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  • It's Soda Not Pop
    E30 Modder
    • Jan 2022
    • 854

    #1

    Before and After Pics

    Post a picture of your e30 when you bought it and what it looks like now. I'll go first
    Last edited by It's Soda Not Pop; 01-25-2022, 01:50 AM.

    88' Seta 2.7i Zinno

    https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/for...430-my-88-seta
  • lukeADE335i
    E30 Fanatic
    • Apr 2013
    • 1384

    #2
    OK

    2008 (I’m the third 3rd owner, 320i automatic completely stock with a noisy diff)


    End of 2021 - doesn’t look too different, but mechanically there is almost nothing left of the original car!


    Beware the modding bug :)
    My e30: OEM+ with M30B35

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    • AWDBOB
      R3V Elite
      • Aug 2013
      • 4372

      #3
      ooooooh this is fun. I'll include a few of the projects I've had over the years.


      FIRST E30! '89 iX Coupe (had to pay Photobucket $3 to get these)

      Auto, rusty turd. I built shortened coilovers for it, manual swapped, fixed rust, added sports seats, etc etc. Cosmetically it was a bombshell. Sold it to a buddy for like $3500 who installed all of the stuff I gave him and finished it off.

      '89 iX by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
      '89 iX finished 1 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr





      E34 5sp 530iT

      IMG_9194 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
      IMG_9522 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr






      '88 iX - Heidi

      IMG_9615 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
      DSC_0431 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr







      '89 iX Sedan

      Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
      Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr




      '90 iS - Linda!

      Original Pic from R3V ad circa 2016

      is2 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
      Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr








      1989 Hooptie 325iS Build Thread
      1989 Zinnoberrot M3 Build Thread

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      • It's Soda Not Pop
        E30 Modder
        • Jan 2022
        • 854

        #4
        Yeah I bought mine in 2015 from a guy who had basically just got it running. It was sitting in his garage and really dirty. There were cleaner ones on the market at the time. But for some reason I had to have this one. It's not show car by any means. It's rough here and there. But I've done a lot to it to get it where it is today. I absolutely love the fact that I own it. Everytime I walk into my garage it gives me a smile. Best 3500 dollars I ever spent.

        88' Seta 2.7i Zinno

        https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/for...430-my-88-seta

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        • Staszek
          R3VLimited
          • May 2006
          • 2533

          #5
          The day I bought my E30 driving it back from Indiana to Chicago.


          Today after 5 long years of work.
          Euro Delivery Thread///E30 Project Klaus///COTM August 2021

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          • It's Soda Not Pop
            E30 Modder
            • Jan 2022
            • 854

            #6
            Originally posted by Staszek
            The day I bought my E30 driving it back from Indiana to Chicago.


            Today after 5 long years of work.
            The hard work definitely shows man. Very clean.

            88' Seta 2.7i Zinno

            https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/for...430-my-88-seta

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            • Mazi!
              Advanced Member
              • Nov 2009
              • 128

              #7
              My E30 M3,, i dont have it anymore,, i crashed it badly in 2015

              was like that in 2009

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              And looked like that in 2014

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              Thats how it ended in 2015

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              BMW E30 M3 - S50B32
              www.e30.is

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              • Mazi!
                Advanced Member
                • Nov 2009
                • 128

                #8
                Thats how my car looked when i bought it in 2020

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                And thats how it looks now :)

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                BMW E30 M3 - S50B32
                www.e30.is

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                • It's Soda Not Pop
                  E30 Modder
                  • Jan 2022
                  • 854

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Mazi!
                  My E30 M3,, i dont have it anymore,, i crashed it badly in 2015

                  was like that in 2009

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                  And looked like that in 2014

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                  Thats how it ended in 2015

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                  Damn sorry to hear about this. But hopefully you got something new in the works.

                  88' Seta 2.7i Zinno

                  https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/for...430-my-88-seta

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                  • It's Soda Not Pop
                    E30 Modder
                    • Jan 2022
                    • 854

                    #10
                    Let's keep this going

                    88' Seta 2.7i Zinno

                    https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/for...430-my-88-seta

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                    • ehrawn
                      Advanced Member
                      • Aug 2023
                      • 152

                      #11
                      You can’t see all of the maintenance…just the coilovers

                      1992 318i Cabrio

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