New here: 327i

[fengshui]

New to the r3v, but not to E30s. My father bought this car in 1988 new off the showroom. At the time he wanted a BMW and bought the base 4-door 5MT 325. All that time it has stayed in our garage and driven only 112K miles. It suffered a timing belt failure at 75K miles according to the old man and was fixed w/ a new head. He wanted it out of the driveway and I told him I would love to have another car to keep the miles off my WRX. Lo and behold it turns out the car is a Super Eta. Well after almost 2 years, the car has finally been transformed from a Super Eta to a 327i via "i" cam, valve springs, intake mani, 173 DME, 19# injectors, tachometer, and AFM. The compression ratio is still the stock 8.5:1, but it definitely pulls better than it did when it was a Super Eta.

Next up is H&R sport springs and bilstein sports. Sorry to say though, the diving boards are definitely staying and I think the 1988 model pulls them off a little better. It will receive some body work and a repaint at some point and the bumper surrounds and mirrors will be painted silver. Its definitely a fun car and more comfortable to drive around in than my WRX.









-Chris

[KangamangusDriver]

Coool!

What wheels are those?

Welcome to the site!!!!!!

[fengshui]

Wheels are Zender Turbo 15x7 wearing 225 Toyo T1Rs. Hopefully they won't rub when I lower it, but I may have to roll the fenders out.

-Chris

[RCWells]

Yeah, really feelin' those wheels, looks great! Did you Dad buy those wheels back when or are they a new addition?

[FredK]

Sweet ride!

It's getting harder and harder to find one owner E30s these days, and it's always great to see one kept in solid condition especially in the Northeast. The front valance looks cherry!

The new dampers and springs will definitely transform the car in the looks and handling departments. The stock 325i springs are very very soft. Good luck with your modding, and welcome to r3v.

[fengshui]

Yeah, really feelin' those wheels, looks great! Did you Dad buy those wheels back when or are they a new addition?

Hell no! He really isn't into cars. I almost crashed this thing in high school because he used to put crappy All Season tires on it and I lost traction taking a corner on my way to school. I recovered luckily, and came to rest right before a stone wall. It put a gash in the bumper surround and ripped off the "i" lip. They replaced the bumper surround and I recently put a lip back on. I was looking at some Team Dynamic rims when these came up for sale locally. I love the old rally style rims like these and immediately bought them. I also swapped out the stock vinyl bench seats for leather sports. At some point I'll replace the rear seat as well (maybe w/ an M3 seat). The car really acts like my daily driver when the weather is good. When the snow falls though, it gets covered and the WRX comes out to play.








-Chris

[fengshui]

One more shot of my compact sport sedans:



-Chris

[Garageaholic]

Love the ronal wheels!

[Digitalwave]

Those are Zender turbos, not Ronals. The rims are sweet, makes the car look like its ready for time travel.

Your 'rex looks kind of ridiculous to me with all those huge lights though.

[T3rd Ferguson]

Those are Zender turbos, not Ronals. The rims are sweet, makes the car look like its ready for time travel.

Your 'rex looks kind of ridiculous to me with all those huge lights though.

He actually uses/needs them though.

[StereoInstaller1]

Welcome to R3V.

Nice shots!

Luke

[euroshark]

I was thinking about Ronal Turbos on the 335i... Never seen Zender Turbos till now though, and they look sweet!

[crazx2lvr]

I Want Your Wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mastrcruse]

Very nice, Welcome. The company that makes slipstreams makes wheels just like that. They are the cosmos if any one really is interested.

[CleanAzzE30z]

Normally that design of wheel would repulse me, but your car pulls it off nice and its nice to see something different. It also reminds me of the old DTM OZ's the works cars used to have. Those would look bad ass painted white and your car slammed.

Mariano