My 86 325... from stock an shot to so hot

[James Crivellone]

That model in the US came stock with power everything, except for sunroof......

[accident]

That model in the US came stock with power everything, except for sunroof......

Sure did.

Forgot to mention, nice car! I have a special place in my heart for the 325 model ETA, as I have one too. Get those bumpers pushed in, it will look 1209304083124018x better. Looks like it's coming along nicely, keep us updated!

[The Driver]

That model in the US came stock with power everything, except for sunroof......

Yes, However the windows were not when I bought the car.

[shmutzigE30]

lower it ASAP

[The Driver]

Not till the NY Salt reseeds...

[Asbradley21]

Upgrade your headlights too. How can you see with smoked sealed beams?

[e30s52]

Thanks, I just noticed you have the steel bumper, you can throw the plastic sport valance on the bottom of that? Or do have custom?

So far everything thats been done ~

Replaced battery
Seafoamed the engine - so much came out
Oil change - Castrol
Replace antenna + New gromit
Replaced whole interior
Replaced Rear speaker panel deck
Premium speakers
Replaced all dash bulbs ~ Note LED's SUCK int he dash, they don't transmit any light because of the focus.

Installed
Kenwood Deck
Custom Front Kenwood speakers
Custom LED Dash light - center console
Alpine 10 sub 750 watts
1000 watt amp

Work wise
Smoked all lights
Painted grills
Painted bumper
Rubber Jet black under coating on low body panels
Cleared the Lip
Removed the fogs

Paint care wise to get it to top shape ~
Mothers gold care wash 1x
Mothers quick detailer 1x
Clay barred 1x whole body
Mothers gold care wash 1x
Mothers quick detailer 1x
Clay barred 1x whole body
Mother gold care wash 1x

Next up ~
BMW Center caps
Rear view with dome light
3m compound for all those spots
Buffer wheel wax 600rpm
Buffer wheel wax 1500rpm
Buffer wheel wax 2500rpm

Should be smoother then a babys bottom :)

So far total cost right around 1600 ~

Its from Racing dynamics. It basicly just bolts on to the bottom.

[vivalegreg]

also these cars dont have timing chains..you mean timing belt...

clean car thou props

[OrganicMechanic]

I think--black out shadowline

With that beautiful blue with the black accents it wold look sex.

[E30SPDFRK]

I think--black out shadowline

With that beautiful blue with the black accents it wold look sex.

No.



Put a chrome kidney back on; chrome on blue looks amazing.

I kind of liked the blue grills for some reason, but the black does look better.

That your fd?

[The Driver]

No.



Put a chrome kidney back on; chrome on blue looks amazing.

I kind of liked the blue grills for some reason, but the black does look better.

That your fd?

I think Im going to do that, All I have to do is take off the paint.

And yes, that is my fd, glad to know some here knows there stuff ;)

[Jb325is]

Def. needs some black bumper trim.. Badly. You're headed in the right direction so far

Your detail steps are backwards and not making much sense. You won't really do any good to that paint if you don't know what you're doing.

[r75]

looking forward to seeing those bumpers 'normalized'

blue looks better and better, are the door jambs and engine bay painted the same?

good work.

[The Driver]

Your detail steps are backwards and not making much sense. You won't really do any good to that paint if you don't know what you're doing.

How so? As far as speeds go some people go high to low, I personally don't like to spray everything all over the place.

[Jb325is]

How so? As far as speeds go some people go high to low, I personally don't like to spray everything all over the place.

Because that isn't how it works. You should only be using a cutting compound for your first step... 600 RPM would not remove any defects and 2500 RPM is too fast. I would suggest 1400-1800. From there you use a medium polish (3M's are sub-par) at 1400RPM and finish with a final polish (3M Ultrafina is a good one) at 1200-1400 RPM. Sometimes you can skip the middle step, sometimes you need to make multiple passes. This is just basic knowledge though. Are you using a rotary?

If you are really interested in learning go here: http://autopia.org/