318is build thread...slow, but steady NEW UPDATE!!!!!

///digitalme · 08-17-2011, 10:13 PM

sup...
ive done a lot of things to my car...and things have happened to me but
still i manage to fix it more and more

its my 3rd e30...i was new to the m42 but by far
its been my favorite e30...
bought it for 1100 bucks...the guy wanted 2200 for it...
it was in super bad shape...
and interior was filthy..blown shocks, no brakes, bald tires, steering fluid leak....engine oil leak...but came with some goodies, short shifter, hr sports oe...some parts in the trunk

car had 196k on it...
now the engine has 163k and body has 205k...

lets start
before

after

installed e36 switches

then i fucked the engine....dropped a nut in there....stupid mistake.....that cost me an engine fucked the head and a piston

had the car parked for about a month a half trying to find an engine...
i almost swapped an m50 on it...but for some reason i really wanted an m42...

so bought an engine with 156k here on the forums and got it shipped from chicago to la
swapped it in good as new...
although i changed both engine mounts

swapped engine...

engine started running like shit and was loosing power
i found the issue...
oil in the spark plug holes

then more troubles...

went through 2 brand new flex discs and then realize my driveshaft was fucked
got another one and good as new

then my radiator fell off yes the mounts broke

started cleaning the inside

had an overheating problem and the gauge wasnt working
replaced it and bam!

found a maplight mirror at the yards for 6 bucks

but later sold it lol

started fixing my cluster since most stuff wasnt hooked or wasnt working

Dj Buttchug · 08-17-2011, 10:21 PM

good work

///digitalme · 08-17-2011, 10:30 PM

then...i wanted to trade my 318is for this car!!!

lmao
goodies!!!

ireland engineering street bushings

also installed a 3.91 vlsd

with some fresh rebuilt axles

seat replair

after

rewrapping my mtech wheel

also got a zhp knob from mat-b

got a cai from kaliboy

found a clean silver valance prepped it and painted it with a can
just straight out white paint its not that far off on color

got some euro grills, ellips, and a new is lip for 50 bucks

then i ditched the stock basketweaves
for some trms

all the suspension is new
new bilstein front shocks, new control arms, adjustable swaybar links,
strut mounts,

this is almost ready to go in
just need some extra parts

got this minty clutch super cheap with the flywheel for free basically...
its resurfaced..clutch had atleast 1k from what the guy told me..i do believe its still new

M3Philipp · 08-18-2011, 12:00 AM

Valves look not to bad, considering the car may was not treated well over the years.

MR 325 · 08-18-2011, 12:49 AM

Great progress with the car so far. I remember when it was on Craigslist!

///digitalme · 08-18-2011, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MR 325

Great progress with the car so far. I remember when it was on Craigslist!

yes i remember the guy had it on sale for about 2 months there...until he finally accepted my offer of 1500 nut uppon inspection it wasnt worth more than 1k in my opinion....

i had tons of pictures of the engine being swapped, shocks, control arms, swaybar links, vlsd, bushings, but my pictures got erased on my phone..
but
also the paint was yellow, took 4 hours to get it back to white and being shiny...

so far in receipts i have spent 3k in parts alone

FunfGan · 08-18-2011, 11:05 AM

Looking good! great work so far.

MR 325 · 08-18-2011, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///digitalme

yes i remember the guy had it on sale for about 2 months there...until he finally accepted my offer of 1500 nut uppon inspection it wasnt worth more than 1k in my opinion....

i had tons of pictures of the engine being swapped, shocks, control arms, swaybar links, vlsd, bushings, but my pictures got erased on my phone..
but
also the paint was yellow, took 4 hours to get it back to white and being shiny...

so far in receipts i have spent 3k in parts alone

Yeah, it was up there a while. I think I offered him 1k for it but he wasn't interested.

At least you're bringing it back up to snuff. The 318iS is getting harder and harder to find.

89AlpineM3 · 08-18-2011, 11:28 AM

great work, car looks great now

dude8383 · 08-18-2011, 12:22 PM

Wow, what a transformation! Great progress dude

alB5 · 08-18-2011, 01:09 PM

Wow it has come a long way, I've always been wary of damaged/salvaged cars because of frame damage. Looks as if it was never hit!

///digitalme · 10-11-2011, 05:39 PM

back to square one, i was involve in an accident...100% my fault, my car got totalled...euro grills, mint, valance, ellips, bumper, fender, hood, radiator, engine fan and clutch are toast!

and then my car was hit on the left rear panel and had barely got it back from the body shop and then next day bam i crashed

the day i got it fixed

and then the day after

///digitalme · 10-11-2011, 05:43 PM

this is what it looked like before

rares · 10-11-2011, 05:46 PM

wow bro' car has been through a lot...

good luck with all and be safe out there

///digitalme · 10-11-2011, 05:51 PM

thanks yeah glad im ok and the other people on their tahoe were fine, car can be fixed...and will be back on the road soon this coming month i hope...im collecting all the parts needed 500 to weld a new core support, pull the frame, and put the whole front and align it...not a bad deal

08-17-2011, 10:13 PM	#1
///digitalme E30 Mastermind Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: santa ana ca Posts: 1,949	318is build thread...slow, but steady NEW UPDATE!!!!! sup... ive done a lot of things to my car...and things have happened to me but still i manage to fix it more and more its my 3rd e30...i was new to the m42 but by far its been my favorite e30... bought it for 1100 bucks...the guy wanted 2200 for it... it was in super bad shape... and interior was filthy..blown shocks, no brakes, bald tires, steering fluid leak....engine oil leak...but came with some goodies, short shifter, hr sports oe...some parts in the trunk car had 196k on it... now the engine has 163k and body has 205k... lets start before after installed e36 switches then i fucked the engine....dropped a nut in there....stupid mistake.....that cost me an engine fucked the head and a piston had the car parked for about a month a half trying to find an engine... i almost swapped an m50 on it...but for some reason i really wanted an m42... so bought an engine with 156k here on the forums and got it shipped from chicago to la swapped it in good as new... although i changed both engine mounts swapped engine... engine started running like shit and was loosing power i found the issue... oil in the spark plug holes then more troubles... went through 2 brand new flex discs and then realize my driveshaft was fucked got another one and good as new then my radiator fell off yes the mounts broke started cleaning the inside had an overheating problem and the gauge wasnt working replaced it and bam! found a maplight mirror at the yards for 6 bucks but later sold it lol started fixing my cluster since most stuff wasnt hooked or wasnt working __________________ 91 318is......(current dd) Last edited by ///digitalme; 11-05-2011 at 03:51 PM..

08-17-2011, 10:21 PM	#2
Dj Buttchug R3V Elite Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,933	good work __________________

08-17-2011, 10:30 PM	#3
///digitalme E30 Mastermind Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: santa ana ca Posts: 1,949	then...i wanted to trade my 318is for this car!!! lmao goodies!!! ireland engineering street bushings also installed a 3.91 vlsd with some fresh rebuilt axles seat replair after rewrapping my mtech wheel also got a zhp knob from mat-b got a cai from kaliboy found a clean silver valance prepped it and painted it with a can just straight out white paint its not that far off on color got some euro grills, ellips, and a new is lip for 50 bucks then i ditched the stock basketweaves for some trms all the suspension is new new bilstein front shocks, new control arms, adjustable swaybar links, strut mounts, this is almost ready to go in just need some extra parts got this minty clutch super cheap with the flywheel for free basically... its resurfaced..clutch had atleast 1k from what the guy told me..i do believe its still new __________________ 91 318is......(current dd)

08-18-2011, 12:49 AM	#5
MR 325 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 31,425 Images: 1022	Great progress with the car so far. I remember when it was on Craigslist! __________________ 1991 E30 M-Technic 327i Turbo --- 1986 E30 325iS --- 1997 E36 M3/4/5 Ported, Polished, & Rebuilt M20 Cylinder Heads CLICK HERE! Castro Motorsport 12600 Sherman Way, North Hollywood 818.765.3606 - Ask for Chris

08-18-2011, 11:05 AM	#7
FunfGan R3V Elite Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: B-more Posts: 4,639	Looking good! great work so far. __________________ Go here be happy! Ratchet Garage e30 V8 build.

08-18-2011, 12:00 AM	#4
M3Philipp Wrencher Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 257	Valves look not to bad, considering the car may was not treated well over the years.

08-18-2011, 11:28 AM	#9
89AlpineM3 E30 Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tucson,AZ Posts: 425	great work, car looks great now

08-18-2011, 12:22 PM	#10
dude8383 R3V OG Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 8,191 Images: 30	Wow, what a transformation! Great progress dude __________________ *Need 24v Parts? M42/M44 stuff?? Click here! Updated 4/19/13* \| Leave me feedback here**

08-18-2011, 01:09 PM	#11
alB5 Mod Crazy Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NNJ Posts: 601	Wow it has come a long way, I've always been wary of damaged/salvaged cars because of frame damage. Looks as if it was never hit! __________________ Current: -Jetta TDi wagon daily Will have an e30 project again soon Past: 91' 318is - Sold 04' VW R32 - Sold 01' A6 Avant - Sold

10-11-2011, 05:39 PM	#12
///digitalme E30 Mastermind Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: santa ana ca Posts: 1,949	back to square one, i was involve in an accident...100% my fault, my car got totalled...euro grills, mint, valance, ellips, bumper, fender, hood, radiator, engine fan and clutch are toast! and then my car was hit on the left rear panel and had barely got it back from the body shop and then next day bam i crashed the day i got it fixed and then the day after __________________ 91 318is......(current dd)

10-11-2011, 05:43 PM	#13
///digitalme E30 Mastermind Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: santa ana ca Posts: 1,949	this is what it looked like before __________________ 91 318is......(current dd)

10-11-2011, 05:46 PM	#14
rares Mod Crazy Join Date: May 2010 Location: phoenix Posts: 724 Images: 13	wow bro' car has been through a lot... good luck with all and be safe out there __________________

10-11-2011, 05:51 PM	#15
///digitalme E30 Mastermind Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: santa ana ca Posts: 1,949	thanks yeah glad im ok and the other people on their tahoe were fine, car can be fixed...and will be back on the road soon this coming month i hope...im collecting all the parts needed 500 to weld a new core support, pull the frame, and put the whole front and align it...not a bad deal __________________ 91 318is......(current dd)