Hey all!!

[thatsupraguy]

Hows it going lads and ladies? This just happens to be my introduction to the forum. I have been lurking for a couple weeks now just getting a feel for the place. I recently purchased my very first european car in the form of a 1986 BMW 325es. It's in really decent condition for a 25 year old car with 185K on the clock. It has one bent valve, a crappy shifter bushing, and the entire rear end assembly makes awesome clunking noises when I go around slow turns. I also have a hesitation at 1800 rpm that I can't explain, so help me out ;). I'm working on finding replacement polyurethane bushings for the rear as well as some bigger antisway bars. The car's general idea is, lowered with the same angle stance, wheels, exhaust, and maybe some headwork. Just to keep it running strong and getting all the kinks worked out. Once the kinks are taken care of and money rolls in, it will be getting either a V12 or a V8 swap. It depends on what comes up affordably first. I'm nuts and have a good bit of access to materials and fabrication equipment. So that should be no problem. I also love ridiculous cars, so this one will be right along that route.
Some more about me, I'm a welder/fabricator at a petrol tank repair shop in Jacksonville FL. I've been playing with Japanese cars for about ten years now. Drift, road course, autoX. This is my first euro and I'm enjoying it. I'm married to an awesome chick with an 8 week old boy hanging out at the house too.

That's it for me, if you can give me leads on what my issue with the hesitation might be, just lmk, and I'm still looking for bushings.

Thanks all!!

[DrJosh]

Welcome!

[delatlanta1281]

Sup brah. Welcome and shit...

[Massimo]

Welcome to the greatest forum in the world!

[kalib0y]

velcome

[mr.vang]

Welcome to the second greatest social networking in the world! facebook is number one

fixed;)

[zxert]

Intro thread without pics is like woman out of kitchen.

Must post now.

[thatsupraguy]

I will as soon as I can. Trying to figure out how to do it from iPhone. May have to wait til this evening from the laptop

[slammin.e28]

Intro thread without pics is like woman out of kitchen.

Must post now.

She's gotta go to the store and get bread and cold cuts for a sammich sometime.

[InuFaye]

She's gotta go to the store and get bread and cold cuts for a sammich sometime.

That happens while you are at work.
No excuses.

[thatsupraguy]

Alright guys, tried as hard as I could to do this from the phone, if it doesn't work, let me know and I'll try something different. Lola is the only red BMW on this link I'm pretty sure. I couldn't get the IMG code to copy, so here is a link to the album.

http://m249.photobucket.com/albums/thatsupraguy/?pbauth=1_uLEBonVPfaLdh1h3YMYz2a2seMhu72YKjHKa1QG%2BHtWpsZcn3ZcxEPHmboGw1KXWHI2yCfVWBiY2iQQANZgAlFKkP3L9GYKs18DPXrzG%2F%2FcF8e4bHouKRlzF07Bljh5ZMHtp30dJGtZ98PCnSIuaXmaLjFQ1RZ22VzCv1eVfevA%3D

[Pantless Spency]

aslong as the e30 doesn't end up looking like those sketched on your photobuckt, i'll approve. welcome and good luck with your e30/black hole. could be /many things..... lol

[kingston]

Contact Levent at Guten Parts (ZM Blue Devil on this board). His store provides great one-stop shopping for your E30 needs, whether they be mundane or exotic.

www.gutenparts.com FTW!

[thatsupraguy]

aslong as the e30 doesn't end up looking like those sketched on your photobuckt, i'll approve. welcome and good luck with your e30/black hole. could be /many things..... lol

Will definitely be a black hole for sure. I'm already on the prowl for some decent coilovers and some nice 16s. Don't know which way I want to go with the wheels. I plan on the plastic bumper swap just as soon as I can get all the pieces together, and a paint scheme worked up. I have some buds who can get me painted decently cheap in metallic. So I might do a burnt orange/black combo. I just don't know yet. As for the sketches, I already have one drawn up for Lola, just gotta post it.

[bernzpeed]

welcome to the money pit!!! lolz