New Member, New E30

[Woo]

wow with clean engine bay and wheels that thing is almost showroom condition. good job

Looks awesome for a first start! Just give it a little love and you got yourself a collectors item.

That paint came out great! Good job on keeping the color

Thanks, I'm pretty happy with it. I've always wanted an e30 325i restored to stock condition for a daily driver, and that's exactly what this car will be. I think these cars have the perfect combination of fun, reliability, and practicality. Since I'm going to be driving it almost everyday, the engine bay and wheels will never stay clean though. I've got a couple of other cars for track toy and show car use.

[Dj Buttchug]

always loved that color. nice Op

[Woo]

always loved that color. nice Op

Thanks! I have to be honest, I definitely wouldn't have chosen gletscherblau, but it's growing on me. I thought the car was too original to mess with the color combo though. It deserved a somewhat faithful restoration. I only changed the carpet color from tan to black to avoid stains from daily use.

[N2MYE30]

That paint does look amazing. Is that truly glacier metallic? Im just asking because it looks more blue tham what I have and have seen.

[Woo]

That paint does look amazing. Is that truly glacier metallic? Im just asking because it looks more blue tham what I have and have seen.

Yeah its supposed to be. The door jams and trunk weren't repainted, so that shows how exact the color match is.

[Woo]

Look what the original owner of my car sent me today! I was irrationally happy to receive it!

[2mAn]

Looks great, now it's time to clean that engine bay

[DrivenByE30]

awesome !!

you should get a short shifter rather than that tall gear knob from the 1 series...

And any plans to drop it? You should i think... just even slightly mild drop would greatly improve the look.

Congrats on all the progress !

[Woo]

awesome !!

you should get a short shifter rather than that tall gear knob from the 1 series...

And any plans to drop it? You should i think... just even slightly mild drop would greatly improve the look.

Congrats on all the progress !

Definitely not. I understand why people mod cars, and the changes you suggest would probably make it look slightly better. But I have a thing for honest, original old cars. Being the 2nd owner, having the window sticker, keeping the original colors and options, those things matter to me. I'm not going to do anything that will make it different from when it was new.

[DrivenByE30]

I understand and respect your choice.

I thought i was stock but you are definitely a more stock guy than i am...

It is your car so whatever makes you happy, i am cool with that.

I already subscribed to your thread, so i am eager and looking forward to seeing any more progress from you.



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[spiDmang]

great job!! :up:

[Javier h]

I think what he was trying to say was

That's not the correct shift knob for that car.

It does look taller than what you expect. I know what came from the factory in earlier models but not sure what style knob came in a 1990.

Definitely not. I understand why people mod cars, and the changes you suggest would probably make it look slightly better. But I have a thing for honest, original old cars. Being the 2nd owner, having the window sticker, keeping the original colors and options, those things matter to me. I'm not going to do anything that will make it different from when it was new.

[Woo]

I understand and respect your choice.

I thought i was stock but you are definitely a more stock guy than i am...

It is your car so whatever makes you happy, i am cool with that.

I already subscribed to your thread, so i am eager and looking forward to seeing any more progress from you.



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Thanks. I hope to get the finishing touches done within a couple weeks.

That's not the correct shift knob for that car.

It does look taller than what you expect. I know what came from the factory in earlier models but not sure what style knob came in a 1990.

Yeah you're right. Good eye. I am going to fix that.

[stonea]

Wow that paint came out beautiful. Great looking car!

[Kedge]

Great looking car, and well done for keeping it so original. A 2 door E30 325i is such a rare car here in the UK!