Time for a do-over - 12/88 Diamantschwarz M3

[e30austin]

Friday, the 23rd, marked two years of ownership. here are a few pictures i had taken of it, a while back. cheers.

[e30austin]

What cams you going for? :)

undecided at the moment. leaning towards 284/276 Schricks or have my spare set of stock 2.3 cams modified to Evolution II specs. trying to decide what would be the best option, since i'm leaving the 46mm throttles and 48mm exhaust manifold.

[moatilliatta]

What cams you going for? :)

[e30austin]

a sign of things to come... NOS Evolution II pistons.

[travis816]

Beautiful car, Its a Keeper!

[ZEKTI]

That field shot is stunning. Background/frame worthy. Agreed those are tough motors for being street versions of a race motor.

[e30austin]

Looking great! Nothing good ol fall cruise stirring up the leaves. The two cars seem to complement each other quite well. And the dog!

I agree hoarding all the parts you can afford before they become NLA or more expensive.

thanks! enjoying these crisp, cool, fall days, before it turns into rain, 24/7, for the foreseeable future. trying to broker a trade for a kidney for the remainder of my rebuild parts. will update on the results of that.

Unfortunately I think this can be said for a lot of the early cars that don't end with '02....finding some common parts for E21's is becoming next to impossible. I understood the timing components were getting expensive but had no idea the throttle body blocks were so expensive (!!!!!), I remember when they were $85 and thought to be too expensive. Good plan on getting the parts now before they leave forever or just disappear. On the plus side, these cars are pretty robust....once sorted they should not require too much attention unless beat on relentlessly.

totally agree on all counts. i have a client, who just had his '83 320is repainted. there were many body/glass seals and countless pieces of trim that you straight up cannot get anymore, for any price. the ones he was able to get, he paid dearly for.

s14/s38 are incredibly robust and take quite the beating, but it sure is crazy what the parts prices have done in the last year, alone. costs a lot to just keep them alive, these days, let alone do any cool modifications. just want to get them both 100% sorted, so i don't have to lose sleep, thinking about a ticking time bomb. see comment above about kidney brokering. :/

[mjweimer]

thanks, man - i'm certainly not upset about it. very thankful to own both of them.

my only complaint about M car ownership is the amount of parts going NLA........ currently making a big order with the dealer for S14 overhaul parts. the timing chain, three guides, three sprockets, one chain rail and tensioner are almost $2k. the throttle body blocks are $250/each. trying to get all the parts so i have them, before the price increases again, and/or, the stuff just becomes not available for purchase.

Unfortunately I think this can be said for a lot of the early cars that don't end with '02....finding some common parts for E21's is becoming next to impossible. I understood the timing components were getting expensive but had no idea the throttle body blocks were so expensive (!!!!!), I remember when they were $85 and thought to be too expensive. Good plan on getting the parts now before they leave forever or just disappear. On the plus side, these cars are pretty robust....once sorted they should not require too much attention unless beat on relentlessly.

[moatilliatta]

Looking great! Nothing good ol fall cruise stirring up the leaves. The two cars seem to complement each other quite well. And the dog!

I agree hoarding all the parts you can afford before they become NLA or more expensive.

[e30austin]

Echo Nader's comments on the cars, sure would be pleasant opening the garage door to that picture. Sure hope the weather offers a few opportunities over the winter months.

thanks, man - i'm certainly not upset about it. very thankful to own both of them.

my only complaint about M car ownership is the amount of parts going NLA........ currently making a big order with the dealer for S14 overhaul parts. the timing chain, three guides, three sprockets, one chain rail and tensioner are almost $2k. the throttle body blocks are $250/each. trying to get all the parts so i have them, before the price increases again, and/or, the stuff just becomes not available for purchase.

[mjweimer]

Echo Nader's comments on the cars, sure would be pleasant opening the garage door to that picture. Sure hope the weather offers a few opportunities over the winter months.

[e30austin]

Great cars, great dog! I had two consecutive GSDs until a few years ago. High performance dogs that are at times challenging to own, but the only dogs worth having, IMO.

thanks, man. much appreciated.

i honestly don't think i could own another dog, at this point. i've had lots of dogs in my life, but the GSD really are the greatest, at least, to me. mine is approaching 8, so she's an old girl, but very calm, gentle, and well mannered.

[Nader393]

Great cars, great dog! I had two consecutive GSDs until a few years ago. High performance dogs that are at times challenging to own, but the only dogs worth having, IMO.

[e30austin]

went and beat on the M3 all weekend and gave it a thorough detail, before i toss the cover on. this was an exceptionally nice weekend, considering the time of year, so i'm glad i got to enjoy it while it lasted.

took a few pics while out and about.





got one while my dog sat still, which doesn't usually happen much.

[6A LDY]

That field shot of the two is stellar. Keep up the good work

Really cool shot.

Loving both cars!