Project 325E, the begining...

[M3 Ryan]

Hey guys-
well, I havn't told many people, but I bought a 325E as a daily driver.
I did this so my M3 can be a weekend only car. This lowered my insurance a bunch and took a load off my chest not having to drive my M3 everyday.

So, I bought this '85 325E. It needs a paintjob and some minor dents taken out, but overall its solid. No rust, good glass, nice black leather interior, OBC, Alpine stereo with 4 ch. amp, 15" WED Wheels with old Yoko slicks and only 150k miles.

I have bought a LOT of parts for this car, and I am ready to make a large overhaul on it in this upcomming week.

I have bought the following tune-up parts for it:
Dist cap and rotor
Wr9c BOSCH plugs
it has 7MM BMW Wires that are faily new already, so ignition system is handled.
I got a whole new cooling system: thermostat, waterpump, hoses, radiator, expantion tank/cap, and BMW Coolant to top it off.
It needs a new clutch, so I got a pressure plate/disc/TO/master and slave cyl's to make it a totally new system.
I got a set of M3 springs to lower it down a bit as I hate the 4x4 stance of the stock height. I got a set of new rear swaybar links to replace the tired origonal ones.
I also invested in a new A/C reciever/drier, ATE superblue racing fluid, and a valvecover gasket as preventive measures.

I tucked the bumpers and redied the seats. So far, its looking like a nice little daily driver. I just need 20 hours to install all my new parts... wish life could slow down for that long!!
so far, the car looks like this:






Here is most of the new parts I got... the M3 springs/radiator/cap/rotor are in my garage...





I got the car cheap, and I knew it would need some work, so I was ok spending all the money on these parts. I am about $700 down on parts, and the car cost me a bit less than that, so I am doing alright. The car is fun, and will be great once I replace all these parts.
I will do updates on the car as I get it all fixed up.

[Bill 84 318i]

Wait, did you get clutch kit for a dual mass or single mass flywheel? Do early eta's even have the dual mass?

Can you post a picture of the profile of your pressure plate?

[M3 Ryan]

I got it for my '85 325E... I doubt it's dual-mass flywheel...

[lukasbmw]

Those rims are tight. After the overhual it will be a nice daily driver. I'd just have a cheap respray done. Do all the prep work yourself and just have someone shot it.

Cupholders went out Tuesday. You should have them by the end of the week.

[Jordan]

How much was the new coolant container? I must get one for my car... brown isnt my thing.

[Inspar8r]

How much was the new coolant container? I must get one for my car... brown isnt my thing.

Good call, please do tell. Brown isn't for me either, unless they are picking up or dropping off new products!!!

[M-technik-3]

Nice Weds wheels, though they are an old skool VW wheel they look kinda cool on your car. Good luck on the project car.

You might want to consider putting them FS on the VWvortex sight on the A1 Jetta and Golf or Scirocco section as there are sometimes guys looking for classic VW wheels.

[M3 Ryan]

I know they are a VW Wheel, but they are a ET25 offset and they look awesome on this car. I want it to look "old school euro", and they help my cause.

The coolant container is 38.95 from the place I bought it from... not bad considering how much better it will look!!

[Kavkazia]

It looks like good daily project..

BTW Ryan, What happend to that M3 you bought from the guy on e3s, I forget his screen name.

[diegom6]

congrats man!! nice torqui move you have there...those wheels look like Benz Wheels...