E30 Zone

Hi all!

I've been a bit slack with the E30 project, and one of the reasons is I have a garage full of bits meaning I can't swing a cat, let alone do anything else!

Just wondered if I could ask what bits I've got are worth selling, and what bits are worth scrapping...

I've basically stripped my E30 320i Auto of all interior / engine / gearbox / panels, so I've just got a shell on wheels. Everything which isn't attached needs shifting, so I want to get a rough idea of what the following bits are worth, if anything at all!

- 2 mint doors

- Full blue cloth interior

- Auto box

- 2 litre engine which has done about 65k steady auto miles

- Mint boot

- Bonnet with a small dent in it

- Mint chrome front bumper

- Chrome rub strips

- Mint dashboard / clocks etc

A few photos:















































Yes thats genuine mileage! Most MOTs from new to prove it!

































Thanks a lot in advance, and I hope this isn't too cheeky!

Rob.

looks a great lookin car fella.....what planes do you have for it.

Rob, you have PM.

she looks like a nice standard example.... as baz says... what are your plans??

A very clean E30, mate. Is she staying stock?

Baz666 wrote:looks a great lookin car fella.....what planes do you have for it.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... sc&start=0

Take a look mate!

Basically Audi quattro 20V turbo engine, and some tasty bits!

What do we reckon the chrome front bumper is worth?

Got your PM gooner1

Wasn't this the potential T5 project car?

EDIT: Waaaaay too slow!

GrindCulture wrote:Wasn't this the potential T5 project car?

EDIT: Waaaaay too slow!

Indeedy it is! Although now its getting the Audi 5 cylinder rather than the Volvo version!

I know its slow / no progress at the moment... If I only I had more time / money!!

Looks a nice e30 base, very clean. It would be a shame to break this one though

I wanted a clean, non-sunroof shell to start with, so needs must I'm afraid!!

Blue interior on a karminrot car is ick.

Unusual to find such a nice, unmolested example.

Cloud wrote:Blue interior on a karminrot car is ick.

Unusual to find such a nice, unmolested example.

Reckon anyone will want the full blue interior?! Any idea on what its worth?

Not much. I've got a blue interior I've been trying to get shot of for about 6 months at £80, and that's leather. A cloth set may be less, priced for a quick sale you may only be looking at about £40. Someone will want it though. It's in very nice condition.

Cloud wrote:Blue interior on a karminrot car is ick.

Unusual to find such a nice, unmolested example.

Best sort that out then

Cloud wrote:Not much. I've got a blue interior I've been trying to get shot of for about 6 months at £80, and that's leather. A cloth set may be less, priced for a quick sale you may only be looking at about £40. Someone will want it though. It's in very nice condition.

Cool, that gives me a good idea mate - ta!

Waiting on the new classified section to post all my bits up!

GrindCulture wrote:

Cloud wrote:Blue interior on a karminrot car is ick.

Unusual to find such a nice, unmolested example.

Best sort that out then

The fun will start soon!!

First dibs, i'd take the:

Mint Boot

Mint chrome front bumper

Bonnet

Thats just for starters, i'm sure we can come to a nice financial agreement

I'd say the front bumper if mint and original BMW is worth near on a £100. Perhaps £70 to get shot of it sharpish?

there was a boy after a blue carpet a while back check my for sale posts as he put a post up there iirc

The_Diddler wrote:First dibs, i'd take the:

Mint Boot

Mint chrome front bumper

Bonnet

Thats just for starters, i'm sure we can come to a nice financial agreement

PM sent!

Cheers for the replies guys!

you selling the wings? what they like ?

Its such a shame that's one mint chromie.

I am selling the wings, will whip them off over the next few days and get back to you!
Car is in a friends garage, which I am not at now, otherwise I'd do it now!!

that looks identicle to my old chromie





have i got this rite??? your breaking it??????? hope your not

Bloody hell that is similar!! Yours has fogs and a sunroof, but can't see any other differences!!

Getting rid of quite a few bits to make way for lightweight carbon or g/f replacements...

keep it standard, low mileage chromies, ecpecially karmine red which is rare colour, are hard things to come by these days

mine was powerd by a little m10 carb



had leccy windows and sunroof too

It is a bit of a shame to kill such a nice car, but it's really perfect for what you have planned, which should be excellent once done. It's a conundrum!

GrindCulture wrote:It is a bit of a shame to kill such a nice car, but it's really perfect for what you have planned, which should be excellent once done. It's a conundrum!

Indeed! I do feel a bit guilty, but the end result should be a lot better than a mint standard 320i auto!

Not really.

That minty chromer should be sold as whole to some bufty who would polish it weekly and get damp knickers from the excitement of an original car.

The money raised would still purchase another staight shell. These time warp chromies are few and far between and what with classic car bufties starting to turn their attention to them, even though it's a 320i, tampering with it is akin to investing in Icelandic banks. A great way to f*ck an asset.

At the end of the day it is your car, do whatever you want. I reckon this car deserves better things than to be the victim of some 'Fred in his shed' type engineering massacre.

Nathan you don't normally get all sentimental.

It was only a 320 auto! If you are going to put a lot of power through a car, you need the best shell possible, much moreso than a lame 320!

It did look nice, but it was only ever a £2k? car. Where is the harm.

Jon_Bmw wrote:Nathan you don't normally get all sentimental.

It was only a 320 auto! If you are going to put a lot of power through a car, you need the best shell possible, much moreso than a lame 320!

It did look nice, but it was only ever a £2k? car. Where is the harm.

True, but somethings have a place.

Well it did take me 4 months to find a mint shell without a sunroof, so whatever variant it was it would still be getting the same treatment.

I always knew it would be a love / hate project, mainly hate with the purists, but you can't please everyone!

Too late anyway now, as its already stripped down, and the chopping has begun!

To be fair, when embarking on such an undertaking, you want to be sure it's going to last. So I understand why you'd want a decent shell.