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    My 1988 325i Convertable (RIP)

    UPDATE:

    Car is r3vd. :( That being said... part out thread soon.



    As most of you know I have a bronzit 325iC. I got the car from my cousin and I have had to do some maintenance on the car over the years. One of the major maintenance projects last year was a new driveline and some transmission work. I should have gotten a manual transmission at that point, but I didn't think of it at the time. Fast forward to 2012, a month ago (in May), my torque converter decides to go out on the freeway causing my car to over r3v and blow a headgasket, causing damage to pistons and all sorts of fun stuff in the lower end of the longblock. So as of June 6th, the swap has been successful. I have a new motor and 5-speed transmission.

    Here are a list of mods I have so far:
    • e36 center console
    • Custom fitted es front lip.
    • HID's
    • Dinan Chip
    • KA Motors Cold Air Intake
    • m50 Injectors
    • 5-speed swap
    • Engine Swap (replaced my broken m20 with a working one)
    • Touch up paint job until I can respray the car
    • LED Conversion for exterior lights
    • e36 Window Switches
    • Rear Headrests added (verts usually didn't come stock with rear headrests)


    Mods In Progress (being installed / worked on):
    • Style 5's (Getting repainted. Debating whether to fill n drill or buy adapters)
    • Magnaflow Exhaust being installed with custom flanges (bolt-on) for easy removal of exhaust. Not for test pipes. ;)


    Future Mods / Upgrades / Repairs:
    1. Fixing / Upgrading Engine Related Stuff or anything else that is broken.
    2. New Exhaust and Headers (keeping current CAT)
    3. New Suspension (Possibly Coilovers and 5-Lug Swap)
      Note: If I am doing the 5-lug swap, I am just going to save up and update / fix every thing under the car.
    4. New Wheels (Style 5's Preferred)
    5. Fixing / Cleaning Interior (Includes Refurbished Seats, etc...)
    6. IS Body Kit or other cool looking BMW kit.
      Note: Basically just need cool sideskirts and a rear valence / lip. In the meantime, I'm probably going to keep my ES Valence on the front for now with my divingboards.
      But I might just get euro bumpers later and use a valence that works well with that setup.
    7. Paint (Keeping it Bronzit :D)


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    Pictures:

    Random Photos:













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    YouTube Madness (Videos):

    +1, subscribe, do all that stuff. 8)

    New Videos:

    New Magnaflow Exhaust Installed:



    LED Mod:



    Old Videos:

    Performance Chip w/ stock engine (12-5-11):





    Just posted a video of my engine removal timelapse:



    The car lives again!



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    Future Vehicles

    M1A2:



    Only if those were street legal, lol.

    But in all seriousness, probably going to get a shark / 6-series / M6 / 635CSI after my convertible build is finished. After that I would like to save up for an E30 M3.
    Last edited by turge; 05-18-2013, 02:28 AM. Reason: r3v'd :(

    #2
    nice!!she looks tidy
    1986 325e ( baur project)
    1986 535i e28

    1990 325i touring (sold)
    1990 mk2 golf (sold)
    1983 e28 525 (sold)

    love my old girls

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      #3
      looks just like the 88 vert I just picked up except my is lip is bronzit.
      1988 325ic Bronzit Metallic.
      1987 325issold
      1987 325es Lemons
      1984 533i 135k R.I.P
      1998 subaru legacy GTsold
      sigpic

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        #4
        Welcome aboard! Pix of the zx when you get it. :up:

        COTM

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          #5
          Looks just like my friends, minus his gold basketweaves.

          1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
          1983 Peugeot 505 STI
          1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
          2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD

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            #6
            Looks like mine when I first got it minus the lights and lower valance
            I need your obd1 parts! Harness intake ecu etc.

            E30 Your Daily Money Pit

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              #7
              I know where you got the lower valance from, Chula Vista Ecology off of Energy Way. Delphin ETA. That was mine =\

              88' BMW 325i
              Bavauto springs
              Billy HD front/KYB rears
              Varrstoen V3 15x9 et25 10mm up front and 8mm rears.
              205/50's

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                #8
                damn another bronzit cabrio... right on.

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                  #9
                  Thanks all!


                  Originally posted by dirk619 View Post
                  I know where you got the lower valance from, Chula Vista Ecology off of Energy Way. Delphin ETA. That was mine =\
                  Was it the one with the two cracks on the side of the lip? I got it from the end of the BMW section next to the ramp that goes down to the van section.

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                    #10
                    Clean, excellent starting point...
                    sigpic
                    Winner - Best Engine, Bimmercruise 2010
                    Runner Up - e30 Wild Category, Bimmercruise 2010
                    Winner - Best Cabrio, Trillium @ Tedfest 2011
                    Winner - e30 Wild Category, Bimmercruise 2011
                    www.vertnation.com
                    My car in Berlin Klassic promo video

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                      #11
                      Congrats! Welcome to bmw's
                      sigpic

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                        #12
                        I thought I'd bump this thread from the dead. Just got a Bosch 173 ECU with a Dinan Performance Chip. I'll be getting the KA-Motors intake this week, just waiting on it to ship.

                        Performance Chip in action:

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                          #13
                          Welcome to e30s:) looks clean

                          Originally posted by turge View Post
                          This is my daily driver until I can afford a hardtop manual e30
                          same here. That or swap my tranny to manual. cause it is nice rollin with the top down in the summer:)

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                            #14
                            bump. Got a new intake.

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                              #15
                              bump for updates:

                              resprayed the damaged area of my car and got new 17.5# injectors.

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