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UncleMike · 02-24-2008, 10:44 AM

I was looking for a fun car to drive, something that was manual and RWD. I saw an '81 320I for sale on Craigslist for $500, but no picture. When I showed up, I saw this:

Came with a trunkful of parts and the factory repair manual!

The rust worries me a bit though:

It had new tires/clutch/waterpump, but needed the rear wheel cylinders rebuilt and rear shocks, as well as the rust repair, so I offered him $350 and he took it. Not a bad deal, but it'll all depend on how I can fix that rust.

Anyway, just saying hello. My thought was to try and turn this into a daily driver for the summer at least, and maybe do some AutoX if I got real crazy, just for fun.

Suggestions and comments are welcome.

/Mike

UncleMike · 02-24-2008, 10:46 AM

Just a few more pics:

UncleMike · 02-24-2008, 10:48 AM

dannyb · 02-24-2008, 10:58 AM

omg he didnt care for the car... hope you can fully restore it without too many problems

drz · 02-24-2008, 11:47 AM

Welcome to werkz

Best of luck restoring that 320i. I hope outside of teh cosmetics, everythign is mechanically sound.

If you have any questions, just ask. There are plenty of knowledgeable people here.

Teh Prof · 02-24-2008, 11:57 AM

Once you take care of the rust cancer, that's going to be a purty car!

UncleMike · 02-24-2008, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teh Prof

Once you take care of the rust cancer, that's going to be a purty car!

This will be my first foray into repairing rust, so we'll see how that goes.

She runs okay, but split the radiator hose on the way home and started overheating and smoking. Just needs some love and a general tuneup.

kman · 02-24-2008, 12:05 PM

nice, looks like it will be some fun once its fixed up. good luck

UncleMike · 02-24-2008, 12:09 PM

Why was this moved to Help/Tech? I posted it in the Lounge just like I was told to for my introductory post...

UncleMike · 02-24-2008, 01:03 PM

But as long as it's here -

The temp needle got into the red a couple times when that radiator hose split. What are the chances damage was done, and how would I check that possibility? Don't want to have warped the head, although that would give me an excuse to do some upgrades...

drz · 02-24-2008, 02:29 PM

Sorry I didn't say anything about it. I moved the thread here because it looks like you could use some technical advice. This is the best place to get it for your car.

Sorry about that. My bad.

dvmotorsports · 02-24-2008, 02:32 PM

man you are going to have fun with that when it's done

UncleMike · 02-24-2008, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drz

Sorry I didn't say anything about it. I moved the thread here because it looks like you could use some technical advice. This is the best place to get it for your car.

Sorry about that. My bad.

No worries. Just wanted to make sure I was playing by the rules.