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Sunday, August 26, 2012

bimmerfest east 2012

'84 Baur Interior

On the way home, driving on 695 out of baltimore...we were both rolling at about 85 mph weaving thru traffic...nice car!

Front lips

Rear lips..outstanding car.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Bimmerfest East 2012

i'm going....

sponsored by Turner Motorsport Hits Maryland on August 25, 2012!

Bimmerfest East 2012 sponsored by Turner Motorsport arrives on August 25, 2012

We are extremely excited to announce that Bimmerfest East 2012 sponsored by Turner Motorsport will be held on August 25, 2012 at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Maryland! After an incredible debut show in 2011, we are looking forward to an even bigger 2012!

Date / Time: August 25, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. General Admission Gates open at 10:00 AM. Please help us manage traffic flow and do not arrive earlier than 10:00 AM.

General Admission: $20 per car to park in the show -- $10 per person to walk in -- kids 12 and under are free

Monday, August 20, 2012

hartge e21 suspension parts

...hartge e21 coils...

millersmule.com

what i ended up with...13.4+-

http://www.millersmule.com/blog/

Sunday, August 19, 2012

engine: dip stick

notice the chromed dip stick...very modest, and clean touch!

exhaust: 1976 Early rear valance

notice the muffler opening on the early 1976 318...the rear valance on this little jem is further towards the center of the car...the muffler end pipe is also bent and is another unique feature of the early model car...

compared to...the later styled muffler placement...

and the 6 cyl 323i dual exhaust below...

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Brilliantrot 1990 325iS

the issue of paint color...specifically, red is something that has been sitting on the back burner of my mind from the drive to pittsburgh from hollywood...

red is extremely hard to pick because my experience is to often when i ask owners the actual ppg color or something similar...they 'farmed' the work out and they don't have a clue...often people buy their cars 'finished' and the color was selected by the previous owners...

while i'm posting for the record here...let me say just for the record...i should confess that RED is NOT my first choice...in fact there are many colors that i prefer over RED...but while i don't prefer like red as a first choice, i dislike changing any car's original color worse than my general aversion to RED...this 320i isn't my first restoration...but...i've never had a car that was 'finished'...i'm just sayin...that's a weird answer to me...

this Brilliantrot 1990 325iS e30 is a solid color that i've considered...the current paint color is Korral and its a '90's color...the car was 'refreshed' in the '90's which explains its higher mileage, and good condition...the '90's cosmetic refresh was pivotal to this deeper restoration i've been attempting...

my mind changes constantly when it comes to color...today, brillantrot is pretty appealing.