this ol' boys E30

[backwoodsE30]

Howdy ladies and gents! totally new to the world of bmw but always loved the e30 cars. so here we go. picked up an 88 325is from a guy in mass for $2300. 198k, LSD, grey sport int, not all chopped up and molested. so far i have installed a bilstein BTS kit look and drives 1000 times better! new control arms, ball joints, polly control arm bushings and polly motor and tranny mounts. I have yet to install the ierland engineering stainless headers and cat back...gotta figure out what im going to do for the mid pipes and cat.. and there will either be a VAC stage 2 or 3 head on it with a very streetable schrick cam in it very soon. so thats it as of now.. oh yeah and im dying for a set of black plastic bumpers.. if you happen to have a set kicking around.. here are some pics

[Kershaw]

congrats. looks like you're off to a good start.

[sohc12vm20]

looks good, i like the gray sport seats.

[Motorsports]

Congrats. Sounds like your headed on the right direction with this one. Am curious to what your going to do with the center section. keep us posted.

[backwoodsE30]

im thinking a single 3 in high flow cat with 2 2in to 3in collectors fortunately i have access to a nice bender.. but still undecided. i know this is a question for the exhaust thread but any opinions?

[dashboardmonkey]

Looks like what I wish my old 88 looked like when I got it.

Looks like a good start, welcome!

[Peterkaczynski]

nice find i want a coupe so bad :(

[backwoodsE30]

ronal turbos or ronal ls's or schmidt revolution modern lines? THAT is the question!

[JT325is]

schmidts. keep the db's on there too i love 88's

[backwoodsE30]

not a huge fan of the db's maby if i tuck em.. is that a terrible thing to do?

[backwoodsE30]

well it has been a while. but im on the road and bumbling along. VAC stage 3 head purchased looking for a 2.7 block to stick it on. miller psik with a w.a.r chip on the way. 19lb injectors on the way. ronal LS's on the ground. custom center pipes. need wheel bearings, a quiet trans, a throw out bearing, and screw it a nice clutch while im in there.

[couch.lock]

Looks good man. You should get some spacers though.

[Thehemiman]

This is a great example of what my car should look like

[backwoodsE30]

SPACERS!!! what size?

[88e30ix]

SPACERS!!! what size?

I think 10mm would be fine but for the perfect stance I would go with 15mm rear and 5 or 10 in front. ;)