken if racing rallying

 

[adam cool dude]

its to stop the glass if they get broken if racing rallying

I understand the look but only doing the main beams and not the headlights as well just seems extremely odd! Either go all out or don't bother!

 

[azibux1]

Acme what's going on?! No more updates??

 

[Akagi]

Haven't done anything to it or been anywhere in it since the last update! Have a new daily driver now though, so I can focus on doing bits and pieces to the E30 without worrying about it not being drivable.

 

[azibux1]

Haven't done anything to it or been anywhere in it since the last update! Have a new daily driver now though, so I can focus on doing bits and pieces to the E30 without worrying about it not being drivable.

Aha nice, what did you get? Did I miss the thread or wasn't there one?

 

[Akagi]

There isn't one. I bought another Corolla T-Sport.

 

[grudas]

Where are the pics acme..

 

[Akagi]

Good point. In the other thread, hold on.

 

[azibux1]

Still holding...

EDIT: Nevermind, found 'em. Looks decent!

 

[Akagi]

Just bought a map light mirror for £90.

Its going to look awesome. Very 80's, plus actually having a light in the front will be useful!

(not my car below

 

[Cleisthenes]

Just bought a map light mirror for £90.

Its going to look awesome. Very 80's, plus actually having a light in the front will be useful!

(not my car below

That seems like an odd thing to spend £90 on

 

[Akagi]

I know right. Rare E30 options are expensive. 90 quid is actually a steal for one of those. These days they tend to go for £150+!

My 90 quid includes PayPal fees and postage too.

 

[acemastr]

I know right. Rare E30 options are expensive. 90 quid is actually a steal for one of those. These days they tend to go for £150+!

My 90 quid includes PayPal fees and postage too.

Shouldn't you be fixing the rust/mechanicals before spending on a useless mirror?