Well As Some Of You May Now Ive Sold My 325i Cab & Now My Touring. I Wasn't Planning On Buying Another BUT A 325i Sport Came Along & I Had To Have It
Its From BMW-MAD, Good Mates Of Mine. They've Recently Done A lot Of Engine Work To It Such As :
1) Engine Service
2) Timing Belt, Water Pump & Coolant
3) Fan Belts
4) Diff & Gearbox Oil
5) Sump Gasket
6) Cam Seal
7) Diff Gasket
New Accelerator CableMy Plans Are.....
1) Full Detail ( 2BM Wash, Clay Bar, 3 Stage Polish, Protect & Wax)
2) Interior Deep Clean ( Will Remove All Seats & Door Cards)
3) Refresh Shadow Line
4) Refresh Grills
5) Refurbish Wheels
6) Replace Centre Badges
7) Replace Bonnet & Boot Badge
Fit HLWW9) Source A 13 OBC
10) Clean All Wheel Wells, Paint Brake Callipers & Struts
11) Source A New Exhaust
12) Source An Un-Cracked Dash
13) Maybe Swop Suspension For A Brand New One...
14) Get Front Struts Powder Coated In The Near Future
15) Rear End Subframe & Arb's Powder Coated In The Near Future
16) Front Suspension Overhaul - Lower Arms, Lolipops & Drop Links
17) Refurb Gearknob
18) Source Genuine BMW Mats
Maybe More Down The Line....
Some Pictures Of How She Is....
UPDATE 14/12/16
Collected The Sport Over The Weekend, Well Chuffed With It. Got It Back Home & Gave It A Much Needed Clean, Inside Came Out A Treat, Will Remove The Front Seats At A Later Date To Clean The Carpet, I Didn't Have Enough Time To Wash It Myself So I Had To Get It Done, I Was Stunned By The Results Of Just A WASH! I Haven't Even Polished It, Its Had A Good Respray In Its Past..... Here Are Some Pictures Below From The Weekend....
The Day I Collected It With My Good Mate....
Before I Cleaned The Inside....
After I Cleaned The Inside....
Outside....
I Then Removed The Mud Flaps The Next Day!!
I Then Got Around To Refreshing The Grills/Handles & HLWW....
Before
After....
Chrome Grill Before.....
Chrome Grill After....
I Have Now Replaced All The Front Suspension Including - Lower Arms, Lolipops, Inner & Outer Track Rods & Drop Links....
Day I Collected It Back From BMW-MAD
Ive Purchased A Powdercoated Rear End In Gloss Black, Small Tech 1 Steering Wheel, Brand New Eibach Springs, Brand New Rear Backing Plates, New Rear ARB & Subframe Bushes, Brembo Pads & Discs...Some Pictures Of The Parts.....
Outing Over The Weekend.....
Finally Had Time To Update It!!!
Update 8/2/17
More Parts Arriving, Just Need To Purchase Some Brembo Discs, Front Bearings & Top Mounts
Rear Headrests...
New Rear Bearings...
New Rear Trailing Arm Bushes...
New Rear Brake Shoes...
New Fuel Pump...
New Shock Covers For The Front...
Brembo Pads...
New Rear Top Mounts...
Small Tech 1 Wheel...
New Crack Free Dash...
Thats All The Parts For Now Till I Have Saved Up More
In The Mean Time Here Are Some Pics From The Recent Weekend With My New E30 Cab....
Thats All For Now....
Update 18/3/17
Car Developed A Problem Recently Where It Didn't Have Any Spark! So Was Dropped To BMW-MAD, Fault Was The Wiring Loom So Upgraded To The Motronic 1.3 ECU System, Also Fuel Pump Was Replaced And Wiring Sorted, Alternator Bushes Were Also Knackered So These Were Replaced Too, Also The Guys Fitted The Power Steering Pulleys...Some Pics Below....
Old Wiring Loom Set Up
New Wiring Loom Set Up
Some Powering Steering Elements Fitted
Collected Car, Washed & Polished As You Do...Went & Seen The Guys...
Update 28/5/17
So After A Few Months I Have Finally Collected All The New Bits For My Suspension Overhaul. The Parts List Consists Of...
1) New Backing Plates
2) Brembo Discs & Pads
3) New Bushes
4) Braided Hoses
5) New Shackles
6) New Front Calipers
7) Various New Bolts/Nuts
New Steering Gaitors9) Powder Coated Struts & Rear End
10) New Meyle Bearings
11) New Heater Blower
12) Virtually New Pirelli P6000 205/55/15
13) Hartge Wheels With New Caps
14) Scorpion Le Mans
15) New Spring Pads
& A lot More Lol!! Some Pictures Below...
Its Recent Wash & Polish
Parts....
Steering Gaitor & Wear Sensors
New Bearings, New Cups & Protective Cover
New Top Mounts With New Bolts
E90 Drop Hats
New Backing Plates
New Calipers
Various Bits From Dealers
New Spring Pads
Shackle Rebuild
New Power Steering Reservoir Bracket
Powder Coated Parts
Struts Before
Struts After
Inlets & Rocker Before
Inlets & Rocker After
New Brakes & Hoses
New Fanbelts For Its Power Steering Conversion
New Bushes
Hartge Wheels
Scorpion
Working HLWW
New Heater Blower Motor
Pirelli P6000 Tyres
Dropped Off Ready For Its Overhaul...
Update 4/6/17
Update From The Garage, Wheels Removed & Dropped For Refurb, Old Front End Stripped Out, New Front Subframe Fitted With Power Steering Rack, Front ARB Painted, New Rear Trailing Arm Brake Lines Arrived, New Scorpion Hangers, New Old Stock Gearbox Exhaust Brackets, New Bolt For Driveshafts, Diff, Steering Rack, New Washers For Subframe, Re-Painted Front Drop Link Mounts, New Rear Subframe Plates.
Car On The Ramp.....
Old Looking Parts..
New Parts...
Front ARB Before & After
Front New Cradle Mounted Up....
