So this is going to be my first build thread. I have had a couple BMW's prior to picking up this e30 M3 yet am much happier now. I have an alpine white e46 m3 and an f30 335i Msport. I had a 1990 325is in alpine white until Friday when I sold it to fund the e30 M3. Ended up getting $9k for the 325is so I was happy. Now onto the good stuff.
I picked this car up this past friday from my buddy that I have known for almost 10 years. It was his dream car but had been sitting for 5 years and was time to let her go. I have been joking/bugging him for the last few years to sell it to me and he finally made the decision. The car is a 1989 lachssilber (salmon silver) with grey interior. Like I mentioned, the car has been sitting for 5 years so needs some attention yet overall pretty nice. It has 257k miles on the clock and the motor was rebuilt around 70k miles ago.
The first step is to get the car running, I had it towed to my house since I didn't want to risk pushing bad fuel into the motor and cause problems.
The parts that are on order now are as followed:
-front brake pads/rotors
-rear brake pads/rotors
-stainless steel brake lines (x6)
-brake fluid flush
-drain the fuel tank and flush
-fuel filter
-air cleaner
-spark plugs
-intake elbow
-motor oil/filter
-redline trans fluid
-redline diff fluid
-accessory belts
-tires
-battery
On to the photos:
-The car as it was sitting at my buddy's house and getting ready to load onto the tow truck
Since I live on a main street in San Diego, the tow truck wasn't able to get the car into the driveway without blocking traffic. So I had to use my Tow Car to get the M3 the rest of the way into the driveway
Exterior Shots
Interior Shots
Engine Bay Shots
Some goodies that were stored in the trunk
Again, I am so excited to have been able to pick this car up and appreciate my buddy selling it to me for a great price. So anxious to get the parts on the car and get it driving.
I picked this car up this past friday from my buddy that I have known for almost 10 years. It was his dream car but had been sitting for 5 years and was time to let her go. I have been joking/bugging him for the last few years to sell it to me and he finally made the decision. The car is a 1989 lachssilber (salmon silver) with grey interior. Like I mentioned, the car has been sitting for 5 years so needs some attention yet overall pretty nice. It has 257k miles on the clock and the motor was rebuilt around 70k miles ago.
The first step is to get the car running, I had it towed to my house since I didn't want to risk pushing bad fuel into the motor and cause problems.
The parts that are on order now are as followed:
-front brake pads/rotors
-rear brake pads/rotors
-stainless steel brake lines (x6)
-brake fluid flush
-drain the fuel tank and flush
-fuel filter
-air cleaner
-spark plugs
-intake elbow
-motor oil/filter
-redline trans fluid
-redline diff fluid
-accessory belts
-tires
-battery
On to the photos:
-The car as it was sitting at my buddy's house and getting ready to load onto the tow truck
Since I live on a main street in San Diego, the tow truck wasn't able to get the car into the driveway without blocking traffic. So I had to use my Tow Car to get the M3 the rest of the way into the driveway
Exterior Shots
Interior Shots
Engine Bay Shots
Some goodies that were stored in the trunk
Again, I am so excited to have been able to pick this car up and appreciate my buddy selling it to me for a great price. So anxious to get the parts on the car and get it driving.
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