89' E30 Project

[M Kube]

Hello all, I just joined the forum and I'm fairly new to E30s. I've been a fan ever since I can rememver. I just picked up and 89' Alpine White 325i with an auto tranny. My goal was to get a manual, but this was an offer I couldn't refuse. The body is in pretty good shape except for some minor dings/dents. The car overheats when driven more than a couple miles. I just found out that the coolant mixed with the oil.. Its not a perfect example of an E30 like the ones on the forum, but it's a start.

Mods/Replaced parts so far (majority of them aren't on the car):

Passenger fender
"is" mirrors
mtechII trunk lip
trunklid
Euro Smileys
14" basketweaves
Front valence
"is" seats
M20 long block

From Day 1 to current:









(seats didn't match)









All cleaned up



50/50 shot of the hood



Ready for the transplant..





With its big brothers

More pictures this week!

[kronus]

so.. what did you do with that trunk lip?

Looks like a nice late model. Good luck getting her going again.

[M Kube]

Thanks! I actually traded it with my cousin for a mtechII. Why? Interested?

[Jean]

You are good at carpet cleaning!!! :)

What's the transplant?

[M Kube]

haha thanks.. I'm swapping another m20 in this week. Coolant mixed with oil is ftl :(

[kronus]

Thanks! I actually traded it with my cousin for a mtechII. Why? Interested?

Maybe. Any idea what it is?

[M Kube]

an mtechI by zender

[kronus]

an mtechI by zender

Huh. Didn't know Zender made MtechI replicas. Any better photos of it?

[M Kube]

Check up top for more pictures

[kronus]

Ah, those didn't come up at first. Cool stuff.

[M Kube]

Thanks! I'm totally lovin' your alpine:bow:

[M42Technik]

an mtechI by zender

Um that doesn't make sense.

Looks like a Hartge one to me:

[kronus]

^^^ Zender, Hartge, and Alpina made basically the same spoiler with slight differences. None of them were an 'mtech I', but they were all very similar.

[M Kube]

Its printed zender under the wing in really small letters.. They all look very much alike.

[M42Technik]

^^^ Zender, Hartge, and Alpina made basically the same spoiler with slight differences. None of them were an 'mtech I', but they were all very similar.

Alpina:



Zender:



EDIT: sorry didn't meant to muck up your thread...