My first set got kicked off my car by some drunk kids. I was sooooooooooo pissed off!
Thanks.
Exactly!
Mmmmmmmmmm... M20 turbo... ;D
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you wont have any issues with smog in WA because the car is over 25 years old. build up the suspension, save your money and when you get there swap in whatever your heart desiresLeave a comment:
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I love this car right now. I dont plan on doing much more cosmetically. I feel like a understated yet clean car with working lights and no large "tuner" decals gets a lot less attention from the 5-0 here in CA, then a souped up shiny car with new paint and a "performance look." I might paint the "es" air dam, and I will defiantly replace all the window gaskets and get a new kidney grill at some point. Maybe some bumper molding, because mine is all wavy. I want to keep the car looking chill and a bit ratty.
Right now I am working on a performance oriented suspension rebuild. Lots of parts on order, some of which are already here.
I am working with Ireland Engineering, CAtuned, Guten Parts, and Condor Speed Shop for all these parts. I like spending my money with smaller shops that support e30s and other BMWs, and I like to spread my business around with a few shops. All of these shops sell great parts, and are staffed by incredibly helpful and friendly people. Later on down the road Blunttech will get involved as well.
Factory reconditioned CV axles
Control arms
Reconditioned Z3 rack
e30tech e36 steering swap rack hardware kit
Tie rods
Condor bushings for suspension and drive train
IE 25mm sway bar kit, urethane steering coupler, billet/urethane rear strut mounts, and weld on camber/toe kit
I am also replacing the drive shaft coupler and center bearing.
I got this new tool I cant wait to use on the ball joints. I have done ball joints a few times, and have always had to smack them with something. I hated that.
In the future (after xmas) I plan on upgrading the springs and struts with some GC coil overs, and getting some better wheels and rubber. I also want to rebuild the brake calipers with brass hardware from Bavarian Autosport, get some slotted rotors, braided lines, and some decent pads.
I am going to wait on adding power till I move back to WA as the smog laws up there are ether non existent or very minimal depending on what county you live in. I would like to build an m20 turbo engine.
Anyways thats about it. I will update with pictures and so forth in a week or so when I have all the parts and time to put everything together.
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"Lizzy" My Grey 325e
Hey guys and girls. This will be the story of my 1984 325e, which I got for free from a friend I was working for about a year ago. Just a general assembly thread so I can keep track of what I am doing, and get helpful ideas and criticism. If I ever sell the car it will also help buyers see what has been done to the car.
The car was one of my moms clients cars. It was passed on to him by his mother after she died, and he was VERY attached to the car. I almost bought the car years ago after my car was totaled, but he could not let it go. A few years later, while I was working on his house, he offered the car to me as a gift. They were moving down to LA and his wife did not want him bringing the car.
Sins then I have done a lot of general maintenance to get the car running correctly after sitting in a drive way rotting under the sun for years. New belts, water pump, hoses, filters, brake maintenance and all kinds of small stuff. I also threw on some Eibach springs and Bilstein HD struts all around, as well as some e90 drop hats.
The car took me up to WA for a year for school and saw some snow spinning, and other dirty conditions. It was a real trooper, and got me out of some pinches very nicely. Now its time to give back to the car.
On the way down from WA the fan ate its way through the water pump-thermostat hose. It was messy but I fix it with some electrical tape and a piece of rubber from a tire I found on the side of the road. My Macgyver got us 100+ miles back home to CA.
I figure the engine mounts are shot so the fan contacted the hose while the engine was moving around. The car was also loaded up HEAVY!
Now that the car is back in CA it wont see long distance driving or adverse weather conditions. I want to use it as a fun car, and do some weekend driving and casual autox and track days.
This is her as she sits as of 09/25/13. She is not nice to look at, but she runs great. I had to calk up the windows in WA because she was leaking badly and I did not have the money to do things correctly. I will remedy that soon. Thats also why the back seats and carpet are missing. They got moldy and stank! I don't think I will replace those.
I did a few small things to her.
Z3 antenna
e21 seats (need rebuild)
Newer dash from Quadrajet
NRG wheel (dont like it much)
Boots from Cletonius
More "up to date" head unit and speakers
Euro grills and US ellipsoids from CAtuned
HID lighting (plain white)
Hella 500 fogs for WA weather
"es" front end
3.73 LSD from CAtuned
Dlerin knob from robsgotit
Working gauge cluster from Quadrajet
e36 switches
e36 ebrake handle
Excuse all the dirt. I dont want to clean the car until after I am done working on it.
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