'91 325 build thread

[selnashar]

picked up the car 2 or so months ago and been getting it ready ever since. The mechanical work is done for the most part. Here's a list of most of the parts i've replaced so far


rear brake discs
rear brake pads
water pump
thermostat
fan clutch
oil pan gasket
valve cover gasket
crankshaft front oil seal
camshaft rear oil seal
transmission front oil seal
transmission rear oil seal
rear differential gasket set
steering reservoir
all power steering hoses
front sway bar end links
rear sway bar end links
all belts
oil cooler supply hose
oil cooler return hose
front wheel bearings
fuel pressure regulator
all vacuum hoses
tie rods
control arms
polyurethane offset control arm bushings
door gaskets
ac compressor
ebay ie replica exhaust
ebay headers
magnaflow high flow cat
new style 5 center caps all around

it's at the body shop getting a respray (full diamond schwartz; no more of that two tone japanese spec stuff), rear spoiler delete, fenders rolled and the style 5's refinished now. Once it's done i'll install the remainig parts i have lying around; h&r race springs, bilstein shocks, h&r sway bars, toyo r-888 tires, sparco seats/harnesses and it will be almost ready to try out on a light track session. If anybody has recommendations for dedicated track pads please do share. Here are the pics of when i first got it and some shots from the body shop. will try to update as things move forward. apologies for the very low res pics

[drutt23]

Very nice work man! Style 5's are always a win on E30's

[Oleg P]

nice job, nice paint job also.
any plans for a 24v swap in future?

[selnashar]

thanks guys; for now i'm planning to run the car with the m20 until i get to the stage where the power is the limiting factor as opposed to my driving skills. I prefer to build up the car as needed as opposed to building something beyond my skill level. perhaps in the future i'll throw in the s52 from my M coupe and swap an s50b32 into the m coupe; we'll see what happens.