My "new" 318is

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  • Subtle
    Wrencher
    • Jul 2013
    • 289

    #16
    I love driving my car in the snow


    and then I wasnt paying attention to what was happening and I rear ended someone as they got cut off.


    back to square one. this time the upper rad support was bent in.

    i banged most of it out with a sledge but the hood latch was fubar so we had to install latch pins.





    the car looked quite silly for a few weeks
    '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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    • Subtle
      Wrencher
      • Jul 2013
      • 289

      #17
      but then I made a trip down south to trade my Style 5s for a set of ESM 002R staggered 16x7.5 and 16x9 and i got a set of ellipsoids out of the deal too! really cool dudes!




      quick test fit and my friend got a sweet pic out of it

      '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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      • kevine30
        Advanced Member
        • Feb 2014
        • 150

        #18
        Jeesh your hitting everything.
        2003.5 Slicktop Silver-grey M3 6 speed
        Individual Blue Onyx 1988 528e -2.7i turbo (sold)
        1998 328i (sold)
        91 318is -24v Swap (sold)

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        • ak-
          R3V OG
          • May 2009
          • 12422

          #19
          Good stuff man! Excited to see what you hit next.

          1991 325iS turbo

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          • freeride53
            R3V OG
            • Jul 2007
            • 11972

            #20
            Originally posted by ak-
            Good stuff man! Excited to see what you hit next.
            a lick.


            jk.


            like where this is going. like diamantschwarz.

            1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
            1983 Peugeot 505 STI
            1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
            2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD

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            • Subtle
              Wrencher
              • Jul 2013
              • 289

              #21
              Originally posted by kevine30
              Jeesh your hitting everything.
              Originally posted by ak-
              Good stuff man! Excited to see what you hit next.
              Originally posted by freeride53
              a lick.


              jk.


              like where this is going. like diamantschwarz.
              I have a problem with hitting things in cars... it's whatever.

              also please stay tuned as you may be disappoint on the diamantschwarz is going by by.

              anyway back on topic so I started to getting my suspension dialed in a bit better.


              so I got a set of bumpers from a local guy in RI and painted them and took some wall trim and made a lip.



              the test fit for whether it was going to look good



              then i decided it was going to be a good idea to paint my bay the night before the Uconn car show











              and the final product.



              PT belt on to protect the car



              so I went to go pick this piece of shhhii.... er fun vert... from E30l


              and then my friend broke my oil pan on the drive home...


              the reason for the broken oil pan with the e30 motorwerks skid plate was due to the failure of the motor mount arm hardware in the block.
              Last edited by Subtle; 08-12-2014, 05:17 PM. Reason: i break stuff a lot.
              '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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              • kevine30
                Advanced Member
                • Feb 2014
                • 150

                #22
                You have some awesome luck..
                2003.5 Slicktop Silver-grey M3 6 speed
                Individual Blue Onyx 1988 528e -2.7i turbo (sold)
                1998 328i (sold)
                91 318is -24v Swap (sold)

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                • Subtle
                  Wrencher
                  • Jul 2013
                  • 289

                  #23
                  Originally posted by kevine30
                  You have some awesome luck..
                  tell me about it ahaha!

                  anyway continuing on.

                  so I pulled the motor out as I felt it was easier and I wanted to inspect some things. (note I lost the R in DERPER in a rain storm to the windshield wiper and just left it.)


                  I didnt take a before pick but the block was super rusty so I sanded, primed, and painted it to hopefully stop some of the rust.


                  Ez-outs for the win


                  painted block going back in



                  ran into some issues getting it started turns out my source of info on how the fuel lines were connect was backwards honest mistake (thanks a lot sharky :roll:)


                  once I found out my issue of the fuel lines being backwards I worked all night to get it to an almost road worth state again and I also found out that the back of my shop faces the rising sun in the morning.



                  later that evening


                  a quick froyo stop


                  that lead up to about my birthday and my girlfriend greeted me with some AWESOME wrapping paper of the favorite picture of my car.



                  then I put that bish to work


                  a little function and form (who needs a truck anyway when you have a perfectly good e30 and a roof rack?)
                  '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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                  • N2MYE30
                    R3V Elite
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 5536

                    #24
                    Geez, this car has been through a lot. Good job for keeping with it.

                    COTM

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                    • Subtle
                      Wrencher
                      • Jul 2013
                      • 289

                      #25
                      Originally posted by N2MYE30
                      Geez, this car has been through a lot. Good job for keeping with it.
                      I fell in love with this car there is no way I'm letting it go for quite some time, I can't wait to paint it this weekend.

                      the combination of chalkboard and purple is going to be rad.
                      '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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                      • Subtle
                        Wrencher
                        • Jul 2013
                        • 289

                        #26
                        Painted it with purple chalkboard paint.



                        Little corner balance action, my corner weights were so fucked.



                        Well it is...



                        Spyke's door cards came in I'm so pumped to install then this weekend.

                        '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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                        • Subtle
                          Wrencher
                          • Jul 2013
                          • 289

                          #27
                          So it's been a while but it's time for an update!

                          so I left off before I got ready for H2Oi 2014.


                          some prepping photos





                          some photos from maryland with Schpanky




                          '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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                          • Subtle
                            Wrencher
                            • Jul 2013
                            • 289

                            #28
                            some more from H2Oi 2014




                            new Wheels



                            winter is coming so I got some good snow tires




                            Christmas 2014




                            some rust repair after winter




                            Yay Spring!



                            I love Aviation and BMWs!





                            some photos from a couple locals meets I went too.




                            I flocked my dash and it looks AWESOME!






                            added a nice E34 big toolbox, i'm thinking about cutting out the inside and shadowing in my own tools.


                            '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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                            • AdOz
                              Advanced Member
                              • Jun 2015
                              • 114

                              #29
                              I didn't expect to see so much in 2 pages! Great work!
                              TURB'02

                              INSTAGRAM

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                              • Subtle
                                Wrencher
                                • Jul 2013
                                • 289

                                #30
                                Originally posted by AdOz
                                I didn't expect to see so much in 2 pages! Great work!
                                yea been through a lot in just a few years.
                                '91 318is w/ M50B25TU

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