hey whats up guys, my name is bryan and i have had an e30 for about a year now and have been a member the entire time.. i am finally deciding to make a thread because i have a ton of pics and have done alot of work..... there isnt going to be much organization to this as i just last min decided to throw this together so forigive me... just look throught it all and let me know what you think so far!
so i moved to south carolina from seattle about year and a half ago for work.. i have been into drifting for a little while and was set on getting a s13 coupe.. until i cam across my 318is on craiglist in atlanta.. i quickly bought the car.. completely stock. 155k and had been sitting for years.... its was absolutely flawless inside and under the carpet.... absolutely no rust but needed a little love here and there... but for 2,000 dollars i got a screaming deal.. car has been incredibly reliable since day once and has been my daily driver since. here a pic when i first bought the car
shortly after i bought the car i started to replace countless things... started with basic tune up... air filter spark plugs n such and got some eibach pro springs for free from a buddy as well.. who knows when anything was replaced on this car it was all OLD. along with many many more replacement parts.... i will just post some pics so you can see... i dont want to list it all and theres so much more that i havent taken pictures of but im sure i will remember as i go along..
m3 poly control arm bushings
eibach springs.... going to buy bc coilovers here soon just hang tight.. like i said.... free..... i wasnt planning on doing a build thread so i could have taken so many more pics
then decided to repaint the side lining with some underbody paint(went a little overboard with masking i know lol... but it was windy and i didnt know how it was going to spray)
some rotors, guibo and some other parts as well :)
i then decided to tackle the "mess under the intake" and install some 4 pintle mustang injectors as well...again im sorry i didnt really take too many pictures
some silicone vacuum hose for the mess... along with a volvo fan that i will later install
i made a junk yard trip one day and picked up 2 volvo lips that i only had for a short time.. also picked up a 3.73 lsd (that i was planning on trading for a 4.10) my 4.10 was open and thats just not going to cut it obviously... also came along some ellipsoids and a"is" lip in a junk car...BTW i got all three lips for free when i bought all the other stuff.. so i would say that a pretty good junk yard trip! OH YEAH! and i came across a black plastic bumper hat i am going to put on my car soon seeing as mine has a huge hole in the passenger fender as it was in a small accident by previous owner
some volvo lips
"is" lip, black bumper, and trim off new bumper all repainted with trim paint
non painted vs painted
heres just a few random pictures i have saved... the interior on this car is VERY clean ill snap a few pictures here soon for you guys as well...
roomates m3 from last charlotte drift event
Ireland engineering subframe and trailing arms bushings that i just finished installing today... i was in a rush and took no pics but this one
READ THIS SHIT! so as i was dropping my subframe... the driveshaft was unbolted but i did not seperate it from the diff i figured it would do that on its own as i lowered it.... so i lowered the subframe which pressed against my driveshaft which was resting on the "s" shaped pipe that runs from both sides of your gas tank and it ripped a huge hole in my gas tank causing my to loose a FULL TANK all over myself and the floor... i felt like a fucking idiot as there was nothing i could do but sit there and watch and now i have to buy a new gas tank... which will be in a few days UGH!!!
magnaflow glasspack and muffler.... i just yesterday as well welded on my muffler to my stock piping and you know what... it sounds dam good...i did it just for fun and i am absolutely mind blown at how just welding that muffler up sounds.. nice low pitch through all rpm range and sounds real good bouncing off the rev limiter :up: going to make a full stainless exhaust here soon when i have time... i just welded this up while i was doing my subframe bushings seeing as i had to remove my exhuast
new control arms tie rods sway bar end links.. i did front and rears just missing alot of pics of alot of random things i have done throught the year
a while ago i bought some esm 002 staggerd setup... 16x8 up front and 16x9 in the rear.... here some more pictures
the 2 rear tires i originally put on these wheels were not beefy enough for me.. so i ordered some 215/45's and gave a much better fitment (love these tires)
it was rubbing quite a bit so i needed to do a slight roll until i could get my hands on a proper roller... worked well i guess
love this shot
as it currently sits today... have stock wheels on rear to test out my new lsd and she locks up real nice :) makes me smile everytime
these are really all the pictures i can get at the moment.. i have done more to the car but this is all i can remember right now... this thread was very last minute and again i apologize for the ZERO organization i have put into this.. its all very random and thrown together haha so gimme a break..
ill be adding more things here shortly as i remember and find more pics
so i moved to south carolina from seattle about year and a half ago for work.. i have been into drifting for a little while and was set on getting a s13 coupe.. until i cam across my 318is on craiglist in atlanta.. i quickly bought the car.. completely stock. 155k and had been sitting for years.... its was absolutely flawless inside and under the carpet.... absolutely no rust but needed a little love here and there... but for 2,000 dollars i got a screaming deal.. car has been incredibly reliable since day once and has been my daily driver since. here a pic when i first bought the car
shortly after i bought the car i started to replace countless things... started with basic tune up... air filter spark plugs n such and got some eibach pro springs for free from a buddy as well.. who knows when anything was replaced on this car it was all OLD. along with many many more replacement parts.... i will just post some pics so you can see... i dont want to list it all and theres so much more that i havent taken pictures of but im sure i will remember as i go along..
m3 poly control arm bushings
eibach springs.... going to buy bc coilovers here soon just hang tight.. like i said.... free..... i wasnt planning on doing a build thread so i could have taken so many more pics
then decided to repaint the side lining with some underbody paint(went a little overboard with masking i know lol... but it was windy and i didnt know how it was going to spray)
some rotors, guibo and some other parts as well :)
i then decided to tackle the "mess under the intake" and install some 4 pintle mustang injectors as well...again im sorry i didnt really take too many pictures
some silicone vacuum hose for the mess... along with a volvo fan that i will later install
i made a junk yard trip one day and picked up 2 volvo lips that i only had for a short time.. also picked up a 3.73 lsd (that i was planning on trading for a 4.10) my 4.10 was open and thats just not going to cut it obviously... also came along some ellipsoids and a"is" lip in a junk car...BTW i got all three lips for free when i bought all the other stuff.. so i would say that a pretty good junk yard trip! OH YEAH! and i came across a black plastic bumper hat i am going to put on my car soon seeing as mine has a huge hole in the passenger fender as it was in a small accident by previous owner
some volvo lips
"is" lip, black bumper, and trim off new bumper all repainted with trim paint
non painted vs painted
heres just a few random pictures i have saved... the interior on this car is VERY clean ill snap a few pictures here soon for you guys as well...
roomates m3 from last charlotte drift event
Ireland engineering subframe and trailing arms bushings that i just finished installing today... i was in a rush and took no pics but this one
READ THIS SHIT! so as i was dropping my subframe... the driveshaft was unbolted but i did not seperate it from the diff i figured it would do that on its own as i lowered it.... so i lowered the subframe which pressed against my driveshaft which was resting on the "s" shaped pipe that runs from both sides of your gas tank and it ripped a huge hole in my gas tank causing my to loose a FULL TANK all over myself and the floor... i felt like a fucking idiot as there was nothing i could do but sit there and watch and now i have to buy a new gas tank... which will be in a few days UGH!!!
magnaflow glasspack and muffler.... i just yesterday as well welded on my muffler to my stock piping and you know what... it sounds dam good...i did it just for fun and i am absolutely mind blown at how just welding that muffler up sounds.. nice low pitch through all rpm range and sounds real good bouncing off the rev limiter :up: going to make a full stainless exhaust here soon when i have time... i just welded this up while i was doing my subframe bushings seeing as i had to remove my exhuast
new control arms tie rods sway bar end links.. i did front and rears just missing alot of pics of alot of random things i have done throught the year
a while ago i bought some esm 002 staggerd setup... 16x8 up front and 16x9 in the rear.... here some more pictures
the 2 rear tires i originally put on these wheels were not beefy enough for me.. so i ordered some 215/45's and gave a much better fitment (love these tires)
it was rubbing quite a bit so i needed to do a slight roll until i could get my hands on a proper roller... worked well i guess
love this shot
as it currently sits today... have stock wheels on rear to test out my new lsd and she locks up real nice :) makes me smile everytime
these are really all the pictures i can get at the moment.. i have done more to the car but this is all i can remember right now... this thread was very last minute and again i apologize for the ZERO organization i have put into this.. its all very random and thrown together haha so gimme a break..
ill be adding more things here shortly as i remember and find more pics
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