my first e30

[will61]

First off im sorta new to e30s and im ready to learn. But ive been reading and searching for a while so have an idea of what im lookin at. My name is Will and im 18 and I live outside of Cleveland, OH. Ive been searching for a clean e30 for about a year now and ive finally found the right one. I bought the car about a month ago in West Cleveland from a guy who just wanted it gone.

My plans are to drive this car until winter and track it often.

I just did a thermostat and oil change obviously.

1990 325i
75k!!!!!!!!!!!!
Florida car!!!!!!!
No rust underneath!!!!!!!!!!
Auto (5 speed swap in progress)
$1300
blown struts
shredded guibo (see pics)

Mods purchased/installed already
- getrag 260 + all necessary accesseries
- cone intake (unkown brand)
- 173 ecu with Turner chip :)
- nasty tan carpet gone and not being replaced
- nasty tan seats replaced with black comforts until i can get a race seat
- lamin x yellow highs (i was instantly itchin to mod)

Future Plans
- KYBs (i kno go bilsteins but i need em now and i cant wait and save)
- Vogtlands
- exhaust (custom flowmaster most likely)
- bigger and wider wheels
- turbo after college?? ;) haha

let me know what you guys think!

http://s854.photobucket.com/albums/ab103/will61/?action=view&current=DSCN3854.jpg

[Sepp]

I took the liberty to get these up for you.

[ak-]

Nice, and clean!
That TMS chip will do you well. Drive without it first, then slap it in there after for fun after your 5 swap.

Also, can anyone link me to the place to buy the front trim to cover the holes for the license plate like in the OP's last pic.

[will61]

thank you Sepp for posting those pics for me

ya thanks ak-, thats exactly what i was plannin to do so i could feel the difference

[rafiki]

nice! for $1300 cant go wrong

[will61]

ya man thats what i thought especially up here in the rust belt

[JasonC]

Looks like it will clean up to be a nice little car.

[will61]

what other cost effective mods would you guys suggest for her?

[Edev]

what other cost effective mods would you guys suggest for her?

That's a pretty broad question. Are you looking for visual mods? Performance mods? Interior? Exterior?

[will61]

o definately more performance oriented but i need new low beams so lighting is up there too. I have suspension coming and after i do the swap im probably gonna get a flowmaster. So anything cheap.

btw my interior is pretty bare except im putting the alpine head unit and possibly 12" fusion in it after i sell my jeep

[will61]

o ya Eric i saw your car with those alpinas about a week ago and im still thinkin about it.... sexy

[will61]

more pics

[cepa318is]

damn that flex disc is shredded. you weren't kidding. Nice pickup. A lot of potential!

[Sepp]

no problem congrats on the new ride

[freeride53]

good deal. you should de-pinstripe it once the weather permits, immediately.