Becoming AutoX Official

So, I bought the car with the notion that I would take it autocrossing and would like to modify it to the point of being competitive, yet still enjoyable for street driving. First mods: wheels and tires!

I ordered some 15x8 6UL's from 949 Racing. That are technically for Miata's, but if the shoe fits, wear it. They weigh 12 lbs each which is super light!

They needed some rubber, so I got 225/45/15 Nitto NT-01's. I know that they are not tip top of the line racing wheels, but they were $111 each for me which is less than half the price of A6's. So, until the car can get prepped more, these will do just great!

 

Due to their offset, I needed to get 15mm spacers. Really, I only needed these for the front, but I put them all around so that the car did not end up looking funny. The fronts are SOOO close to rubbing, but don't so yay! The rears have oodles of room.

They look nice on the car, but could use some serious low!

And to make myself AutoX official, I am now 30 DSP!

Lights...need lights

So, both of the fog lights have cracked lenses and only one actually works. I ordered some Lamin-X convers and two new fog lights. The fog lights were an Ebay special, and I kinda ended up paying for it. The fitment was poor and the did not really have flush seams. The main issue was that the connector on the back of the housings did not match up with the plug from the wires. So, I broke off the plastic housing on the wires and manually plugged them in. Covered them with electrical tape and walla.
I decided not to put the Lamin-X on the low beams, only the fogs and the highs. I am happy with the results.

One of my favorite pictures!

Every engine needs to be cleaned!

So, right after getting the car, I realized that the engine bay had been neglected for a very long time! Time to clean!

Super bad! After some nice scrubbing and TLC, the engine valve cover and intake manifold were looking great.

However, everything was covered in a thin yellowish film. I believe that this was from the new hood lining. I think as it was heated up it kinda baked some crap off and covered everything. This did not come off at all really. It still bugs me, but I'm not sure if there is any easy fix.

Bought My first E30!

I have been into cars my entire life, starting with my first word, so when I became old enough I bought a 2005 Mini Cooper S. I absolutely loved it! After three years of  owning it, I sold it. I had a truck for a while, but needed a fun car badly! I searched a long time online and finally found one that looked right for me. An 8 hour drive with my amazing girlfriend and great friend produced this beauty sitting in the driveway.

It is a 1989 BMW 325i manual (that was a must). It had 157k on the odometer but the car had been amazingly well taken care of. The interior was near perfect. What a great car!