bought my first e30 for $500! Yes, it needs a little love.

[randomquickness]

It's an 87 325e. The previous owner replaced the internal fuel pump and fuel filter, it drove fine, and then started acting up again. I replaced the fuel pump relay and fuel pressure regulator and it's still acting funny. It doesn't want to start but some days it starts right up and runs fine. Sometimes it will start and idle for a few seconds and then die. I checked for vacuum leaks and couldn't locate any.

any ideas from the gurus? I appreciate the help!

Here's the car when I got it home (those wheels! )

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and a shot of under the driver fender well, vogtland springs

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1st priority was losing the green spray painted wheel center with more spray paint!

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interior cleaned up

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and how it looks now

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the calipers will get sprayed black as well.

[1993z32]

looks good man, sounds like you got an awesome deal! Need moar whoreage!

[randomquickness]

^thanks, and please define "whoreage" lol

[Kershaw]

post more pics.

looks great, i'd like to see some better pics too. take pics from a lower angle so you can see more of the car. see below \/. take a picture that is framed like that.

check the throttle position sensor.

[Dj Buttchug]

shoulda went all green wheels... haha nice come up

[randomquickness]

I'll get some more pics the next time it feels like starting and I pull it out of the garage. Going to check the throttle position sensor!

[randomquickness]

the green doesn't stop at with the wheels and calipers. Some previous owner decided a green roundel and green oil cap to match would be a good idea. oh yeah, and a green shocker sticker in place of the deck lid roundel.

[Dj Buttchug]

monster energy e30

[davem]

the green doesn't stop at with the wheels and calipers. Some previous owner decided a green roundel and green oil cap to match would be a good idea. oh yeah, and a green shocker sticker in place of the deck lid roundel.

f'ing hell...

[randomquickness]

monster energy e30

I'm pretty sure that's what he was going for. I'm slightly surprised I didn't find a 3 foot "M" monster decal on the hood.

[Mstngcobr761]

5 spd swap needed! Get on that ish

[randomquickness]

no need, I already have a fast bimmer. this one's just for fixing up and a little dd action.

[325ix]

Looks like a decent start. The wheels look pretty good all black.

[randomquickness]

Thanks! ultimately I want to go with some bbs with polished lip and black color matched centers but that will def come later on in the project.

[jizo]

Has the car been sitting for a while? Maybe bad gas? LOL