1990 Brilliantrot 318is from Australia

[ngampleh]

nice....
pretty clean interior and engine bay

[thriftshopclassics]

Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words. I haven't had much time to post in the past month with work being a bit crazy.

This has also meant I haven't really had any time to work on the car either. Aside from replacing the stereo from a terrible old thing that skipped like crazy. That was a bit of fun for a Saturday afternoon.







Here is a shot of the interior in better light.



Under those nondescript seat covers are a set of reasonably good condition Recaros out of another e30. The original comfort seats came with the car when I bought it.

A couple of other things that the car has had done to it by the PO/s:

- Remus exhaust
- Schrick cams
- Conforti chip
- Bilstein suspension in the rear, Boge suspension in the front.
- Polk Splits in the front, 4 inch polks on the rear parcel shelf.

In the first month of ownership i have been super happy and driving this car is an absolute dream, but as you would expect with any 24 year old car, I have found a couple of other little things to address.

There is some small spots of rust in the sunroof rails that I am going to sort out over the holidays. I am actually really looking forward to this, It is a bit of a blessing that the place that i get to practice doing rust repair is out of sight unless you look for it.

Also with the crazy summer storms that we have been getting in Queensland, I have found that the trunk is leaking a little bit. After really heavy rain, a little puddle forms on the battery cover. After a bit of inspecting, I think that it is coming through around the tail lights. So I will try to fix this up as soon as i get to the bottom of it.



Here is the engine bay, I am still learning my way around it while studying the hell out of a copy of the Bentley Manual...

[Ray Smoodiver]

Heh, those TSW's and TSW Hockenheim's were a dealer option in NZ/AU. Waaay cheaper back in the day than paying for 15" weaves.

Everyone shits on TSW Hocks but they were the gun rim to have on your E30 in the late 90's.

Wicked looking car OP, Thorpie says its fully sick.

[lukeADE335i]

Very nice. Why is it that our country seems to have the best paint in general compared to the others? Weird.

Because we have a climate where it doesn't snow so we don't salt on the roads, and plenty of room so we can keep our cars undercover!

My car gets daily driven, but lives under a car port at home, and in an underground car park at work... the paint doesn't exactly cop a hammering.

Great stuff OP - some interior and engine shots would be nice too :)

[2mAn]

I think the wheels are period correct, but I would get them back into a silver finish. I despise black wheels

[thriftshopclassics]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. After I wash the car on the weekend I will post a few more pics and some info about the car.
I am pretty keen to get some new wheels, at the moment they are TSW's that a previous owner refinished in black, but would like to get something a little bit more period appropriate. However being as that is a purely aesthetic decision, It will take a backseat until I have addressed some other things.

[jhaurimn]

Paint looks great. Get some new wheels :)

[animal]

Awesome - your paint is super nice. I need to find the time to work on the paint of my cars. That is some serious shine!

[aintnothang]

wish my paint was that good.

[///M42 sport]

if you do work on your ac, post some pics. I would be interested in them :)

[tak7]

Beautiful car indeed, welcome!
What's going on with the wheels? Type c's with some sort of can mod??

[Matt341]

Off to a great start.

Could not have said it better myself.

[pilotskillse30]

Off to a great start.

[econti]

Very nice. Why is it that our country seems to have the best paint in general compared to the others? Weird.

If you're on facebook, jump onto the group "E30 Enthusiasts Australia" as there's a heap of us with 318is' and a whole lot of knowledge.

[yodman]

That is a beautiful 318. Lucky you the previous owner took very nice care of it from the looks of it! I was not so lucky with mine and have a lot of work to recover my own car.

Working on cars is VERY rewarding and feels so good when you accomplish even the simplest of things. However, it has its times of frustration and anger. Just don't take it out on that nice paint!