325i Sport - 1990, Sterling Silver

[jimbom30cab]

good to see someone getting straight stuck into an e30 resto, nice one, just imagine it when you get it sprayed up

i honestly love the angel eyes btw, i have the same set myself, they look great i think

[Craggy73]

Just picked up some M3 Evo front end goodies!

[Craggy73]

Inner and outer panels for the rear.



Starting on the n/s arch.



Inner panel spot welded in place and a coat of underseal on the top side.



Outer panel welded in place. Will finish it off in the morning.

[G-Bear]

Nice progression, cracking on with that welder. Colourwise.. I'd say either the green or back to the more original silver..

[Curr946]

Inner and outer panels for the rear.

that's one way of not messing about....
go on surprise me how much moneys worth is sitting in that picture

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Good work. I like the blue. Think it would work well with the updated lights.

[scott180gtb]

Keep it original!

Are they OEM Inners or pattern parts?

Epic work rate

[Craggy73]

The inner arches are genuine from BMW, don't think anyone else makes them. I asked about discount for the pair and was told they can only offer it to traders, but once I confirmed the parts I wanted in an email they send, I called them to place the order and the guy knocked off 10% because I lived near to him. Cost me about £190 for the pair. The outer panels I got from Carz2 website.

Got until spring to decide on a colour for the car. Currently looking at some of the metallic browns and golds that BMW have done, a bit more of a retro feel.

[sunnyr83]

Subcribed. Good work

[Fal_325i]

Good work there, I would keep it silver, it's a sport and it would be sacrilege to change the original colour, a lesser model of e30 then maybe, but your car.

[Craggy73]

A little bit of progress. Sprayed the front M3 calipers. Have now sourced some Z3 2.8 ones for the rear.

[Simon13]

mate you've got to keep it sterling silver. Its one of the rarest colours they came in. Plus they look great in this colour

[lyricalnut02]

^^ what he said. great progress

[Craggy73]

I have had a change of heart and will either keep it Sterling or may just change to Lachs. Plenty of time to go through the rainbow again before it's done...

[Craggy73]

Today's additions. Nothing exciting I'm afraid.

[G-Bear]

^I've got the same jobs looming. Never done a timing belt change before, it's more putting the coolant back in that I'm dreading..

I love receiving a box of parts..

[polsta]

good work mate, goes to show even a nice looking low milage low owner car can have issues, keep it sterling silver and original shel be a beaut

[Craggy73]

Thanks guys. G-Bear, Just make sure you've got all day free and I wouldn't suggest doing it on a Sunday if you need your car for work like me. I didn't drain the engine because the bolt was too tricky to get to behind the mainfold. Felt like enough coolant came out anyway (est. 8-10 litres). I re-filled it through the expansion chamber and topped it up in one of the highest tubes. Not sure how you measure the water level in an E30. Think that's my next search...

[G-Bear]

Cheers. I bought the kit during christmas. But have been holding back partly for it to get warmer but more so so the days are longer, as I figured I'll need all the time of daylight there is to get the job done.

Raid the wiki pages, they're full of valuable information..

[polsta]

Today's additions. Nothing exciting I'm afraid.

whats the bit in the box crag ? water pump ? how much was it all, i need to start rounding up things like this

i did a coolant change on my old is, had a hose in the bottom of the block and everything to give it all a good flush out

[Rtaylor2208]

Yep, thats a water pump polsta.

[G-Bear]

and it cost around £45 pounds from ECP probably a bit less through Meatballs on here. Although looking through my email order. It appears he's given me the £25 job one... I hope the holds up okay.. I just specified having one with a metal impeller as opposed to plastic..

[polsta]

cool thanks, how much is the belt and tensioner from mat ?

what else should i be buying ? need to get my arse in gear and get all these parts gathered up

[G-Bear]

I think I paid about £30+Vat for a contitech belt kit. I take it its for your tech 1?

Have a start at reading through this..

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... _Servicing

and this..

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... elt_Change

[Craggy73]

Been doing a few bits and pieces, pics to follow soon.
I bought a rear subframe off ebay to clean up and it's got Powerflex bushes fitted.
Not bad for £20, a pity I'd just bought some standard bushes too.

[Cloggy Saint]

cool thanks, how much is the belt and tensioner from mat ?

what else should i be buying ? need to get my arse in gear and get all these parts gathered up

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

[Blitz]

Been doing a few bits and pieces, pics to follow soon.
I bought a rear subframe off ebay to clean up and it's got Powerflex bushes fitted.
Not bad for £20, a pity I'd just bought some standard bushes too.

use rubber bushes instead for a road car.

[Bela]

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I'm planning on a respray for this summer, what's this colour? its Great... Do you have a colour code by any chance.

Great resto btw, I will be hunting for rust before my car goes in to the paint shop.

My E30 is a road car and has powerflex bushes all round, have not had any running issues whatsoever.

Keep up the good work

[Craggy73]

I'm planning on a respray for this summer, what's this colour? its Great... Do you have a colour code by any chance.

Great resto btw, I will be hunting for rust before my car goes in to the paint shop.

My E30 is a road car and has powerflex bushes all round, have not had any running issues whatsoever.

Keep up the good work

Hi, It's called marrakesh brown. Don't know the paint code I'm sure it's easy to track down on Google.

I've read a few comments to stick with standard bushes on the road, hence me buying a set. I'll stick with the Powerflex for now seeing as they're fitted. I'll probably not notice the difference anyway but can always swap them later on.

[G-Bear]

I'm planning on a respray for this summer, what's this colour? its Great... Do you have a colour code by any chance.

Great resto btw, I will be hunting for rust before my car goes in to the paint shop.

My E30 is a road car and has powerflex bushes all round, have not had any running issues whatsoever.

Keep up the good work

Hi, It's called marrakesh brown. Don't know the paint code I'm sure it's easy to track down on Google.

I've read a few comments to stick with standard bushes on the road, hence me buying a set. I'll stick with the Powerflex for now seeing as they're fitted. I'll probably not notice the difference anyway but can always swap them later on.

I think amongst all the bushes.. The rear subframe is the least favoured to be polly bushed for road use. As the rear of the car sits on these, a lot of road vibration/noise transmits through these. The rear beam bushes seem to be a pig of a job, best to get it right first time if I were you.

Polly bushes on ARB's I have read to be a good compromise for polly bushed road use..

[pnd]

Hi, It's called marrakesh brown. quote]
not to be confused with monkey shit brown very popular on seventies Rovers and the like.

[Craggy73]

A few new bits from my dealer:

Z3 Rear hubs, Caliper clips, Rear bumper bracket, Rear subframe bolts and nuts, Propshaft bolts and nuts.

[G-Bear]

Nice shiny bits.. Whats the bennifit of Z3 rear hubs?

[Craggy73]

^^^ Doing a 5 stud conversion. Steered away from the ti set up because they use smaller wheel bearings. I've struggled trying to get some z3 6 cylinder hubs on their own so I decided to buy new ones, £79 each.

[Chris_B86]

This thread scares me just wondering what I might find on mine