" My other car is a BMW" thread

[ozgti]

YouTube BMW e30 v8 dyno. That's my old touring which I wish I brought back.
Specs:
635csi leather Recaro seats
E30m3 5 stud conversion
BMW system II WHEELS WITH DUSTBIN LIDS 17x8/9 et 24/15
m60b40 plus manual box from a 740
Full racing dynamics body kit
Blistein b8 shocks with H&R -40 springs
Fake suade interior
Smoked lights f/r
3.15 lsd diff, though had 4.1 in there at one stage which made 1st and half of 2nd useless!

Used to keep blowing driveshafts until someone told me that the z3 diff swap needs the e30 flanges!

Other wheels I had were Rondell 058- a kind of BBS knock off but 17x9.5 et 10 all round and Racing Dynamics 17x8/9 et23.

I miss that car! Would play tag with porches on the m1 and have a blast!

[Domel]

Hi all,

I also daily an e30: 325i. It is an absolutely awesome car, very reliable, although, similarly to balkanac, I have also had many of the old parts replaced with new (again, nothing you would not expect to eventually wear out on a nearly 25-year-old car). The car is 100% stock except the Bilstein sport shocks with Eibach lowering springs, Z3 shifter and some cosmetic mods. It came from the factory with sport leather seats and all the power options (electric sunroof, mirrors, windows, etc.) Here are some pics:







Dom

[Big_M]

Nice Dom.

I had to retro fit electric windows and front fogs into my old 318is. But once done plus the addition of the front lower spoiler I was happy, never got around to updating the suspension. If only I could fit it again.

[balkanac]

thats a very nice 325. Im very jealous of that steering wheel

[ParaBul]

My weekend fun toy:



The GTD has better low down torque (no great surprise there) but there's no comparison for top end power (again, no great surprise there).

The GTD is easy to drive quickly, but it gets loose at the limit. When I'm heading out for a fun drive through the hills, there is no contest.

[poprocco]

With being 'between' VW's at this point in time, our 2002 satisfies our classic car urges.

[Glynn.]

With being 'between' VW's at this point in time, our 2002 satisfies our classic car urges.

man that 2002 is absolutley beautiful was actually looking at one before i purchased my audi
Thought id post up my mrs e46 before we put it up for sale
its fitted with some m-sport 17x8 and 17x8.5s
everything else is stock

[MCiN7]

I'm doing an E30 track car project!
Matt's E30 Project: When you don't know how to do something but you're so interested in what you're doing that you will succeed and reach your goals.

[dnielbrm]

Your car is awesome.I have BMW 2008 series.Even I have replaced many parts sice 4 years but i simply love my car.Stlylish,elegant comfortable.It has everything i want.

[balkanac]

looks like a good project car mate. I hear that megasquirt is a bi**h to set up and tune but i guess there are more people in VIC that know their way aroung megasquirt. In perth there are only a few.
What plans do you have for the suspension?

[Big_M]

Just found my old E30 318is on carsales ! It seems to have travelled back in time but! The K's are now alot less than they were, in fact so far back they are at a figure that would have clicked over before I even bought it! I bought it in Jan 04 and stuck around 50 tho on it a year for around 6 years.

Still looks good but.

[balkanac]

i replaced the centre bearing on the driveshaft over the weekend, not too hard, but i didnt put the 2 pieces of the driveshaft exactly the way they were. Felt like the car is gonna fall apart from all vibrations!! Had to take it off again and do it properly. What a PITA!!

[ozgti]

Found some pics:

Fire!!!

[balkanac]

this is why i dont like engine swaps. It never works properly and you are usually left without something. That v8 will not fit in the engine bay just like that

[ozgti]

Yes it does. The reason for the fire was the alternator shorting out on a hose clamp. Else it ran fine. It's been in 3 different E30s since. It's probably the best engine conversion for a touring/cabby as they are better balanced than a sedan body.