I posted this a while back in the Members Rides section, but I figure it'd be better suited here. I'm going to copy a bit of that now, to save time.
So, I (finally) decided to post some pictures of my 87. I bought it off of ebay for a little too much money, but after nearly doubling the price (Fuel pumps, clutch, various upgrades) I feel much better about it. The car is really in great shape, runs almost perfectly now, and I feel like I saved it from it's previous owner.
Here are some pictures from a photoshoot of my friend's. Full Gallery.
The interior, which was reupholstered.
Here is the current deal:
1987 325is
Body:
Kamei "80's-tastic" side skirts
Zender Spoiler
Zender rear Valence
Custom Plates
Interior:
Fully reupholstered in leather
Kenwood HU
Polk 5.25 in kick panels
Polk 6.5 in rear deck
Bass Blockers on tweeters
ZHP Shift knob
Leather Ebrake boot
Performance/engine:
Kamotors CAI
8mm Ignition Wires
New Bosch spark plugs
IE HD Rocker arms.
UUC Short Shift kit with DSSR
173 ECU
Dinan Chip
Bilstein sport shocks
H&R sport springs
215/17/45 BF Goodrich Geforce Sport comp2's on Damani rims (No, I don't know what they are either)
Timeline (Rough)
Got the car around mid-april. It came with a new shift boot, and in an effort to swap that, I popped the shifter out of the linkage Took the car to be inspected, they replaced the C-clamp and it was on it's way.
Somewhere in here the fuel pumps died. Had both of them replaced.
Next was the horrible tint it came with, and a rear window sticker. Not many pictures of this or the next few jobs, because I wasn't running a thread then. I used a steamer and razor blade, followed by a scraper and some Goof-Off. Here's an in-progress shot:
Car came with some "Wanli s1088" tires, god awful. Terrifying to drive in the wet, so I picked up some BF Goodrich's, which made it handle better, ride smoother, and sound quieter. Other than a lighter wallet, no downsides!
Next came a stereo upgrade. I'm a big fan of music, and I have to say, this does sound pretty good for 6 terribly placed speakers. I replaced all the speakers with Polk DBs, which I have been very happy with, and a Kenwood HU. Kept the stock tweeters, threw bass blockers on them, to keep whatever life I have in them. The stock Premium speakers have actually four posts, because of the tweeters. My solution:
Cleaned her up a bit after, lawd was she shiny:
PO had put a cone filter in, but instead of reverting, I got a (slight) upgrade with a KAMOTORS CAI. Have a terrible photo
A week or two later, I decided to overhaul the ignition system because it took forever to start (I would later find out this was because of a bad ground) New plugs, ignition rotor, ignition wire and distributor cap. Had a bit of trouble getting a stripped screw off, though:
And done!
Then my friend came down to take the pictures you see above.
Had some fun there, then a few weeks later, I decided to work on some iffy things. P/S Leak, ODO and cruise weren't working.
Ripped the cluster out, found everything in working order. The ODO works intermittently, now.
Gave up on CC, decided to just rip it out.
Nothing happened for a while.
Clutch started to slip, so I got a new one put in, along with a UUC SSK with DSSR, and a ZHP knob. Fantastic, and though it's expensive, I recommend this setup to everyone.
Picked up a 173 DME, threw a Dinan chip in there
Euro grilles came next, I'll post a picture of the ebrake boot, too.
Grabbed a mildly destroyed Husco, fixed it up. Luckilly it can hold a large Baja Blast :up:
I know this photo is terrible, I was messing around with the settings on my phone at the time. I'll take a better picture, but in the mean time, here it is currently
So, I (finally) decided to post some pictures of my 87. I bought it off of ebay for a little too much money, but after nearly doubling the price (Fuel pumps, clutch, various upgrades) I feel much better about it. The car is really in great shape, runs almost perfectly now, and I feel like I saved it from it's previous owner.
Here are some pictures from a photoshoot of my friend's. Full Gallery.
The interior, which was reupholstered.
Here is the current deal:
1987 325is
Body:
Kamei "80's-tastic" side skirts
Zender Spoiler
Zender rear Valence
Custom Plates
Interior:
Fully reupholstered in leather
Kenwood HU
Polk 5.25 in kick panels
Polk 6.5 in rear deck
Bass Blockers on tweeters
ZHP Shift knob
Leather Ebrake boot
Performance/engine:
Kamotors CAI
8mm Ignition Wires
New Bosch spark plugs
IE HD Rocker arms.
UUC Short Shift kit with DSSR
173 ECU
Dinan Chip
Bilstein sport shocks
H&R sport springs
215/17/45 BF Goodrich Geforce Sport comp2's on Damani rims (No, I don't know what they are either)
Timeline (Rough)
Got the car around mid-april. It came with a new shift boot, and in an effort to swap that, I popped the shifter out of the linkage Took the car to be inspected, they replaced the C-clamp and it was on it's way.
Somewhere in here the fuel pumps died. Had both of them replaced.
Next was the horrible tint it came with, and a rear window sticker. Not many pictures of this or the next few jobs, because I wasn't running a thread then. I used a steamer and razor blade, followed by a scraper and some Goof-Off. Here's an in-progress shot:
Car came with some "Wanli s1088" tires, god awful. Terrifying to drive in the wet, so I picked up some BF Goodrich's, which made it handle better, ride smoother, and sound quieter. Other than a lighter wallet, no downsides!
Next came a stereo upgrade. I'm a big fan of music, and I have to say, this does sound pretty good for 6 terribly placed speakers. I replaced all the speakers with Polk DBs, which I have been very happy with, and a Kenwood HU. Kept the stock tweeters, threw bass blockers on them, to keep whatever life I have in them. The stock Premium speakers have actually four posts, because of the tweeters. My solution:
Cleaned her up a bit after, lawd was she shiny:
PO had put a cone filter in, but instead of reverting, I got a (slight) upgrade with a KAMOTORS CAI. Have a terrible photo
A week or two later, I decided to overhaul the ignition system because it took forever to start (I would later find out this was because of a bad ground) New plugs, ignition rotor, ignition wire and distributor cap. Had a bit of trouble getting a stripped screw off, though:
And done!
Then my friend came down to take the pictures you see above.
Had some fun there, then a few weeks later, I decided to work on some iffy things. P/S Leak, ODO and cruise weren't working.
Ripped the cluster out, found everything in working order. The ODO works intermittently, now.
Gave up on CC, decided to just rip it out.
Nothing happened for a while.
Clutch started to slip, so I got a new one put in, along with a UUC SSK with DSSR, and a ZHP knob. Fantastic, and though it's expensive, I recommend this setup to everyone.
Picked up a 173 DME, threw a Dinan chip in there
Euro grilles came next, I'll post a picture of the ebrake boot, too.
Grabbed a mildly destroyed Husco, fixed it up. Luckilly it can hold a large Baja Blast :up:
I know this photo is terrible, I was messing around with the settings on my phone at the time. I'll take a better picture, but in the mean time, here it is currently
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