" My other car is a BMW" thread

[Domel]

A couple of recent shots of my e30:

[JarekGTIMK5]

Thought i would share my project e30 car with you guys, have been redoing it since august last year. The car is a 1983 323i coupe
When i first got it

Stripped it out

decided to give it a garage paint job, titanium grey anyone?






Came out good and with a little wet sanding it was great.


bought these bbs wheels dirt cheap 16x8 rs322, were terrible when i got them, but am in the process of cleaning and polishing them up, they're coming up good sofar. I will need adapters to run these though thats the down part.




Also last year managed to find a brand new old stock e30 dash on ebay. D
swapped out vents and such from old dash

Shes still not in running condition though, as im awaiting the arrival of some carpet
she sits like this these days, hoping to get her finished in a couple of months.

[Ben J]

Re: " My other car is a BMW" thread

awesome!

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[Domel]

Wow, that is nice! Keep us updated on the progress.

[JarekGTIMK5]

thanks guys, yep will keep you posted

[Davefonzi]

" My other car is a BMW" thread

Nice. E30's are the best. That paint looks great in the pics. Very BMW.

[JarekGTIMK5]

Thanks, I'm really glad i chose this colour.

[Davefonzi]

" My other car is a BMW" thread

If it is leaking a lot, I'd take it to a good mechanic for a look.

[JarekGTIMK5]

Just a little update guys, have been quite busy with work lately so haven't had much time to do anything with the car. Things that have been done,
-Retrofitted r134a air conditioning, including parallel flow condenser, zirgo high performance fan and all rubber hoses have been replaced by enzed,
- Found a hole less boot lid, and prepped it up for paint, i prefer this look , Also finally received my coil overs from broadway static, cant wait to get these beauties installed, cant believe how small the springs are hehe.
-Ordered some fake leather from eBay and wrapped my upper headlining cover, actually turned out quite good.
- Repainted bonnet because i accidentally sanded through while wet sanding , but now looks better than ever.

[Ben J]

Nice stuff!

Mines going to be getting a whole heap of love over the Christmas/new year period. Have spent quite a few thousand on bits and pieces to put in

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[JarekGTIMK5]

Nice stuff!

Mines going to be getting a whole heap of love over the Christmas/new year period. Have spent quite a few thousand on bits and pieces to put in

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What sort of stuff have you bought for your e30? Yeh i know the parts for this car can get pricey especially if you buy genuine.

[Ben J]

Yeah, just like any car really, pretty easy to go a bit crazy with a credit card and the internet... Over the break from work mines getting electric fan, standalone ecu and a major suspension overhaul (coilovers, sways, every single bushing/mount, rear camber and toe adjustment tabs, reinforcements for everything, brake hoses, basically everything haha, some oem, and upgrades for everything that can be) and some other little bits and pieces. Will write it all up in my build thread as it goes in

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[JarekGTIMK5]

Current pics of my e30

[Ben J]

Love the carpet.

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[wantonchaos]

i like the red.
ive had a few myself. started with a '84 323, got an all time favourite in the '94 318is, currently in an '02 325ci. fantastic cars, different to the vw. each has its merits.