A quick intro to my new touring that just arrived a few weeks ago. Jumped through some hoops to get it registered but all is now right in this world and Montreal has a sweet e30 touring running around town.
1994 318iT, Mauritius Blue with the special end of production Design Edition interior. It's actually one of the last tourings built as the production date is Feb '94. Found it in Hamburg where it spent all it's life being meticulously maintained by one owner and took a chance buying it sight unseen.
Overall it's in amazing shape and drives pretty fresh, the plan is to make a fun summer daily & practice lapping car for non race weekends. The motor is an M40 rated at 114hp and it's actually not as bad as I thought it would be. A bit sluggish off the line but once going scoots around town with energy.
Quick mods so far: Renown 100 wheel, ZHP shift knob & tinted the windows (felt like i was driving around in an aquarium). Waiting to be installed: Ground Control complete suspension.
Things to do: there are some hail like dents on the hood which can be removed paintless, fix a couple of surface rust spots, add an IS front lip, sway bars, source some fabric to repair bolster wear and then eventually more pwwrrrr (probably an M52).
I'll use this thread for updates, thanks for reading.
On to the pics (sorry no hubcaps, they are out for paint):
Photoshop rendering with a slight drop, hub caps & IS lip:
1994 318iT, Mauritius Blue with the special end of production Design Edition interior. It's actually one of the last tourings built as the production date is Feb '94. Found it in Hamburg where it spent all it's life being meticulously maintained by one owner and took a chance buying it sight unseen.
Overall it's in amazing shape and drives pretty fresh, the plan is to make a fun summer daily & practice lapping car for non race weekends. The motor is an M40 rated at 114hp and it's actually not as bad as I thought it would be. A bit sluggish off the line but once going scoots around town with energy.
Quick mods so far: Renown 100 wheel, ZHP shift knob & tinted the windows (felt like i was driving around in an aquarium). Waiting to be installed: Ground Control complete suspension.
Things to do: there are some hail like dents on the hood which can be removed paintless, fix a couple of surface rust spots, add an IS front lip, sway bars, source some fabric to repair bolster wear and then eventually more pwwrrrr (probably an M52).
I'll use this thread for updates, thanks for reading.
On to the pics (sorry no hubcaps, they are out for paint):
Photoshop rendering with a slight drop, hub caps & IS lip:
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