E30 Zone

mY 1990 325i Sport with a twist
M52 2.8 5 series lump in the front
M50 manifold and BBTB upgrade
KnN 57i filter
Lowered on Eibachs all round
Z3 SSK
Scorpion stainless exhaust
///M badges to go in bin too
Full sport leather with rear head rests
LSD manual box, black headlinig,
Sport on the log book
Circa 215 bhp













Minor updates
Fiitted new battery and Bosche wiper blades
Gave her a wash




Binned the cheesy ///M badge



Binned the horrendous Clarion cd player in favour of a more OEM looking Becker unit.
Whilst all the gubbins was out I sorted out that little switch that was poking through beside the heater controls. Rewired it to the push switch to the above right of the steroe as it didn't appear to be connected to anything.
Neatens things up no end.




Apparently its BMW brillantrot in colour not the Henna, hellrot or zinnobar as previousl;y thought



Loads more tinkering to do
Look at brakes to see why they aren't as good as my cabs'
fix handbrake
source US Spec M3 cams
Give seats bloody good clean and treat leather
Fix little crack in dash
Give wheels proper clean
Sort out rear end handling as feels too soft when cornering
get new gaitors and nob for interior
Source battery cover and wee plastic tray thing
Source front brake ducts
Retrofit obc
loads more wee twidly bits

This was for sale on here recently was it not?

Was quite cheap to if i remember right?

Looks good for the money.

I don't know if it was I only recently joined up, if you have any links to threads with this car please post them. I bought it locally in Edinburgh

Was up for around 3k on here, quite cheap, couldn't sell it though

Looks very nice

This was the original thread, it was up for 3k but then seller removed the advert because someone one here new how much he purchased the car. Here is the link: - http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=148745

Ta for the link.
I'm happy with what I paid for it regardless if the vendor made a profit or not.
It fulfills its purpose very well and I don't think it will ever lose money

Looks great!

nice car fella...
how it goes with that M52 engine?

Nice Car Fella Was Interested In This But Got A Project On The Go So Didnt Pick That Phone Up...

I had 2 other projects on the go before the purchase of this but as it was on my doorstep at a giveaway price I could hardly refuse.
Performance wise it is like no other E30 I have had before however something is a bit wayward with the rear end handling. It feels too soft and spongy.
The conversion was very rough around the edges with wiires hanging out all over the place looms cluttering up the glovebox so as it stands its prob 95% done.
It is fast and puts the power down well but would benefit from a remap to complement the M50 manifols and BBTB. Not sure whether to do this just now or wait til the US spec M3 cams come along. Still looking to purchase some if anyone knows of a reputable supplier.
I couldn't afford an E30 M3 so this would be the next best thing IMO and should be knocking out around 250bhp by the time I'm finished. Being RHD is also a plus for A and B road blasts.
I need to get it up on my ramps so I can get a proper look underneath to see whats up with the rear end and to check why the brakes aren't as good as my cabs but that will have to wait until I finish sorting out my cab and supercharging my E46 330i Sport Touring

looking good mate