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Cirrus Blue Project
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:50 pm
by peteb3
Picked up another E30
1990 325i Cirrus Blue
Converted it from automatic to 5 spd
Next step was to sort out all the suspension:
totally rebuilt an ebay sourced E30 m3 5 lug set up with OEM BMW parts, added Bilstein B12 suspension kit, Turner rear upper shock mounts, AKG adjustable rear trailing arm bushings and weld in subframe & sway bar reinforcements, Powerflex rear subframe bushings, new halfshafts, guibo, rebuilt the E30 M3 brakes, added Turner SS brake lines. Did a tune up - fluids, spark plugs, cap and rotor, set the valve lash, new fuel pump, starter, fuel level sending unit, dash lights, fixed the rusty fuel breather hoses, replaced p/s reservoir and hoses.
Started some cosmetic work:
Alpina steering wheel, dead pedal, shift knob, hartge valve cover, E30 M3 Evo hood seals, euro rear plate filler, yellow fogs, Recaro SRD on Massive bracket, fire extinguisher...
Waiting for spring to mount my BBS RS 005/06 wheels and add sway bars/strut braces.
Here are some pics:
Re: Cirrus Blue Project
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:58 pm
by Kemix
some nice work going on there mate, them BBS are
Re: Cirrus Blue Project
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:19 pm
by ImysE30
Quality parts going on that, looking good already
Re: Cirrus Blue Project
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:19 pm
by E30BeemerLad
Nice looking car that, love Cirrus Blue. The underside looks nice and tidy in the pics.
It will rock with those BBS splits
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:00 pm
by Nick325
Nice car pete.
Here's my cab.
Love the BBS's
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:25 pm
by goosiegander
Loving the cirrus blue!
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:45 pm
by oomz1975
Nice car, really like what your doing to it.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:05 pm
by FourSTAR
I'm in envy of the BBS alloys that you've got peteb3
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:30 pm
by peteb3
Found them on S14.net
Good deal too - cost less than the 17" BK 171s I had purchased for my old Alpina replica:
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:33 pm
by E30BeemerLad
BBS splits for less than some BK scrap, now that's a f'kin deal!
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:29 pm
by spook
E30BeemerLad wrote:BBS splits for less than some BK scrap, now that's a f'kin deal!
Amen to that.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:13 pm
by nickso
another cirrus.
nice car mate. it's going to look great with the BBS. i had gold BBS on mine for a while. suits the cirrus.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:20 pm
by oomz1975
E30BeemerLad wrote:BBS splits for less than some BK scrap, now that's a f'kin deal!
Can't wait to see them on the car.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:21 pm
by sweep
I also have a cirus....breaker on ebay.
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:52 am
by Steve
cirrus blue here as well, get the photo's up with the BBS on
Sweep, how good are the boot and bonnet on your breaker? got a link?
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:10 pm
by peteb3
The BBS won't go on till spring, it's winter time here now, snow and -30 C coming soon.
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:08 pm
by sweep
The bonnet looks ok the boot has a small scab near the bmw roundel.
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:09 pm
by SeymourCake
Cirrus Blue FTW
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:18 pm
by tonybtonyb
Loads of work going on here! nice to see somebody taking the time to put her back together well done
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:45 am
by peteb3
Recent work:
Strut braces
New used 4.10 LSD diff (car has open diff currently) and Z3M diff cover:
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:45 pm
by oomz1975
^^^nice^^^
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 12:09 pm
by peteb3
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:13 pm
by bhups
Very nice mate, love the bbs's.
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:55 pm
by RM2186
That looks so cool, I just love Cirrus Blue
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 2:31 pm
by Rav335uk
Nice RS's, I take it they're redrilled to 4x100 then?
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 2:52 pm
by 12345kevin
Rav335uk wrote:Nice RS's, I take it they're redrilled to 4x100 then?
Earlier thread pic show's 5 stud
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 3:21 pm
by Rav335uk
12345kevin wrote:Rav335uk wrote:Nice RS's, I take it they're redrilled to 4x100 then?
Earlier thread pic show's 5 stud
Just wondered
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:33 pm
by Alpina99
Very nice looking car,
Love what you're doing to it,
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:01 pm
by mattrs
peteb3 wrote:
With big brother:
That's coming on a treat! Oh and I love this pic!
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:13 pm
by peteb3
The RS's are RS005 16"x7" ET 11 and RS006 16"x 8" ET24, 5 x 120 bolt pattern
I have the E30 M3 5 lug conversion so they bolt right on
