Update on my vert, some new pics...

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  • lylefk
    E30 Modder
    • Oct 2008
    • 857

    #1

    Update on my vert, some new pics...

    Went for a drive the other day, see here: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=135356. The car now has a little over 88k on it, everything works except the power top but the part I need for that shipped today (drive rod snapped).

    I bought the car about 6 months ago now I guess...since then, I've done:

    Timing belt and tensioner
    All new belts
    New water pump
    Fan clutch
    All new hoses
    All new fluids
    Replaced all worn switches inside
    Some other misc maintenance related stuff I can't think of

    New Ziex 512 tires
    Clifford alarm with prox sensor, hood and trunk pins
    Shadowlined the trim
    Removed Pin Stripe
    Removed door bumper guards
    Euro Grills
    Euro smilies with city lights
    55w 6000k HID lowbeams
    Alpine CDA-9887

    I'm heading down to Bimmerfest, but before then I'm also doing:

    New rotors and pads (sitting here in a box)
    New Roundels (sitting here in a box)

    Before the picnic I'll hopefully have an IS lip and an oem windscreen, euro trim, euro plate filler and tinted clear turn signals...planning on getting a hard top before next winter and then going to work on a complete suspension overhaul. It's a slow project, but I'm trying to be patient...

    Anyway, here's the pics:



    Had to stop at a car wash after this location, got mud all over it...



    2 MILF's tried to buy my car while here...$7k? Tempting, but no way.



    Spotted this uhm...thing...on the drive too.



    What do you guys think? I know it's not as drastic of a project as many on here, but I'm focusing on maintaining (and raising) the excellent condition while doing some tasteful mods to improve functionality and modernize it.
    Last edited by lylefk; 06-02-2012, 06:29 PM.
    92 325ic 5 speed, hard top, windscreen, 133k, for sale
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  • rhett325i
    E30 Addict
    • Jan 2005
    • 575

    #2
    looks clean as hell

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    • e30esque
      E30 Addict
      • Jan 2008
      • 505

      #3
      7k and you didn't take it? As nice as your car is, you will never see that offer again my friend. Looks great though, cleannnnnnn.

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      • lylefk
        E30 Modder
        • Oct 2008
        • 857

        #4
        Hmm, that's possible...but it's not for sale unless we get into the 8k range...I like my car =)
        92 325ic 5 speed, hard top, windscreen, 133k, for sale
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        • BigBumperNick
          Advanced Member
          • Apr 2009
          • 148

          #5
          Makes me happy I just got a vert even more.

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          • Dave McLaren
            E30 Addict
            • Jul 2006
            • 593

            #6
            Very nice.
            Present BMWs: E30 325iC, E39 540 Sport 6-speed, E60 M5 SMG

            E30 Cabrio Turbo Project

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            • Leaf
              Banned
              • Apr 2009
              • 985

              #7
              Those chromed out battlecaps are pretty cool though.....

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              • shmutzigE30
                E30 Mastermind
                • Oct 2008
                • 1680

                #8
                sick. still havent seen you around kirkland surprisingly.

                what do you mean by removed door bumper guards???
                AW 89' 325i Vert - SOLD

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                • Edev
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 3731

                  #9
                  Pics of said MILFs.
                  M Coupe

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                  • N2MYE30
                    R3V Elite
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 5536

                    #10
                    I had the same question "Removed door bumper guards?"

                    Still looks nice. That last B&W pic is great.

                    COTM

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                    • ///m3
                      E30 Addict
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 563

                      #11
                      I like your OEM plus thinking about the car. Good work
                      BMW Headlights ::

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                      • Collin
                        E30 Mastermind
                        • Aug 2008
                        • 1736

                        #12
                        Very nice car, but 7k? You should've taken it. You could've bought two verts for that price.
                        The Keystone Killers

                        Originally posted by Cabriolet
                        With 73k+ post, you'd think he'd have learned a little about life.

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                        • Mtriple
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Dec 2003
                          • 3139

                          #13
                          car looks great!
                          Originally posted by Simon S
                          When a dream is a dream for too long - it becomes a fantasy..

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                          • napabavarian
                            E30 Modder
                            • Jun 2008
                            • 834

                            #14
                            Originally posted by e30esque
                            7k and you didn't take it? As nice as your car is, you will never see that offer again my friend. Looks great though, cleannnnnnn.

                            To buy another and make it perfect would pass the 7k mark in time and money!

                            This place is like catholic school, 2/3 of the students smoke weed on a daily basis, but the faculty seems to convince the outside world that drugs are just in the other schools, the resident pot dealer thinks he's cool because he has the originality to call anyone he doesn't like a homosexual, and most of the little children follow him like sheep, then there's the few with brains, you hardly ever hear from them, perhaps don't even know they exist, but they get all the sh!t done.

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                            • lylefk
                              E30 Modder
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 857

                              #15
                              ^^ Exactly...I've got around 8k in it now.


                              Thanks for all the compliments, much appreciated! It's nice to be around (even just online) people that appreciate the e30s...everyone else around me is still kinda stumped as to why I chose it.

                              The "door bumper guards" ran vertically on the outside edge of the door between the trim and the handle to protect it from damage opening it against a wall, other cars, etc. It's one of those lame accessories that people shouldnt ever add.
                              92 325ic 5 speed, hard top, windscreen, 133k, for sale
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