E30 325 Cabriolet - Icelandic Restoration

[Ampi]

Hi everyone this is my BMW e30 Cabrio
M20b25
Model Year 1986
Black Leather
M-tech I
Coilover
Keskin 16x9”³ Rims

I buy the car in October 2010 in a bad shape.

Spring 2011 I start the restoration,



IMG_0439 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Start by removing the engine, clean it, paint it and replace the gaskets. My Friend Arnar Leví helped me with that.


IMG_0440 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


IMG_0441 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


VU-013 021 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


VU-013 014 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


VU-013 009 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


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VU-013 001 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


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IMG_0485 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Showing some of the work of previous owners ”¦


VU-013 032 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


VU-013 031 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


VU-013 033 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


IMG_0484 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


IMG_0507 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

The summer of 2011 I drove the car 6.000 KM and loved it, my first cabrio summer !!


PA301514 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


IMG_0532 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


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IMG_0516 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Then in the fall it went into the garage again...

Spring 2012
I find these Keskin KT1 rims for sale here in Iceland and buy them. My friend Fannar ( F2 ) work on them, polish and paint. I also buy a coilover kit from Raceland.


IMG_0790 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


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Fall 2012
I buy BRAND NEW rear side panel from the dealer here in Iceland $$$
And the car goes back into the garage for storage



Summer 2013 the work on the body begins !!


IMG_1176 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Stupid previous owners !!! but this is Fixed now


IMG_1186 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


IMG_1189 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


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Old panel !! look at the work on this !!!!!!!!


IMG_2063 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Because we had started all this work, why not paint the entire car ? Didn't look so good before.



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Bumpers before sand blasting


IMG_1846 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

And after


IMG_1865 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Why not change the colour ?


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IMG_1869 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

New isolation for the hood


IMG_1920 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Brand new rear lights !


IMG_1912 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Brand new alpine type R speakers and alpine subwoofer


IMG_1917 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Painted the leather


IMG_1886 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


photo by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

The colour that I chose was Marrakesh Brown, Love this colour !



IMG_1941 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


IMG_1973 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


IMG_1953 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


IMG_1991 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Was asked to park the car in the local mall because of the launch of GTA V


photo 5 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr


photo 4 by Arnar Leví, on Flickr

Now the car is pretty good in my opinion, just little things left, rubber mouldings front and rear bumper, and some more.

Bought new head lights "Hella Dark" replicas




The car has been nominated for "Car of the year" in the Icelandic BMW club www.BMWkraftur.is
Today the car sits in the garage waiting for next summer

Thank you for your time

Arnar Már, Iceland.

[hennared323i]

Wow

[pac1982]

you have to be a brave man to risk a brown paint job but that looks great buddy

[magpie]

excellent work

[FMH]

love the colour

[paps78]

brilliant work. wish i could do that to my engine and bay.

[bhups]

Top work!

[assassin]

Very nice!!

[Gert_8]

Lovely looking cab - I like the colour change too. I think one of the zoners (verde) was also considering making the same change to his saloon, however, he is now an executive, so doesn't have the time any more.

Love your thread, great job!

[IvanB]

That is exactly what I am doing to my car now, except it is facelift M-tech 2, and I am changing both side panels . Are you happy with the color? I am having a hard decision between Shwarz 2 and Marrakesh Brown.

[Ampi]

That is exactly what I am doing to my car now, except it is facelift M-tech 2, and I am changing both side panels . Are you happy with the color? I am having a hard decision between Shwarz 2 and Marrakesh Brown.

Yes very happy with the colour !

Thank you all for the compliments !

[Z3I]

Great photo story, how many other E30s have survived in Iceland?

[mani]

This is on point mate love it .

[Gert_8]

when did you lose your legs.....??

[Ampi]

Great photo story, how many other E30s have survived in Iceland?

Yeah we have a couple left ”¦ but not that many cabrio's

This is on point mate love it .

Thank you

when did you lose your legs.....??

haha you're the first one to comment on that ! I was sitting in the trunk.

[uvels]

hi,is this the car for which we fit power steering few years ago at Barteks garage??

[ah]

What did you use on your seats.