The not-so-dirty DIRTY30

[Klug]

Some winter plans while its in the garage.

- e36 PS rack swap
- (L) rear wheel bearing replacement (not looking forward to this)
- Throttle cable replacement
- 35% window tint and shadow line
- repairing dent in front passenger side


Should be easy, already put 8k miles on her within a year! Loving every second of it.

[MattAvino]

8k?! Where?!

[Klug]

Probably should have specified...8k miles haha

[nmlss2006]

Please tell me after drilling the valance you used some kind of primer and paint...

[Klug]

Please tell me after drilling the valance you used some kind of primer and paint...

Yikes, totally slipped my mind. Adding that to the to-do list also. Thx

[Klug]

What a disgrace, Google picked up my car with a ticket and a missing center cap. How embarrassing.

[Klug]

Yearly update!

So at the end of 2013 I made the move down to Greenville, SC due to a career opportunity. Already, I am happy to be driving this year round. Made the 650mile trip without any hiccups. Plus, I keep getting major cudos around town since BMW has a huge plant down here that manufactures the x3,x5 and x6.

Anyway, I have done a lot of maintenance now that I have a garage.

-35% window tint
-Refreshed the intake mani with new gaskets, intake boot and m50 injectors (huge improvment)
-Full valve job with new NGK BPR6ES plugs, distributor cap, rotor and wires.
-Replaced exhaust manifold gaskets
-Replaced throttle cable
-Replaced hood latch
-Refreshed Euros from water damage
-Refreshed all trim, grilles, side mirrors etc with Duplicolor paint (SEM is impossible to find)
-Replaced my passenger fender from the PO's accident with a chair in the middle of the highway
-FINALLY man'd up and replaced my volvo lip with a real authentic IS lip.

Now I just need to make an appointment for paint and I'll be good to rock and roll for summer!

My next plans-
-I'm getting tired of the basketweaves, considering looking into getting ESM 002's soon.
-Pretty sure I need to replace my bumper shocks- Tried adjusting the sides of the bumper but it still sags too much for my liking.
-Thule rack arriving this week.

And I'm getting ready to sell my B7 A4 this spring, so more than likely will be DD'ing this for a bit until I make my mind up what to get next. (X5, LR3 or 4Runner)


Also talked my buddy into an ETA

[dirtbag30]

What a disgrace, Google picked up my car with a ticket and a missing center cap. How embarrassing.

i lol'd at this, forgive me. :rofl:

car looks good though

[Aleman]

Plus, I keep getting major cudos around town since BMW has a huge plant down here that manufactures the x3,x5 and x6.

Car is looking great man! You are living in a very E30-friendly part of the country. By looking at the Greenville Craigslist, it seems like there are lots BMW fans in the area. It is usually loaded with clean E30 cars and parts!

[Klug]

i lol'd at this, forgive me. :rofl:

car looks good though

And just to put icing on the cake- this was my second ticket (for being un-inspected parking on the street) and it was taken ON MY BIRTHDAY. I put a sign to the Philly PPA saying I have an appointment in three days and they ripped it off and gave me a ticket.

Gotta love it.

[Klug]

Car is looking great man! You are living in a very E30-friendly part of the country. By looking at the Greenville Craigslist, it seems like there are lots BMW fans in the area. It is usually loaded with clean E30 cars and parts!

Yeah this area is awesome. I swear that every other car on the road is an X5 or X3. Most of my neighbors are from Germany and work for either BMW or Michelin tire. I've met a few that had e30's for their first cars growing up and a few that still have an e30 back home..its pretty sweet, they love mine.

Trying to get that euro hookup for parts when they return to the motherland!

[Aleman]

Trying to get that euro hookup for parts when they return to the motherland!

Nice! :up:

[Ohnoitsgeoff]

Hahah my e30 in your pic looks janky as hell!
Pre bumper tuck that gasket in front of my headlight dear lawd!

This summer I will catch up to you with working on my very slow autotragic eta

E36 steering rack + moar low + paint

[Klug]

Hahah my e30 in your pic looks janky as hell!

Yeah it looked about the same last time I saw it (what 2 months ago) haha

[Klug]

Just a few updates. God it feels good to own a garage that I can work on it whenever I have time.

-Finally got my fender painted up and repainted all of the black trim. Painted the side mirrors and the area under the front bumper. Apparently it was a bronzit color, I was confused and it was bugging me since you can see it through the gap of the bumper.
-Took it to SC's Upstate CnC and some McLaren parked next to me and stole all my attention.
-Sadly, started blending in with the south and removed the dirty30 PA plate. Considering getting a SC one.

Up Next: In recent negotiating with a seller for some 16' BBS RS ;)