My "new" 325is

[e30nut]

I just purchased an '87 325is from Pasco, Washington and drove it back to Upstate, New York over the weekend. 3,000 miles in 66 hours.

She's a Zinnoberrot, black leather, 5-speed with 181,000 miles. The car is completely stock except for a nice Eclipse/Polk/Kenwood stereo upgrade and a Dinan chip. It's been over 10 years since I sold me previous E30 and I'm psyched to have one again.

Just saying hi to everyone!

Here she is...



Painter's tape...



Coming down a mountain pass in Montana...

[kweli]

looks great. hows the interior?

[e30nut]

Very good shape for the age. Worn items include driver's seat left bolster, driver's side door sill, e-brake cracked, ash tray partially broken, and the shift knob and steering wheel leather are both worn.

Knob will be replaced with a TWM weighted knob and the steering wheel will be replaced with a Sparco wheel.

Carpet & mats are in great shape. Rear seat is in near perfect condition. Aside from a little age showing the headliner is in very good shape.

No cracks on the dash, something my old E30 had.

With some TLC and a few trips to a pick and pull yard the interior will be near perfect.

[gregslow318i]

mmmmm....mud flaps.....

[ACMF74]

fantastic

[e30nut]

mmmmm....mud flaps.....

Yeah, they're going bye-bye. But after driving 3,000 miles on I-90 I'm glad I had them for the trip.

[Cabriolet]

very nice score, man

[N2MYE30]

Im sure that was a fun drive. Congrats!

[Wh33lhop]

Nice. While you're at it, grab a brand new e-brake handle, they're like 7 bucks--or you could nab a leather wrapped one from an E34 at the yard.

[archie]

I like it a lot!

[beenjamin]

Any plans for it in near future?

[e30nut]

Any plans for it in near future?

In the short term:
New exhaust and intake, UUC short shifter, Suspension (not sure about which one yet),16x8 wheels (not sure which yet, but I'm leaning towards a set of Schmidt TH-Lines), smoked tail lights, clear indicators, and shortened bumpers.

Long term:
Custom reupholstrey, black carpet, black headliner, replace the window trim to its original chrome goodness, S50 motor swap, HID w/ Euro beams, and possibly carbon hood and trunk (paint matched).

[beenjamin]

seems like you've had time to think in the last 10 years after loosing your last baby

helluva list

[RickSloan]

how much for the mud flaps???

[e30nut]

seems like you've had time to think in the last 10 years after loosing your last baby

helluva list

3,000 miles of driving certainly helped too.