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  • dcig
    Noobie
    • Sep 2014
    • 22
    #1

    New member + My 91' 318is

    Hi everyone,

    I'm finally posting up my E30 after lurking for a while, I even bought some of my parts from some members here!

    This is my 2nd E30 and this time around I bought a better donor car and made sure to not repeat my mistakes this time around!

    A little bit about the car: I bought the car off of craigslist with not much info other than, "No oil/coolant leaks".How many times have you seen that on a craigslist ad?

    Anywho, I figured I'd give it a shot. I took a look and pulled the trigger, it was really hard not to just buy it on the spot. It has it's share of issues, but nothing I couldn't fix or anything that seemed like purchasing the car was a bad idea.


    Here are some pictures of the day I bought it and the day I brought it home.


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    I have ordered a decent sized parts order already and have installed a bunch of things as well as cosmetic refreshing. But I'll leave that to the build thread when I start it. Glad to be back!

    Looking forward to sharing this project with you all!

    :)
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    • Strelok
      Wrencher
      • Jan 2010
      • 280
      #2
      5 lug? Or adapters?

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        • mike.bmw
          E30 Mastermind
          • Dec 2015
          • 1745
          #3
          Looks like a solid base top start with. Looking forward to updates.

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            • dcig
              Noobie
              • Sep 2014
              • 22
              #4
              Originally posted by Strelok
              5 lug? Or adapters?
              Adapters right now, which are seized or something. Can't knock em loose, but I'm also not running much power, I'll switch from adapters when I rebuild it in the winter.




              Originally posted by mike.bmw
              Looks like a solid base top start with. Looking forward to updates.
              The P/O took better car than I thought, so far. And mostly unmolested.
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              1986 325e W/ M50 - Roll Cage, Welded Diff, Learning Experience

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              1991 318is W/M42 - Lowering Springs - Homemade Short Shifter - COP Kit - Eventual Cayon Carver

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                • jdt10768
                  E30 Addict
                  • Feb 2013
                  • 484
                  #5
                  nice car! Cover engine with an old sheet, and scrape that crud off the underside of the hood. Replace with new insulation pads.

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                    • dcig
                      Noobie
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 22
                      #6
                      Originally posted by jdt10768
                      nice car! Cover engine with an old sheet, and scrape that crud off the underside of the hood. Replace with new insulation pads.
                      Yea that's on the list. What do you recommend for scraping? Prep with some spray, like mineral spirits or acetone?
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                        • 2mAn
                          Moderator
                          • Aug 2010
                          • 20063
                          #7
                          Might be easier to avoid a mess by just taking the hood off...

                          Is it rusty in the back or was it just really dirty when you got it?

                          I think that was in the CL thread too... good looking starting point
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                            • dcig
                              Noobie
                              • Sep 2014
                              • 22
                              #8
                              Originally posted by 2mAn
                              Might be easier to avoid a mess by just taking the hood off...

                              Is it rusty in the back or was it just really dirty when you got it?

                              I think that was in the CL thread too... good looking starting point
                              Yea good point, I have the room for it too.

                              It might be the photo quality, it wasn't too dirty when I brought it home. There is some surface rust in front of the rear wheel and behind the front wheel. Otherwise it was surprisingly clean (frame and underside too) for a midwest E30, which leads me to believe all the P/O's somewhat cared about the car.

                              Oh, didn't know there was a craigslist thread on here. I have a feeling the P/O might actually be a member on here
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                              1986 325e W/ M50 - Roll Cage, Welded Diff, Learning Experience

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                              1991 318is W/M42 - Lowering Springs - Homemade Short Shifter - COP Kit - Eventual Cayon Carver

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                                • 325isman
                                  Wrencher
                                  • Dec 2010
                                  • 297
                                  #9
                                  Nice looking m42

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                                    • MikeFly
                                      Noobie
                                      • Jun 2018
                                      • 8
                                      #10
                                      Great find, man! Also a lucky one, since Craigslist is filled with a lot of deceiving "for sale" ads nowadays.

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