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    88 alpine from the bay to Dirty Jersey (New wheels)

    Quick something about me; im 21, first got my e30 in 2011. I was never into E30's before i saw mine, but when i passed it for sale back in Santa Rosa, CA I had to have it. it had about 130k and she was pristine and completely stock. Slowly I added a chip and exhaust, then got a deal on some bilstiens and eibach pro springs. Once my tires were shot I got Dunlop z1's and had a fun little car. Besides all of my after I finished school and moved to California adventures I ended up packing everything into the E30 and headed back home to north jersey. My buddies flew out and drove back with me and we did it in 44 hours from door to door. later on That winter i snapped a rocker so i decided to get a Myster-e performance head with a 274 cam and some bigger injectors. Besides the beautiful work that i had done on my head, everything else has been done with my two hands and my own tools. I did the lincoln tech thing and worked in a few shops, but now i'm building mountain bike trails for a living and it isnt too bad.
    i've been daily driving her the entire time accept when the head was off, and i had an 800 dollar e36 for that time. But here are some pictures of the car over the past two years since I traded my Chevy cobalt for her.

    This is when i brought her home, november 2011




    When i lowered it


    Got tires and drove down to Monterrey Bay

    Santa Cruz


    When i got my exhaust


    Took a trip up to jenner





    all yellow lights got me pulled over too much but i loved the look


    Anyways heres some fun stuff








    I was too excited to hear it start to take many pictures during the build, but i used oem thicker headgasket and replaced all belts and hoses and distributor also added m50 injectors and stuff. i love the way it drives even a year later. i dont need more power yet mostly because i cant afford it. But i add little things when i can like the z4 shift lever. Lately ive been embracing it though, all her imperfections and things each tell a story at least for me.

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    Last edited by oxymoron; 06-16-2015, 04:11 AM.
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    How was the head swap? I'm about to get into one myself. Any tips?

    Awesome car, love the color and all the work you've put into it.
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    4 doors.. so much room for activities!

    IG @bluebombr

    Transaction Feedback:

    http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=323622

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      #3
      it sucks you had to leave cali to go back to jersey. Jersey sucks dude.

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        #4
        The head swap is pretty painless if you feel comfortable doing it. I followed all the reccomendations that came along with the head. Mostly its important to keep every nut and bolt in a labeled bag and then you cant go wrong when you put it all back together. I switched to synthetic cause I had a new cam and ie rockers. Thanks for the kind words . I highly reccomend bimmer headz. Mr 325 was a big help and I couldnt have done it without his knowledge.
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          #5
          Jersey can suck at times but it has a lot of character. But nothings permanent amd jersey has variety. Plus e30s are fun in the snow
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            #6
            That engine is gorgeous. Nice work!
            91 318is M50 swapped
            05 Honda Pilot

            24V swap thread
            http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=302524

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              #7
              Love that color on the engine. Nice work!
              BimmerHeads
              Classic BMW Specialists
              Santa Clarita, CA

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                #8
                thanks guys, i still get a laugh out of the exhaust note after a year. The color is bronze wrinkle powder coat. Done by Jim Anthony in NY. he also machined the fins for me.

                M20 Photos:




                My e36 and buddies chevy


                last fill up in Cali and pictures of the drive:



                Nevada



                Utah salt flats




                wyoming



                some old professional photos by Daniel





                those were taken out in wine country somewhere .

                anyway , the freedom of my e30 has brought me to some beautiful places and people and you cant put a price on that. hope you enjoyed more to come of course
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                  heres a night time pic after the last wash
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                    Stay tuned, just ordered condor cruiser kit and weighted knob. Aslo clutch and complete front end over haul coming next weekend . Going to do some clean up and engine/subframe painting also.
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                      Going to town next weekend once I get my condor kit . Painting everything and probably reinforced rta's. New clutch and painting the block. Not sure what color I should do woth my bronze goodies on the top end. Any suggestions ?
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                        #12
                        i dig it

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                          Bring it to C&C tomorrow am in Chatham, will be there with mine, white alpin vert, i'm 62 you can't miss me, been playing with cars since I was in my 20's, still thrills me like a kid........ Pic of mine from today, still lots of (ugh) snow on the ground in upstate NY.......
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                          Now on my 26th BMW...

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                            Cant take another trip I just got back from AC for a couple days l. When Im done with my work on it id love to come to some meets ill be doing nasa races this year for the first time also
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                              Finally some progress guys! Got the engine out friday night and saturday tore out front and rear subframes. Painted it all up and pressed in condor speed shop bushings all around . Looking very tasty . Engines going back in sometime this week
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