E30 Coupe 328i 24v

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Domagoj
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:35 am

Short story about my Bronzit Beige Metallic E30 .

Situation for the past 3 months is - Under construction

In original, car have 0 equipment (beside Check Control),
and M20B23 engine.

Some pic how it's look like when i buy it:

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Then decided to re-paint it, change every consumable parts on suspension, engine and car accessories.
Put adjustable coilovers, front and rear strut bar, new exhaust all the way, Azev A 9x16 wheels, new interior and chores.
After allmost 9 months of work, e30 finally looks the sun.

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Old M20 engine become weak,
so it's been replaced by the M50B25 with 3.15 LSD
and power steering.

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Then i drove it about a one year, and because i was unhappy by the work done on the car, i decided to not register it, and restore it complete, this time by myself...
And then work on the car started, 3 months ago, again...

I buy one more E30 from a buddy for spare parts :

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and i started.

Disassemble whole car, take out whole interior and exterior, car instalation and went to war with rust, sanded to metal, rusty parts cut out and replaced by the new ones.
Instantly i removing all the fabric protection from below, side and in car, and put new one, conversion from 4x100 to 5x120, hidraulic handbrake and lot more.

I get Recaro seats for the front, seats with head and armrest in back, rolling shelf, hella smoked headlights, fog lights, Hartge kit and much more from donor car, but more about that later.

Here is some current specification,
more pics of work later.

Engine: M50B28 with lightweight pulley
Gearbox: ZF320
Lighweight Flywheel: S14B23
Differential: S3.15
Exhaust manifold: E36 M3 3.2
Exhaust from manifold to the end of car: Custom
Front discs and brake calipers: M3 E30
Sweety
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:51 pm

This looks like it could become a pretty interesting project thread!
pac1982
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:59 pm

never seen seats like that before are they from another car?

Nice looking motor though, bit of a sleeper
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1991 BMW E30 318i Neon Design Convertible (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 325i Touring (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 318IS (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 316i (RIP)
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:20 pm

looks to start identical to mine , only thing mine has is power steering lol,.
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:46 pm

Domagoj wrote:.

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What are these wheels? :cool:
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:08 am

Sweety wrote:This looks like it could become a pretty interesting project thread!
Thanks :thumb:
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:15 am

pac1982 wrote:never seen seats like that before are they from another car?

Nice looking motor though, bit of a sleeper
They are standard E30 seats, previous owner take it to upholstery.

Little bit of a sleeper, on that pic is old M50B25,
it's fun in combination with 316i sign back, when drivers in newer cars see it and try something, they shit bricks :D
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:17 am

mrrodney wrote:looks to start identical to mine , only thing mine has is power steering lol,.
Your then is been rich with equipment vs mine :D
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:19 am

leeparkes wrote:
Domagoj wrote:.

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What are these wheels? :cool:
Some copy of Alpina wheels,
7x15 ET12, dont know right name of wheels.
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:38 am

Here some more pic while car is driving...

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Short testing, impossible to drive like this

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And my maybe favorite detail on car, 316i sign :D

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Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:52 am

Little bit of new parts:

BBS RC090 8Jx17 ET20, 5x120
Must paint it and polish...

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Testing how it will look, on friend's E30:

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M50B28:

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S50B30 exhaust manifold, later sold it and buy from S50B32:

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Final drive with discs:

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Work started:

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More pics of bodywork, fight with rust and other, later...

Cheers

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