ok, my turn to do one of these...

[E30NJ]

I like the ride height. Functional, not slammed. Style 5's complement the E30 so well. Just a question, how does it ride? My friend put on the same adapters and he had all sorts of issues with vibrations and suspension handling. Not to mention his offset was ridiculous. Still it looks awesome!

[jllphan]

Fantastic car/build! Always want a Alpine E30!

Megan Coils are kind of a bitch to adjust huh? I have the same set up!

Thanks! I don't think they're too bad, similar to most coilovers I've seen, but nothing your gonna adjust in 10min, lol.

nice work m8

Thank you, that vert is hawt!

Sounds like it was a pain. Can you elaborate? im looking for a set of headers that are decently priced and bolt on with as few headaches as possible...

Headers aren't like changing an air filter, your talking about a couple pieces of metal with multiple malleable fittings, so just a lot of patience and sweat equtity. But if your not looking to slam your car (more on that below) and want a decent set, go for it.

Good to see the car landed in good hands indeed. Beautiful execution sir. Now lower it, don't make me say it again

I'm not a stance guy, but regardless, lowering further isn't really an option. As mentioned earlier, my headers are only 1.5-2" off the ground as it is. I guess i could raise the motor a bit, but I'm not really looking to slam the car.

Nice write up, nice save. makes me sad it isn't an 87IS anymore... these are getting rarer by the day i guess.

I feel your pain, in a perfect world i would have found a later model, but slim pickins around here.

I enjoyed reading your build thread, your giving her a new life. My .02 on the rear bumper matter, since you did a plastic front, do a plastic rear as well. Looks great, keep it up.
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Thanks! I think your right, hope to do this soon!

[HennaE30]

I enjoyed reading your build thread, your giving her a new life. My .02 on the rear bumper matter, since you did a plastic front, do a plastic rear as well. Looks great, keep it up.


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[delatlanta1281]

Nice write up, nice save. makes me sad it isn't an 87IS anymore... these are getting rarer by the day i guess.

[DatUtahGuy]

Good to see the car landed in good hands indeed. Beautiful execution sir. Now lower it, don't make me say it again

[MPLFoster]

Thanks! Massaged is a good word. A few more would be blood, sweat and a few choice words. Nothin' had to be modified to get them to fit, but they don't exactly drop right in. I will say with the exhaust Kevin built, this thing sounds AMAZING.

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Sounds like it was a pain. Can you elaborate? im looking for a set of headers that are decently priced and bolt on with as few headaches as possible...

[Peterkaczynski]

nice work m8

[Zreberlcoe]

Fantastic car/build! Always want a Alpine E30!

Megan Coils are kind of a bitch to adjust huh? I have the same set up!

[jllphan]

Great work man. Saved indeed...

Any issues with the headers or did you need to massage them past the sub-frame?

Thanks! Massaged is a good word. A few more would be blood, sweat and a few choice words. Nothin' had to be modified to get them to fit, but they don't exactly drop right in. I will say with the exhaust Kevin built, this thing sounds AMAZING.

Great job on the car. Looks so much better. Keep it up.

Thanks!

Looks great! I love seeing these builds, gives me more motivation :firehop:

Thank you! Good luck to you and your sister, I'm actually looking for an e30 vert for my gf -- so i too am adding to the 'e'strogen30 pool ;)

Lookin great! I need to do that bumper swap. Take some pictures of how you do the rear swap. I know there is a DIY thread with lots of pics but it would be cool to see how another person does it. Maybe you will find some better ways to attack it.
Cheers

Will do, one of the local e30 guys has a plastic bumper modified for an early car, so as soon as i source some parts, i'm gonna hit him up to use his as a template. I didn't do a great job photographing the journey so far, but that will change and will post updates here.

being a believer in function > form that is totally understandable. i was just stating my humble opinion. i love the look of style 5s. so ill say it again that your car looks great. lol

my bad if i sounded snippy, all good -- and thank you for the kind words.

NICE! Our cars made the exact same change! Nice work!

Indeed, looks like Donnie/Kevin have some of your money too! Thanks!

very,very nice car. I own a '88 and a'89 325is. I'm soon to get them both running again then the real work will begin.

Thank you sir. I bought this car to get better at working on cars and am having a blast.

[IzzY_325is]

very,very nice car. I own a '88 and a'89 325is. I'm soon to get them both running again then the real work will begin.

[TC|Photography]

NICE! Our cars made the exact same change! Nice work!

[dirtbag30]

if were going for the stanced look, totally. But the drop was more a byproduct of the coilovers which were done more for function than appearance -- not to mention the fact that the headers are sitting about 1.5" off the ground as it is. i may go to 17's, but kinda like the weight of these.

being a believer in function > form that is totally understandable. i was just stating my humble opinion. i love the look of style 5s. so ill say it again that your car looks great. lol

[deutschman]

Lookin great! I need to do that bumper swap. Take some pictures of how you do the rear swap. I know there is a DIY thread with lots of pics but it would be cool to see how another person does it. Maybe you will find some better ways to attack it.
Cheers

[davidayeee]

Looks great! I love seeing these builds, gives me more motivation :firehop:

[MPLFoster]

Great work man. Saved indeed...

Any issues with the headers or did you need to massage them past the sub-frame?