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It's a 91 obviously, alpine white/natur, 189k miles. I've throughly cleaned and reworked the whole interior including a seat swap and it looks quite good now. Car is mechanically sorted end to end, and EVERYTHING works.
She's an illinois car so there was some rust to deal with. I've replaced the pass fender and both doors. There's still some rust underneath in the trunk area, mostly the rear of the battery tray, the inside of the jack area and the corners of the rear valance. Driver fender is rusty in the usual place too - lower part of the driver fender behind the front wheel. I've PORd everything but some minor weld repair is needed.
Looks really darn good now and runs great. Starts up great, idle is unbelievably smooth, engine temp is always dead center. plenty of power too - great with the 4.10 LSD. Once the remaining rust spots are dealt with she is ready for cosmetic attention (minor dent repairs and paint).
— clean title and no accidents per carfax
— stock 318is with manual sunroof, central locking, power windows and mirrors, 14" basket weaves
— alpine head unit with iPod 30pin interface (works with lightning adapter too)
— billie sports
— Eibach springs, freshly powdercoated
— COP kit (coil on plug replacing stock coils)
— E36 steering rack (much better steering)
— M3 offset CABs
— z3 shifter with new linkage hardware
— Thicker front and rear sway bars
— fresh rebuild on motor including head, new rings and bearings, all new gaskets, seals and hoses, new upper and lower oil pans, rebuilt injectors. powder coated intake and valve cover
— new Sachs clutch
— all new fluids (PS, coolant, brakes, tranny, diff), new fuel filter
— new radiator
— r134 A/C conversion with a new (reman) A/C compressor and brand new OEM high pressure line (expensive!)
— mtech 1 steering wheel (I have the airbag wheel too)
— everything works including the central locking (rebuilt the driver door cylinder)
— bilsteins and eibach springs, M3 offset CABs. Eibachs are freshly powder coated, not mounted on the car yet.
— upgraded sway bars front and rear, upgraded links in rear
— brand new OEM cat back, mounting hardware and chrome exhaust tip
— new brakes front and rear
— new brake hard lines in rear
— new rear wheel bearings
— new ebrake cables
— new/restored rear subframe with e30tech welded camber and toe adjustment plates
— new gas tank
— all new shifter hardware, z3 short shifter (nice and notchy, short throws)
— completely reworked wiper linkage and motor (works perfectly. if you've ever done this you know what a horrific pain it is)
— new OEM key
— I added a 4:10 LSD
— brand new IS lip
— new RyanG splitter
downsides:
- Everything's PORd, but I haven't finished some rust repair in the battery box and and driver's side trunk well, as well as a couple of spots on the rear valance (need to cut and weld about 3x3 inches or so on each end of the valance, in the black / undercoated area)
- I still need to replace the PS reservoir hoses, but rest is done.
- G240 trans has some grinding on downshifts when cold, unless you wait a couple of secs first, especially to 2nd and 1st gear.
- needs new tires.
- cracked dash (though it does have a dash cover). I have a crack-free dash available that can be negotiated.
PM me if you're interested. Will post more updated pics soon.
Looking for $4600, which is way less than what I have into the car. If you're in the Chicago area and are willing to turn some wrenches together we can work something out there too.
Some pics from this past summer below, more recent high res pics on post 6 further down in the thread (wheel caps, IS lip and RyanG splitter on the car now so you can ignore that).
It's a 91 obviously, alpine white/natur, 189k miles. I've throughly cleaned and reworked the whole interior including a seat swap and it looks quite good now. Car is mechanically sorted end to end, and EVERYTHING works.
She's an illinois car so there was some rust to deal with. I've replaced the pass fender and both doors. There's still some rust underneath in the trunk area, mostly the rear of the battery tray, the inside of the jack area and the corners of the rear valance. Driver fender is rusty in the usual place too - lower part of the driver fender behind the front wheel. I've PORd everything but some minor weld repair is needed.
Looks really darn good now and runs great. Starts up great, idle is unbelievably smooth, engine temp is always dead center. plenty of power too - great with the 4.10 LSD. Once the remaining rust spots are dealt with she is ready for cosmetic attention (minor dent repairs and paint).
— clean title and no accidents per carfax
— stock 318is with manual sunroof, central locking, power windows and mirrors, 14" basket weaves
— alpine head unit with iPod 30pin interface (works with lightning adapter too)
— billie sports
— Eibach springs, freshly powdercoated
— COP kit (coil on plug replacing stock coils)
— E36 steering rack (much better steering)
— M3 offset CABs
— z3 shifter with new linkage hardware
— Thicker front and rear sway bars
— fresh rebuild on motor including head, new rings and bearings, all new gaskets, seals and hoses, new upper and lower oil pans, rebuilt injectors. powder coated intake and valve cover
— new Sachs clutch
— all new fluids (PS, coolant, brakes, tranny, diff), new fuel filter
— new radiator
— r134 A/C conversion with a new (reman) A/C compressor and brand new OEM high pressure line (expensive!)
— mtech 1 steering wheel (I have the airbag wheel too)
— everything works including the central locking (rebuilt the driver door cylinder)
— bilsteins and eibach springs, M3 offset CABs. Eibachs are freshly powder coated, not mounted on the car yet.
— upgraded sway bars front and rear, upgraded links in rear
— brand new OEM cat back, mounting hardware and chrome exhaust tip
— new brakes front and rear
— new brake hard lines in rear
— new rear wheel bearings
— new ebrake cables
— new/restored rear subframe with e30tech welded camber and toe adjustment plates
— new gas tank
— all new shifter hardware, z3 short shifter (nice and notchy, short throws)
— completely reworked wiper linkage and motor (works perfectly. if you've ever done this you know what a horrific pain it is)
— new OEM key
— I added a 4:10 LSD
— brand new IS lip
— new RyanG splitter
downsides:
- Everything's PORd, but I haven't finished some rust repair in the battery box and and driver's side trunk well, as well as a couple of spots on the rear valance (need to cut and weld about 3x3 inches or so on each end of the valance, in the black / undercoated area)
- I still need to replace the PS reservoir hoses, but rest is done.
- G240 trans has some grinding on downshifts when cold, unless you wait a couple of secs first, especially to 2nd and 1st gear.
- needs new tires.
- cracked dash (though it does have a dash cover). I have a crack-free dash available that can be negotiated.
PM me if you're interested. Will post more updated pics soon.
Looking for $4600, which is way less than what I have into the car. If you're in the Chicago area and are willing to turn some wrenches together we can work something out there too.
Some pics from this past summer below, more recent high res pics on post 6 further down in the thread (wheel caps, IS lip and RyanG splitter on the car now so you can ignore that).
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