E30 Zone

After months of restoration and many pound notes later it's finally finished !

Very nice indeed

Thankyou...spent all day just staring it at lol

Very nice - you need to edit and list the photos one after another though !

That car is shiny as fook

lovely car

Great job mate , nice clean car . just enjoy it now you have finished it.

Superb, top job, don't suppose you want to sell it

I love a nice 2 door

Yeah thanks...i sure will...
i very nearly broke it up as i couldnt get £500 for it on ebay before..

but everytime i drove it seemed to beg me not to

so i didn't....

all new inner and outer arches...was worth it though

Not selling yet Jim mate...only drove it 3 times since painted, looking forward to the summer and going to some meets too

splendid looking car, good work !! just think thats good for years to come now and many got broke at the stage you saved it, be proud and enjoy !!

Thanks Polsta..to be honest i thought it would have got negative comments saying that it wasn't worth doing as its not a 325i sport...so yes much appreciated mate

Not selling yet Jim mate...only drove it 3 times since painted, looking forward to the summer and going to some meets too

good on you mate, sounds like great fun and i plan on doing the same, have fun

What a lovely looking E30, well done and enjoy!!

Wow thats nice. Did it used to have grey cloth seats?

a well sorted 320i auto is a great driving car, that looks great in standard form too

Just lovely. Good to see another one saved.

Thanks for all that good feedback ..made all that pocket digging seem worth it now...

Wanted to keep it all straight...dont like all them angel head lights and eyebrows

i did add an is lip and the leather too ..but that was about it really

And yes blitz it diid used to have grey seats...up for sale now ...keep meaning to take some new pics and stick them on here

That's a nice looking car! Wheels look particularly good. Did you refurb those?

very nice indeed only thing letting the side down is that pointless engine get it swapped out and you've got a cracking E30 right there

Toby :I got the wheels as they are..pretty good condition...just newed up the badges

pac1982: i cant do that....it has to be as it left the factory for me...more or less...i will just have to wait for 2.5 to come along...then i'll have a matching pair

Too good mate to swap the engine , keep it standard.

Yeah and besides it has only done 108k with i think it was 37 bmw stamps in the book

Car looks amazing! Did you have it resprayed? im looking at getting mine sprayed but dont know what to have done.. clearcoat/ gloss/ base and clearcoat etc.. any ideas?
Nice car

What springs/suspension is it on mate? Looks perfect, not too high or too low. Only thing i'm not a fan of is the GB plates, rest of the car is brilliant, nice job.

Thanks Paul...yes had it all painted....i love the finish on it...i personally like the base and clear...but as we know or i found out....good finish usually costs good money....i was very lucky as the person who did it for me took time on getting it right and got well involved with it...it took month's but didnt mind waitng as it meant it was being done properly....wasn't a 7 day in and out job...obviously look around and find someone you comfirtable with as the last thing you want is too look at it when it's finsohed and think it looks shit

Thanks tha881....

Original supsension and springs..new plates just to finish it off cleanly...surpising that lit cheap little things like that can really make a difference to the overall finished look....

Looking forward to getting out in it over the weekend....i really am !

Thanks tha881.....original bmw springs/suspension...

New plates....funny how something so cheap like that can add to the overall finshed look

Lovely car that well done!

Thanks Duke....im really surprised at all the nice comments....might go and do another one i think lol

Rascal wrote:Thanks Duke....im really surprised at all the nice comments....might go and do another one i think lol

Why are you surprised? 2 door in diamond schwartz non molested in great condition??

Good work I say!

I really am..as i said before...i thought it was gonna get slagged off for being an auto and a 320 as im sure ive read that some think there not worth putting money into

If you think it's worth putting money into for what you want it to be I can't see the problem with a 320i Auto?

I would drive any E30 myself except a convertible they just do not interest me at all but that doesn't mean I don't think someone should restore one if that's what they want for them.

It's a great looking car from the pics, would much rather use something like that than go up the motorway in something new and plastic!

Yes me too....every time you drive it...the sound of that straight six just does it...which is why i didnt scrap it

Worth all of your time, money and patience to have it come out like that mate. A beautiful, standard E30 just like it was 20+ years ago. Great job!

Rascal wrote:I really am..as i said before...i thought it was gonna get slagged off for being an auto and a 320 as im sure ive read that some think there not worth putting money into

you could convert it to a 325i easily, but what's the point you will still get dusted by a £300 diesel mondeo held together with duct tape ...

enjoy it for what it is, the B20 donk is smooth as silk coupled up to a spaz box, it makes a nice daily smoker