M42 Goon Squad - Showoff your M42 Car

[freeride53]

If you own an M42-powered BMW E30, show it off here by:

• Posting one or more photos of your car
• Posting a photo of your engine bay

With all the M42 hate recently/forever, why not spend some time to appreciate these fine, buzzing machines.

In other news...brb starting an M42 E30 movement.

Here's one to start this is off:

July/1990


The M42 Bmw 318i by sina.pour, on Flickr

The E30 has landed back in Sunny San Diego. by sina.pour, on Flickr

Sina's 1991 BMW 318i Diamantschwartz/Natur 4-türer by sina.pour, on Flickr

First wash in nearly four months by sina.pour, on Flickr

Spent a sunny day in early September enjoying my BMW. by sina.pour, on Flickr

M-tech Shift Boot + Euro knob by sina.pour, on Flickr

//M42 lol by sina.pour, on Flickr

[Dj Buttchug]

oh sh*t balls. This thread is all about the cool kids. freeride, your setup is lookin fresh baws.

[eur04lif3]

Oh kay...i'll play.

Here's how it looked when i bought it.







Recaros.




Here's how it looks now...










...same.

But i'm happy with it. And it a perfect DD.

Engine has a Volvo electric fan and a COP kit(all done by PO). Pic to follow.

[decay]

'kay

(pics are of greatly varying quality, sorry)

ext, top up:


ext, top down:


int:

(yes, i have a thing for brushed aluminum)

eng:

(no longer alpha-N but FYIDC)

[Farbin Kaiber]

What if you are a member of the "hadam42inyere30klub"? Is an ex-m42'ed car still considered an m42 car? By the regstration, I'd have to say yes...

[iamsam]

Back when it had an M42

[RUFFLZ]

I need a ///m42 in my life tho

[willworkfore30s]

[IMG][/IMG]

[freeride53]

I need a ///m42 in my life tho

Ya uhh wanna buy mine? jk. haha what happened to that one that you were going to trade/buy?

'kay

(no longer alpha-N but FYIDC)

OMG must know more. dyno? videos? Faaaaaarrrk.

LOLz at this thread.

LOLz aT yOu

oh sh*t balls. This thread is all about the cool kids. freeride, your setup is lookin fresh baws.

Thanks Broseph Smith! With all dem m42's in your sig, you've got a lotta contributing to do to this thread ;););)

[decay]

Sina: i have a thread for it, search for "318ic restore".

[Nick_S]

Spent some time refreshing the engine this winter. I'll get better pictures once it's all back together. Changed up a few things on the car also.

Dat M42 :puppy:


Dat car




Dat ass

[lolcantturn]

M42 power all day baby. Diamond Shwartz slicktop w/ black interior ;) aka a fucking mess to get into when it's 90 degrees outside.

[Danny]

:rofl:

[RUFFLZ]

was danny's m42 before my time?
it was a looker tho, what happened to it

[Danny]

was danny's m42 before my time?
it was a looker tho, what happened to it

I've been in the E30 game since before you had hair on your dick bro.

I got a ref ticket and parted it out. Parts of it live on in Schnitzer318is' car.