Minty 325is build thread

[cervantes559]

What's up guys my name is Ricardo I'm from Madera, Ca(Fresno). I have a 1989 325is. I've owned the car for about 4 years but recently started putting work. Feel free to follow me on Instagram always posting pics @ricardo_e30 Process so far
Z3 1.9 short shifter kit
Timing belt, new coolant hoses, radiator
Replaced my crack dash
Rebuild all brake calipers
Euro grills
Is lip and splitter from Ryan G
Zhp weighted shift knob replaced the transmission with new clutch
reclenty got some body work done and its primered now
Some how the car looks now will post pics from before soon.
In the process of doing a 5 lug swap with z3 steering rack and running style 5

[cervantes559]

Alright guys I bought the car march or 2011 I was going to school in Sacramento at the time. I found the car on Craigslist. I ended getting the car for $700 bucks best decision I ever made lol after I bought it I put it on non op for about 2 years until I finished school and move back home.

[cervantes559]

I was lucky to find a nearly perfect dash one little crack on it but I got the whole dash for $45 bucks with the cluster someone went though the trouble of getting it out but they stopped so just got one dikes and snipped all the wires
Later down the road the bolts that bolt up the guibo came undone and I needed a new drive line back to the junk yard I found it and also found black door panels so I picked them up also a had a ski pass so got it.

[cervantes559]

One of the things I hated has the muffler I let my buddy drive it and it fell off
So I need up just cutting it off and running no muffler those tires though like dicking around lol
I was you'd dumb and full of cum lol didn't like the lift on it so I just cut the springs for shits and gigs

[cervantes559]

The cars brakes were bad so I bought rebuild seal kit for all the brake calipers. Also I started drifting the car at a few events and unfortunately the transmission went out at one of the events
Also I cracked the oil pan and replaced it
Car on the tow truck
I put it in reverse and never came out...FML I had the clutch just needed a trans thank god I had a lift lolalso bought those eBay headers

[cervantes559]

Next up on the list was to replace my old valance also got the fog lights
So browsing on Craig's as usual I found a sweet deal on these I got a set of style 5 for $400 bucks so my plans at the time didn't know what I was gonna do so I just decided to take them apart
So fersure the clear coat was coming off

[cervantes559]

Do next up was to start on the interiorI drove the car like this for a few days lol new dash vs old dash

So I decided I was just going to spray the carpet black

[cervantes559]

So pretty much I lost my old phone and lost all my recent progress pics😱😭 so pretty much I replaced the timing belt intake manifold gaskets new radiator also got a good deal on some new sport seat will post pics tomorrow here was how the car looked before I got it painted I also installed a z3 short shifter kit 1.9 I love it and I ended buying this at the dealer what the car looked I got the windows retinted after I got it painted and I ended up getting this from aberham motorsports

[cervantes559]

So not even a month with my car painted and FML
Also got a splitter to from Ryan g getting in some missing pieces got that OEM sunshade though also just recently resealed the oil filter housing what is one of my recent purchase I'm going 5 lug swap I have the rear trailing arms off a 318ti and just bought m3 parts what my car will look like this was at one of the cars and coffee Fresno meet

[cervantes559]

So really recent pics those 205/50 fit good
So one of the front wheels had a 215/40 I hit a pothole on the 4th and this was the outcome forgot to mention I'm running h&r super sport springs now but just bought a set of coilovers for my 5 lug swap
Today I went to the yunk yard an found my missing door trim and got a chrome kidney how the car sits as of today
Feel free to comment and criticize lol

[sam_]

holy fuck that wheel got trashed hahaha

the matte is definitely interesting though... what was the deciding factor in you wanting that color?

[cervantes559]

holy fuck that wheel got trashed hahaha

the matte is definitely interesting though... what was the deciding factor in you wanting that color?

I know man my original plan was to go olive drab but seen a few Hondas around town so decided to go with a lighter color its different and I like it lol.