The Official List-Your-Mods Thread

[lukeADE335i]

Started life as a humble 320i auto, right down to the 14 inch steel wheels with plastic hub caps!

Asides from my RG Alpina reps, the car is total sleeper on the outside (or OEM+), but with a lot more grunt!

Mods (usual M30 swap stuff)

Engine
M30B35 engine
e30.de Mounts
Miller MAF
exhaust manifold mods to clear RHD
Many e28, e34 and e32 bits to make it all work in the e30 chassis as a factory one would.
hi flow cat
2.5 inch single exhaust

Driveline
Auto to manual swap (G240)
Australian Clutch Service XTreme HD clutch kit
3.25 LSD (e28)

Suspension / Wheels / Brakes
16 x 7 RG Alpina Reps
Eibach Pro Kit springs
Bilstein sport shocks
urethane offset Cabs, rear subframe and swing arm bushes
Noltech camber and caster adjustable strut tops
m-tech front sway bar from iS

Interior
80s era Recaro LX-B
M-tech 2 steering wheel and shift knob
Nakamichi CD head unit

Misc
Factory tow kit (it has a tractor engine, why not use the torque :) )

[DaRoach]

1989 325i 4door

Exterior:
Sunroof delete
Single wiper conversion
Polycarbonate side windows
Fiberglass hood
ABS mirrors
Side molding delete

Interior:
Gutted
Caged
Corbeau FIA seat
Momo Mod 30
NRG Short hub/quick release
Wink mirror

Go:
S50B30US
All new sensors/seals
21.5lb injectors
AC delete
PS Delete
New timing guides
Achilles oil pump
Ishihara-Johnson crank scraper
VAC baffle
KAMotors air intake
Mishimoto radiator
SPAL 16
AKG solid mounts
Ebay headers, custom y-pipe
3" no cat into Magnaflow straight through
ZF310
UUC 8.5lb flywheel
E34 M5 Clutch
AKG StageII shifter with DTM selector rod
Revshift swap guibo
Condor mounts
3.25 lsd
New half shafts

Stop:
ABS delete
Massive booster delete
25mm E32 Master
All new nickle copper lines
Stainless hoses
Motul 600
New calipers
Brass bushings
UUC rotors
Hawk pads

Steering/suspension:
E36 rack
Reinforced/powdercoated subframe
New OE tie rods
New Lemforder control arms
AKG Lower control arm brackets
H&R Super Sports
Bilstein Sports
AKG Aluminum spherical bearing rear shock mounts
Rear shock mount reinforcements
IE adjustable sway bars
Garagistic front sway links with strut tube mount
Ground control Spec E30 adjustable camber plates
Motorsport hardware studs/nuts
Motorsport Hardware 12mm Traklite spacers
TRMotorsports C1
BFG Rival S 225/45 15

Not daily driven but technically still street legal.

[Vincent Brick]

I don't recall ever doing this......

1991 325i Sport; deck spoiler, side skirts, LSD, sport seats, etc. all orig. equipment.


Uni air filter
Fabbed alum AFM mount unknown origin
IE plug wires
17# greentop injectors
AC/PS delete (including pulleys)
Hartge muffler
Mizu oversize aluminum radiator
Early 323i light flywheel
Garagistic delrin shift bushings

Koni yellows
mystery lowering springs
E90 drop hats
Euro manual steering rack
Offset LCA bushes
325ic 21mm front swaybar
M3/ix 14mm rear swaybar
AKG rear subframe bushes
AKG rear control arm bushes
Garagistic rear camber/toe kits
IE swaybar brackets w/ poly bushes
Fabbed swaybar tab reinforcements
Stoptech braided steel brake lines
Generic long wheel studs/nuts
3mm front spacers
Alpina 15x7 et12 wheels
Hankook Ventus2 205/50R15

Early schwartz vinyl interior swap (from natur leather)
Sport steering wheel/airbag delete
Euro fuel and economy gauges
Euro clock
Manual window conversion
Momo shift knob
E34 leather parking brake handle
Bav Auto fitted floor mats (fucking suck)

Euro corner moldings/side marker delete
Euro plate filler
US Elipsoid headlights
Rolled fenders


Daily driven!

[dirtysix]

'85 318

Body:
Steel flares
Steel front damn/rear skit thingies
Smoothed side mouldings
Shortened & smoothed euro bumpers, full width rear, 1/4 fronts
Sunroof delete
E46 rear floor
Shaved and relocated fuel filler
Drop tank

Interior:
Super basic black
Retrimmed shit spec std seats.
No rear seat.

Wheels/Tires:
Black BBS RK 17x8 et35
Some Dunlop 235/40s

Suspension:
E46 front
E46 rear
Bilstein PSS9
328 E46 front & rear brakes with ABS & std pads.

Steering:
328 E46 rack and column.
Some random Sportline wheel.

Electrics:
2000 E46 loom & modules.

Engine/gearbox/diff:
Stock M62B44
Factory DME with manual software/coding.
Factory early 265mm E39 clutch and dualmass flywheel
Getrag 420
E46 med case 2.98 diff.
Dual 2 1/2" into 3" into E39 res into Remus rear box

Some other stuff I forget....

[PimpinWalrus]

Pics?

Only pic i have with the front end together



Check out my build thread for some better pics

[HennaE30]

87' 325is

Exterior:
Delphin Metallic
early "is" airdam
Morimoto mini h1
4300k HID
35w ballast

Interior:
Houndstooth sport interior
Houndstooth doorcards
Ninestitch leather w/ mstitching shift/parking brake boots
z3m shift rod
zhp weighted knob
Cubby hole gauges
Airvent mounted Wideband gauge


Suspension:
BC br Coilovers
ST 22mm/19mm sway bars
IE reinforced Sway bar mounts
IE adjustable sway bar links
Full condor bushings

Wheels/Tires:
15x7 BBS RZ
205/50 Yokahama s.drive

Brakes:
Brembo blanks
Hawk HPS Pads

Drivetrain:
m30b35
g260

Pics?

[PimpinWalrus]

87' 325is

Exterior:
Delphin Metallic
early "is" airdam
Morimoto mini h1
4300k HID
35w ballast

Interior:
Houndstooth sport interior
Houndstooth doorcards
Ninestitch leather w/ mstitching shift/parking brake boots
z3m shift rod
zhp weighted knob
Cubby hole gauges
Airvent mounted Wideband gauge


Suspension:
BC br Coilovers
ST 22mm/19mm sway bars
IE reinforced Sway bar mounts
IE adjustable sway bar links
Full condor bushings

Wheels/Tires:
15x7 BBS RZ
205/50 Yokahama s.drive

Brakes:
Brembo blanks
Hawk HPS Pads

Drivetrain:
m30b35
g260

[HennaE30]

* the basis of this build is an early production (1985) pre-facelift BMW e30, 325e.




1....... E30 325e

* 2 door coupe, color is zinnabar rot, interior is tan leather sport package with momo steering wheel and hub adapter.
* factory early e30 "is" front spoiler
* factory e28 "is" rear spoiler

2....... Transmission is Getrag model 260

* overdrive 5 speed backed with a rebuilt 3.25 limited slip , medium case ( 188mm) differential.
*rebuilt large flange driveshaft
*owner fabricated DTM style chassis mounted shift assembly, all bushings or pivot points are delrin.


3....... Engine

engine is based on an m20b27 overhead cam inline six.
*compression ratio is 9.5 to 1,
*cylinder head is a european market 731 casting .
*this head is unique as it matches the dome profile of the m20b27 pistons.
*head has been pressure checked, surface cut for straightness, 3 angle valve job, new bronze valve guides, new seals, *new oem double valve springs, 1mm larger intake and exhaust valves, 270 degree cam installed with no advance or retard.
*head has had intake ports matched to m20b25 "i" intake manifold.
* m20b25 "i" throttle body
engine management is bosch motronic version 1.0 with upgraded chip. stage 1 chip currently installed with more aggressive timing and fuel maps, rev limit is currently 5200rpm.
*SSQUID Tuning chip being burnt to complement engine mods and to allow 6800 rpm redline . Custom SSQUID chip will be installed after sufficient break in time and installation of numerical higher geared differential ( 3.46 or 3.73) stage 2 chip will have a more aggressive tune and will subsequently raise rev limit to 6800 rpm.
# exhaust currently uses factory cast iron manifolds, oem catalytic converter backed with custom fabricated 2.5 inch exhaust with both resonator and rear muffler.
* flywheel is a single mass unit that has been lightened to 12#s, factory is 22#s, cutch, pressure plate thow out bearing and clutch hydraulics are all new .

4........Suspension

* IP brand 60/40mm lowering springs, German market TUV approved
* KYB gas charged strut inserts and rear shocks
* Ireland Engineering front adjustable camber plates
* Ireland Engineering 25mm front, 19mm rear adjustable sway bars. all polyurethane bushings.
*Ireland Engineering billet rear swaybar mounts with chassis tie ins, rear sway bar mount gusseting, rear sway bar adjustable heim joint linkage
* Ireland Engineering front subframe reinforcement plates , Ireland Engineering adjustable heim joint linkage
* new lower control arms with e36 M3 offset control arm bushings
* new front and rear rotors, brake pads
* all factory rubber spring isolation pads removed
* currently set with approximately 2.0 degrees negative front camber for aggressive turn in


5.......Wheels/tires


* 16x8.5 et 25mm BBS RS replica wheels with 4x100mm bolt pattern
* studs replace lug bolts as fasteners
* 20mm rear, 10mm front hubcentric spacers
* 205/50x16 tires with 260 treadwear rating


6.......Audio

* Kenwood 4 channel head unit with usb and aux inputs
* all speaker wiring is dedicated, and does not use factory chassis ground wiring
* Monoblock dedicated single channel subwoofer amplifier with remote gain control
* factory premium rear speakers using Boston Acoustics crossovers
* 5 1/4 dual cone front speakers
* 10" subwoofer in ported enclosure firing through factory ski pass, unit is solidly mounted to rear trunk wall
* Passport radar detector


as purchased ( $100 bucks :)





as it currently sits.....lotsa 16 year olds blood sweat, busted knuckles and dads checkbook..

Thats an E28 Mtech 1 spoiler, not an iS. The car looks great though.

[canyoncarver]

my 16 year olds,..father/son project e30

* the basis of this build is an early production (1985) pre-facelift BMW e30, 325e.




1....... E30 325e

* 2 door coupe, color is zinnabar rot, interior is tan leather sport package with momo steering wheel and hub adapter.
* factory early e30 "is" front spoiler
* factory e28 "is" rear spoiler

2....... Transmission is Getrag model 260

* overdrive 5 speed backed with a rebuilt 3.25 limited slip , medium case ( 188mm) differential.
*rebuilt large flange driveshaft
*owner fabricated DTM style chassis mounted shift assembly, all bushings or pivot points are delrin.


3....... Engine

engine is based on an m20b27 overhead cam inline six.
*compression ratio is 9.5 to 1,
*cylinder head is a european market 731 casting .
*this head is unique as it matches the dome profile of the m20b27 pistons.
*head has been pressure checked, surface cut for straightness, 3 angle valve job, new bronze valve guides, new seals, *new oem double valve springs, 1mm larger intake and exhaust valves, 270 degree cam installed with no advance or retard.
*head has had intake ports matched to m20b25 "i" intake manifold.
* m20b25 "i" throttle body
engine management is bosch motronic version 1.0 with upgraded chip. stage 1 chip currently installed with more aggressive timing and fuel maps, rev limit is currently 5200rpm.
*SSQUID Tuning chip being burnt to complement engine mods and to allow 6800 rpm redline . Custom SSQUID chip will be installed after sufficient break in time and installation of numerical higher geared differential ( 3.46 or 3.73) stage 2 chip will have a more aggressive tune and will subsequently raise rev limit to 6800 rpm.
# exhaust currently uses factory cast iron manifolds, oem catalytic converter backed with custom fabricated 2.5 inch exhaust with both resonator and rear muffler.
* flywheel is a single mass unit that has been lightened to 12#s, factory is 22#s, cutch, pressure plate thow out bearing and clutch hydraulics are all new .

4........Suspension

* IP brand 60/40mm lowering springs, German market TUV approved
* KYB gas charged strut inserts and rear shocks
* Ireland Engineering front adjustable camber plates
* Ireland Engineering 25mm front, 19mm rear adjustable sway bars. all polyurethane bushings.
*Ireland Engineering billet rear swaybar mounts with chassis tie ins, rear sway bar mount gusseting, rear sway bar adjustable heim joint linkage
* Ireland Engineering front subframe reinforcement plates , Ireland Engineering adjustable heim joint linkage
* new lower control arms with e36 M3 offset control arm bushings
* new front and rear rotors, brake pads
* all factory rubber spring isolation pads removed
* currently set with approximately 2.0 degrees negative front camber for aggressive turn in


5.......Wheels/tires


* 16x8.5 et 25mm BBS RS replica wheels with 4x100mm bolt pattern
* studs replace lug bolts as fasteners
* 20mm rear, 10mm front hubcentric spacers
* 205/50x16 tires with 260 treadwear rating


6.......Audio

* Kenwood 4 channel head unit with usb and aux inputs
* all speaker wiring is dedicated, and does not use factory chassis ground wiring
* Monoblock dedicated single channel subwoofer amplifier with remote gain control
* factory premium rear speakers using Boston Acoustics crossovers
* 5 1/4 dual cone front speakers
* 10" subwoofer in ported enclosure firing through factory ski pass, unit is solidly mounted to rear trunk wall
* Passport radar detector


as purchased ( $100 bucks :)





as it currently sits.....lotsa 16 year olds blood sweat, busted knuckles and dads checkbook..

[deutschman]

Exterior:
early model is air dam
Hella fog lights (soon to be moved to my truck)
Garage Line duck bill spoiler (in the mail)
tucked bumpers of cores
US ellipsoids smoked with cross hairs
Z3 stubby antenna
Hella dual tone horns

Interior:
Stripped
Group A style half cage with integrated rear strut tower bar and battery box
MOMO XL Super Cup seat (driver)
Planted side mounts
e21 sport seat (passenger) until I buy another bucket seat
Gforce 5 point harnesses
MOMO Monte Carlo wheel
Sparco quick release
Steering column spacer aka chunk of square tubing
Fire extinguisher
dual USB port for iPhone and GoPro
Chariot Gauge + iPhone

Wheels/Tires:
TRM 15x8
Dunlop Direzza ZII
Motorsport Hardware 75mm bullet nose black

Suspension:
Catuned coil over kit
IE 25mm sway bar kit
Welded reinforcements
Condor bushings
IE rear camber/toe tabs

Drive line/Steering:
Z3 1.9 rack w/ condor PS delete
Condor drive line bushings
373 LSD

Engine:
Bone stock but very strong m20b25
SSSquid 24pin 89 octane chip
Drive way welded/geto fab, stock diameter pipe, Magnaflow glass pack center, Magnaflow muffler

[Ether-D]

1992 325i Cabriolet, Schwartz

Exterior:
Hard top
homemade poplar roof-rack
iX flares and skirts
16" Voxx wheels

Under the hood:
2.5l M20B25

Sooooo fricking close:
M90 Thinderbird Supercoupe supercharger
custom aluminum air intake
MS2

[axisofjustice]

318is 80k miles, bought it torn apart as a racecar that was owned by Aaron Reid, the brother of Jason Reid who did the body work for 1552 when they were in Florida. He had a kid and sold it to a neighbor who let it sit until I got it. It was abandoned in the beginning of the build. It's almost finished now, but that will be another thread.

H&R springs and shocks, lowered about 2.5" front and 3" rear via trimmed top coil.
M3 offset CABs
E36 m3 steering rack
Xxr531 15x8 et20 with Falken 195/50

Downing-Atlanta Z3 supercharger
Bosch Volvo 740 turbo 32# injectors
NGK bkr7e plugs
Tweaked cam timing
Cone filter because air box won't fit anymore
Innovate LC-1
14point7 UAFC
E36 318 serpentine/v-belt combo conversion
Some strange muffler that sounds great

Dodge Sublime green base/clear
Custom hand painted mini truck flames on hood
Graffiti side mirrors
Depo smoked smileys
Ddm tuning 5500k HIDs
Debadged and shaved emblems

3 spoke sport wheel
Tan and black 2 tone swap
Real leather 325 seat swap
Dynamatted floors, firewall, doors, sunroof, and trunk
No ICE at all yet
Crack free dash (original!)

Next mods:
Full serpentine swap
Power steering belt back on
Electric fan swap
Audio setup
Skid plate
Rear bushing refresh
Full 2.75 exhaust
E90 hats
Short shifter
225/50 all around and 10mm spacers on the rear

Someday:
Ac repair and r134a conversion
3.73 LSD
ms3 or vems and dyno tuning
Smaller pulley
MAP conversion
Cams
Thicker head gasket

[vaughnbannister]

Exterior:
-Alpine white
-BMP design front bumper
-Late model Ellipsoid
-plasti dipped rear bumper
-debadged
-Euro Grilles
-black kidneys
-Euro plate filler for early model
-Shadowline trim

Interior
-Alpine headunit
-JL audio rear speakers
-White cluster
-2000watt amp
-Kicker classic 12" sub
-Black doorcards
-Black rear seat
-Black sportseats
-custom rear deck port in to trunk

Wheels/Suspension/
-BBS RS 17"x8 with a stepped lip
-kumo 205x40?x17
-Raceland Coilovers with rear perches out


Engine/Drivetrain
-M20
-getrag 260
-Dinan chip
-K&N filter
-A/C delete
-Washer fluid delete
-2.75 strightpipe

Working On Swap
-Shaved bay
-s50
-ZF Trans
-e34 oilpan
-e34 dipstick and dipstick tube
-A/C delete
-e34 throttle cable
-Solid engine mounts
-F1 lightweight clutch and flywheel
-318is radiator
-coolant overflow tank delete
-ABS Delete
-M3 DriveLine
-Chipped ECU
All i can remember right now, swap will be in be late December.
My e30:

My s50 (before i took off the A/C compressor):

[Nick_S]

Exterior:
-Thule roof rack w/ 2 bike carriers
-Ellipsoid headlight and yellow lamin-x on fogs
-325i oil cooler duct
-painted lower valance
- 'i' lip
-smoked tails
-antenna delete plug
-debadged
-black kidneys
-US plate filler

Interior/ICE
-E46 center console
-Momo tuner steering wheel
-Momo phantom shift knob
-E34 ebrake handle w/ E46 leather boot
-Sony headunit
-Polk/Momo components front and rear
-OBC blank panel
-Amp rack in trunk
-excess hardware/sound deadening/spare etc removed for weight

Wheels/Suspension/brakes
-TRM C1 15X8 wheels
-OE rotors and some pads I forget
-ATE blue fluid
-Bilstien sport shocks
-H&R sport springs (1 coil cut)
-E90 drop hats
-new end links
-new tie rods

Engine/Drivetrain
-M42
-TMS chip
-K&N filter
-mess under the intake delete
-P/S delete
-A/C delete
-Washer tank delete
-starting mild bay shaving
-new valve cover, oil filter housing, oil pan, intake manifold, TB gaskets. All painted aswell
-high flow cat, resonator delete, superturbo muffler
-new thermostat, housing and gasket
-Bav auto coil packs
-UUC SSK
-new axles
-new clutch (already slipping! :hitler:)

Weighed in at 2480lbs with 1/2 tank of gas. Shooting for low 2400 or into the 2300's.

[XW70]

Exterior:
Repainted mirrors and valence
Clear front indicator lenses
Minty euro bumpers (replaced dented ones)

Interior:
Grey carpet swap
Black Door Cards
Black leather rear with headrests
Reupholstered Sports fronts in black

Suspension:
JOM Coilovers

Wheels/Tires:
BBS RS003, Repolished and centres painted metallic grey
Khumo Solus 205/55/16

Brakes:
New Front Pads
New Front Rotors

Drivetrain:
b27/auto :(
New Water pump timing belt


Doesn't really look like much, but its alot better than when i bought it. MTech 1 kit and spare b2.7/731 head is in the garage waiting for funds tho!