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  • iwantone
    Member
    • Dec 2006
    • 57

    #1

    dear r3v, hi.

    hello all. i recently purchased an 85 323i with an M50 motor.
    so i wanted to share with you guys cuz ive been home from
    school and work because of all the snow.

    ive always loved the e30 body style, so when this car came up
    for sale, i had to go take a look. i ended up buying it cuz it was
    soo fast. i want to fix all of its little problems/restore it, and upgrade
    some things on the way.

    some car history from me; my first car was a 1986 Corolla GTS (ae86)
    i bought that in high school kept it for several years, upgraded the
    whole suspension, autoxed it and had some great fun. i sold it cuz
    i was tired of all the problems it had. then i bought a 1993 Lexus LS400.
    cuz for some stupid reason i felt like i needed a mature car. and started
    to go VIP with it. sold it cuz i got bored. and wanted somthing more fun
    to drive. thats why i bought the e30. i want to start doing the suspension
    more to get ready for the autox season.

    here are the pics:





    75% of the tracks were mine... fun times
    the lexus:


    the corolla:


  • Teaguer
    R3V OG
    • Sep 2004
    • 6167

    #2
    Congrats on the purchase and welcome to R3v . :up:

    That looks like a fun little 323 with the twin-cam in there .

    Thats the first tine I've seen the late model valence on a early car with Euro bumpers .
    Definitely different .

    E30 M3 / E30 325is / E34 525iT / E34 535i

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    • DEV0 E30
      R3V OG
      • Oct 2004
      • 8809

      #3
      Nice 323! And welcome to another 80s cult car.
      Project: Touring | Project: Unknown | Phoenix, Arizona Events Thread

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      • schmidty
        E30 Fanatic
        • Jul 2004
        • 1253

        #4
        sweet ride, I love it...and welcome to r3v

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        • AdironRider
          No R3VLimiter
          • Dec 2004
          • 3491

          #5
          Welcome bud. THe euro bumps would look good if you could fix the gap between the front bump and the front valence.
          Back to my roots

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          • e30 gangsta
            No R3VLimiter
            • Jul 2004
            • 3877

            #6
            AE86 love here man nice hachi.

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            • LivingLegend06
              E30 Mastermind
              • Dec 2006
              • 1604

              #7
              Nice, I saw that car on craigslist a while back and thought about getting it myself. In the snow that is such a beautiful color for the car, its amazing.

              What kind of problems were you having with the 'rolla? My buddy has been beating on his for the last year or so and its still solid, no problems from anything really.

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              • mtechnik
                R3V OG
                • May 2006
                • 6156

                #8
                Welcome to R3V. Both the Bimmer & LS400 look swell



                -> Afficionados join the M-technic I club

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                • Jean
                  Moderator
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 18228

                  #9
                  you must take better pics of the rear valance and post them up!!!! :o
                  Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205



                  OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827

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                  • MikeE30325i
                    Banned
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 2356

                    #10
                    very nice! how much?

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                    • skuyler
                      Member
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 72

                      #11
                      i like all your cars, and your photography of the Ae86 is very well done. However, did I notice something here, or am I imagining things?

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                      • 325iCabrio
                        E30 Addict
                        • Jun 2006
                        • 485

                        #12
                        ^ Could be a mismatch, but I've noticed that the fenders discolor on E30s when the paint gets old. Mine are doing that too, and they're original.

                        Sweet car! I'd actually thought about getting an LS400 myself, but never found one that I really liked in the area. Then I decided to keep my car. Good luck with the repairs, and hang in there. :)
                        1988 325ic Automatic

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                        • M42Technik
                          R3V OG
                          • Dec 2003
                          • 9781

                          #13
                          Late model front valence...euro bumpers. Very interesting combination...

                          So what do you have in store for your E30?
                          Reminiscing...

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                          • StereoInstaller1
                            GAS
                            • Jul 2004
                            • 22679

                            #14
                            Welcome to R3V.

                            Do not crash your car.

                            That is all.

                            Luke

                            Closing SOON!
                            "LAST CHANCE FOR G.A.S." DEAL IS ON NOW

                            Luke AT germanaudiospecialties DOT com or text 425-761-6450, or for quickest answers, call me at the shop 360-669-0398

                            Thanks for 10 years of fun!

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                            • oldskool3
                              E30 Addict
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 401

                              #15
                              Car looks good. Love the euro bumpers just need the trim on the rear. I don't think youll be able to fix the gap on the front valence so that it can work with the euro bumpers without a shit load of work. looks good anyways
                              Photoshop by O 16581 72452 5

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