Member since '03 back with a '89 325i

[Smoove1]

Hi

It's been a while :)

[Jordan]

Hi

[Smoove1]

Welcome back!

Thanks Matt

If you want the car to feel fast you can drive mine

I can't wait until we all run our E30s at the track. It's going to be stylish and uneventful all at the same time.

I think its funny how we all come back to these cars...

Yeah, new cars don't really excite me.

[oekundar]

I think its funny how we all come back to these cars...

[E30SPDFRK]

If you want the car to feel fast you can drive mine

[MR 325]

Welcome back!

[freeride53]

Looks really sweet with those Volks. Welcome back.

Sina

[parkerbink]

I didn't ever remember them being so slow. Is it just me?

Makes my 4Runner look fast.

lol

[Smoove1]

Nice, I recently came back too with a white 92 cabrio.

I didn't ever remember them being so slow. Is it just me?

[parkerbink]

Nice, I recently came back too with a white 92 cabrio.

[Smoove1]

Hi guys, I decided to start a thread for my recently aquired 1989 325i coupe so that I can track the progess of it. Previous to this car, I've owned an '89 325i sedan (first car), '85 325e, '91 318i vert, and '92 325i vert (m-tech 2 and S52 swapped).

These pictures were right after I picked up the car. I purchased it from a customer who let it sit in their driveway for over 2 years. It's a 1989 325i coupe, 5 speed with a 3.73 LSD. The dash is cracked, interior dirty, seats were torn. 175k on the odometer:





I washed it that day and to be honest, it didn't look much better:








I started ordering and collecting parts here and there. I first started with an "IS" lip and new tires, and used seats:





I've always loved white cars with white wheels so I found some 16x7 Volk TE37s to acheive the look I wanted:




I figured it would be cool if my E46 and E30 had the same wheels:




I found a set of eibach lowering springs I had taken off a previous E30 so I figured I'd run them temporarily until I decide I deep I want to be in this car. I also sourced some clear corners for it. The turn signals are OEM, bumper molding is ebay crap. I also installed some color matched side mirrors:




Here is how it sits as of this morning:




Other items addressed in the almost 2 months of ownership: Inspection 2 service (including spark plugs and valve adjustment), R134 conversion, new pads and rotors all around, antenna mast replaced, exhaust hangers, and Alpine head unit installed.

I have an M tech 1 spoiler on the way. Fog light glass just arrived today. Unforturnately it has developed a coolant and oil leak externally from the head gasket so that's next to come off along with a new timing belt and water pump. It's also in need of rear subframe bushings. It's been a fun project as it reminds me of my very first car. I even found the same alpine head unit for sale used that I had in high school and installed it in this one. I still haven't decided what the end game is for this car. At the moment, the options are to fix everything and just sell it, make it a nice car and get the front end resprayed, or turn in into another track car. The only reason I consider selling it is I also picked up a techno violet 5 speed E36 sedan last week that will be my "dad car" and the E46 is my primary track car.

I'll update this thread as progress is made. Thanks for looking.