I moved to Australia for a year and picked up a e30 to drive while i"m here
1989 318i m40 auto sedan
Overall the car is a bit rough for me but the outside looks presentable, the dash is cracked really bad, cloth seats are trashed, motor runs well enough but under the valve cover is scary(mad sludge)
I couldnt pass it up for $1000 after looking at 5 other ones for twice as much that had rust and terrible paint. I bought it from some really nice people too. So far ive put the 51mm strut tubes with 325i springs and cut a coil off them, added vented dics on the front(rear was already disc), new control arms, m3 offset bushings, new tierod ends, got an alignment, a set of tires and odometer gears. Just got the roof rack off Gumtree last week(its like Australian craigslist) for $40.
When I first got it I stripped the interior to pull out some really awesome wiring
Im hoping to score some seats for it soon and maybe throw an m42 in it with a 5 speed since im working a shop now so I have tools to use now. A good dash is impossible to find here so ill prob throw a cover on it
E30 stuff is much rarer and more expensive here too
1989 318i m40 auto sedan
Overall the car is a bit rough for me but the outside looks presentable, the dash is cracked really bad, cloth seats are trashed, motor runs well enough but under the valve cover is scary(mad sludge)
I couldnt pass it up for $1000 after looking at 5 other ones for twice as much that had rust and terrible paint. I bought it from some really nice people too. So far ive put the 51mm strut tubes with 325i springs and cut a coil off them, added vented dics on the front(rear was already disc), new control arms, m3 offset bushings, new tierod ends, got an alignment, a set of tires and odometer gears. Just got the roof rack off Gumtree last week(its like Australian craigslist) for $40.
When I first got it I stripped the interior to pull out some really awesome wiring
Im hoping to score some seats for it soon and maybe throw an m42 in it with a 5 speed since im working a shop now so I have tools to use now. A good dash is impossible to find here so ill prob throw a cover on it
E30 stuff is much rarer and more expensive here too
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