Euro Diamantschwarz 316i>>325i

[jasonbk]

Hey guys,
Thought I'd consolidate my updates and photos into a new thread:

My e30 started as stock 316i imported from Germany to Canada - I bought it off from 2nd owner whose uncle(the original owner) imported the car in 2006. It had 130,000 km when I bought it.

When I first got the car:


Freshly washed:


Now:


After 4 years and 70,000 more kms - I've put:

Built M20B25:
- Metric Mechanic head bolts;
- Metric Mechanic head gasket
- Metric Mechanic "Bee Hive" valve springs and retainers
- Metric Mechanic rocker arms
- Metric Mechanic coated rod bearings
- Ishihara-Johnson teflon crank scraper
- 288 Schrick camshaft
- UUC magnetic drain plug
- Oil pan baffles

Chipped 153
325i drivetrain + lightened M20 flywheel
325i Eberspacher muffler
Billstein + H&R sport
325i front strut with new brake rotors & calipers
Control arms + E36 M3 CAB
Rear drums
Starter
Brake master cylinder
Clutch master & slave cylinders
Sway bar bushing
Tie rod ends

Leather sports interior
Italvolanti wood steering wheel
Bunch of interior pieces

Bought leather interiors and restored them:


M20 swap:


New suspension bits:


Lowered on Billstein + H&R




Added steering wheel, custom made wooden knob, new boots, interior pieces, etc:



Recent pics:




Future plan:

4.10 LSD (bought rebuilt unit)
Rear subframe bushings (going in with LSD next week)
New steering coupler
Quicker rack
Rear disk swap
MAF

Hope you guys enjoyed it and feel free to throw any suggestions for the car - thanks!

[kronus]

I lime it.

[Aufbau Principle]

I'm a fan. Any plans to make the headlights match, or is the one driver's side smiley a character thing now?

[e30onBBSs]

Nice! What year is it? Did it come with plastic bumps?

[ahrensNW]

Always a fan of euroweaves

[jasonbk]

Thanks. I eventually wanna match the headlight but that's at the bottom of my list.

It's a late model (1991) which came with plastic bumpers.

[Matt341]

Gorgeous E30 Sir! Very tastefully done I love everything about it.

[AllydNYC]

Great pictures

[Max399]

What did you do to restore the leather?

[getouth]

OEM+ and tasteful.....Nice

[SSE30]

I lime it.

Forgot about this meme. I share these sentiments.

Lime it a lot. Great job on the seats.

[jasonbk]

Thanks guys! As for the seat restoration, check out my other thread:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=285938

[jasonbk]

4.10 LSD and rubber rear subframe bushings going in:



So..next mod on the list is MAF and some dyno tuning that would hopefully improve drivability.

As it has aggressive cam with stock chipped ECU (91 octane with 7k rpm) - I'm not sure what to start. Should I get it dyno tuned (chip programming) first? Or should I install MAF kit then get the ECU reprogrammed?

[e30abe89]

Nice! I have that same steering wheel in mine. Love it!

[anthonymax007]

Very nice!