My first e30, also my first car!!!

[Her_Majesty]

the stance on this thing is fuckin GNARLY

This made me laugh.

[e30BMart]

Congrats on a very clean first car/first e30! :D

nice car dude!

nice pick up dude.. enjoy the m42 is so much win!!!

looks nice. try to keep it in 1 piece.

Thanks so much guys! it means a lot! Only thing is that its not briliantrot, I have a friend (sells ferrari, lambos, aston, etc) that said we could use his buffer and wax that he uses on those cars, on mine :P! Can NOT wait for that. I would like a deeper red though....
Anyone know what lights are on azn's car?

[ethirtydavid]

euro smilies:

[e30BMart]

Gawd those are 150$ on ebay.. Mine cost 10$ wtfucks

[Ziggens96]

Don't worry I consider myself a good driver. Better than a lot of adults I I rode with hehe :P. I'm hearing a "clacking" noise in the engine bay (timing chain? D: ) I'll post up a vid of the sound tomorrow for you guys.

timing chain tensioner. Go search for "M42 tensioner"

Why? Wouldn't making it m20 make it up in value?

no. While a 325is may have more value than a 318is, a 318is with an M20 will probably have less value than an M42 318is. Besides, when they told you "keep it M42" I think they were referring to 24v swaps.

Looks like a nice car for 1600 though. Don't ruin it.

[e30BMart]

Timing tensioner was the culprit, geter donnnne! Got the 2.5 Finally and I LOVE it, gonna get some pictures up soon. Next is BC coils

[e30BMart]

Got the 2.5 Finally and I LOVE it, gonna get some pictures up soon. Next is BC coils

[bmwguy325is]

Nice car. Not a fan of red but a lot of 318is cars came in red or white.
As for your lights not working its as simple as the little bulbs are gone. There are like 4 bulbs that make all that stuff light up. The one for drive cimputer thing is diff than the ones for the heater controls.

[e30BMart]

Stock shifter height:


Z4 2.5 shifter height:


Stock 3rd:


Z4 2.5 3rd:


Stock 4th:


z4 2.5 4th:


Stock as it sat:


Z4 2.5 as it sits:


Stock 3rd:


Z4 2.5 3rd:


Stock 4th:


Z4 2.5 4th:


It feels GREAT and thats the most important. I don't care for Super short if it makes it feel too notchy. So for me 2.5 is perfect, Ill see how it breaks in :)
It doesn't look much shorter but keep in mind the height difference might play tricks on you. It feels much shorter, I'd even go to say it feels 30% shorter (throws)

[e30BMart]

Did the cluster needled red today:

Before:


After:




with a red sharpie permanent marker, I'm satisfied it looks much better!

[jw 325ic]

awesome work, nice car, and all that good stuff...but holy shit dude adjust your ebrake. shit looks like its on viagra.

[blackhawkimpact]

^lol


Love the first pic of the interior. Sucks that I sold the stock radio. Looks tits.

[e30BMart]

awesome work, nice car, and all that good stuff...but holy shit dude adjust your ebrake. shit looks like its on viagra.

LOL. How do we adjust the e-brake though? It's not just from the bolts inside so I don't know how yet..

[e30BMart]

Also, I started compound on the 318is.. Best visual "mod" yet

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[e30BMart]

Painted the front grill with trim paint and the brake ducts.. will post pics once the car is clean..