For anyone who saw my E30 project thread I wish to say The Grey Goose is on the road !! Finally !!

This has been going since April... My wife still says I did this faster than she thought I could or should financially.. But it is now road worthy.. All suspension and drivetrain has been replaced except for the transmission... All the the interior has been changed...

The grand total is just a smidge over 4K expense and many, many, many hours of work over the months.. I wanted to do it all myself but most of the things necessary were items I had never done before.... So, I could not have done it without the help of Ely... I swear this guy knows more about these cars than anyone I have ever met.. And is always willing to help, I don't know how I will ever pay back the generosity he has shown..

I will eventually change the wheels and a few minor things to get it exactly the way I want it but it is easily 95% or more right now..

The last / only big item will be a head swap coming in the next few weeks..:devillook

Then you will all have to watch out !!!:evil2

Pics...........

I demand pics now!

Josh K

How 'bout both of you guys post up pics of your e30s?

I'll have to take some fresh ones.. I'll try by the weekend... Having to work for a living right now...

We need some E30 love in here...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/bicyclefreak/47274344.jpg

Fine here is the most recent addition to the e30, Wide angle 3-panel wink mirror, no more blind spots:redspot
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wMTMwMjM2NTZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg

Dang Ely, Now you can really see where you've been....:)

i love ely's car....


...btw congrats on getting the grey goose on the road!

come on Steve, post some pictures for all those that have not seen the inner guts of your car like I have:stickoutt

i love ely's car....




QFT

QFT

eh?

edit: oh yah, nvm i remember, i'm stupid.

come on Steve, post some pictures for all those that have not seen the inner guts of your car like I have:stickoutt


SSSHhhhhh...... Don't tell just how bad it was... I am secretly getting a badge of honor for the "resurrection" of the Goose..

here are a couple of shots.. I had just finished "shadowlining" the trim and moved it out into the sun for some heat...
Still have a couple of trim peices to put on I had just painted them to match the windows..

http://home.comcast.net/~sreed124/S5301612-2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~sreed124/S5301613-2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~sreed124/S5301615-2.jpg

Here is a preview of the wheels I have decided on.. I have to order them so it will be a week or 2 before I have them on the car...
http://home.comcast.net/~sreed124/17_blackSSR.JPG

What do you think ????????

Updated,, Main board won't lift it to the top cuz I edited instead of posting new....Geeeeeeezzz......

Good to see you today Steve. We need to do that more often. Its amazing at how far you have come along with that car. Im still glad I didnt buy it though ;)

Josh K

http://home.comcast.net/~sreed124/S5301613-2.jpg




:buttrock

Man the car looks nice Steve. I have to say I'm suppised how quickly it's come together considering how it looked when you first got it.

Thanks guys !!!
Even with the wheels I will stay under 5K for the restoration.. And I mean restoration, other than the body panels there is not much of the original car there...:devillook

I look back at the papers from when I purchased the car and it was April 23..
It has been rough doing this thru the summer... IF, and I stress IF, I ever do this again it will be a winter project... Doesn't get that cold around here anyway...:)

I'll have the rest of it together at the picnic... JOE, are you still planning on attending ???

E30 Looks Great!

E30 Looks Great!

THANKS !!!

I'll have the rest of it together at the picnic... JOE, are you still planning on attending ???

I will be falling out of a perfectly good airplane....

Car looks good Steve. It'll look even better with those wheels. Did you paint the trim black to get the shadowline look? I'm debating doing that to my car.

I will be falling out of a perfectly good airplane....

You know, I hear you can easily hit 100mph freefall.... And, everyone says speed kills..

I've never seen anyone die from speed... It's always been the sudden stop at the end that does it..:devillook :eek:





Thanks CJ, I was trying to make all the trim match... I hope it all works out in the end...

looks great steve!
cant wait to get my hooptie painted :-P