1985 Subaru GL - BMW E30 conversion

[Zwingfilms]

I picked up this GL on Monday June 17th this week for a daily. It only has 100k miles on it and is totally flawless. The first thing I noticed when looking at the rear was that it resembled a 1985 BMW E30. This GL is not easy on the eyes but it's really reliable. Being as intelligent as I am, I decided to merge the classy look of a BMW to a reliable Subaru together. I'm turning the outside of my GL into a BMW E30, all h8ers are welcome to subscribe to my thread. Now I can enjoy the best of both worlds.


I think this will work out just fine - notice the resemblance? The bottom right is an actual 325i Tail light placed over the subaru tail light, other than the extra white reverse reflector there's not much else that's different.



Picked up a front end in Seattle for $75 and made a custom Euro Plate





Here's a jump ahead to the before and after

[P78]

hmm

let's see where this is heading


i don't c why u would do it, cause i actually like the boxy look of ur subaru

[cus]

this could work i quite like the idea! hopefully you can pull it off

[johnnytsunami]

interested to see what you do with the grill, i know how poor those 80's subaru headlights are.

[244Brick]

So refreshing to see this

[bradp@adaptecspeedware]

i think it would be much easier to put the subaru drive train into an e30 shell and still have your outcome with the ability to get upgraded chassis parts.

[Stupid Kid]

what the fuck.

Please don't try to turn this shit into an e30.
What are you smoking?

Its way more unique and its a pretty cool looking car in its own right. Don't ruin it.

[Rob&co]

lol wut?

[rightfullrudder]

This is the sort of thing you see lurking unfinished and covered in half-sanded bondo for $800 on Craigslist, except it's usually an F150 with a Jaguar front end or something.

It'll be interesting to see how this turns out though.

[Hawk242AE82]

lol wut?

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[rice4life]

Please no...

Last thing we need here is another e30, and even worse that it's not even a real e30.


I like the square bmw esque looks of the subie.

[Zwingfilms]

First Photoshoot

Took these retro shots this morning at Solo Point Beach in Dupont, WA




One of the cleanest engine bays I've seen after a craigslist deal


Because Race car

[B Rod]

Is this real life?? I don't have anything against it. And if you are set on doing this, by all means, go for it. Just seems like a massive waste of money and time to me.

[Zic]

What are you trying to achieve? An uglier version of the e30??
Just get an e30 with a m20, do the cooling and belts and you are set. There is a reason for them still being around. They are not unreliable.

[Zwingfilms]

Alright alright, let me be more clear.

First of all, I'm not going all out on this, I have my swap to worry about.
I'm spending hardly any money on this and I'm not discounting the reliability of BMW's.

Telling me to just get an e30 is like telling me to just buy an STI in regards to my other swap.

What is unique about just buying an e30? or just buying an STI? Nothing, nothing is unique about
saying, hey look what I bought with my money?

I like to take things and make them really unique like my swap. This E30 conversion is kind of a joke,
I'm not looking for people to dig what I'm doing, I'm trying to get a laugh out of this, if it ends up
working out and looking legit, then awesome, if not oh well. I didn't spend much money on this car and if it ends up looking silly, I can always go back to the stock look.

Just sit back and enjoy what you're about to see.