E30 Mtech-2 - Alpin-weiss 2 - M50B25 - E30 M3 5LUG

[Mazi!]

It's definitely long overdue for an update!

I finally took the car out of winter storage on May 17th. Unfortunately, the fun didn't last long, as the alternator gave up/stopped charging and the car went straight back into the garage.



I immediately pulled the alternator out of the car and ordered a rebuilt replacement from Spareto.com. It arrived just a few days later via DHL.





The new (rebuilt) alternator.





I then put together an accurate replica of a Racing Dynamics instrument cluster, with help and products from e30clusters.com.









I'm really happy with this instrument cluster. The E30 M3 cluster was awesome too, but as some of you may have noticed, I have a serious weakness for Racing Dynamics... now I just need the body kit as well.











Tried fitting some eyelids to the car.



I also tried fitting some black kidney grilles.





The final verdict was that the eyelids had to go — they were cooler in my memory — but the black kidney grilles are staying. The plan is to get rid of the chrome side trim soon as well.





A little cleaning before a BMW meet.









Drove home through Hvalfjörður and stopped here and there along the way.









Took the car to a company called 230Customs to have the chrome trim wrapped in satin black, which turned out really well.







A little photoshoot on the way home.























Took it for inspection, and it passed with a 2028 sticker and no remarks.





















Took the car to a car show in Selfoss and went for a drive through the Nesjavallaleið route with two other cars.



























Then a bit of a spontaneous decision came up to head north to Bíladagar (Bíladagar means "Cardays" its every year in iceland, but i went now just for the car show. I was offered transport for the car there and back on a car transporter, along with some of the other cars heading to the show. It turned into a fun trip with Árni S.













We got the cars into the carshow and gave them a good polish as well. The grey one is an M8 Competition and the other one is a Defender OCTA — some seriously wild machines.



































After the show, the car transporter was loaded up and we headed back home.





















Ran into a frieand Þórður ONNO on the way home and stopped for a little chat.















It's been a really fun summer so far, and it's definitely not over yet! The big BMW meet is still coming up, along with plenty of other things.

The plan is to take a few more drives and make it to all the meets!

[McGyver]

Some people may have noticed that I’m a big Racing Dynamics fan. I found this old catalog in Indonesia — a 144-page catalog covering E30/E36/E34/E31 and more. Of course I had to own it, so I paid a stupid amount of money for it

Does the catalog mention anything about a "racing exhaust" or midpipe section?

I bought some RD m20 headers from the 2nd group buy. Someone local was selling a mid-pipe section labeled Racing Dynamics. It looks like it replaces the cat section, but I haven't been able to find anything about it.

[Mazi!]

On Wednesday 18.03 I had a day off and the weather was nice, so I decided to take the car out of the garage and go for a drive with the kid,
snapped a few photos along the way,






































Then I backed the car back into the garage since it started snowing the next day.

[Mazi!]

New tires mounted, steel valves, RD valve caps, and wheels have been coated with CARPRO CQUARTZ DLUX ceramic coating.
It’ll be interesting to see how easy they’ll be to clean.

I’m very happy with how this turned out.









And finally they’re on the car!
I wish it wasn’t winter, snowing and bad weather outside — I’d really like to take proper photos, but this will have to do until the weather is good enough to take the car out of the garage.
















The next update will possibly be a proper photoshoot when the weather allows 🙂

[Mazi!]

Car looks great! I like those Rondell wheels.

Yes, I agree. I’m very happy with the Rondell 0063 wheels as well. It’s nice to have three different sets of wheels for the car — then you can switch things up from time to time 🙂

Cool project, this was interesting, thanks for sharing with us your project....M-tech II body kit in e30 is one the best looking ever..Looks so cool

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

The M-Tech II kit is definitely one of the best-looking body kits ever made for the E30 in my opinion — it just fits the car’s lines perfectly and keeps that clean OEM+ look. I’m glad you enjoyed following the project, and there’s more to come soon!

What a great thread. Just read it from beginning to end and your car has gone through quite the evolution. I am looking forward to the wheels going on and seeing what other Racing Dynamics bits you end up with on there.

Thank you so much — that really means a lot!

It’s been a long journey and the car has definitely evolved step by step over time. I’ve tried to improve it in a way that still respects its character, while adding some period-correct touches along the way.

I’m really looking forward to getting the wheels on as well — they should completely change the overall presence of the car. And yes, I’m always on the lookout for more Racing Dynamics parts… we’ll see what turns up next 😉

Wow. I am in awe. Thanks for sharing photos of the catalogs. Cant wait to see the new wheels mounted.

Thank you 🙂

I’ve bought tires and had them mounted on the wheels. The plan is to ceramic coat the wheels this weekend and then get them on the car, so the next update is coming very soon 🙂

wow....i rarely see these pop up, i have a set of those on mine as well

also noticed a ktm with like a timbersled type conversion on it in the back of one of your pics.....is that yours? is it a complete riot?! I need to plan another iceland trip soon!

Yes, it’s definitely nice to have plenty of wheels to choose from — I really like the Rondell 0063s, they’re very clean.

And no, I don’t own the KTM bike you can see there. im renting that building with my cousin and a few others, and he has all kinds of toys — snowmobiles, motorcycles, and more 🙂

[s14brent]

Bought an extra set of wheels for the car, Rondell 0063 17x8.5" et 13

wow....i rarely see these pop up, i have a set of those on mine as well

also noticed a ktm with like a timbersled type conversion on it in the back of one of your pics.....is that yours? is it a complete riot?! I need to plan another iceland trip soon!

[hotbascosauce]

Wow. I am in awe. Thanks for sharing photos of the catalogs. Cant wait to see the new wheels mounted.

[Dagamus(NM)]

What a great thread. Just read it from beginning to end and your car has gone through quite the evolution. I am looking forward to the wheels going on and seeing what other Racing Dynamics bits you end up with on there.

[litu]

Cool project, this was interesting, thanks for sharing with us your project....M-tech II body kit in e30 is one the best looking ever..Looks so cool

[Lovespeed]

Car looks great! I like those Rondell wheels.

[Mazi!]

I think it’s time for a little update. The car got some paint correction and waxing.







It was waxed with DoDo Juice after the polishing.




We also gave the engine bay a quick wipe-down.




The weather was so nice that I had to drive it out and snap some photos after the polish.





I bought new transmission mounts and removed the polyurethane gearbox mounts. the vibration at idle decreased dramatically.




Since I already have a Racing Dynamics steering wheel, pedals, etc., I had to get a matching gear knob. This is a new knob that’s actually a replica. Unfortunately, I can’t find an original RD gear knob anywhere, but this is a pretty good replica, so it’ll have to do until I find a genuine one someday.






Then it’s the small details. The rear ashtray has always been broken in my car.
I got an unbroken ashtray for free, but its lid spring was bad. So I swapped the lid and spring from my broken one onto the one I got.

It’s the small things!





Then there’s the rear seat — incredibly ugly… light gray, no headrests, and it doesn’t match anything else in the interior.



I haven’t gotten a different rear seat yet, but I did get very dry and moldy leather headrests along with the brackets for them. I decided to clean them up and install them in the seat, even though they might not perfectly match the gray fabric. The plan is to have the rear seat upholstered in black leather later on.




Headrest brackets.



Installed. I’ll probably have the rear seat reupholstered in black leather next autumn — we’ll see.





And now for the icing on the cake!
I imported a set of wheels I’ve wanted for a long time: Racing Dynamics RGP 17" staggered, 17x8.5 and 17x9.5.

They’re in great condition, but the previous owner painted them black — which is awful — but we’ll fix that before they go on the car.






A few weeks later:
















I’m very happy with how they turned out. The next step is to buy tires and mount them.

Some people may have noticed that I’m a big Racing Dynamics fan. I found this old catalog in Indonesia — a 144-page catalog covering E30/E36/E34/E31 and more. Of course I had to own it, so I paid a stupid amount of money for it













The dream is to find an E30 Racing Dynamics body kit — then the M-Tech 2 kit currently on the car will have to go.

[JasonWilson48]

I wish I could see the photos you post. Looks like a great thread, with tons of good work. Something wrong on my end since everyone else can see them. dang... oh well. keep up the good work!

[Mazi!]

Bought an extra set of wheels for the car, Rondell 0063
17x8.5" et 13

shabby, with ugly center caps and useless old tires




Looks a little better after cleaning




Then I took the tires off and took them all to Wheel repair shop who inspected and repaired them.




I put new tires on them, new steel valves and center caps.




Looks pretty nice, good to have an extra set of wheels for the car.




I got a rock in the windshield last summer, so I took the car to BMW Dealer for a windshield replacement.



I got an original BMW windshield of course and blue tinted on top (the one that was in before was not tinted on top)






Took few pictures of the car on the new wheels before I put it in the garage
























Winter is coming, so I put the car in the garage.

[Mazi!]

The Alpine radio in my car started acting strangely so I decided to get a new radio,
this time I decided to try something other than Alpine and bought a Pioneer radio.
this is a very cool radio from Pioneer, (3x rca outputs, RGB screen, cool app support etc.)



Then this package came from Bavarian Steering Wheels



Racing Dynamics 122 10 88 002 Steering wheel in really good condition





The RD emblem is pretty bad



I sent an inquiry to Racing Dynamics regarding the badge,
unbelievable but they had badges in stock for this steering wheel even though the steering wheels themselves have long been discontinued





A little difference



I got a brochure about the e46 from them, nice to have!







The new emblem has been installed



I'm pretty happy with the result, it matches the RD petals in the car well





Also, this new Pioneer device is really cool!



I'm a big fan of Racing Dynamics, I really want to get the whole body kit on the e30 from them but I can't find it anywhere.

I have a few other things coming up this winter, the car is going to have the windshield replaced at BMW dealership in October, because I got a stone in the window
of course it will have an original BMW windshield and the new one will be tinted from above.

[Mazi!]

Time for an update

I imported a full Mtech 2 kit, had it painted and installed it on the car,
this is a very big change in appearance,, I'm just pretty happy with it...

I got my boys with me on the drive to take pictures of the car




































































Will use it some now for the next few weeks before winter hits,
the plans for this winter are not big but there will be some things as always.