E30 Zone

Please stop embarrassing us with your speed on your project........ Impressive work and looking forward to seeing the final tunnel chopping. What are you planning for seat position? Looks like the gear stick location will be slightly further back than oem? or can you move the stick location to the ...

Things have been happening and the engine is now in the new chassis The last m20 powered drive (August 31st) https://i.imgur.com/SBOw2wol.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XODAAWTl.jpg Engine coming out https://i.imgur.com/qe3tnxul.jpg https://i.imgur.com/w9veRtkl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5fdyGy0l.jpg https://...

Out with the awful carpet and in with the red

Made some progress this weekend (long weekend here). As mentioned, I managed to get the m20 out of the dummy car late last week, so then set about test fitting the 1J in an e30 bay. Just to see how much of an issue the servo would be, I test fit the engine with it in place - a no go. I removed the s...

I got home last night to find my 1JZ front sump swap waiting for me. Feeling inspired, I whipped the engine and box out of the dummy car so that things are lined up heading into the weekend. https://i.imgur.com/THFoIBGl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ntuBP43l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RdHEiH2l.jpg A solid ta...

Another one! This is what $200 looks like. https://i.imgur.com/8tLevvUl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/1BKMZAUl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5hQSphll.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/DF2TOAGl.jpg '86 325eS manual, which I believe has the 2.7 bottom end (I haven't looked yet). This thing actually started with a jump an...

Scored a massive e30 parts hoard this weekend! Dozens of new in the bags/boxes sensors, gaskets, seals and various interior/exterior trim pieces. I've never seen an e30 in my area, but was lucky enough to snag all of this stuff only 2 miles from my place. https://i.imgur.com/sfAnc26l.jpg I think I h...

I also changed to E46 tie rods while I was at it as the ones I had on there (E30 ones I think) were not vented and were destroying the rubber gaiters. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/967/41770469502_cb38ceb69d_b.jpg Almost ready for an mot now... Interesting that you say that... I was doing an align...

Next day out is on Sunday, so I’ll have more videos then. I gave the e30 a solid going over on Saturday, setting up a homemade alignment jig in the work warehouse. Looking forward to Sunday and seeing the difference. I didn't take photos of how I set the whole thing up, but I essentially shot center...

maurice (speedtouch) is still on here so send him a PM, he should be able to help. Good to know! I'll get at the ECU this weekend and see what number it is before wasting anyone's time. Some nice photos from Saturday's event. I somehow evaded the camera lens all day Sunday, so no photos of the flat...

Driving the neck off of it these days! Who is the go-to person for 325i tuning chips these days? It used to be someone by the username Speedtouch if I recall correctly. I need my rev limit increased as I'm hopping off the limiter around tighter Auto-X courses. https://i.imgur.com/gGqdK8vl.jpg https:...

Rodolfo_Pereira wrote:Great topic. Following.

What model E30 did you sell?

The one noted above was a very low mileage 325iS.

Other regrets include the cheap sale of these

My m5

and the ultimate regret - the m3

Picked up the donor car the other night. The rain was incredible, I was soaked through and had to risk the drive home sans pants. Egyptian construction methods were adapted in both the loading and unloading of the car. I then jammed some wheels off my S4 in under the arches so the neighbors don't pa...

Why the frogs?

I live on a narrow sand bar off the coast of North Carolina. The Atlantic Ocean to one side, 5-20 miles of shallow fresh water on the other. All sorts of critters at only about 5ft above sea level.

HartgeH27 wrote:Agreed Mick, decent Euro spec ! No diving boards !

Yup, I had to remove the overkill diving boards from by previous e30 in Canada.
One of those "I should never have sold it" cars.

I had some serious work done on my m20 which resulted in 325nm which required some extra stopping power. My engine builder used the clio servo but additionally a swiss standalone electric servo to run the Willwood front brakes. I have an understanding but am not an engine builder so hope my layman ...

Thanks Folks. I've found a pair of Recaro Confetti SRDs that I wouldn't mind having, but I'll hardly sell mine in time. The known issues I'm about to have are: 1) Need to swap to a front sump on the 1JZ (Easy, and about $100-150) 2) Need to notch said sump to keep the engine back (it'll otherwise hi...

Howdy Folks, It has been a long time since I've posted on here, mainly due to having left Ireland for Canada, and then having moved from Canada to the US. I picked up this low spec 325i back in September and have been plugging away at it since. The original plan was to spend no more than $5k in maki...

So as to close out this thread in style, some photos of the replacement :cool: :cool: :cool: http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y468/e30mclow/P4220465_zps5029509f.jpg http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y468/e30mclow/P4220459_zps459f5975.jpg http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y468/e30mclow/P422046...

SOLD

It made way for a nice & tidy e34 m5 last night

Hey man. Where'd you manage to get those wheels? I've been trying for ages to get a set shipped from America for ages now. Can't get a decent price. And from what I can see there still not selling them in the uk. They look outstanding on your car by the way. :) I'm in Canada, so there were no issue...

I was up at 5am, had a few hours on the slopes, and back home by 2pm. Perfect weather for photos. http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y468/e30mclow/P3292178_zps40d9b9af.jpg http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y468/e30mclow/P3292163_zpse09da37b.jpg http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y468/e30mclow/P3...

The wheels are coming off tonight (snow), but I'll drop it another inch in the next 2 weeks.

I'll keep everyone posted!

They're Varrstoen V3s - 16x9 et15 all round
Mounting the 215/45 R16s Kumho Ecsta XSs on Saturday.

Picked this up a few months ago, and have been steadily tinkering with it since. I'm close to the point where I'm happy with it :) I've been missing my m3, so this fills the gap a little. http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y468/e30mclow/PA091762_zpsb7793d4c.jpg http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y...

What do you mean by the springs "binding"?

The wheels are Varrstoen 16x9s, et15.
Worked out at around $830.

Looking for some experienced feedback here.. Last week I installed a H&R Cup Kit in my 325, and decided to compliment the front with a pair of e90 drop hats. This got the car looking spot on height wise. I soon started to notice what I initially suspected was the front shocks bottoming out, but I've...

bunch of ladies...

This was the other day...

Got home to Ireland for a few days and got to fit the few bits I'd gathered in the last year... Looks like a different car now. Was trying out different color stripes, so excuse the variation.. New additions - CF DTM mirrors - CF Rear Flap - Roll Cage - CF Brake ducts http://img850.imageshack.us/img...

Alpine 316 moredoor, as well as my first iS.. http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5720/20753415297105476530810.jpg My 2nd iS (MINT) http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/6454/dscn2710.jpg Before finally getting an m3 http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3333/20110424144241.jpg http://img96.imageshack.us/img96...

bmw9818 wrote:ive got a kill switch hidden behind the centre console, cuts off the fuel pump

My god man...what are you thinking?

Clean shell everytime! this ^^^ even a slightly "frilly around the edges" M3 can very easily be a lot of trouble even for someone with deep pockets, :eek: these panels will be going on to what was a very tidy looking M3 but after a little digging major Horrors were discovered, it was 2.5k just to b...

goosiegander wrote:
I'm considering the storm single wiper conversion as its something that ACS offered with their e30 package,

Good idea?

Yes it is

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