1991 BMW 325i (UPDATED 5/16/2016)
I have decided to sell. I love this car, as much as most of everyone else on this board, but the fact is I have an E36 M3 that I love to work on and I don’t want two cars that I mod….gets kind of expensive! I bought a 2013 Audi A4 to be my new DD. You can check out my rebuild here:
I don’t think I need to talk about regular maintenance because 1) I go above and beyond and 2) anyone that knows me can verify that I take great care when it comes to the e30 or e36 M3. I will be as thorough as possible.
Here are the details:
Body: Alpine White w/ manual sunroof
-Respray in white (originally Alpine White); I did not have the door jams or trunk resprayed and all windows were kept in. I had the body and engine bay resprayed.
-Body has roughly 260k+ miles. Since my refresh, it has 12k miles, and is no longer my daily driver.
-New trim for the front/rear bumpers
-Euro headlight trim
-Black grill
-Clear side front/rear turn signals/reflectors
-Front smoked turn signals
-BMW OEM fog lights with yellow laminex/new OEM bmw fog light connectors from Bavauto
-US ellipsoids w/ 6500k HIDs and smoked luminex covers
-Rear license plate filler
-Painted taillight lenses (just the yellow turn signal to red)
-“Motorsport” door handles
-E36 antenna mod
-New windshield
-New side view mirrors (not the housing, just the mirror)
-New sunroof crank/cover
-Newly installed Tri-color flag front/rear
-M tech wing (accidentally painted white, so I plastidipped just the top part for contrast – not the best job)
-New engine seal
-New hood insulation
-New trunk seal
-BMW mud flaps
-Colgan hood and valence bra
Interior: Tan
-Reupholstered front/rear seats/door panels/rear panels
-M Tech steering wheel (I believe 380mm?) with ///M tri color stitching ****NO AIRBAG****
******Passenger side Airbag still exists, but wiring does not******
-Refurbished cluster from BavRest with working odometer
-Cruise control
-Integrated boost gauge in tachometer
-New upper black trim (the part the sunroof/sun visors connect to)
-AEM analog AFR gauge in driver’s vent
-Alpine headunit (not Bluetooth) but has iPod cable connected to rear (charges ipod)
-Shift/ebrake boots with ///M tri color stitching
-UUC shift/ebrake knobs
-UUC clutch stop
-Husco armrest
-New driver/passenger seat belt receptacles
-New driver/passenger seat shocks ($80 a pop! X 4) I didn’t do all of them.
-Vinyl covered cup holder with cigarette outlet where ashtray was
-Bavauto tan carpets with “325i”
-StereoInstaller (from R3V) “sound system” featuring his amp rack/sub mount with 5 channel amp and 8” woofer
-Premium sound system from BMW
-New glove box with locking latch
-13 button OBC
-George Graves slow dimming interior lights
-George Graves battery voltage where inspection/oil change service light in cluster
-George Graves E36 one touch windows
Engine: 12k miles as of 11 JAN 2016
-Complete refresh. Used stock pistons, rods, crank and had them cleaned
-New crank/main bearings, new “total seal” piston rings
-Oring block
-Every engine gasket on the engine was new upon reassembly
-New water pump
-New T-stat
-New coolant hoses
-New mishimoto radiator
-New coolant reservoir
-New brake fluid reservoir
-New windshield washer reservoir
-New ignition wires
-New MAIN engine harness
-New cruise control cable
-Does have A/C: new evaporator, new condenser. No AUX fan, which means this system isn’t the coldest, but I have had to turn it off while driving because it got too cold….so worked for me (Failed on me 5/10/2015 - must be a leak somewhere)
-New engine mounts
-Spearco engine brace (red)
-New ignition coil
-New ignition wires
-New rotor/cam
-New fuse box cover
-Rebuilt head by Bimmerheadz with new timing belt/cam seals, etc
-New oil cooler with new OEM lines
-There are probably things I’m forgetting, but as you can tell, I’ve replaced as many things as I can think of during my rebuild
-New fuel pump, fuel level sendor on driver’s side
-New fuel tank
Turbo Setup:
-Started out as a “blueapplesoda” kit from R3Vlimited. With the assistance of a BMW mechanic buddy of mine, this is more a custom setup
-OBX adapter (I do have an goodntight one uninstalled, and included)
-Custom downpipe that wastegate connects to (damn nice piece) that is heat wrapped
-Custom intake/cold side piping
-Ebay intercooler
-APG/BW 256 turbo (less than 5k miles) .63/70
-Custom heat guard for downpipe
-Megasquirt 2
-42lb injectors
-TIAL 44mm wastegate
-Ebay BOV
-3” exhaust from downpipe through resonator through vibrant muffler
-Relocated oil filter
-Installed catch can
Suspension:
-New control arms with control arm bushings (lemforder)
-New tie rods (lemforder)
-New sway bar end links
-New strut bearings
-Suspension technique front/rear sway bars (reinforced rear sway bar mount)
-H&R sport springs with eibach shocks
-New (not installed) rear subframe and rear control arm mounts (poly)
-Skid plate with cross brace
Brakes:
-New front/rear rotors/pads
-Stainless steel brake lines front/rear
-Painted front calipers (black)
Drivetrain:
-Stock 5 speed manual transmission filled with Red Line MTL
-New clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing, resurfaced flywheel (from KY clutch in Jefferson County, KY – they are not well known, but are top notch)
-New transmission mounts
-Diff is 3.46 with brand new z3 finned diff cover, new drain/fill bolts, Redline 75w90 with friction modifier
-New diff bushing (poly) not installed
-New guibo
-New UUC DSSR
-Z3 shift rod
-Remanufactured driveshaft installed 22 April 2015 with new CSB, new U joints
-New rear wheel bearings
-New transmission rear seal
-New oil pan gasket
-New intake gaskets (19 April 2016)
-New throttle body gasket (19 April 2016)
Wheels:
-16” ESM 002 wheels (black centers, chrome lip) with Continental DSWs
-14” basketweaves with blizzaks on 2 x wheels and some general snow tires on 2 x others (1 x tire goes flat)
*I also have a ton of extra parts
Now for the imperfections:
-Paint on exterior is great, except I forgot to remove the antenna mount. So when I switched to the Z3/E36 antenna, the rubber mount is smaller, which left a slight ring around the mount
-Paint imperfection #2….slight bubbling on the hood, due to not having a heat shield on the turbo downpipe
-ABS light is on (I removed bulb), but haven’t troubleshot this yet. Light is always on, so suspect the relays on the ABS pump (no relay under dash for 91)
-Cracks in dash (not severe but bugs me) in map pocket
-Transmission selector rod seal typical leak (I have the seal, can do it before sale)***Not leaking**** Was residual oil from rear transmission seal that I replaced
-Oil drain tube under intake is weeping *****FIXED*****
-Valve cover leak: *****FIXED*****
-Rust in spot3 x spotss all under trunk seal). Appear to be just surface and less than the size of a dime. Nothing underneath, no other locations. I am not going to be that guy that says, “rust free, except……”
-A/C components are all there and worked until 5/10/15….must be a leak, even thinking of replacing every component if I keep the car
That is all I can remember…I have plenty of receipts. This was my attempt to have an E30 that was somewhat “new” instead of buying a new BMW….she will not disappoint. She has her flaws, but I would say they are extremely minor. My "make me sell" price is $10,000. The e30 tax is strong with this one.....but I am open to offers to get this sold.
This car has won car awards at two separate events for "Best Import" so I know the quality is appreciated....
I have decided to sell. I love this car, as much as most of everyone else on this board, but the fact is I have an E36 M3 that I love to work on and I don’t want two cars that I mod….gets kind of expensive! I bought a 2013 Audi A4 to be my new DD. You can check out my rebuild here:
I don’t think I need to talk about regular maintenance because 1) I go above and beyond and 2) anyone that knows me can verify that I take great care when it comes to the e30 or e36 M3. I will be as thorough as possible.
Here are the details:
Body: Alpine White w/ manual sunroof
-Respray in white (originally Alpine White); I did not have the door jams or trunk resprayed and all windows were kept in. I had the body and engine bay resprayed.
-Body has roughly 260k+ miles. Since my refresh, it has 12k miles, and is no longer my daily driver.
-New trim for the front/rear bumpers
-Euro headlight trim
-Black grill
-Clear side front/rear turn signals/reflectors
-Front smoked turn signals
-BMW OEM fog lights with yellow laminex/new OEM bmw fog light connectors from Bavauto
-US ellipsoids w/ 6500k HIDs and smoked luminex covers
-Rear license plate filler
-Painted taillight lenses (just the yellow turn signal to red)
-“Motorsport” door handles
-E36 antenna mod
-New windshield
-New side view mirrors (not the housing, just the mirror)
-New sunroof crank/cover
-Newly installed Tri-color flag front/rear
-M tech wing (accidentally painted white, so I plastidipped just the top part for contrast – not the best job)
-New engine seal
-New hood insulation
-New trunk seal
-BMW mud flaps
-Colgan hood and valence bra
Interior: Tan
-Reupholstered front/rear seats/door panels/rear panels
-M Tech steering wheel (I believe 380mm?) with ///M tri color stitching ****NO AIRBAG****
******Passenger side Airbag still exists, but wiring does not******
-Refurbished cluster from BavRest with working odometer
-Cruise control
-Integrated boost gauge in tachometer
-New upper black trim (the part the sunroof/sun visors connect to)
-AEM analog AFR gauge in driver’s vent
-Alpine headunit (not Bluetooth) but has iPod cable connected to rear (charges ipod)
-Shift/ebrake boots with ///M tri color stitching
-UUC shift/ebrake knobs
-UUC clutch stop
-Husco armrest
-New driver/passenger seat belt receptacles
-New driver/passenger seat shocks ($80 a pop! X 4) I didn’t do all of them.
-Vinyl covered cup holder with cigarette outlet where ashtray was
-Bavauto tan carpets with “325i”
-StereoInstaller (from R3V) “sound system” featuring his amp rack/sub mount with 5 channel amp and 8” woofer
-Premium sound system from BMW
-New glove box with locking latch
-13 button OBC
-George Graves slow dimming interior lights
-George Graves battery voltage where inspection/oil change service light in cluster
-George Graves E36 one touch windows
Engine: 12k miles as of 11 JAN 2016
-Complete refresh. Used stock pistons, rods, crank and had them cleaned
-New crank/main bearings, new “total seal” piston rings
-Oring block
-Every engine gasket on the engine was new upon reassembly
-New water pump
-New T-stat
-New coolant hoses
-New mishimoto radiator
-New coolant reservoir
-New brake fluid reservoir
-New windshield washer reservoir
-New ignition wires
-New MAIN engine harness
-New cruise control cable
-Does have A/C: new evaporator, new condenser. No AUX fan, which means this system isn’t the coldest, but I have had to turn it off while driving because it got too cold….so worked for me (Failed on me 5/10/2015 - must be a leak somewhere)
-New engine mounts
-Spearco engine brace (red)
-New ignition coil
-New ignition wires
-New rotor/cam
-New fuse box cover
-Rebuilt head by Bimmerheadz with new timing belt/cam seals, etc
-New oil cooler with new OEM lines
-There are probably things I’m forgetting, but as you can tell, I’ve replaced as many things as I can think of during my rebuild
-New fuel pump, fuel level sendor on driver’s side
-New fuel tank
Turbo Setup:
-Started out as a “blueapplesoda” kit from R3Vlimited. With the assistance of a BMW mechanic buddy of mine, this is more a custom setup
-OBX adapter (I do have an goodntight one uninstalled, and included)
-Custom downpipe that wastegate connects to (damn nice piece) that is heat wrapped
-Custom intake/cold side piping
-Ebay intercooler
-APG/BW 256 turbo (less than 5k miles) .63/70
-Custom heat guard for downpipe
-Megasquirt 2
-42lb injectors
-TIAL 44mm wastegate
-Ebay BOV
-3” exhaust from downpipe through resonator through vibrant muffler
-Relocated oil filter
-Installed catch can
Suspension:
-New control arms with control arm bushings (lemforder)
-New tie rods (lemforder)
-New sway bar end links
-New strut bearings
-Suspension technique front/rear sway bars (reinforced rear sway bar mount)
-H&R sport springs with eibach shocks
-New (not installed) rear subframe and rear control arm mounts (poly)
-Skid plate with cross brace
Brakes:
-New front/rear rotors/pads
-Stainless steel brake lines front/rear
-Painted front calipers (black)
Drivetrain:
-Stock 5 speed manual transmission filled with Red Line MTL
-New clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing, resurfaced flywheel (from KY clutch in Jefferson County, KY – they are not well known, but are top notch)
-New transmission mounts
-Diff is 3.46 with brand new z3 finned diff cover, new drain/fill bolts, Redline 75w90 with friction modifier
-New diff bushing (poly) not installed
-New guibo
-New UUC DSSR
-Z3 shift rod
-Remanufactured driveshaft installed 22 April 2015 with new CSB, new U joints
-New rear wheel bearings
-New transmission rear seal
-New oil pan gasket
-New intake gaskets (19 April 2016)
-New throttle body gasket (19 April 2016)
Wheels:
-16” ESM 002 wheels (black centers, chrome lip) with Continental DSWs
-14” basketweaves with blizzaks on 2 x wheels and some general snow tires on 2 x others (1 x tire goes flat)
*I also have a ton of extra parts
Now for the imperfections:
-Paint on exterior is great, except I forgot to remove the antenna mount. So when I switched to the Z3/E36 antenna, the rubber mount is smaller, which left a slight ring around the mount
-Paint imperfection #2….slight bubbling on the hood, due to not having a heat shield on the turbo downpipe
-ABS light is on (I removed bulb), but haven’t troubleshot this yet. Light is always on, so suspect the relays on the ABS pump (no relay under dash for 91)
-Cracks in dash (not severe but bugs me) in map pocket
-Transmission selector rod seal typical leak (I have the seal, can do it before sale)***Not leaking**** Was residual oil from rear transmission seal that I replaced
-Oil drain tube under intake is weeping *****FIXED*****
-Valve cover leak: *****FIXED*****
-Rust in spot3 x spotss all under trunk seal). Appear to be just surface and less than the size of a dime. Nothing underneath, no other locations. I am not going to be that guy that says, “rust free, except……”
-A/C components are all there and worked until 5/10/15….must be a leak, even thinking of replacing every component if I keep the car
That is all I can remember…I have plenty of receipts. This was my attempt to have an E30 that was somewhat “new” instead of buying a new BMW….she will not disappoint. She has her flaws, but I would say they are extremely minor. My "make me sell" price is $10,000. The e30 tax is strong with this one.....but I am open to offers to get this sold.
This car has won car awards at two separate events for "Best Import" so I know the quality is appreciated....
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