It's April and time for another COTM! This month is a black beauty owned by bimma360! So congrats and enjoy!!!!
Color: BMW-Schwarz (086)
Interior color: “Tango” a Modena/Cinnamon tone
Engine modifications:
-Rebuilt stock M20
-Dinan Turbo Kit (1 of 20)
-Dinan Turbotronics 4 & 5
-Porsche Injectors
-Porsche 993 Bypass Valve
-Water/Air Intercooling System
-Urethane Motor Mounts (Ireland Engineering)
Exhaust:
-3” Down-pipe
-3” single pipe midsection
-Metallic High Flow Catalyst
-3” Catback into E36 M3 Dinan muffler
Transmission:
-Getrag 260
-Z4 2.5i Short Shifter (OEM)
-Urethane Transmission Mounts (Ireland Engineering)
Differential: 2.93LSD
Suspension:
-H&R Sport Springs (BMP Design)
-Bilstein Sport Shocks and Struts
-Billet RSM's (Ireland Engineering)
-25/22mm Sway Bars (Ireland Engineering)
-E30 M3 Offset CAB's (Bav-Auto)
-Front Strut Bar (BMP Design)
-Rear Strut Bar (Ireland Engineering)
-Urethane Rear Sub-frame Bushings (Ireland Engineering)
-Urethane Trailing Arm Bushings (Ireland Engineering)
-Wilwood 4 pot BBK “street” (Massive Brakes)
-Turner SS Brake Lines
Wheels:
-BBS RS180 16x7.5” ET14 (Filled and Re-drilled)
-205/45/16 Continental Extreme Contact DWS
Exterior modifications:
-Factory M-Technik II Kit
-Euro Front Grills
-Euro Rear Plate Filler
-Body Color Painted B-Pillar
-Shadowline
-Euro Bosch Headlights
-HID retrofit 5K Low Beams
-HID retrofit 3K Fogs
Interior modifications:
-Fully Upholstered Interior (Creative Options)
-Horizontally Stitched Front Sport seats
-Horizontally Stitched “is” Rear seats
-OEM Z4 Leather Shift Knob
-Black Italian Leather Shifter/e-brake Boots
-OEM e36 Leather e-brake Handle
-Dinan black floor mats
-Center Console Gauge Pod
-Map Light Rear-view Mirror
-MB Quart 5.25(front) and 6x9(rear) Component System
-Alpine MRV-F345 4-Channel Amp (300 Watts RMS)
In Process/Future Modifications:
-Leather wrapped center consoles
-Leather wrapped handles and map pockets
-Leather wrapped "oh sh*t" handles
-Black headliner
-New Dashboard
-Going back to NA (Yes, I know I am nuts)
Story behind the car:
I bought my car almost 4 years ago back in December of 2007. Having recently graduated from college, I made up my mind that if I was ever going to build an e30 I would love, the time would be now; before the more important things in life took over. Well, what was supposed to be a stock late model e30 with a suspension, wheels, and a new interior, turned into what you see today. My philosophy with my e30 has been to keep it OEM+ and it would end up being a car I can “grow old” with. A car I can still own 20 or 30 years down the line, and not be thrown back by a reflection of my own adolescents. I didn't want this to be like an old clothing style, where I look at it and say “what was I thinking?” All in all, I hope that I have stayed true to my “philosophy.” I guess time will tell.
Color: BMW-Schwarz (086)
Interior color: “Tango” a Modena/Cinnamon tone
Engine modifications:
-Rebuilt stock M20
-Dinan Turbo Kit (1 of 20)
-Dinan Turbotronics 4 & 5
-Porsche Injectors
-Porsche 993 Bypass Valve
-Water/Air Intercooling System
-Urethane Motor Mounts (Ireland Engineering)
Exhaust:
-3” Down-pipe
-3” single pipe midsection
-Metallic High Flow Catalyst
-3” Catback into E36 M3 Dinan muffler
Transmission:
-Getrag 260
-Z4 2.5i Short Shifter (OEM)
-Urethane Transmission Mounts (Ireland Engineering)
Differential: 2.93LSD
Suspension:
-H&R Sport Springs (BMP Design)
-Bilstein Sport Shocks and Struts
-Billet RSM's (Ireland Engineering)
-25/22mm Sway Bars (Ireland Engineering)
-E30 M3 Offset CAB's (Bav-Auto)
-Front Strut Bar (BMP Design)
-Rear Strut Bar (Ireland Engineering)
-Urethane Rear Sub-frame Bushings (Ireland Engineering)
-Urethane Trailing Arm Bushings (Ireland Engineering)
-Wilwood 4 pot BBK “street” (Massive Brakes)
-Turner SS Brake Lines
Wheels:
-BBS RS180 16x7.5” ET14 (Filled and Re-drilled)
-205/45/16 Continental Extreme Contact DWS
Exterior modifications:
-Factory M-Technik II Kit
-Euro Front Grills
-Euro Rear Plate Filler
-Body Color Painted B-Pillar
-Shadowline
-Euro Bosch Headlights
-HID retrofit 5K Low Beams
-HID retrofit 3K Fogs
Interior modifications:
-Fully Upholstered Interior (Creative Options)
-Horizontally Stitched Front Sport seats
-Horizontally Stitched “is” Rear seats
-OEM Z4 Leather Shift Knob
-Black Italian Leather Shifter/e-brake Boots
-OEM e36 Leather e-brake Handle
-Dinan black floor mats
-Center Console Gauge Pod
-Map Light Rear-view Mirror
-MB Quart 5.25(front) and 6x9(rear) Component System
-Alpine MRV-F345 4-Channel Amp (300 Watts RMS)
In Process/Future Modifications:
-Leather wrapped center consoles
-Leather wrapped handles and map pockets
-Leather wrapped "oh sh*t" handles
-Black headliner
-New Dashboard
-Going back to NA (Yes, I know I am nuts)
Story behind the car:
I bought my car almost 4 years ago back in December of 2007. Having recently graduated from college, I made up my mind that if I was ever going to build an e30 I would love, the time would be now; before the more important things in life took over. Well, what was supposed to be a stock late model e30 with a suspension, wheels, and a new interior, turned into what you see today. My philosophy with my e30 has been to keep it OEM+ and it would end up being a car I can “grow old” with. A car I can still own 20 or 30 years down the line, and not be thrown back by a reflection of my own adolescents. I didn't want this to be like an old clothing style, where I look at it and say “what was I thinking?” All in all, I hope that I have stayed true to my “philosophy.” I guess time will tell.
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