After last years driving school and trashing the fender on my M5 I decided I can't afford to keep beating up my M5 on the track. It's also too heavy/powerful for me to really enjoy and learn. 4 years ago I sold my 89 e30 autox car soon after buying it because of a career change and moving out of state. Anyway, long story short I missed my e30 and wanted another ever since.
I saved a bit of money and went on the hunt for a local e30. My plan was to find a good deal on a car with a straight body, no/minimal rust and decent interior. The mechanical condition really doesn't matter much to me because I can fix all of that. I swore I would never get another car that needed major body work after owning my 83 landcruiser. I can do some paint correction but I hate body work!
I found this car:
Apparently this color was carried over from the 2002's into some of the early model e30 production for a couple years.
seats are still pretty good, except the tattered passenger leg bolster.
1985 (build date 12/84) 325e Coupe - Arktisblau Metallic with blue cloth interior and cloth sport seats.
Planned Mods/Parts (already sourced):
I will update this thread with more pics and progress.
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I saved a bit of money and went on the hunt for a local e30. My plan was to find a good deal on a car with a straight body, no/minimal rust and decent interior. The mechanical condition really doesn't matter much to me because I can fix all of that. I swore I would never get another car that needed major body work after owning my 83 landcruiser. I can do some paint correction but I hate body work!
I found this car:
Apparently this color was carried over from the 2002's into some of the early model e30 production for a couple years.
seats are still pretty good, except the tattered passenger leg bolster.
1985 (build date 12/84) 325e Coupe - Arktisblau Metallic with blue cloth interior and cloth sport seats.
- The car had 2 owners and lived in Wyoming most of its life.
- Straight body with a couple tiny dings
- Original paint and clear-coat in good condition
- interior is in good shape no major tears or rips.
- Runs and drives
- $750 dollar price :nice:
Planned Mods/Parts (already sourced):
- 98 M52B28 Swap
- 5 Lug / e46 BBK kit (thanks Nasieg and elcoy)
- 4.10 LSD w/ z3m finned cover (thanks eric)
- Bilstien Sports Shocks
- H&R Race Springs
- UUC Spec E30 adjustable sway bars and end links
- Adjustable and reinforced rear sub-frame
- Euro smiley headlights
- Red46 Sump Armor
- Bimmerworld Sump Baffle and oil pump nut safety wired
- Reinforced front sub-frame
- Ireland Engineering Race/Street adjustable camber plates
- Turner Motorsports urethane reinforced rear shock mounts
- Condor Bushing - Trailing arms, sub frame, transmission and Engine
- Bimmerworld FCAB
- New Febi front Control arms
- New factory guibo and center support bearing
- Getrag 260 with swap brace and UUC angled DSSR
- Mishimoto Aluminum Radiator w/ 16"spal fan
- Stock headers w/ injection port welded and ceramic coated (thanks bmwsob)
- Refurbished euro bumpers in powdercoated shadowline black
- Porche 944 booster
- E39 528i rear calipers
- E46 M3 front calipers
- Reprogrammed ECU with SAP/O2/EWS/Speed limiter delete
- E36 DS2 17x7.5 square wheels W/ Falken Falken Azenis RT-615K - 205/40R17
- E46 330ci steering rack
- E46 M3 front Rotors - Zimmerman Blanks
- E46 325 Rear Rotors - ATE Blanks
- Brake lines ECS Tuning Braided lines
- E30 M3 Rear Hub and bearing
- E36 Front Hub/bearing - FAG Hubs
- Brake Pads - OEM compound
- Coolant expansion tank (late model)
- Rear Main and most engine gaskets - Purchased full top and bottom gasket sets, rings, and bearings.
- Short shift UUC EVO3 kit
- Lug Stud kit and 5mm front spacer and 17.5mm rear spacer
- Custom exhaust t304 stainless w/ B&B tri-flow muffler and resonator - Thanks Element6 (to be fabbed to stock headers)
I will update this thread with more pics and progress.
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