Siqx20 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Welp looks like im picking up a 710 goon this weekend :) Little back story. I work at a auto shop that does work for a used car lot here in medford. well they got in on a trade a 76 710 wagon. the lot guy called me right up to see if i knew anyone interested. well as u can prolly guess from the sound of it i told him i was. so i give him 400 big ones on monday and i get to call her my own. Its pretty straight, both front fenders have been spray painted poorly but i will just sand em down and re spray them. body is straight, no cancer. Has some surface rust here and there but no biggie. the interior is complete no missing stuff. front seats have seen better days. and the whole car is completely stock. Car will be pretty much a DD to get me back and forth from work. I drive 60 miles a day and the bmw gets shitty ass mpg on the free way. so I will get this beast tuned up and hopefully get into the 30 mpg range. which i dont think it should be hard cause its a L. It has a auto trans and a l18. once the 620 is running and driving around again i will prolly over lower this thing, drop a l20 and a 5 speed into it. and some fly wheels lol. but for now. she will stay pretty much as i got it... minus bumpers haha Here is how she looks now. She is getting a full detail from out detail guy today so she will look better after lol. but pics to tide u all over. 2 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Nice find! Leave the bumpers on.. only thing uglier than a car with no bumpers is a car with no bumpers that's been in an accident. 2 Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 haha. well im going to need to find some nicer ones atleast. the rear is rotted out? and front is kinda jacked too. Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 wow nice new ride.....everyone likes all black against white paint, why not just paint or coat all the trim then, dump it on some whatevas in 15's and drive it... Quote Link to comment
Will Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Welcome, welcome, new 710. The front fenders on my car were repainted too, due to some old damage - I think the 710 fenders are especially vulnerable because they are angled so far forward at the top, so they collect dings even if the cars are still wearing their bumpers. Quote Link to comment
Will Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 ...so bumpers could come in handy, but I'd vote to ditch the side mouldings! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Beauty, nice score! Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 good score!!!! if you keep the bumpers at least ditch the tow hitch, those things are shin killers!! 4 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Right on! .. Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 She is getting buffed and acid washed right now :) engine bay degreased and pressure washed. She its cleaning up real well. Pulled the roof rack off for the time bring so we can buff under it. And I can polish the rack. Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 :w00t: :hyper: :frantics: - cant wait for some pics!!! Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Happy engine bay Andy doin his thing. Look at the differance from side to side! 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Mine next. Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I wish all the paint looked like this. Unfortunatly the bottom half of the doors are spray painted. Along with the fenders. Going to try and find some stock white stuff. Quote Link to comment
Will Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 heh. white stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 So the goon had a pretty good miss going on. So I decided to look into it. I had spark so I checked compression. No comp in cylinder #1...why?!?!?!. So I pulled the valve cover and found my intake rocker just layin there. So I put it back on with new lash pad. Adjusted valves. Now she purs like a kitten. Tragedy avoided! 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Yes. Less tragedies = mo betta. Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Decided the wheels that are on my bmw will be going on the goon :D fitment given. I will try a test fit once i bring the goon home from my shop. prolly on wendsday or thursday. Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Same lug pattern and spacing? I was under the impression that they'd be closer to that of a VW.. 4x100, right? Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 yeah pretty sure BMW is 4x100 like VW but you can slap some adapters on it :cool: Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 they are multi lug tsw's but im pretty sure they will not fit. I asked around and im pretty sure that my 20+ something offset on my 17x8" rim aint going to fit. I will try but im not getting my hopes up. lol. I scored these in trade to cody. they will prolly work for temp whels. they are 14x6. which in my opinion are way small... but it is better then steel wheels. I might try and trade/sell the TSW's for something i like more. IDK Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 lol those are toms old wheels Quote Link to comment
Siqx20 Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 yeah cody got them at canby this year. Im not sure how well they will look on the 710 but we will see. like i said its better then steels. Quote Link to comment
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