Although I've owned a couple BMW's over the years I did not purchase my first E30 until 2017. It was not a “clean” car whatsoever, but it did introduce me to R3v and quickly made me realize that these cars had a great community and following. The story of my first two E30's can be followed here (https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/for...e-of-two-e30-s). Those cars left me wanting something cleaner and after going to the Vintage this year I knew I wanted something more well preserved and without the headache of rust...
I would casually look for car's online and send them over to my friend Connor (connorb850) so that he could pick them apart with his meticulous attention to detail. I came across this one on Facebook Marketplace by sheer luck. It was owned for the past 12 years by a father and son who both worked at the same Auto shop and had taken very good care of it. It checked all the boxes so Connor and I went to look at it and shortly after took ownership.
Build Sheet
Model - 325i USA
Development Code - E30 (3 Series)
Chassis - LIM
Steering - LL
Doors - 2
Engine - M20
Displacement - 2.50
Power - 125kw/170hp
Drivetrain - HECK
Transmission - Manual
Color - ALPINWEISS 2 (218)
Upholstery - Natur Leather (0295)
Production Plant - REGENSBURG
Production Date - 1988-12-17
Options:
209 - Limited Slip Differential (25%)
226 - Sports Suspension Settings
240 - Leather Steering Wheel
281 - Lm-rad 6 1/2 X 14
324 - Front-und Heckspoiler
401 - Sliding/vent Roof, Electric
410 - Window Lifts, Electric At Front
481 - Sport Seats F Driver/front Passenger
530 - Air Conditioning
540 - Cruise Control
551 - On-board Computer Ii W Remote Control
562 - Map Reading Light
675 - Bmw Sound System
708 - M Sports Steering Wheel Leather
841 - Aussensp.in Wag.fa.u.325is Sch
925 - Shipping Protection Package
Some of the pictures of when it was picked up:
The previous owners did a very good job taking care of the car and were definitely sad to see it go.
Updated Mods Installed:
H&R Sport Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks
Dash Cluster Rebuilt with all working gauges and odometer
E34 M5 Clutch and Pressure Plate
New Guibo and CSB
17” ESM M Parallel reps
MagnaFlow Exhaust
E30 M3 CAB/Lollipops
AC Converted to R134a
Tinted Windows
The car was purchased the day before I had to go out of town for a work trip so Connor being the great friend he is drove the car back to his place and stored it while I was out of town.
While out of town Connor put together a pretty solid list of things that the car needed (did I mention how he's a great friend?) For the most part the car was pretty solid and in way better condition than my other E30's.
Things needing fixing:
Valve Cover Gasket has small leak.
Incorrect 2.0 Bar Coolant Reservoir cap
Green coolant instead of OE BMW Blue
Power Steering fluid dirty; needs flush
Blower Motor working, but noisy
Tinted taillights
Once I was back in town and got through the work week I went over to where the car was being stored and started to swap some of the parts I wanted to keep over to the new car.
Swapped:
Euro Grilles
Custom Console Cup Holder made by Steven
M Cloth Shift and Ebrake Boot
Rear Taillights
To be Swapped:
Euro Trim (Front and Rear)
Mtech 1 Rear Spoiler (Maybe, might keep the iS)
BBS RS001’s
Interior was a mess so it was cleaned up
Driver seat has seen better days... whoever it was that patched the seat in their build thread shoot me a PM can't seem to find it anywhere.
All done!
Next up is going to be working through the above list as well as checking the Timing Belt. I'm also going to swap to the Stromung Exhaust from the Group Buy organized by mike.bmw as I'm not a fan of the drone from the Magnaflow.
Cheers!
I would casually look for car's online and send them over to my friend Connor (connorb850) so that he could pick them apart with his meticulous attention to detail. I came across this one on Facebook Marketplace by sheer luck. It was owned for the past 12 years by a father and son who both worked at the same Auto shop and had taken very good care of it. It checked all the boxes so Connor and I went to look at it and shortly after took ownership.
Build Sheet
Model - 325i USA
Development Code - E30 (3 Series)
Chassis - LIM
Steering - LL
Doors - 2
Engine - M20
Displacement - 2.50
Power - 125kw/170hp
Drivetrain - HECK
Transmission - Manual
Color - ALPINWEISS 2 (218)
Upholstery - Natur Leather (0295)
Production Plant - REGENSBURG
Production Date - 1988-12-17
Options:
209 - Limited Slip Differential (25%)
226 - Sports Suspension Settings
240 - Leather Steering Wheel
281 - Lm-rad 6 1/2 X 14
324 - Front-und Heckspoiler
401 - Sliding/vent Roof, Electric
410 - Window Lifts, Electric At Front
481 - Sport Seats F Driver/front Passenger
530 - Air Conditioning
540 - Cruise Control
551 - On-board Computer Ii W Remote Control
562 - Map Reading Light
675 - Bmw Sound System
708 - M Sports Steering Wheel Leather
841 - Aussensp.in Wag.fa.u.325is Sch
925 - Shipping Protection Package
Some of the pictures of when it was picked up:
The previous owners did a very good job taking care of the car and were definitely sad to see it go.
Updated Mods Installed:
H&R Sport Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks
Dash Cluster Rebuilt with all working gauges and odometer
E34 M5 Clutch and Pressure Plate
New Guibo and CSB
17” ESM M Parallel reps
MagnaFlow Exhaust
E30 M3 CAB/Lollipops
AC Converted to R134a
Tinted Windows
The car was purchased the day before I had to go out of town for a work trip so Connor being the great friend he is drove the car back to his place and stored it while I was out of town.
While out of town Connor put together a pretty solid list of things that the car needed (did I mention how he's a great friend?) For the most part the car was pretty solid and in way better condition than my other E30's.
Things needing fixing:
Valve Cover Gasket has small leak.
Incorrect 2.0 Bar Coolant Reservoir cap
Green coolant instead of OE BMW Blue
Power Steering fluid dirty; needs flush
Blower Motor working, but noisy
Tinted taillights
Once I was back in town and got through the work week I went over to where the car was being stored and started to swap some of the parts I wanted to keep over to the new car.
Swapped:
Euro Grilles
Custom Console Cup Holder made by Steven
M Cloth Shift and Ebrake Boot
Rear Taillights
To be Swapped:
Euro Trim (Front and Rear)
Mtech 1 Rear Spoiler (Maybe, might keep the iS)
BBS RS001’s
Interior was a mess so it was cleaned up
Driver seat has seen better days... whoever it was that patched the seat in their build thread shoot me a PM can't seem to find it anywhere.
All done!
Next up is going to be working through the above list as well as checking the Timing Belt. I'm also going to swap to the Stromung Exhaust from the Group Buy organized by mike.bmw as I'm not a fan of the drone from the Magnaflow.
Cheers!
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