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scBeamer803
10-26-2007, 10:47 AM
hey guys! well, about me... first of all i'm new; hence this being my first post. i see some of you guys off of r3v on here so, hey. i currently bought a diamondschwartz 1991 318is on dove. right now me and my buddy are putting her back together (blown head gasket). she needs a little bit of work to be perfect including paint, but other than that i'm a happy m42 owner. i previously had an 86 eta which i was in love with and before that had an e24, e28 m5, e30 m3, and a 91 325is so you can say i'm a bimmer head!! i don't have any pics of my car uploaded yet, but will get them up by sometime next week. i will be posting the project pics up from start to finish so stay tuned!! hope to meet some of you guys someday!! well, wish me luck!!!
chris

Febi Guibo
10-26-2007, 11:19 AM
welcome!!!

that's a lot of BMWs...!

scBeamer803
10-26-2007, 11:49 AM
me likey bmw's!! ;)

EN318isPDX
10-26-2007, 12:29 PM
me likey bmw's!! ;)

I like Beamers better than BMWs

Vladi
10-26-2007, 12:57 PM
Did you sell the M3? If yes, why? :)

scBeamer803
10-26-2007, 01:38 PM
beamer's are great!! ;). Vladi: i did sell it, but i sold it to my grandfather who always wanted one; i still kinda regrett it, but it made him happy. rare color combo too!! delphin on cardinal :(

EN318isPDX
10-26-2007, 02:13 PM
beamer's are great!! ;). Vladi: i did sell it, but i sold it to my grandfather who always wanted one; i still kinda regrett it, but it made him happy. rare color combo too!! delphin on cardinal :(

you just made me want grand children... o wait im never having kids

scBeamer803
10-26-2007, 04:28 PM
lol

Vladi
10-27-2007, 04:06 AM
At least it's in the right hands. :)
My e30 was given to me by MY grandfather at 56.000 miles who had previously owned an E21 320 (not "i"). :D

peteM3power
10-27-2007, 07:54 AM
Hey welcome to M42 Club! Best of luck with your project... I can't to see pics and read the progress report as you go through with it.

Cheers, Pete

scBeamer803
10-27-2007, 01:03 PM
Hey welcome to M42 Club! Best of luck with your project... I can't to see pics and read the progress report as you go through with it.

Cheers, Petethanks pete!! trust me, i can't to have progress to report, lol. but yeah, i'm glad it went to my grandfather. he has since put only 10k on it in the past 5 years

peteM3power
10-27-2007, 11:13 PM
thanks pete!! trust me, i can't to have progress to report, lol. but yeah, i'm glad it went to my grandfather. he has since put only 10k on it in the past 5 years

Nice! Maybe one day you will re inherit it again... anyhow, best of luck with the iS! Not quite an M3 but they are very fun that's for sure!

Pete

scBeamer803
10-27-2007, 11:29 PM
well, this little motor will see it's fair share of boost... but thats just a hint ;)

jpod999
10-27-2007, 11:38 PM
well, this little motor will see it's fair share of boost... but thats just a hint ;)

Consider me officially staying tuned.

scBeamer803
10-28-2007, 12:17 AM
that'd be a good idea. all that will be taking place probably the begining of the year, but stay tuned for progress on paint and body work, suspension work, interior and all the good stuff. i'm in a full resto mood here peeps!!

scBeamer803
10-30-2007, 09:29 PM
well everybody, pics up tomorrow!!! we just finished putting the head on, and both mani's. took our timing blocks off and cranked her up!! she still has and exhaust leak at the gasket, but other than that growls!

gearheadE30
10-31-2007, 02:51 PM
Ballin. So does the "sc" in your name happen to mean supercharged?? ;)

scBeamer803
10-31-2007, 06:48 PM
shhh... well it has dual meanings.... i'm just going to say.... south carolina....and.... m90....eaton.... you get the HINT!

scBeamer803
11-02-2007, 07:54 PM
well, here are the pics as promised. remember this is a project car.
when i first got her
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530788.jpg
this is her right after the motor swap
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530970.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530977.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530978.jpg
i'm buffing the car out tomorrow after a nice 1500 grit rub down so stay tuned. this is the hood... duh
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530987.jpg
and the interior
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530981.jpg
seats are getting done soon aswell...
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530982.jpg
and my favorite shot
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530975.jpg
as you can see, i have a worthy project car. more to come

scBeamer803
11-03-2007, 03:20 PM
wow, flood of comments!!! keep it up guys ;)

gearheadE30
11-03-2007, 07:25 PM
Nice french fogs, and good luck with the sanding. I hate painting anything because I always end up sanding for about 10 times as long as I am actually painting...

scBeamer803
11-03-2007, 08:41 PM
amen, but i do it for a living so it shouldn't be that hard... but the quality of the paint (or buff) is in the sanding ;)

scBeamer803
11-04-2007, 06:43 PM
remember that hood?? well here it is now, and i'm still not done!!
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530994.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/kaChris803/SD530996.jpg