My 88' 318i | Underpowered Euro Content

[Dave91]

Without this ugly headlight looks much better.

[animal]

awesome - love those oz/msw's though. wish I kept my set.

[Max399]

M42 is nice, and yes, it's a pretty easy fit, but thats not what im looking for ;)
I really want to experiment with Turbocharging one day, and since this engine has compression ratio of 8.8:1 - it's the perfect candidate :)
M42 would need more modification since it's compcression ratio is 10:1.

So one day, after im really loving the look (Since that is what this car is currently for :D) i may end up Turbocharging the M40 :)

Wont be going for big numbers, probably will use modified 318tds exhaust manifold and a 325tds turbo. Will go for ~0.5bar. Should have around 124kW at the end ;) More than enough.

Oh, also, forgot to mention one of the major mods i did last month.
I finally did an LPG conversion to it :)
Dont know how common it is in US, but in Europe, it's a pretty common mod, since LPG price is twice as low as Petrol.
Ended up using BRC Sequent24 LPG system.
So now i have Petrol and LPG :)

Max.

[Nisse Järnet]

M42 swap is easy, you can get one from a E36 as well.

[Max399]

Update time ;)

So the car got fixed, and i got to enjoy the look.
Here is how she looked after the paint:



As you can see, i have removed the graffiti hood in preparation for the winter season.

Also got some Mtech 1 looking fiberglass sideskirts:







They're pretty sketchy in their current state, need to fix them here and there, but i do think they fit good with the Rieger front lip :)

My dream would come true if i could find a cheap Breyton rear apron. Would look awesome.

So current state is winter mode. About to change wheels, no front lip, everything stock :)

Next season is going to introduce some nice changes.
Mostly awaited for me is a 5-lug swap using the adapters i sell. Already got all the parts, will be using stock E36 325 brakes, and rear E36 Compact Drum brakes.
The sideskirts will also be added.

Also trying to find some cheap E38 BBS RZ R16's. Really love how they look on E30's.



Oh, had my car filmed for my local collage, if anyone wants to see some teaser videos, they are on my Instagram. It's kenny_aka_max :)

So thats it for today :)

Thank you,
Max.

[jeenyus]

looks great. nice job.

[Nats88M3]

Nice.. I like it!

[Max399]

Little update :)
Right after paint:



And the other side being polished/buffed:



Thats it for today :)

[Max399]

Hey guys, sorry for no updates in a long time, but i do have some news :)

So ok, first i'l dump some Instagram photos (kenny_aka_max is the username if anyone is interested)

So i got myself a roof rack:



Even thought it as mainly a style thing, i did haul some things with it:



Then i decided to yellow tint my fogs, which came out pretty nice:





So all that was pretty nice i loved the way the car looked, but then i got backed into me :)



And im actually happy with that :)
I will explain in a second why.

The damage was small, basically the fiberglass fender broke, the headlight frame broke and i got pushed with the spare tire well into some concrete.

Now with the good news, the money i got from insurance was enough to fix the fender, fix the lights, fix the spare tire well. And not only :)

It also allowed me to fix both of the rear arches from rust and holes, fix rust on the sides and paint both sides of the car :)

Currently the car is still at the body shop, currently it looks like this:













So that's it i guess ;)
Oh, aslo, here's a teaser from a local E30 meet i was at:

[Link]

Looks good, after owning a sedan for awhile I don't see many I like, but this one is looking good.

[Max399]

Hey guys, decided to update this thread.

Not much progress was made since the last update, been piling up parts mostly.
Got some cheap rear E36/5 drum trailing arms, will do just fine with my 5-lug swap.
All i need now - is E36 hubs and rotors + calipers. And money..

Got myself a garage, it's in rough shape, biggest thing it needs is some floor, since the old wooden planks have completely rotten over time.. Gotta go concrete floors on it.

That would be it for today :)
No pics, sorry.

Max.

[Max399]

Ok, so here's the picture of how it currently looks:



Need to attach the front fender moldings to the new fiberglass fenders, also thinking on going all yellow film on the foglights, i think it need's a little more color in the front..

Also, does anyone know where i can get the plastic sideskirt part that attaches to the fender? I got the long one, just need the fender part... Don't care if it's a fiberglass copy or an original part.

[Max399]

Thank you :)

Little update on whats been done:

- Straightened and painted the valance.
- Fitted the Rieger lip.
- Stood back and stared....
- Took off the fog lights so i could fix them.
- Swapped my grilles for a set of freshly painted ones.

Looks decent now. New grilles did not have the eyebrows on them, still thinking if i should swap them to the new ones.. Kinda like how it looks at the moment :)
Will post pictures as soon as i can take some more/less normal ones :)

Max.

[AwakenNoMore]

I like the angel eyes with the smoked ellipsoids and eyebrows.

[Max399]

Thank's guys :)
Haha, the CCFL's are staying. Well at least for the moment, i like how they look with the white hood.