1991 Brilliantrot 318is

[TIATO]

Heres my little beast used mostly for Drivers Schools and cool weather daily driving.

1991 318is
Brilliant Rot
Tan Interior
Sunroof

Suspension<br>
H&R Coilover Suspension
Suspension Techniques Front Sway Bar
Suspension Techniques Rear Sway Bar
K-Mac Camber Plates
Turner Motorsport Rear Shock Mounts
Turner Motorsport Rear Sway Bar Re-enforcemants
M3 Aluminum Lower Control Arms
M3 Offset Lower Front Control Arm Bushings
Ireland Engineering Polyurethane Rear Subframe Mounts
Ireland Engineering Rear Trailing Arm Bushings

Engine / Exhaust
Turner / Conforti Chip
Custom CAI
Supersprint Single Oval Tip Exhaust

Brakes
740i Master Cylinder
Turner Motorsport Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Carbotech Street or Track Pads

Other Mods
No A/C
No Trunk Lining
BMP Front Strut Tower Bar
LUKASBMW Rear Shock Tower Bar
15x6 Kosei K1 Wheels (Track)
205/50R15 BFG G-Force K/D (Track)
TC Kline Wheel Stud Conversion
Speedware Stainless Steel Harness bar
Schroth Profi 2, 4 pt. Competition Belts
Z3 1.9 Shift Lever
Polished Aluminum BMW Shift Lever
UUC Clutch Stop
Redline Fluids Throughout
Future Mods
M3 Streering Rack

In track trim - Dirty, Dusty and Muddy ( Due to an off track excursion)




In street trim - After a nice wash, wax and polish

[Jordan]

What suspension? I like the stance, although I think it could afford to go a bit lower in front.

[TIATO]

Jordan,

H&R Adjustable suspension - full coilover front, adjustable spring perches rear
Suspension Techniques - Front and rear sway bars
K-Mac Camber plates
Turner Billet Rear Shock Mounts

[Bill 84 318i]

I said it before, I'll say it again. Sharp looking car. :up:

Any plans to paint the iS front lip red?

[AndrewBird]

Why aren't there center caps in the wheels of the first pics? Were you not running them due to track day?

Andrew

[boom-monkey]

They are Kosei K1s. They don;t come w/ center caps. Car looks great, gotta love Brilliantrot iS's.

[AndrewBird]

Oh, ok cool. Learn something new everyday... lol

Andrew

[e9nine]

..don't mind them .. leave the lip black for a little while longer, it matches the rocker panel and rear valence black paint line ..oh and very nice lookin car!!

[Streetspec_iS]

looks very cool mate...hardcore and very purposeful!

[TIATO]

Thanks for the kind words.

Jordan - lowering the front some more. Ive thought about it, and to eqalize the gap difference between front and rear I raised the rear. The car did have a more cool raked look. Unfortunately it handled like shit as it changed the cars rear roll center and weight ditribution. Raising the rear about 1.5cm transfers weight to the front wheels, thus lightning the rear more prone to roll and making the car oversteer more.

If I lowered the front as you suggested, the same thing would happen, more weight transfer to the front, making the rear light, causing more oversteer.


Nitro / Boom - Actually, I do have center caps for the Koseis. The reason why I dont run them is because 1st) they look stupid - cone shaped with a flat top 2nd) definately dont use them on the track as they can fly off and become debris or a nasty projectile

Bill84- I like the way the black lip ties in to the black rocker panels and rear lower bumper. Also, flat back is easier to respray with any flat black spray paint found almost anywhere. Dont have that flexibility with the body color.

Finally, one of my newer car images - of which a larger version is currently my desktop wallpaper.



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[Wes325]

Did you buy that car off Ebaymotors around 5-7 months ago??? I think it had like 95,000 miles on it when it was for sale. If so, nice buy!!!! I almost got that car. You beat me buy a couple hundred bucks :evil:
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hashish

[TIATO]

Wes325,

yes thats me. Thank you. You were the other high bidder. Man, small world we live in.

[BrianF 88iS]

Looks nice ;)
It has got to suck at times with out any a/c though

[TIATO]

Looks nice ;)
It has got to suck at times with out any a/c though

Thanks!

Having no AC does have it moments. However climate control system 370 works real good in a pinch in warm weather.

This car is a daily driver only in the fall and winter. In the summer its a track or night only car.

No AC is the compromise for removing 50lbs from the front of the car. Ahhh, the price of performace....

[bwanac]

Hey TIATO mind if I use a couple pics of your car on my website? I needed to find a pic or two of a red e30 from the side or from the front. Yours are the best I have found. Thanks, I hope!