I picked this up early November, 2012.
The day I picked it up.
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Now the fun part, correcting the previous owner's mistakes and making it my own.
Plans are to build a cafe racer inspired E30 by removing everything that's not essential, replacing things with lighter parts and hopefully getting the weight as close to 1,000KG as possible. I don't want to have it looking like a stripped out track rat though, so the aim is to remove things that aren't immediately visible.
Weight Reduction
The owner's manual says 1090KG but this car has a sunroof and central locking, so I'll say the starting weight is closer to 1110KG.
Engine bay:
A/C = 18.0KG, P/S = 4.5KG, Carbon Canister = 0.5KG, Washer Bottle(+Water) = 5.5KG, Clutch Fan + Aux Fan = 2.0KG, Firewall/Trans Tunnel Insulation = 5.0KG, Headers/Exhaust = 5.0KG
Total = 40.5KG
In Cabin:
Momo Corse + Bottom Mount Rail = 6.0KG, Momo Prototipo = 0.5KG Sound Tar + Insulation = 20.0KG
Total = 26.5KG
Trunk:
Trunk Tar = 16.0KG, Powered Antenna = 1.0KG
Total = 17.0KG
Weight Reduction = 84.5KG. Estimated Vehicle Weight = 1026KG/2,260lb.
Engine/Drivetrain
-Hot Tuning style RHD headers
Exhaust = Headers + the mid section that come with them > Y pipe> 2.25" straight through to single inlet dual 2.25" outlet rear muffler.
-A/C, clutch fan and P/S delete
-Myster-E Short shifter + new shift linkage joint/bushes.
-Solid aluminium sheet metal shift carrier mounts
-Medium case S4.10.
Suspension/Chassis
-H&R Race + Bilstein Sport
-Front + Rear Strut Braces
-JT Design Lifetime Aluminium RSM
-White Line Sway Bars. 24mm front, 16mm rear.
-15x8 et15 Nemoto RS(panasport style) - 205/55/15
-Condor Speed Shop offset FCAB
-Condor Speed Power Steering Delete
-Condor Speed Shop UHMW Engine/Trans mounts
-Condor Speed Shop Diff Mount
-Condor Speed Shop 12mm subframe riser bushes
-Condor Speed Shop RTAB
Interior
-1997 Momo Corse Driver's Seat
-Momo Prototipo
-ZHP Shift knob
-Top Gaiters M Stitched shift/hand brake boots
-Euro analog clock
-Houndstooth rear seat
-Houndstooth front + rear cards
Maintenance
-Coolant to throttle body delete.
-Carbon canister delete.
-Clutch fan delete + 16" Electric pusher fan install.
-Goss GE034 external fuel pump
-Goss GE015 Internal fuel pump
-New Timing Belt + Tensioner & Waterpump = 10/2/2013
Do work, son.
Before
After
Condor Speed Shop engine/transmission mounts were the first mod/upgrade.
Put the S4.10 in.
Weight Reduction
Got some decent interior to replace the gayDM style shit that was in there.
This
To this; 325iS houndstooth.
Deleted this crappy OEM manifold with the restrictive emissions probes.
Installed these cheap, shitty eBay headers.
Put the H&R Race and Bilstein Sport in.
Before
After
Whiteline 24/16mm sway bars, Whiteline poly RTAB, and the rear strut brace a friend made.
Condor Speed Shop FCAB
Myster-E Short shifter
15x8 et15 Nemoto RS and some free 205/55.
Future Plans
Engine
Plans are for a basic M20B27ic. C for carburettor. Euro 325e bottom end + #731, running on 6 x 40mm Keihin CVK. "euro" 325e's pop up at the wreckers every now and then, I can source VRS + head bolts through work and use the spare #731 head from my 320i track project. Everything I've read suggests that the late model M20B20 has the most aggressive factory cam and since I already have it, I'm going to use it. I already have two sets of caburetors from 98 ZX9R's, just need to sort out a manifold and linkage. Hopefully I will be able to cut down the stock manifold and weld some flanges on like this example.
I'm not chasing huge power, I just want some more grunt through the corners. If it makes 112rwkw/150rwhp I will be more than happy.
The day I picked it up.
- -1985 323i, 2 door, 5 speed. ~230,000KM
- -Engine recently replaced with a "low km" German import.
- -Eagle Ignition Leads
- -M Tech Springs
- -Bilstein HD
- -Urethane FCAB
- -M-Tech 1 Steering Wheel
- -15x7 et29 Rial Mesh.
- -205/50/15 Kenda Komet SPT2.
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Now the fun part, correcting the previous owner's mistakes and making it my own.
Plans are to build a cafe racer inspired E30 by removing everything that's not essential, replacing things with lighter parts and hopefully getting the weight as close to 1,000KG as possible. I don't want to have it looking like a stripped out track rat though, so the aim is to remove things that aren't immediately visible.
Weight Reduction
The owner's manual says 1090KG but this car has a sunroof and central locking, so I'll say the starting weight is closer to 1110KG.
Engine bay:
A/C = 18.0KG, P/S = 4.5KG, Carbon Canister = 0.5KG, Washer Bottle(+Water) = 5.5KG, Clutch Fan + Aux Fan = 2.0KG, Firewall/Trans Tunnel Insulation = 5.0KG, Headers/Exhaust = 5.0KG
Total = 40.5KG
In Cabin:
Momo Corse + Bottom Mount Rail = 6.0KG, Momo Prototipo = 0.5KG Sound Tar + Insulation = 20.0KG
Total = 26.5KG
Trunk:
Trunk Tar = 16.0KG, Powered Antenna = 1.0KG
Total = 17.0KG
Weight Reduction = 84.5KG. Estimated Vehicle Weight = 1026KG/2,260lb.
Engine/Drivetrain
-Hot Tuning style RHD headers
Exhaust = Headers + the mid section that come with them > Y pipe> 2.25" straight through to single inlet dual 2.25" outlet rear muffler.
-A/C, clutch fan and P/S delete
-Myster-E Short shifter + new shift linkage joint/bushes.
-Solid aluminium sheet metal shift carrier mounts
-Medium case S4.10.
Suspension/Chassis
-H&R Race + Bilstein Sport
-Front + Rear Strut Braces
-JT Design Lifetime Aluminium RSM
-White Line Sway Bars. 24mm front, 16mm rear.
-15x8 et15 Nemoto RS(panasport style) - 205/55/15
-Condor Speed Shop offset FCAB
-Condor Speed Power Steering Delete
-Condor Speed Shop UHMW Engine/Trans mounts
-Condor Speed Shop Diff Mount
-Condor Speed Shop 12mm subframe riser bushes
-Condor Speed Shop RTAB
Interior
-1997 Momo Corse Driver's Seat
-Momo Prototipo
-ZHP Shift knob
-Top Gaiters M Stitched shift/hand brake boots
-Euro analog clock
-Houndstooth rear seat
-Houndstooth front + rear cards
Maintenance
-Coolant to throttle body delete.
-Carbon canister delete.
-Clutch fan delete + 16" Electric pusher fan install.
-Goss GE034 external fuel pump
-Goss GE015 Internal fuel pump
-New Timing Belt + Tensioner & Waterpump = 10/2/2013
Do work, son.
Before
After
Condor Speed Shop engine/transmission mounts were the first mod/upgrade.
Put the S4.10 in.
Weight Reduction
Got some decent interior to replace the gayDM style shit that was in there.
This
To this; 325iS houndstooth.
Deleted this crappy OEM manifold with the restrictive emissions probes.
Installed these cheap, shitty eBay headers.
Put the H&R Race and Bilstein Sport in.
Before
After
Whiteline 24/16mm sway bars, Whiteline poly RTAB, and the rear strut brace a friend made.
Condor Speed Shop FCAB
Myster-E Short shifter
15x8 et15 Nemoto RS and some free 205/55.
Future Plans
Engine
Plans are for a basic M20B27ic. C for carburettor. Euro 325e bottom end + #731, running on 6 x 40mm Keihin CVK. "euro" 325e's pop up at the wreckers every now and then, I can source VRS + head bolts through work and use the spare #731 head from my 320i track project. Everything I've read suggests that the late model M20B20 has the most aggressive factory cam and since I already have it, I'm going to use it. I already have two sets of caburetors from 98 ZX9R's, just need to sort out a manifold and linkage. Hopefully I will be able to cut down the stock manifold and weld some flanges on like this example.
I'm not chasing huge power, I just want some more grunt through the corners. If it makes 112rwkw/150rwhp I will be more than happy.
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