Cirrus Blue Project

[peteb3]

Picked up another E30
1990 325i Cirrus Blue
Converted it from automatic to 5 spd
Next step was to sort out all the suspension:
totally rebuilt an ebay sourced E30 m3 5 lug set up with OEM BMW parts, added Bilstein B12 suspension kit, Turner rear upper shock mounts, AKG adjustable rear trailing arm bushings and weld in subframe & sway bar reinforcements, Powerflex rear subframe bushings, new halfshafts, guibo, rebuilt the E30 M3 brakes, added Turner SS brake lines. Did a tune up - fluids, spark plugs, cap and rotor, set the valve lash, new fuel pump, starter, fuel level sending unit, dash lights, fixed the rusty fuel breather hoses, replaced p/s reservoir and hoses.
Started some cosmetic work:
Alpina steering wheel, dead pedal, shift knob, hartge valve cover, E30 M3 Evo hood seals, euro rear plate filler, yellow fogs, Recaro SRD on Massive bracket, fire extinguisher...
Waiting for spring to mount my BBS RS 005/06 wheels and add sway bars/strut braces.
Here are some pics:

[Kemix]

some nice work going on there mate, them BBS are

[ImysE30]

Quality parts going on that, looking good already

[E30BeemerLad]

Nice looking car that, love Cirrus Blue. The underside looks nice and tidy in the pics.

It will rock with those BBS splits

[Nick325]

Nice car pete.
Here's my cab.
Love the BBS's

[goosiegander]

Loving the cirrus blue!

[oomz1975]

Nice car, really like what your doing to it.

[FourSTAR]

I'm in envy of the BBS alloys that you've got peteb3

[peteb3]

Found them on S14.net
Good deal too - cost less than the 17" BK 171s I had purchased for my old Alpina replica:

[E30BeemerLad]

BBS splits for less than some BK scrap, now that's a f'kin deal!

[spook]

BBS splits for less than some BK scrap, now that's a f'kin deal!

Amen to that.

[nickso]

another cirrus.

nice car mate. it's going to look great with the BBS. i had gold BBS on mine for a while. suits the cirrus.

[oomz1975]

BBS splits for less than some BK scrap, now that's a f'kin deal!

Can't wait to see them on the car.

[sweep]

I also have a cirus....breaker on ebay.

[Steve]

cirrus blue here as well, get the photo's up with the BBS on

Sweep, how good are the boot and bonnet on your breaker? got a link?

[peteb3]

The BBS won't go on till spring, it's winter time here now, snow and -30 C coming soon.

[sweep]

The bonnet looks ok the boot has a small scab near the bmw roundel.

[SeymourCake]

Cirrus Blue FTW

[tonybtonyb]

Loads of work going on here! nice to see somebody taking the time to put her back together well done

[peteb3]

Recent work:

Strut braces




New used 4.10 LSD diff (car has open diff currently) and Z3M diff cover:

[oomz1975]

^^^nice^^^

[peteb3]

Few more goodies mounted:

M tech rear spoiler courtesy of ebay UK


BBS RS rims





New side mouldings


Euro hella elipsoids


With big brother:

[bhups]

Very nice mate, love the bbs's.

[RM2186]

That looks so cool, I just love Cirrus Blue

[Rav335uk]

Nice RS's, I take it they're redrilled to 4x100 then?

[12345kevin]

Nice RS's, I take it they're redrilled to 4x100 then?

Earlier thread pic show's 5 stud

[Rav335uk]

Nice RS's, I take it they're redrilled to 4x100 then?

Earlier thread pic show's 5 stud

Just wondered

[Alpina99]

Very nice looking car,
Love what you're doing to it,

[mattrs]

With big brother:

That's coming on a treat! Oh and I love this pic!

[peteb3]

The RS's are RS005 16"x7" ET 11 and RS006 16"x 8" ET24, 5 x 120 bolt pattern
I have the E30 M3 5 lug conversion so they bolt right on