Congrats on the new parts Toby! I'm looking forward to seeing the ronals on the car!
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Cylinder head is installed & the car is running quite well! Many thanks to my friend/mechanic Roman (Bareminimumbandit). The car had a bad misfire thanks to some junk injectors I purchased off the forum. Luckily I got another set of 19# injectors from a friend, Greg Perez (Gregolas) here locally. Just some fine tuning details at this point but the car absolutely rips. Engine bay has been heavily de-cosmolined, but still a work in progress.
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Some other things still coming are:- New OE Kick Panel/Knee bolster + all hardware
- New coolant expansion tank
- CAtuned Silicon Coolant Hoses
- Coolant level sensor
- New distributor cap & rotor
- Distributor dust cover
- Condor 70a Trans Mounts
- OE M20 motor mounts
- Rebuilt driveshaft. U-Joints aren't in good shape on my current one
- Engine wiring harness - car still has the issue where it will cut off on WOT high up in the rev range
- Lots of other little trim pieces, clips, door switch etc etc.
Got my Ronals mounted last night + an alignment. Feels great! I love the look & it's so nice to drive an E30 with good tires.
Hartge's are for sale.
Last edited by TFJR; 12-10-2018, 11:15 AM.1988 325 Lachs Sedan SOLD
1989 325i Bronzit Beige 2 Door
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2018 Volkswagen Alltrack SE DSG
Past:1988 325iS Lachs 5 Speed
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Originally posted by 2mAn View Posthow do you like the new setup?
Also - having an extra 1500rpm of usable rev range has been great. I swapped the cluster as well + installed that 370mm MT2 steering wheel. The driving experience has transformed and I'm really excited about the future of the car. It has reignited the passion I have for these cars. That is good as I almost bought an '09 LCI E91 Touring to use as a DD and to park this thing most the time.
I feel like its a car thats meant to be driven & that is exactly what I intend to do with it :D1988 325 Lachs Sedan SOLD
1989 325i Bronzit Beige 2 Door
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2018 Volkswagen Alltrack SE DSG
Past:1988 325iS Lachs 5 Speed
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New high-res pics
This past Saturday I woke up early and took the E30 for a nice drive. These photos were taken near Golden Gardens park in Seattle, WA. That same morning I also picked up a nice rebuilt driveshaft from Gregolas with greasable joints.
Imgur does a great job of greatly reducing image quality :(1988 325 Lachs Sedan SOLD
1989 325i Bronzit Beige 2 Door
SOLD
2018 Volkswagen Alltrack SE DSG
Past:1988 325iS Lachs 5 Speed
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Originally posted by 2mAn View PostCar looks great!... I really need fresh paint on mine
Originally posted by e30austin View PostLooks great, sir. The Ronals are such a nice wheel.
Originally posted by e30_troy View PostThe car is looking fantastic. As a fellow owner of a lachs 4-door, you're providing me with some serious inspiration.
My wife is 39 weeks pregnant & I am very anxiously awaiting our first born :D
Knowing I won't have much time to dedicate to the car over the coming months I went to town detailing the car & giving it some nice protection over the winter months. Here is what I did:
- Snow foamed using Griots Garage foaming spray wash
- 2 bucket method wash with Griots Garage Brilliant Finish Car Wash
- Clay Bar'd using Griots Garage Paint Cleaning Clay
- Compound, using Griots Garage BOSS Correcting Cream
- Two passes of wax, using Griots Garage Poly Wax & Meguiars Gold Class Carnuaba Wax.
IMGUR sucks for image quality (if anyone has recommendations please let me know!)... I digress, here are the finished results. I'm still a little sore lol.
1988 325 Lachs Sedan SOLD
1989 325i Bronzit Beige 2 Door
SOLD
2018 Volkswagen Alltrack SE DSG
Past:1988 325iS Lachs 5 Speed
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That looks amazing... great job. Was this done by hand???
If not, what machine did you use?
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WTB: Z3 1.9 lever, plastic bumpers, 19# injectors, Anthracite Cloth Sport Seats
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88 325 super eta
00 528i/5 (daily)
02 530iA sport
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04 525iA sport
87 325is
91 325i
97 528i
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On December 15th we welcomed our baby daughter Isabelle to the world! She is beautiful & healthy. Here she is with my E30 and wifeys Alltrack
I ordered lots of goodies around Black Friday for the E30 including a brand new kick panel, coolant expansion tank, CAtuned silicon coolant hoses, new OE motor mounts & Condor 70a Trans mounts, distributor dust cover, ignition components (distributor cap & rotor, spark plugs) plus a bunch of little things I'll detail out later.
My continued efforts on making the engine bay prettier. It's got a ways to go but looks heaps better than before
Originally posted by wworm View Posthot damn that looks great. Have you tried using flickr? I feel like it might do a better job for image quality...not totally sure though
Originally posted by mike.bmw View PostHow do you like the S drives? Any rubbing with the Ronals and 205/55/15s? Looks great by the way! :D
No rubbing at all on H&R OE Sport springs/Bilstein B6
Originally posted by AC_Schnitzel View PostThat looks amazing... great job. Was this done by hand???
If not, what machine did you use?
I use a Griots 6" Random Orbital buffer. https://www.griotsgarage.com/product...rPicks&from=fn
The machine is very user friendly for beginners as the random throw helps to mitigate the risk of burning through paint. After using their Poly Wax with the machine, I buffed out the wax and applied another layer of Carnuaba Wax from Meguiars by hand.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to everyone!1988 325 Lachs Sedan SOLD
1989 325i Bronzit Beige 2 Door
SOLD
2018 Volkswagen Alltrack SE DSG
Past:1988 325iS Lachs 5 Speed
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