Austin??

[Roosafur]

Hi everyone,

I just move to Austin in January from Michigan. I daily an 87 325e. I've got some bits and pieces laying around. I'm a bit of a junkyard dog. I'd love to meet up and talk nuts and bolts. I've collected most of the parts to do an 885 i head conversion, but I'm thinking a modest forced induction build might be the way of the future.

I'm over fm620 and Anderson Mill area.

[sonomabimmers]

I need an e30. 325i or IS preferred. 3k spending limit. Some problems are ok. Please let me know if you guys hear anything.


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[Austin Alfa]

I'm in austin

Pflugerville actually

I'd love to attend a e30 meet

I'm restoring a 91 318is

Steve

[krazy]

That euro touring E30 was over in Central East Austin, near Cesar Chavez, fwiw. If it has an s50 in there too, well, that'd be completely ridiculous.

Swap looks good!

Btw, ended up going back to Terry Sayther and talking to Duncan. Guy knows E30s. From a brief conversation, he seemed to be on par with some of the better E30 mechanics I worked with in LA. We're lucky to have him.

[dothadance]

Damn, this thread has some activity? Lmao. That Euro e30 might have been this guy jims car (freshly completed euro s50 swap). I live down the street from terry sayther. My current e30 isn't roadworthy yet, but I'm working on it

[krazy]

Yeah they seem to take a long time over there at Terry's. But well worth the work my best friend works across the street at the hot Rod shop(murphos) and has known Duncan and Terry forever. These guys really know their stuff just take a look at the stable of cars they have out front for proof. I had the DME Reflash there on my E 46 which is a super common problem my car was there for five days. But they did a very thorough job and checked out a couple of things for free for me. Other than that me and my Aforementioned friend work on Bmws all the time and have a heavy knowledge of the e30s. Hit me up anytime.

Yeah, they no doubt have an impressive collection out front.

Actually, just what you described ended up happening: It took a little while, but they finally got to my car and did some very impressive work on it. Guess I'll just have to plan on them being a little slow next time.

That hot rod shop across the street looks equally impressive, too! That's really a hot corner, if you're a vintage car buff!

In fact, the guy who ended up working on my car told me he's owned 10 E30s in his lifetime (including a/an M3(s), supposedly). He sounded quite knowledgeable.

And thanks for the offer to reach out!

[sonomabimmers]

Nice resume!! And thanks for the the links to the local CCA chapter! That sounds right up my alley.

When I get to working on my next project, I'll definitely drop a line. Or feel free to reach out if you need a garage hand for one of your projects. Definitely keen on meeting some garage friends!


Newbie question: What mechanics do people like around the area?

I dropped by Terry Sather and the jury is still out but they've now taken a day and a half just to examine a few issues and call me back. Seems like customer service is meh there...

Yeah they seem to take a long time over there at Terry's. But well worth the work my best friend works across the street at the hot Rod shop(murphos) and has known Duncan and Terry forever. These guys really know their stuff just take a look at the stable of cars they have out front for proof. I had the DME Reflash there on my E 46 which is a super common problem my car was there for five days. But they did a very thorough job and checked out a couple of things for free for me. Other than that me and my Aforementioned friend work on Bmws all the time and have a heavy knowledge of the e30s. Hit me up anytime.

[krazy]

Welcome to Austin, Krazy. Been driving e30s for 11 years. Daily is a 318ti, garaged are my e30 MTechnic cabrio and MZ3 roadster. Also have a Z3 coupe. I'm in Round Rock, but could help out if needed. The local CCA chapter has some e30 owners, too. Events monthly. Check out FB for Tejas Chapter or website at tejaschapter.org.

Nice resume!! And thanks for the the links to the local CCA chapter! That sounds right up my alley.

When I get to working on my next project, I'll definitely drop a line. Or feel free to reach out if you need a garage hand for one of your projects. Definitely keen on meeting some garage friends!


Newbie question: What mechanics do people like around the area?

I dropped by Terry Sather and the jury is still out but they've now taken a day and a half just to examine a few issues and call me back. Seems like customer service is meh there...

[e30topdown]

Welcome to Austin, Krazy. Been driving e30s for 11 years. Daily is a 318ti, garaged are my e30 MTechnic cabrio and MZ3 roadster. Also have a Z3 coupe. I'm in Round Rock, but could help out if needed. The local CCA chapter has some e30 owners, too. Events monthly. Check out FB for Tejas Chapter or website at tejaschapter.org.

[kid8]

Hey man, welcome to Austin. I'm relatively new myself and live outside the city up north. There's a few us who meet up occasionally and we're always up for meeting new e30 owners.

[krazy]

Hey everybody!

I'm new to Austin. Just got here from the SoCal region.

On my second E30 in about 3 years of E30 ownership. Currently driving an early-model with a B27 w/ a full B25 head on it. Upcoming projects include a manual swap (yeah, it's an auto right now for various reasons) followed by swapping in new pistons for more compression. (Hoping a stroker will end up being more fun than a stock B25... if not, then maybe I'll swap the bottom end of the engine block and just go full B25.)

I'd be happy to meet some local E30 enthusiasts and/or do some project work together! I live in a house in Central East Austin right off E 6th St that has a great project space in my backyard for car work.

Get in touch and let's talk shop, have a few beers, and swing a wrench!

Fun story: I saw a euro right hand drive, touring edition E30 around East Austin the other day. Can't imagine what that person has to do to keep that car running around here...

[sonomabimmers]

We are in San Antonio....wouldn't mind doing a meet halfway thing sometime. Maybe San Marcos/Gruene/New Braunfels?

Don't have an e30 anymore but id be down to meet some bmw folks with e30s ill bring down the e46

[ACVC325ix]

San Antonio

We are in San Antonio....wouldn't mind doing a meet halfway thing sometime. Maybe San Marcos/Gruene/New Braunfels?

[Mrthomas0]

Hey guys, my car is on Craigslist here in Austin. https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/5820801612.html

[rjmcdermott81]

No kidding.... When I was looking for my car I was tripping over auto's....now that I need one I can't find a decent one. Unfortunately it has to be an auto though.

You're a bad uncle, Ryan lol.