(~˘▽˘)~ 1990 RHD Imperialblau 318is in Seoul, SK ヽ(￣～￣ )ノ

[s-thetikz]

RHD 1990 318is imported from the UK.
no ac, m20 flywheel, open diff (how am i going to source a 4.1 lsd here)
missed my 91' 318is back in the states and paid a filthy premium to bag this thing (korea hates old cars)

glad to be back, gentlemen

[s-thetikz]

current problems:

coolant temp gauge not working
needs rear sway bar end links
left turn signal indicator up front only works intermittently
needs a proper muffler (not sure what to order for a muffler section that can just get welded on)
RHD (i got used to it in a few days, may humor a pricey LHD conversion later)
DRL on one side is much brighter than the other (which i think is contributing to the turn signal issue but not sure)

compression is 165 across the board, 100k miles

[2mAn]

Clean car! Seems like minor things to deal with, and Im sure the lighting issues are related. Id probably start there to knock two items off your list. Rear sway bar links are an easy one too.

As far as the LSD its probably easier to get a LSD installed into your pumpkin as that will be a much better quality item versus sourcing something thats 30 years old and hoping it still locks up, after all the hassle of getting it to you.

[s-thetikz]

Clean car! Seems like minor things to deal with, and Im sure the lighting issues are related. Id probably start there to knock two items off your list. Rear sway bar links are an easy one too.

As far as the LSD its probably easier to get a LSD installed into your pumpkin as that will be a much better quality item versus sourcing something thats 30 years old and hoping it still locks up, after all the hassle of getting it to you.

thanks man! appreciate a post by a r3vlimited legend

any LSD retailers that you recommend? racingdiffs.com had some weird spring clutch thingy 'lsd conversion' and reviews suggest that it isn't legit. any thoughts? it's the cheapest and would fit right into my small case

[s-thetikz]

few more pictures from here and there before my next major mods

[Cptcarisma]

Interior & Engine pics?
15yrs as a Member & still considered
“A noobie” lol Nice car….!
CAPP

[s-thetikz]

current problems:

coolant temp gauge not working
needs rear sway bar end links
left turn signal indicator up front only works intermittently
needs a proper muffler (not sure what to order for a muffler section that can just get welded on)
RHD (i got used to it in a few days, may humor a pricey LHD conversion later)
DRL on one side is much brighter than the other (which i think is contributing to the turn signal issue but not sure)

compression is 165 across the board, 100k miles

Fixed:
coolant temp gauge issue
turn signal indicator
picked up a magnaflow 14815, installed this week at some point along with the sway bar end links
fixed DRL

i have an is lip waiting to go on as well.
decided i like the ambers better than the clears so they'll be coming off, will probably smoke the clear indicators for a different look later down the line

[s-thetikz]

Interior & Engine pics?
15yrs as a Member & still considered
“A noobie” lol Nice car….!
CAPP

haha i was fresh outta high school when i joined.. don't remember what for as i didn't end up getting my first e30 until a decade later.

i don't have any decent photoshoot-y pics but i do have a few potato shots (sorry, i'm not very bright and the photo upload format still baffles me):

[Mazi!]

That is very clean car! looks great!

[moatilliatta]

This thing is nice with a great color combo! Please share more pics! :)

[It's Soda Not Pop]

Hella clean. more pics

[s-thetikz]

Hella clean. more pics

fixed a bunch of stuff and it's back on the road after 4 months.

no ABS with 185 tires makes living on a bigass hill fairly precarious in inclement weather. i found a set of RS001's for 800 bucks with 205 tires so hoping to swap them out for my incomplete rs041s

[decay]

yeah, better tires should be next in line, you're on the right track.

what's the typical weather pattern in korea? think you could get away with a 200 treadwear?

i look forward to having the same kind of "fun", it's supposed to snow this week in western washington and i'm running 225 azenis on e38 style5s.... well, at least my z3 came with a torsen diff and DSC...

i'll help you hunt one of those diffs if you want to (you can get a torsen to match your 4.10 ratio, that's what i ran in my 318ic project) but i cringe to think what it'd cost to send one across the big pond.

anyway, pristine car in and out, good hunting. you can't find 'em like this over here anymore except for $$$$$ on BaT.

[s-thetikz]

4.1 gearing is perfect for seoul, nothing past 60-70mph

and the rs001's i just picked up have pretty decent tires, not 200 treadwear but far better than what i have now (goodyear exe)

i'd absolutely love some help on hunting for an LSD. i'm actually going to be in socal from 1/18-1/23 so hopefully i can stuff a medium case 4.1 in my checked baggage? haha.

and are LSD's typically viscous? how do i make happen a torsen?

thanks for the kind words, what sucks is that if someone bashes me, i'm due for the bill because only liability is possible on a car this old.

but rather than just fear it getting smashed and not driving it, trying to take on a fuckit mentality (but pretty sure i'll end up going straight to jail if someone does smash it since my immediate response will be to calmly step out of the wreckage and create a scene of my own)

yeah, better tires should be next in line, you're on the right track.

what's the typical weather pattern in korea? think you could get away with a 200 treadwear?

i look forward to having the same kind of "fun", it's supposed to snow this week in western washington and i'm running 225 azenis on e38 style5s.... well, at least my z3 came with a torsen diff and DSC...

i'll help you hunt one of those diffs if you want to (you can get a torsen to match your 4.10 ratio, that's what i ran in my 318ic project) but i cringe to think what it'd cost to send one across the big pond.

anyway, pristine car in and out, good hunting. you can't find 'em like this over here anymore except for $$$$$ on BaT.

[Northern]

Some Z3 non-M came with Torsens. Basically everything else (Z3M, E36, E30 and older) will be ZF clutch type. Only exception would be the E30 iX viscous LSD.

Might not be much more to retrofit a Quaife/OSGiken/Kaaz unit if you already have to ship a complete diff across the planet.