2nd Ti resurection :D

[rochey6957]

Since my Ti is getting up there on millage 146,xxx and one thing after another keeps going (differential being most recent) my dad and i have been looking for another e36 with some less millage. we came across a 95 ti with about 60K on it. It was in a front end collision in December and had been sitting since.the guy's wife told him to clean up the backyard lol. So we got this little low millage girl for $400 .

i started the tear down this afternoon and all the damaged parts are removed. Now, the plan is going to be to get a radiator set up on the car quick to see how the engine runs and if its all good she'll be off to get the inner fender straightened out.

The car is cosmoschwarts if i remember correctly. its black lol. The paint on the remaining panels is fair i would say. lots of small scratches all over. the interior is... "rough" its tan cloth interior and it looks super dingy. on top of that after the accident all the broken plastic from both cars involved in the accident ended up inside the TI. driver door panel is ghetto-tastic. i think tomorrow ill try to clean the interior some.

ok heres some pics for you guys

start of tear down:




hmm... where did that red nosepiece come from? carfax didnt mention any prior accidents?

inner fender damage:









the damage to the inner fender is a little rough but not terrible and its only on the passenger side.

interior:









Cool thing is my dad mentioned five speed swapping ten minutes after we started towing it home

[teetime4one]

19 views and no posts?
ok, i'll bite!
looks like one hell of a project ya got there bro.
i think the end result will be worth it seeings that the motor has low miles and plenty of life left in her.
take your time and do it right...don't over-look small details.
that interior does look ghetto as hell...but you can replace a lot of it if you look in the right places.
doing a 5-speed swap would be dope...i'm a bit jealous!
good find.
Sean

[rochey6957]

yeah the interior is a little rough i should have taken a pic of the back of the passenger seat. it is like punched through lol. and thanks im excited to work on this i just need to nudge my dad right for the five speed swap haha

[teetime4one]

nudge him easily...

[rochey6957]

yeah i know i want a 5-speed soooo badd!! im so jealous of my brother cause when he gets his license my dads got a m42 318i 5-speed all fixed up for him. little ****... didnt even help repair it!

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by rochey6957

hmm... where did that red nosepiece come from? carfax didnt mention any prior accidents?

probably from such a minor accident that they didn't report it to the insurance company

the damage doesn't look too bad, should make a decent project car as long as there's no hidden damage. looks like you scored a free cassette adapter too

[zoner]

Too bad you're not a little closer- I have a '95 Cosmosschwarz that has considerable damage to the rear end. Between the two of us, we could put a solid car together!

Are you sure there wasn't any damage to the frame rails?

[rochey6957]

the frame rails are quite good. minor damage within the first inch. other then that straight and true.

and aside from the cassette adapter there was actual cassette tapes under all that broken plastic!

[jca]

You guys are more nervy than I am...that looks like a parts car to me. But then again, just $400.

[rochey6957]

yeah what will soon be my brothers car had even worse damage to the inner fender and shock tower. Plus bent control arm and spindle. my dad fixed that frame damage himself... with a backhoe lol

needless to say this wont be too bad haha

[rochey6957]

She runs!!! Put a radiator on and it fired right up came up to temp didn't overheat. engine sounds CHOICE little pulley squeak thats all. probably off to the frame shop in a few days. Just need to find a five speed swap

[teetime4one]

great news!
what about that 5-speed in Atlanta?
that dude is kind of Jerkish tho...but if it's a good deal, i say go for it.

[rochey6957]

im looking at one on bimmerforums im gunna try to talk him down a little bit though

[teetime4one]

yeah, that's the dude i'm talking about.
he seems set on the price tho...he's had it posted for some time now.
keep after him...he'll come down.

[rochey6957]

thats what im going to try to talk him down with. he sent me an email saying hes parting his kids ti and using the money to buy another car when the kid "earned it" he also said the slave cylinder is no good cause the kid depressed it when it was out of the car.

so well see how negotiations go