Should do a thread hey?
Sorry to threadjack....
Preamble....I have wanted a 325is since I was in grade 1 when they were about. A teacher at my school had a 1989 in 1989 and I thought it was cool.
I wanted this car, from the 1989 catalog I kept as a kid
So I went and found one and purchased this 2 owner car in 2008
Started to do 'things' to it.
Basic specs
- 1989 325iS
- S50B30 euro
-- effectively rebuilt (85% new bits)
-- DTM carbon air plenum
-- Big Earl's oil cooler
-- H&H Alpha N tune
-- a fair whack of VAC Motorsports bits
-- OCD modified OEM euro headers (40 hours labour) and twin 2.25 system by Meridian Motorsport
- G260 w/ custom boxed in trans mount
- Just about every solid product AKG make including DTM shifter
- AST 4210 coilovers
- Z3 steering rack w/ custom lines
- Custom swaybars & mounts. M3 front pickup point
- MZ3 diff, extra lock up, 3.91, MZ3 finned diff cover
- Reinforced here and there. New tailshaft etc
- Massive Brakes. Front SL6R, Rear SL4R calipers. 300x32mm floating discs front and rear. Custom air ducts for cooling.
- Treehouse lollypops & swap adapter (well made)
- Recaro Sportster CS and Profi SPA seats. Sabelt harnesses. Harness bar by Meridian Motorsport.
- Stack pro control gauges
- Lots and lots of stuff replaced with new bits. "the chassis is original"
- 1/2 gallon surge tank w/ Bosch 044, Magnafuel filter, Teflon aeroquip hose etc
- Forgeline GA3 custom wheels. 17x7.5 ET22. 4x100. Continental Extreme COntact DW. Street wheels.
- O.Z Alleggrita HLT track wheels. 16x7. Yoko A048 225/45/16
- Hidden in the secret bat cave w/ a million security features
Minor fuelling issue at the moment, little bit rich down low. Runs like a champ from 5000-8500rpm however. Should have this ironed out by weeks end.
It's fun to drive. :)
Meridian Motorsport are awesomely good. They are true fabricators, not just welders
Exhaust has a few unique features. The rear section is solidly mounted to the chassis rails via a nice saddle brace and flexes via flex joints. This stops the exhaust wobbling about on fast corners etc.
Front section mounts to trans mount and a little further back on rubber to facilitate some movement. Moot point now as engine is on solid alloy mounts.
THE THREADJACK IS OVER
Sorry to threadjack....
Preamble....I have wanted a 325is since I was in grade 1 when they were about. A teacher at my school had a 1989 in 1989 and I thought it was cool.
I wanted this car, from the 1989 catalog I kept as a kid
So I went and found one and purchased this 2 owner car in 2008
Started to do 'things' to it.
Basic specs
- 1989 325iS
- S50B30 euro
-- effectively rebuilt (85% new bits)
-- DTM carbon air plenum
-- Big Earl's oil cooler
-- H&H Alpha N tune
-- a fair whack of VAC Motorsports bits
-- OCD modified OEM euro headers (40 hours labour) and twin 2.25 system by Meridian Motorsport
- G260 w/ custom boxed in trans mount
- Just about every solid product AKG make including DTM shifter
- AST 4210 coilovers
- Z3 steering rack w/ custom lines
- Custom swaybars & mounts. M3 front pickup point
- MZ3 diff, extra lock up, 3.91, MZ3 finned diff cover
- Reinforced here and there. New tailshaft etc
- Massive Brakes. Front SL6R, Rear SL4R calipers. 300x32mm floating discs front and rear. Custom air ducts for cooling.
- Treehouse lollypops & swap adapter (well made)
- Recaro Sportster CS and Profi SPA seats. Sabelt harnesses. Harness bar by Meridian Motorsport.
- Stack pro control gauges
- Lots and lots of stuff replaced with new bits. "the chassis is original"
- 1/2 gallon surge tank w/ Bosch 044, Magnafuel filter, Teflon aeroquip hose etc
- Forgeline GA3 custom wheels. 17x7.5 ET22. 4x100. Continental Extreme COntact DW. Street wheels.
- O.Z Alleggrita HLT track wheels. 16x7. Yoko A048 225/45/16
- Hidden in the secret bat cave w/ a million security features
Minor fuelling issue at the moment, little bit rich down low. Runs like a champ from 5000-8500rpm however. Should have this ironed out by weeks end.
It's fun to drive. :)
Meridian Motorsport are awesomely good. They are true fabricators, not just welders
Exhaust has a few unique features. The rear section is solidly mounted to the chassis rails via a nice saddle brace and flexes via flex joints. This stops the exhaust wobbling about on fast corners etc.
Front section mounts to trans mount and a little further back on rubber to facilitate some movement. Moot point now as engine is on solid alloy mounts.
THE THREADJACK IS OVER
He's worse than I am.
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