Welp, this started a lot earlier than I expected it to, but situations arose that pushed my plans ahead of schedule.
I bought a 1988 schwarz/kardinalrot 325is a few months ago with the intention to restore and then slightly mod it. My goal was to keep it as factory as possible except for where the aftermarket would provide an improvement.
Note: I have a very tight budget so this will be a very slow thread
Here she is the day I got her:
Current set up:
Engine/Drivetrain:
~Stock M20 with PSIK+WAR chip
~SSK (e60 lever)
Suspension/Handling:
~bilstein sports
~H&R race springs
~Racing Dynamics strut bar
~Racing Dynamics front and rear sway bars
~e46 m3 steering rack
Brakes and Tires
~16x8 square set up (ESM BBS reps from PO)
Exterior
~Black Kidneys (from a PO)
~Euro Grills
~Euro Trim
~Cherry Tail lights
~Hella Smileys; HID and LED City light upgrade
~White Smoked turn signals
Interior (Gonna keep this as stock as possible)
~Alcantara shift and brake boots
~Black Headliner
Engine was rebuilt about 1k miles ago so it's running fresh. The car looks pretty clean at first, but there are issues here and there that are either really pressing or just annoy me.
My mod/restore list in no particular order:
~Replace Cracked dash (1 solid crack at right of gauge cluster)
~Repaint at some point (various dings around the body and clearcoat is messed up on driver's side)
~Replace weather worn rubber parts on car
~Replace/Upgrade brakes and rotors (nothing wrong with currents but something I want to do)
~Spray valve cover and manifold black
~relocate window breaker and sunroof switches to handbrake center console
~Replace driver's side window which was scratched up by the hardened rubber strip on the bottom
~Replace driver's side door card (looks like a PO tried to take it off and broke it. Can be seen in picture)
~Camber plates, my current tires are worn on the inside :p
~Fix seat springs
~refresh any wear type components of the car (Bushings, mounts, etc)
I'll probably end up doing more as I find more things out about the car along the way.
If anyone has any of these parts I'm looking for, please let me know. I'm on a tight budget but if I can afford it, I'd rather buy it from a r3v member
I bought a 1988 schwarz/kardinalrot 325is a few months ago with the intention to restore and then slightly mod it. My goal was to keep it as factory as possible except for where the aftermarket would provide an improvement.
Note: I have a very tight budget so this will be a very slow thread
Here she is the day I got her:
Current set up:
Engine/Drivetrain:
~Stock M20 with PSIK+WAR chip
~SSK (e60 lever)
Suspension/Handling:
~bilstein sports
~H&R race springs
~Racing Dynamics strut bar
~Racing Dynamics front and rear sway bars
~e46 m3 steering rack
Brakes and Tires
~16x8 square set up (ESM BBS reps from PO)
Exterior
~Black Kidneys (from a PO)
~Euro Grills
~Euro Trim
~Cherry Tail lights
~Hella Smileys; HID and LED City light upgrade
~White Smoked turn signals
Interior (Gonna keep this as stock as possible)
~Alcantara shift and brake boots
~Black Headliner
Engine was rebuilt about 1k miles ago so it's running fresh. The car looks pretty clean at first, but there are issues here and there that are either really pressing or just annoy me.
My mod/restore list in no particular order:
~Replace Cracked dash (1 solid crack at right of gauge cluster)
~Repaint at some point (various dings around the body and clearcoat is messed up on driver's side)
~Replace weather worn rubber parts on car
~Replace/Upgrade brakes and rotors (nothing wrong with currents but something I want to do)
~Spray valve cover and manifold black
~relocate window breaker and sunroof switches to handbrake center console
~Replace driver's side window which was scratched up by the hardened rubber strip on the bottom
~Replace driver's side door card (looks like a PO tried to take it off and broke it. Can be seen in picture)
~Camber plates, my current tires are worn on the inside :p
~Fix seat springs
~refresh any wear type components of the car (Bushings, mounts, etc)
I'll probably end up doing more as I find more things out about the car along the way.
If anyone has any of these parts I'm looking for, please let me know. I'm on a tight budget but if I can afford it, I'd rather buy it from a r3v member
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