My 318is
Moderator: martauto
Thought i'd post up a couple of pics of my E30 , i've had her for 4 years and loved every minute of it! She's was one of the cheapest cars i've ever bought as i hit on very lucky and she's definately THE most hassle free car i've ever had....
any of you two guy's fancy this on saturday ?
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=82076
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=82076
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
Jus re-discovered this thread now sorry guys , Hi choppa! 
And bonjour mr magpie , sorry it's too late for the retrorides meet... i'll try harder next time. (car was off the road at the time anyway for a freshen up).
And bonjour mr magpie , sorry it's too late for the retrorides meet... i'll try harder next time. (car was off the road at the time anyway for a freshen up).
Finally brought D7UGE back home last night following a freshen up at work which started after my fuel tank leaked all over the forecourt when i brimmed her with petrol a few weeks back , final list of repairs carried out in the last 3 weeks are as follows:
New petrol tank
2 weld repairs to floor at tank mounting points (chopped and plated)
New fuel lines
New fuel rail pipes
New front to rear brake pipes
New rear brake pipes
New rear flexi hoses
New handbrake cables
New handbrake shoes
New rear discs and pads
New rear subframe bushes
New propshaft centre bearing + carrier
New battery
New exhaust heat shields + brackets
New 4 branch exhaust manifold.
After gettin through all that i thought she deserved a wee clean up , so i started a couple of days ago then stayed at the garage till after 10 last night giving her a proper goin over...
Machine polished her , then clay bar , then auto glym super resin polish , then went over her with the autoglym high definition hard wax to seal it all in and give her that extra bit shine.
Results are rather reflective , quite chuffed!
My bonnet now contains Blue skies , tree's , clouds and a telegraph pole! :norty:
You may also notice that the german plates have been binned since the last pictures were taken in favour of some cut down UK plates. This is due largly to a fine induced by a tw@t in a mobile speed camera van who noticed i wasn't speeding , but took a nice picture anyway and charged me £60 for the privilege!
New petrol tank
2 weld repairs to floor at tank mounting points (chopped and plated)
New fuel lines
New fuel rail pipes
New front to rear brake pipes
New rear brake pipes
New rear flexi hoses
New handbrake cables
New handbrake shoes
New rear discs and pads
New rear subframe bushes
New propshaft centre bearing + carrier
New battery
New exhaust heat shields + brackets
New 4 branch exhaust manifold.
After gettin through all that i thought she deserved a wee clean up , so i started a couple of days ago then stayed at the garage till after 10 last night giving her a proper goin over...
Machine polished her , then clay bar , then auto glym super resin polish , then went over her with the autoglym high definition hard wax to seal it all in and give her that extra bit shine.
Results are rather reflective , quite chuffed!
My bonnet now contains Blue skies , tree's , clouds and a telegraph pole! :norty:
You may also notice that the german plates have been binned since the last pictures were taken in favour of some cut down UK plates. This is due largly to a fine induced by a tw@t in a mobile speed camera van who noticed i wasn't speeding , but took a nice picture anyway and charged me £60 for the privilege!
Thought I'd update this as the car has went through some image changes in the last couple of years...
Tech 2 spoiler was ditched long ago in favour of standard 'is' lip...
Then she was treated to some staggered borbet A's....
Then I decided a Tech-1 spoiler would look kinda cool....
Tech 2 spoiler was ditched long ago in favour of standard 'is' lip...
Then she was treated to some staggered borbet A's....
Then I decided a Tech-1 spoiler would look kinda cool....
Need a run up to Northumberland sometime......
Current E30 325i, E63 630is.
Previous E21 320/4, E9 3.0 CSA, E12 525, E30 320i, E28 528i, E34 535is, E30 318i, E28 525e, E30 325i Touring, E30 Baur 327i, E36 M3 Evo, X3is, E39 530d M Sport.
Previous E21 320/4, E9 3.0 CSA, E12 525, E30 320i, E28 528i, E34 535is, E30 318i, E28 525e, E30 325i Touring, E30 Baur 327i, E36 M3 Evo, X3is, E39 530d M Sport.
How's it going Doug?
Looking good on the MO's, nice choice of colour
You not done the Cossie conversion yet then?
Looking good on the MO's, nice choice of colour
You not done the Cossie conversion yet then?
Hey up Murphy , naa the cossie conversion has taken a back seat for now. Still got all the bits ready but other priorities have pushed it to the back of the queue (fiancé , child , house , mortgage , wedding plans.... etc.. etc.. ).
The car projects definitely made faster progress when I was young free and single. haha
The car projects definitely made faster progress when I was young free and single. haha
Hello mate, good to see the iS is still going well. No need to rush with the conversion you hot the bits there for when your readyD7UGE wrote:Hey up Murphy , naa the cossie conversion has taken a back seat for now. Still got all the bits ready but other priorities have pushed it to the back of the queue (fiancé , child , house , mortgage , wedding plans.... etc.. etc.. ).
The car projects definitely made faster progress when I was young free and single. haha
Im just about to start another one all over again. This time with an RB20DET though
Saw this today at Whitley Bay - looks good
Current E30 325i, E63 630is.
Previous E21 320/4, E9 3.0 CSA, E12 525, E30 320i, E28 528i, E34 535is, E30 318i, E28 525e, E30 325i Touring, E30 Baur 327i, E36 M3 Evo, X3is, E39 530d M Sport.
Previous E21 320/4, E9 3.0 CSA, E12 525, E30 320i, E28 528i, E34 535is, E30 318i, E28 525e, E30 325i Touring, E30 Baur 327i, E36 M3 Evo, X3is, E39 530d M Sport.