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blue91lx · 07-28-2013, 03:04 PM

'eyyo TST,

I think this car will be worthy of a separate journal, but this is more for me to document the car's progress.

Story

Traded my ****ty $500 Saturn for this thing last Friday, as the kid was in dire need for a reliable daily. After seeing some potential in the car despite how the kid didn't take care of it (at all), I decided I could definitely bring the car back to life, and here we are. The car will end up being a simple, aesthetically pleasing daily.

Plans

The exterior of the car needs some work, but the grime that was all over this car essentially preserved most everything under it, so my first phase has been to bring the OEM paint back up. The fender flares, the front and rear bumpers, the side skirts, and part of the driver's fender all need to be repainted, and the car needs a hood as well (someone stepped on it).

The last two days I spent buffing the car by hand with compound, and I was shocked to see how it looked underneath, minus the parts spray painted by the previous owner. I have slowly been working overspray off the car as well.

The Auto trans only has reverse gear, however, a low milage trans was given to me with the car, so that will be thrown in within the next few days.

After tearing into it thus far it is obvious that the car was garage kept before the last owner had it, and the last owner only had it for two months, in which time he almost destroyed it. All weatherstripping, foam pieces, etc are all in fantastic shape without any dry rotted plastic. The dash has but one 2" crack in it as well

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Parts needed:

-Exhaust (2' of pipe missing, no cat, and fart can currently on there)
-Fog lights and corner bumper lights (cracked)
-Hood (dented severely)
-IS Lip (blunttech)

Modification Plans:

-HD Bilsteins and IX specific H&R Springs

Pictures

Before (door) and after (quarter):

Drivers Side Buffed and Waxed. The original paint on the car is very rich.

The back quarter and trunk came out great as well.

Areas of concern. First, the rear bumper and rusty battery tray/valance (and rice exhaust). Then, the jacked up front bumper and hood. Then, the drivers fender.

Passenger side came out great:

And this is how clean the underside of the trunk lid was without me touching anything.

07-28-2013, 03:04 PM	#1
blue91lx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Indianapolis/SE PA Member #21697 iTrader: (0)	'94 530iT Project 'eyyo TST, I think this car will be worthy of a separate journal, but this is more for me to document the car's progress. Story Traded my **ty $500 Saturn for this thing last Friday, as the kid was in dire need for a reliable daily. After seeing some potential in the car despite how the kid didn't take care of it (at all), I decided I could definitely bring the car back to life, and here we are. The car will end up being a simple, aesthetically pleasing daily. Plans** The exterior of the car needs some work, but the grime that was all over this car essentially preserved most everything under it, so my first phase has been to bring the OEM paint back up. The fender flares, the front and rear bumpers, the side skirts, and part of the driver's fender all need to be repainted, and the car needs a hood as well (someone stepped on it). The last two days I spent buffing the car by hand with compound, and I was shocked to see how it looked underneath, minus the parts spray painted by the previous owner. I have slowly been working overspray off the car as well. The Auto trans only has reverse gear, however, a low milage trans was given to me with the car, so that will be thrown in within the next few days. After tearing into it thus far it is obvious that the car was garage kept before the last owner had it, and the last owner only had it for two months, in which time he almost destroyed it. All weatherstripping, foam pieces, etc are all in fantastic shape without any dry rotted plastic. The dash has but one 2" crack in it as well . Parts needed: -Exhaust (2' of pipe missing, no cat, and fart can currently on there) -Fog lights and corner bumper lights (cracked) -Hood (dented severely) -IS Lip (blunttech) Modification Plans: -HD Bilsteins and IX specific H&R Springs Pictures Before (door) and after (quarter): Drivers Side Buffed and Waxed. The original paint on the car is very rich. The back quarter and trunk came out great as well. Areas of concern. First, the rear bumper and rusty battery tray/valance (and rice exhaust). Then, the jacked up front bumper and hood. Then, the drivers fender. Passenger side came out great: And this is how clean the underside of the trunk lid was without me touching anything. Last edited by blue91lx; 08-11-2014 at 10:03 PM.