Zen and the Art of e30 Maintenance

[nothoumbs]

can i hire you to do that to my car ????? lol thats some real dedication man i cant even grab the loose change under my seat yet alone do what you did lol

[iwantspeed]

great work

[bzboardz]

wow great work

[M42Technik]

I just went through your thread. Needless to say, I'm more than impressed. My question though, is where do you find the time!?

Keep it up. I can't wait to see this finished! And do you plan on smoothing out the front valence?

[wush30]

Thank you. Now am back to work on my 85 318i. I intend to keep it the OEM form. Thanks again for detailed work.

[BMWXGOLF]

thats a great work

[TrentW]

How'd I miss this? Nice work.

[Jagermister323i]

This is my first thread i have read on this forum and all i can say is...wow. It took two hours to read but was totally worth it. It makes me want to search even harder for the project car I have been dreaming about. Thanks for the inspiration and I look forward to future updates!

tom

[YAN-3]

awesome work. inspires me to get out and get another e30

[rafiki]

did you just use regualr high temp black spray paint for the valve cover?

[Donkeyshins]

With regard to Bentley - you pretty much need to own both the E30 and E36 manuals when you have an E30 318i / 318iS. Unfortunately, there are still decent-sized swaths of information that fall between the cracks for both. :-(

-D

[unicorn]

Nice job!

Bravo. Excellent. You are definitely a Mastermind extraordinaire. Fantastic write-up. I like this!

[evil_twin]

Nice job with the summary!

[Simon S]

Because there are more than 1200 photos hotlinked over 25 individual posts – this post is being edited into a Table of Contents.

For some – visiting each post separately will yield better results on bringing pictures up.

I. Preface. Initial interior.
II. Undercarriage assessment.
III. Shift linkage. Transmission seals. Rear suspension.
IV. Transmission seals. Rear subframe.
V. Stereo. Side molding. Rear suspension. Front suspension.
VI. Exterior cosmetics. Lollipop bolt. Wheels. Brakes.
VII. Brakes. Front lights. Cup mirrors. Transmission removal.
VIII. Cup mirrors. Dual mass flywheel.
IX. Pilot bearing. Rear main seal. Oil pans. Brakes. Interior. Rear taillights.
X. Cup mirrors. Squirrel. Engine bay.
XI. Engine bay. Trunk.
XII. Coolant system. Front sway bar. Drive shaft.
XIII. Cruise control. Engine bay. Interior/external photos.
XIV. Exhaust. Engine bay/start-up. Blower resistor. SI reset.
XV. Front exterior. Clutch stop.
XVI. Misc. electrical. Initial COP.
XVII. Door cards. HVAC detail.
XVIII. Interior final assembly.
XIX. Fuel supply. COP detail.
XX. Chip. SRS delete. Front wheel bearings.
XXI. Front subframe. e36 rack. Battery. Bay shaving.
XXII. Dash vents. m42 dismantling.
XXIII. m42 maintenance. Rear wheel bearings & axle boots.
XXIV. Troubleshooting. Timing. Lifters.
XXV. Sunlight! Skid plate. Old parts pile.
XXVI. Thank you and credit post.
XXVII. Hard line replacement. Finishing touches. On the road again!

[ck_taft325is]

I think this is one of the only threads that has three pages + of praise with no update... (hint hint and G'job!) Quite a feat ;)