Project finished - 'MY22' 318is - bare metal, nut and bolt restoration

[burkey001]

Tell me about it haha. The local BMW dealer has a stack of parts for me now I gotta go pick up. Door seals, windows, trim, etc. And so many other nuts bolts clips.

😁 it's definitely a phenomenon. someone should hashtag that... 😉

[89_325i]

I think this thread could actually be renamed “building a new E30 from realoem, one part number at a time”

Tell me about it haha. The local BMW dealer has a stack of parts for me now I gotta go pick up. Door seals, windows, trim, etc. And so many other nuts bolts clips.

[burkey001]

Did a little work, fitting a few things in between preparing to sell a house and general life

Got the puny, underwhelming OEM brakes fitted up. Looking nice and clean and standard so registration process will be easy.



Cute, they almost look like real brakes :)




The view through the wheels is laughable




No, I’m not using those nuts, that’s just what I had to hand.


Somewhat relenting to practicality and put an OEM boot lining in. In keeping with this being a driver, the boot needs to be a little usable and not too precious
Looks OK I guess… looks like a boot.

Trimmer is making a trimmed floor and rear of seat insert out of the same blue German square weave carpet that will be in cabin.



Lastly, got the E46 inner rod ends and boots installed. Missing inner OTK clips…




The planning and layout for the cabin carpet has begun but theres not too much to show there yet.
This is the carpet https://relicate.com/collections/ger...2438096805968#!

Until the next one…

[MoreMayhem]

This build is really something! You'll have a ride that'll be good for easily another 35 years or longer when you're done.

[burkey001]

and yes, the valve cover wrinkle coat is being redone :)

[burkey001]

What state is the new residence? I sure hope it's NSW...

Close. The Federal bit in the middle.


Little bit of progress today. In my quest to “MY19” the E30 one of the things that has got the boot is zinc plating. BMW seemed to kinda ditch it between E36/46 because its quite bad to environment. They switched to a zinc flake coating which is applied as a coating not a plating. So, no vats of acid or base etc. Less nasties. Also no hydrogen embrittlement.
If you ever see a part number & description with “ZNS3” on it that designates a 3 coat zinc flake system coating. The actual brand of coating is Doerken MKS and the specific type is Delta MKS.
https://www.doerken-mks.de/en/coating-solutions/zinc-flake/
So, I found someone locally that does it.

To get the car on the road as easy as possible it’s going to start life with standard brakes. So this is the focus of today’s update.

Had them hydroblasted / vapour honed and sent them off to get Delta MKS’d.

Overall, very pleased with the outcome.

You might say you can get a similar look from a spray can. Possible to get a silver finish sure, but this is a finish that’s more durable than plating not just a rattle can finish.

Full reco with new genuine bits.

No assembly pics because my hands were covered in rrubber grease…









I also pulled apart the throttle body and had it hydroblasted etc and time to put back together


Little fiddly, couple things kind of staked in.





There is a bitch of a circlip to go back in here… way un fun






After much procrastination slowly dry assembling the long block…

Basically checking I have the parts I think I need. Ordering from realoem can be hit and miss


I think this thread could actually be renamed “building a new E30 from realoem, one part number at a time”

Few parts to order just to get the intake on the engine

the blue is the correct part number for E30, the red is a modern ZNS3 replacement bolt. Rule of thumb seems to be a 0711991xxxxx bolt is zinc plate, 0711990xxxx is zinc flake. Not universal though! found 2 exceptions.
cardboard is double sided :)

[burkey001]

I could flash and mail you the DME (they're dirt cheap here). Future updates can be done online (fine tuning, dyno tuning, etc). That part is easy (to me).

AFAIK, there's nobody else that can do the standalone flash, but I mainly do it because someday I want to do my own swap, not to rake people over the coals!

Thanks for the info and the offer. I will store that away for consideration. If i find myself with a finished car and nothing better to do I might look into it further :)

[burkey001]

If you're talking about these wheels below, you should do it. With all the work and perfection you put into this, it is absolutely worth it. They will make them 4x100 if you want.

http://www.m3motorsport.co.nz/#!/products/wheels/dtm-wheel/

That is the style I lean towards, but not from the Kiwis. There's an Italian mob I forget the name of that do them. Kind of take the original and tweak it ever so slightly.

[Victell]

If my budget was unlimited I would go get something custom made to replicate the 1992 DTM style wheel.

If you're talking about these wheels below, you should do it. With all the work and perfection you put into this, it is absolutely worth it. They will make them 4x100 if you want.

http://www.m3motorsport.co.nz/#!/products/wheels/dtm-wheel/

[jgilber0]

IMO - leave it alone! Wear that high mileage like badge of honor. Anyone can buy a 0 km/mile car - but one that looks brand new, and has that kind of history - people will be like, "What? *THAT* car has 150,000 miles??" (243k km). Have the cluster refurbished, but leave the odometer original!

On the other hand, if you reset it to 0 - it's not like it's really 0 miles / KM. Anyone with a screwdriver can reset an E30 odometer to 0 miles, but it's never going to be real. Kinda like putting a fake M3 badge on your car.

Rethinking. Yes, there is something nice about keeping the KMs on it.

[econti]

What state is the new residence? I sure hope it's NSW...

[nando]

Debating whether to get a remanufactured cluster and have it set back to 000,000 KM or leave the existing one in at 230,000KM.

IMO - leave it alone! Wear that high mileage like badge of honor. Anyone can buy a 0 km/mile car - but one that looks brand new, and has that kind of history - people will be like, "What? *THAT* car has 150,000 miles??" (243k km). Have the cluster refurbished, but leave the odometer original!

On the other hand, if you reset it to 0 - it's not like it's really 0 miles / KM. Anyone with a screwdriver can reset an E30 odometer to 0 miles, but it's never going to be real. Kinda like putting a fake M3 badge on your car.

You said you plan on driving this car and enjoying it. I've had the same E30 for nearly 20 years - I've been through all the stages. stock, modded, hardcore track, making it perfect, daily driver, and now back to just making it more original and just work right again (it's got scratches, dings, etc - meh - it's fun to drive!). I don't even know my true mileage - and it doesn't matter to me. I kinda wish the odometer showed the real mileage, but it was broken or intermittent for at least 20-25,000 miles, lol.

[nando]

But that said, it would be great to understand who / where I can get DME flashing done. Looks like I need an ibooster, does anyone have a plug and play kit for that yet?

I could flash and mail you the DME (they're dirt cheap here). Future updates can be done online (fine tuning, dyno tuning, etc). That part is easy (to me).

AFAIK, there's nobody else that can do the standalone flash, but I mainly do it because someday I want to do my own swap, not to rake people over the coals!

[jgilber0]

Debating whether to get a remanufactured cluster and have it set back to 000,000 KM or leave the existing one in at 230,000KM.

Set it to zero, it’s new! What a meticulous and gorgeous restoration. Inspiring to see this level of care and attention to detail. Gorgeous car!

[burkey001]

Hey thanks team, i think it's made a real mental difference to put the bonnet on. Makes it look almost finished. Which, it is really, I have just been dragging my feet on a few things.

Like, I have been holding off doing any more body assembly because I am really waiting for this one detailer to come spend a few days doing correction on the whole car prior to having a fair chunk of it wrapped in clear film. But my state keeps having Covid lockdowns so getting that stuff done just keeps blowing out.

Also bought another house in another state and about to start a big reno, work is also kicking my butt, so it's all about time (or lack of).... :)

Finally sucked it up and ordered a bunch of gaskets and zinc flake bolts & nuts to button up the M42. No yellow zinc.

I also found a local shop that applies the Dorken Delta MKS system, which is the zinc flake finish you see on BMW bolts with the "ZNS3" suffix. I have them doing a set of OE brake calipers. For registration and roadworthy inspections it will be far easier to get the car on the road with the original brakes. So with that path of least resistance means original brakes but yellow zinc doesnt fit the colour scheme... so ZNS2 it is (ZNS3 has a further top coating on it for use as bolts... calipers dont need that so ZNS2 it is).

I need this thing registered and on the road by the end of the year.

Interior wise this means I need to put work in and finish the rear parcel shelf and i need my dear trimmer to make me a carpet set.
Exterior - paint correction, final polish & wrap. Then clip on the iS side skirts and push in the black bumper trim and it's pretty much done. I have the other Evo3 front gap seals to put on too, so we'll see how they look. Some are kinda bulky.
Drivetrain - finish assembly on M42, get it in the car. remake engine harness (oe harness is ugly [and old])

Debating whether to get a remanufactured cluster and have it set back to 000,000 KM or leave the existing one in at 230,000KM.

Beautiful, and love the interior. Where do you get new seatbelt buckles? Did you get them before they went NLA?

thanks dude, I did buy new belt buckles all round before they went NLA. I was a bit sad to cut the brand new black webbing off... but that's the dance we have.

LOVED my N52, would be awesome to see one in this car.

We'll see. Not sure I have another engine swap in me at this stage.

N52B30!! Yes, the DME can be flashed. :)

-lighter than an M42
-double the power
-fuel efficient, modern, and reliable
-dirt cheap / super common (BMW made millions of them from 2005-2012)

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/for...wap-discussion

Great build BTW.

But that said, it would be great to understand who / where I can get DME flashing done. Looks like I need an ibooster, does anyone have a plug and play kit for that yet?

WOW beautiful inside and out! How do you like the LMs

thanks boss, just trying to keep up. LM's - i think they look better in person than photo. I already had them, so that's whats on there. If my budget was unlimited I would go get something custom made to replicate the 1992 DTM style wheel. Will need to see where this reno ends up. I think the LM would look better in silver than diamond black that they are now. I also think they look a bit anaemic in photos because internet cars are all crazy stance etc. These wheel size and offsets are completely driveable everywhere, so it looks a bit mild I guess.