BMW E30 Cabrio V8 (Performance BMW Nov 2010 ; Anssi Ranki photography)

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  • Jonsku
    E30 Addict
    • Oct 2004
    • 566

    #1

    BMW E30 Cabrio V8 (Performance BMW Nov 2010 ; Anssi Ranki photography)

    Hiya!
    Thought I’ll make a new thread of the cabrio as it was featured in Performance BMW (Nov 2010 issue) and the pictures can be now posted on the internet.

    The pictures were taken by Anssi Ranki and me helping him during two nights in July. None of the pictures is photoshopped, believe it or not. :)

    For example this pic was shot at around 3am (quite bright in the nights of Finland in summer time):


    I bought the cabrio as a bone-stock, black E30 325 cabrio 1987 pre-facelift model in Easter 2005 and started modifying it (sold the old engine within a week of buying the car). The only stock parts in the cabrio are the side windows, fuse box and heater control panel so pretty much everything has been changed / modified (all done myself & the help of friends, expect the paintjob and interior retrim). This summer I drove around 6000km with the cabrio as it is my daily summer car – not a trailer queen!

    The full spec list and project info can be found here.

    And then the pictures... (few more can be found at www.m5time.com)

    Side view;


    Top view;


    Front view;


    Another front view with the rocks;


    The interior;


    The engine bay;


    And here’s the cover of the mag;




    Thanks for watching, all comments are welcome!
    Last edited by Jonsku; 11-02-2010, 10:16 PM.
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  • N2MYE30
    R3V Elite
    • Oct 2007
    • 5536

    #2
    It doesnt get much better than this. Congrats on your mag cover.

    COTM

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    • e30fish
      Grease Monkey
      • Oct 2009
      • 332

      #3
      sick car man, incredible

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      • Leaf
        Banned
        • Apr 2009
        • 985

        #4
        Man! that thang must fllllly!

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        • evandael
          R3VLimited
          • Oct 2009
          • 2881

          #5
          your car is beautiful. i've read through a number of your build threads and that is a well deserved cover article!

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          • tak7
            E30 Modder
            • Sep 2010
            • 856

            #6
            Stunning!

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            • vlad
              Banned
              • Dec 2003
              • 0

              #7
              very nice, love your car :up:

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              • daniel
                R3V OG
                • Jul 2007
                • 6703

                #8
                i love the car, but it's ironic how much ///M stuff you have on it given that it isn't.
                http://instagram.com/dslovn.drives

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                • Leaf
                  Banned
                  • Apr 2009
                  • 985

                  #9
                  Originally posted by daniel
                  i love the car, but it's ironic how much ///M stuff you have on it given that it isn't.
                  I think it'd be faster than an e30 M w/ that v8 :up:

                  The engine is fitted perfectly in the bay...

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                  • noE30
                    R3VLimited
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 2260

                    #10
                    Love it, interior looks great.

                    Flickr

                    @michael.colby on Instagram


                    "All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road"

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                    • Paukert11
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 1295

                      #11
                      omg. so fucking clean. those arnt 198's right?

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                      • Van Westervelt
                        R3V OG
                        • May 2006
                        • 9365

                        #12
                        Lovely! Feelin that hoodless front shot.
                        sigpic

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                        • widebodye30
                          Forum Sponsor
                          • Jan 2006
                          • 3407

                          #13
                          Congrats! V8 YUMMY;)
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                          • E30 Wagen
                            No R3VLimiter
                            • Jul 2005
                            • 3425

                            #14
                            beautiful. very inspiring for my own projects. that v8 looks perfect in there.
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                            • straight6pwr
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 3450

                              #15
                              something we all can aspire to!

                              very well done, sir.

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