E30 Zone

Awesome rebuild, incredible attention to detail, well done (I should know).

Interesting to note, the new one on the left says "Made In West Germany" WTF? Can it be BWM was hoarding these for 25 years, and now wants to cash in too, lol?

Guys, after a long time NLA, the spark plug wrench is back at the dealers. I just picked one up the other day. The part number is 71 11 2 225 101 and is the two piece variety. This was NLA for over 10 years. The initial run of 92 pieces sold out quickly, but they should be back in stock in Germany s...

More cooler pipes

BMG wrote:Was looking at either cleaning up mine or just buying new and see new parts look to have just a zinc coating from new now.

Wow, I'm surprised to see that, but then again, not really.
The original coating was way more durable, I believe.

Lovely attention to detail. Are the oil cooler lines painted, and is that original ? I just assumed they would be plated and yellow. Thanks I did not paint the lines, that is the way they come from the factory. And for a good reason, being they are in the front of the car suceptable to road grit ab...

Lotus white when new was fabulous. I remember a Calypso Red car in the showroom at Orfords of Ruislip when new with that interior, delicious!. Keeping that leather looking like good, and using the car was a massive challenge, those pics above still look quite good for a 20 year old interior in my o...

Do you have any pics of the oil cooler and lines ? Thanks I have these http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/IMG_4701_zpsrioecwai.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/IMG_4700_zpsqdhxbbmp.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/IMG_4699_zpswqj81axl.jpg

Some interior shots-before. What gets me is how neglected overall the car was. I couldn't imagine treating a car this rare like this. http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/Dortmund-Int3_zpsddd113f4.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/Dortmund-Int_zpsc2c3830d.jpg http://i39.ph...

bss325i wrote:Pics?

No, but, once I take the car out of storage for the summer....

It was the underbody protective wax which was sprayed over various parts which had a trolly jack rubber pad imprint in the wax. Ok, yes, it's called cosmoline, makes sense now. Yes i knew what its called. Its also a bugger to remove! Did you not fancy applying some to yours for that authentic look?...

I'm sure I saw a post in the external ads section with a 0 mile 323i that mentioned some kind of grease marks on the diff from factory handling - in addition to the 's' . Something like a black ring or cup-shape. The S designates a limited slip differential. I've owned a few E30's from new, and I d...

I love how you have even recreated the factory stamps (like the S on the diff). Wow I'm sure I saw a post in the external ads section with a 0 mile 323i that mentioned some kind of grease marks on the diff from factory handling - in addition to the 's' . Something like a black ring or cup-shape. Th...

Tell me when to stop, lol. All of the fasteners, pipes, brackets, etc. were re-plated in their original yellow zinc. Fuel tank was stripped an restored. http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/DSC02991_zps0d961835.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/DSC02958_zpsbe936234.jpg htt...

pianist wrote:So basically you have to buy whole car worth of new parts from dealers and you will be somewhere close

lol, that would have been easy, unfortunately, not many parts were still available from BMW and had to be restored.

Thanks guys, here are some more: http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/DSC_0853_zps15fda679.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/DSC_0847_zps5873ec36.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/IMG_2290_zpsa33133f3.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/LIFT...

Here are a few pictures from last Summer and fall, hope you guys like them. http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/FullSizeRender_zpsxhj77aqe.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/sigfest-17_zps06kb876o.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/sigfest-D_zps403jw4a7.jpg...

Here is a picture of the car at BMW NA headquarters in New Jersey. The former head of BMW M, Larry Koch is at left in shirt sleeves. Engineers and technicians can be seen at the car. LOL, thanks again guys, I really appreciate the kind words. The provenance of this car made it easy (?) in deciding t...

LOL, thanks again guys, I really appreciate the kind words. The provenance of this car made it easy (?) in deciding to restore it only one way-as close to factory as possible. (Its interesting to note when I finished, BMW of North America asked me to bring the car to their headquarters to show to th...

Kedge wrote:Absolutely stunning in every way!

How on earth did you convince BMW to remake the dash? Never even seen a full leather one like that in an E30.

Thanks a lot, it wasn't easy, I think they finally agreed just so I wouldn't bother them anymore.

bss325i wrote:Do you have a part number for the drip tape?

Also, the security wire. Is that a US thing because i've never seen that on a euro spec car?

Not available, I restored mine.
The security wire is not specific to the USA, although you would think so considering all crooks we have here.

Laher wrote:Absolutely amazing car. Get it valued by 4star Sure they'll put a hefty price tag on it

How do I go about that? I searched, but I can't find them online from here. Thanks.

Some random stuff, cluster connecter before being sealed with correct security wire, after crimp, dashboard cable harness, correct drip tar tape on AC expansion valve, security wire and "BMW" lead seal on speedo sensor. URL=http://s39.photobucket.com/user/MIKEGNJ/media/DSC02522_zpsd7941940.jpg.html]...

mcbonio wrote:Mike - have you had it valued? If so how much?

Actually, I haven't, I'm afraid to know its worth much less than I put into it

A new benchmark for sure, great effort and unwavering focus over 4 long years. This could be the sticky for the Member's E30s. For that, Mike, you will have to post all your pics :) Thanks, i appreciate your comments, but there are a lot of really nice cars on this site, I'm just glad you guys appr...

So here's the link to the article about the restoration. I think it pretty much sums it up. Thanks again for your input. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=MIKE+GALLINO+M3+CABRIO&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CDwQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Froundel.imirus.com%2FMpowered%2Fimirus.jsp%3Fvolume%3Drd11%26i...

Yup, check it out http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/DSC00977_zpsc211669f.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/DSC00974_zps4471a961.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/DSC00973_zps78d0ea48.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/DSC02683_zps8371943...

Dare I say, it looked like a pretty decent car before you started ! I am led to believe than unless you are Bill Gates, it is a VERY difficult and VERY expensive bureaucratic nightmare to import a car less than 25 years old that was not available in the US . Are you Bill Gates ? :) Keep the pics co...

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e171/MIKEGNJ/IMG_2363_zps9c3adae0.jpg Just look how good those colours work, and how good a Wiesmann hardtop can look once its painted to match. And that interior, just beautiful! Loving the use of standard BBS M3 wheels too, no aftermarket nonsense! Does the car n...

Thanks again for your kudos, much appreciated. I have not posted a restoration thread anywhere, and in fact, this is probably the most information I've put on-line about the car. Here are some from when I first started taking the car apart, noting this is a small garage with no lift. One shot shows ...

Thanks again, you guys are great. This particular M3 cabrio was a special order from BMW Individual. The paint color is Laguna Green (226) but with a blue offset, which you can really notice in full sun pictures. The extended leather interior includes the dashboard, upper and lower steering wheel co...

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words. I must say, the whole restoration process was a labor of love on this car, I left absolutely no stone unturned, not one corner cut, down to the smallest detail. It was very expensive and time consuming, but it didn't matter, I was restoring a car that I've l...

New to the forum, here is my 1991 M3 Cabrio Individual, one of the last six built. After literally a decade searching for my dream car, I came across this gem in Germany. It was in horrible condition, so I spent four years restoring it. Did everything myself except for paint and interior. Thanks. ht...

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