my first e30

[rayyLo]

whats going on guys just picked up this e30 last week i traded my 91integra for it , it needs a lil TLC but i love it already. 1986 325es



Plans:

full tune up
shadowline trim
remove pin-stripe
repaint front valence
black grill
HiDs
Sysytem
Turbooooooo :finger:

[selturk]

nice pick up.. paint looks decent.

[rayyLo]

nice pick up.. paint looks decent.

thanks, yea the exterior is pretty mint minus the valence but the interior is ass

[Dermeister3]

quick question, not to get the thread sidetracked, but i thought the "es" valance only had the 2 lower air holes? and the "is" had all 4 like the one pictured.

[Slangbox]

quick question, not to get the thread sidetracked, but i thought the "es" valance only had the 2 lower air holes? and the "is" had all 4 like the one pictured.

Yeah, this one must've been swapped.

[Dermeister3]

oooooooooook i thought i was just stupid or something. well thats nice for the OP. got an is instead of es valance. lol

[rayyLo]

lol lucky me i guess

[rayyLo]

shadowline trim complete, black grill complete, fresh oil change

[ck_taft325is]

Timing Belt... water pump.

Chop chop! Don't want to ruin a running engine by being lazy. It's also a great oppertunity to get aquainted with your engine and diagnose any problem areas. Not to mention clean it up a tad. 20 + years of road grime, oil spills, oil leaks, etc, are good to get off the inside.

[rayyLo]

Timing Belt... water pump.

Chop chop! Don't want to ruin a running engine by being lazy. It's also a great oppertunity to get aquainted with your engine and diagnose any problem areas. Not to mention clean it up a tad. 20 + years of road grime, oil spills, oil leaks, etc, are good to get off the inside.

jus bought a timing belt waitin until i get the waterpump to bang them boht out 1 time

[rayyLo]

some updates

[hi its me alec]

Nice dude, looks like a good clean starting point. Nice to see the twarbo progress underway

Have you thought about picking up a M20B25 for cheap and boosting that instead?

[mrmckie]

nice, i got the same car last week but in grey..same front IS valence too. looks like we're both going in the same direction, i just ordered all my tune up stuff and ordering the t-belt & pump today.

[StereoInstaller1]

jus bought a timing belt waitin until i get the waterpump to bang them boht out 1 time

Also: cam seal, cam seal housing seal. So called "mechanics" seem to miss this easy job while doing the belts. You might wanna grab a spare seal for the oil pump too, maybe even have an oil pan gasket on hand while you are already greasy.

While doing maintenance crap, get yourself a can of CRC "Electrical Cleaner" and a package of pipe cleaners, a small wire brush and a pencil eraser.

Take apart every single electrical connector you can find, scrub and clean all of them. The CRC and pipe cleaners do an amazing job of cleaning the tiny contacts, pencil erasers do wonders for ground lugs.

Just a couple ideas, man. Good luck!

Luke

[TS323]

start replacing everything if you're planning in turboing it haha.