thanks! those DSLR pics were taken shortly after I got it lol
i just to fix some things... like that notorious cracked dash, the door panels needed new clips, the sunroof needed a refresh on the opening and closing mechanism, exterior needed a repaint or polish, some chassis bushings needed to be updated to the polyurethane ones for stiffer handling, steering rack needed to be updated to the Z3 one for more precise turning, hood release latch needed to be changed (it broke), speakers needed to be updated and audio wires needed to be replaced, engine needed to be stroked or boosted (or both), exhaust system needed to be changed (my friend who does BMW parts got a supersprint 783105 lined up from Europe but I told him if a customer pays more then just go ahead and sell it because it'd be ages before I got to that lol), the new-to-me wheels and tires (the ones on the car when I sold the car) were gonna be replaced with either TE37s or larger BBS (came with 14" OE BBS when I got the car but I wanted bigger size)
i already replaced the intake hose, cleaned the idle control valve, refreshed the suspension, rebuilt the driveshaft, installed short shifter, got tires and wheels (the one I had when I sold the car to my friend), changed out the AC compressor (PO converted it to R134).
if I didn't get into offroading and overlanding the E30 would've been done lol the 4runner (i had the 4runner at the time) took priority over the e30 since 2019 so I put it on pause and just drove the way it was.