Early E30 Euro Bahama Beige @RenownUSA

[animal]

it's going slow. I got stuck with the sunroof and lost motivation.

I'd like to see this car in person, curious about some things on it

stuck with the sunroof? what do you mean? its not shutting or your welding in a new roof panel?

I've been wanting to see these wheels on an e30--looks good, IMO. Love the Bahama Beige paint too.

thx a lot man too - ya I've been kinda working out the wheels in my head and if they'd work on an e30 but it never really made sense. I'm usually not a 15's fan on an e30, maybe mk2 vw or old jdm - but once this early model fell in my hands, I def wanted to pull off a fat 15" with some meaty tires.

Actually, it was the fzero1 I first called the distributor about - I wanted to run those but they were out of 9.5 until next year and I just had to have 9.5 in the back. That is when the silver fzero2's happened, I could always sell these next year and pickup the fzero1's when they 9.5 is back in stock.

Nice score! It's always great to see rare colors.

thanks man - I agree completely.. been looking for a long time for bahama beige and usually see them more on e28's.

That is beautiful, love the color, but you swapped out my dream wheels for something still pretty cool, like, how dare you.

haha- still got the males. They're actually for sale, so you could just own your dream wheels yourself! How's that for a dream come true?

Beautiful!

I've always loved bahama beige!

Had one as a teen and would love to own another some day!

was it an early 318?

I've been following this on your instagram. Really clean car. I love the euro bumpers and valences along with that color.

Thanks for following!

That's super clean. Congrats on the purchase!

How much do the Euro E30s weigh? I bet that 140hp goes a lot farther in a lighter chassis.

That's a good question - a quick google search lead me here:

http://www.ultimatespecs.com/car-specs/BMW/227/BMW-E30-3-Series-323i.html

150hp/150tq and 2469 curb weight. Sounds about right.

nice, never seen late model ix flares on an early car. Cool color too!

Ya - still trying to figure out if those were just added at some point or were a rare option...???

Congrats! I love early euros.... But this one climbed on my top 10!

Appreciate it - yours is looking mighty fine too!
Stay tuned for more updates :)

[animal]

still some intermittent misfire - think its a fuel pump because it happens mostly when the fuel is 1/4 tank or less and sudden turns...

[bradthreee]

It was an 86' 325e

Fun times!

[golde30]

nice! love some euro goodies. i'll keep an eye out for your car while trolling the city.

[animal]

nice! love some euro goodies. i'll keep an eye out for your car while trolling the city.

sweet - where in the city are ya. I take the car all over daily, oakland too. Kinda like the height its at right now cause its not really in danger of smashing the oil pan or front bumper.

[efficient]

pimp

[golde30]

sweet - where in the city are ya. I take the car all over daily, oakland too. Kinda like the height its at right now cause its not really in danger of smashing the oil pan or front bumper.

im in the richmond district. have my e30 parked out of the city with no reg, till i have a place to work on it and get it BAR'd. The city is rough on really low cars for sure.

[ian e30 318is]

Beautiful car! Can't wait to meet you in person.

[animal]

^^^ can't to see your beefy stance in person.

[adep_e30]

DAMN those wheels look good. haha

[Cabriolet]

...Can't wait to meet you in person.

he gets that alot!


also OP why did u take off those awesome wheels?

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I loveee this car. Welcome to the euro spec club

[animal]

he gets that alot!

also OP why did u take off those awesome wheels?

wanted to go more aggressive. Been running some version of BBS Mahles or RA's on VW's and BMW's for over a decade, kinda like to keep it fresh to keep me excited. Ya know?:o

I loveee this car. Welcome to the euro spec club

Thanks a lot man! I have 2 other euro spec e24's and e28 - but this is the first e30! And in a color I've been really into for a while - lucked out!

Update - replaced fuel pump relay - more reliable but still pump isn't turning on sometimes. I wiggle the relay and it'll come on and off - push wires below socket into relay and stays on. Def have to solder / clean that up - hoping it should be good after that! But picked up a new bosch main fuel pump to throw in also to be sure. Hope that makes this thing reliable!

In other news - the 90's austrian built Sebring muffler kept the car way too quiet. I could hear all the awesome noises pre exhaust so I cut at pipes pre muffler - here's a vid. Its only been 24 hrs like this and its just insane, downshifting off the freeway and giving 10% throttle, it pops and bangs and makes the most glorious muscle car / transam ///M1 sounding noises... but on acceleration in town I feel like such an ass. No matter how little noise I try to make, its just unnecessarily harsh and loud. Car has 2 into 2 cat on it, and there's an aftermarket header too - should I just add a resonator before two dual straight pipes? I want to quiet it down a bit but not much - def like this car to be super raw and raunchy. I have others that are nice and make more appropriate noises.

https://instagram.com/p/uZSJakqIeZ/

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Pics of other cars? I'm a euro spec nut. Gotta have every euro spec I see

[Matt341]

I love this color! A I have a buddy that has savanna beige. I love rare e30 colors.