E30 Zone

Hi all,

I thought I would share my project with you all as its quite exciting considering its a turbo!

After 3 E30 325I convertibles I was after a coupe until I came across this. Negotiations with the seller were tough but managed to tie up a deal & collected it, there were a few more jobs that needed doing to the car than stated by the seller but most importantly the conversion is done to a suitable manner & the running gear is strong.

Anyway, payment was made to the seller & on the way we go! being a 318is 16v twin cam engine i didnt expect it to be that smooth on the way home, being a turbo it drove really well, crazy amounts of power there once the foot goes down!

Picture Of The Car As We Got Back: As Shown The Back Is HIGH!



Engine Details:
Ӣ 318is 16v Twin Cam
Ӣ Subaru TD04 Turbo
Ӣ Custom Inlet Manifold
Ӣ E36 M3 Throttle Bodies
Ӣ E36 M3 Air Box
Ӣ Rising Rate Pressure Regulator
Ӣ E36 M3 Coil-On-Plug Conversion
Ӣ Front Mounted Intercooler
Ӣ Custom Exhaust System & Manifold
Ӣ Forged Dump Valve
Ӣ Improved Turbo Hoses To Stop Boost Leaks

There maybe be specifications to the engine, not too sure on everything yet as im new to this type of engine conversions!!

Engine Picture: Mind the water bottle as its fitted for washer fluid but now removed!



Overall my e30 has many additional features such as:

Ӣ Genuine Convertible M-Tech 2 Bodykit
Ӣ Tech 2 Spoiler But Been Replaced With Tech 1 Now
Ӣ M-Tech Door Sill Strips
Ӣ M-Tech 2 Steering Wheel
Ӣ E36 M3 Gear Knob
Ӣ Grey Leather Door Cards ( Not Vinyl )
Ӣ Grey Leather Centre Consoles
”¢ Grey Leather Interior ”“ Need Some Advice On What Interior This is
Ӣ Wood Trim Dash ( Getting Removed )
”¢ Alpina Style Alloys ( Replacing With Azev A’s )
Ӣ Crystal Front Indicators
Ӣ Clear Side Repeaters
Ӣ & Of Course The Turbo Conversion
Ӣ Clifford Alarm
Ӣ H.I.D Kit
Ӣ LSD
Ӣ Blistein Rear Shocks
Ӣ Newly Fitted Eibach Springs

Basics:
Ӣ 109,300 On The Clock ( Vosa Verified )
Ӣ Service History With Various Work Carried Out ( Stamped Service Book Also )
Ӣ Lagoon Green ( Nice Colour For An E30 )

Here Is A List Of What Will Be Done To The Car

Ӣ The Kit Could Do With Re-Spraying As Paint Is Flaking
Ӣ Definitely Needs Lowering
Ӣ Rear Arches Started Bubbling
Ӣ Tech 2 Spoiler Needs Removing
Ӣ Needs A Thorough Machine Polish
Ӣ Interior Needs A Good Clean As Its FILTHY!!
Ӣ Front Seats Need Dyeing
Ӣ Has Alpina Replicas But Would Like Azevs A
Ӣ Black Trims & Grills Need Re-Spraying
Ӣ Clear Red Rear Lights
Ӣ Undersealing
Ӣ Will Carry Out A Service & Upgrade Essential Parts

Could Possibly Add To The List As The Months Go By”¦.

Whats Been Done So Far....

Ӣ Back Has Been Lowered With Eibach Springs
Ӣ Tech 2 Spoiler Removed & Replaced With Tech 1
Ӣ Interior Has Been Fully Washed Including Carpets ( Autoglym )
Ӣ Standard Wash
Ӣ Undersealed

Back End Now:



Front/Side View:



All Wheels Were Removed To Inspect The Inside Arched, Surprisingly Its Never Been Under Sealed! So I Used A Sander, Wire Brush & Engine De-Greaser! No Rust Thankfully.... While I Was At It Thought Ill Give The Calipers A Fresh Coat Of Paint!

Driver Side Back Once Cleaned



Under Sealed



Front Passenger Side Once Cleaned



Under Sealed



Interior Fully Cleaned Took Me 2 DAYS!! Still Needs Dyeing

Front Seats



Back Seats: Headrests Will Be Added



Dash



First Wash : Not Polished As Will Be Done After Re-Spray





OK So I was searching through the web one day & came across a Wiesmann hardtop! a must have so that was purchased for the winter!! painted in gloss black too





Looks really nice on the car, cant wait to fit the Tech 1 spoiler & Azevs!!

Tech 2 Spoiler Removed, Tech 1 Fitted! WHAT A DIFFERENCE!



Tech 1 Spoiler & Hardtop Together!



Collected Some Azev A'S Can't Wait To Get Them Fitted, Will Put My OLD Wheels Up For Sale Once Removed



OK so thats everything so far, decided to drop it of for spray the other day! when I dropped it of..



Sunday 14th December 2014

So 2 Months After Being At The Body Shop Still Slow Progress, Arches Were Rotten So New Ones Have Been Welded In...While They Were Getting Fitted I Also Made A Decision To Slightly Flare Them Out & Roll The Arches...





As I Said Before Its Very Slow Progess But Its Almost Done..
So I Decided To Remove All The Shadow Line, Grills & Lights So I Can Freshen Them Up!

Prep!!! Sanding Down & Primer...











Finished Products....



















More Updates Will Follow Once I Get The Car Back!!!

Saturday 20th December 2014

Well months waiting ive finally got my car back from the bodyshop, quite happy with the work carried out will slowly get working on it now, need to fit up the azevs, all pads around, discs if they need doing & back drop links, havent had a chance to wash the car yet...here are some pictures of the car after being picked up





As promised here is an update of todays work - Sunday 21st December 2014. Work done today was, replacing rear brake pads, wear sensors, drop links & new exhaust rubbers, while i had the car all jacked up, cleaned up the arches & done few paint touch ups, while at the front end the pads were fine along with all bushes, but went over everything with the socket & all fine, also done a few touchs up to the front & replaced fog bulbs...noticed the diff is abit rusty but mechanicall sound, bush is good, might get my mechanic to take the diff out for me so it can be cleaned up

Back End Underneath



Few Snaps With The New Alloys Fitted, Quite Happy, Not Yet Polished! Sorry about the darkness in the pictures, wanted to get a few snaps for today!

Driver Front/Side



Back End/Driver Side



Side View



Driver Quarter



Passenger Front/Side



Back End/Passenger Side



Side View



Driver Quarter



Sunday 29th December 2014

During the week i stripped out the interior as carpets were dirty also a little damp, got the carpet out which was a pain & was really happy with the condition of the shell, no major rust only surface & no holes! decided to get a little servcie done includings plugs, oil & oil filter. Also had the boost pipes checking over for any leaks etc...next will be a scorpion back box & maybe upgraded front brakes...also decided to take some snaps of them together!

Interior Out:



Service, Sorry i Went To Eat While The Oil Was Changed But Could See How Black It Was!! Much Cleaner Drive Now! Spark Plugs Were In A Bad State!



Didnt Get Much More Pictures Sadly As My Mechanic Had Taken It Of The Ramp Before I Came Back....

Washed & Pictures Taken With My Tech 1:







Update 31/01/2015

LONGGG overdue update! decided to take out my turbo'd cabby, first of all i put all the carpet & interior back in a while ago, also had a scorpion slashback backbox fitted only to discover the whole exhaust system is poorly made so that will need to be sorted soon, got it washed today though, enjoyed it! started doing the stereo as the one in there was abit dated! will update on that tomorrow!

Here are some snaps from today!!

Back End With The New Exhaust



Front Drivers View



Passengers Back View



Update 08/02/2015

As my e30 needs a new exhaust system due to poor fabrication i decided to take it to Torque Flow, Imran gave me some advice & told me whats best so ive booked it for this Wednesday coming, cant wait till its done. I had ordered pressed number plates from eBay along with tailored fitted mats, pretty decent, got everything fitted along with new number plate surrounds. Had the car washed as i do every week, removed the wood trim for the interior & then got around to sorting the stereo wiring which im glad to say is all neat & tidy!! below are some pictures today with the roof down & some latest interior pictures.

Dash View



Front Seats



Back Seats



Body Snaps....

Driver Side Front



Driver Side Back



Passenger Side Front



Passenger Side Back



Update: 11/02/2015

I had the car booked in at Torque Flow today to fabricate a fresh exhaust from the turbo! cant wait to hear the sound of it!!

Picture of the car when i dropped it of



Received the car back from Imran on Thursday, video doesnt do the car any justice, amazing fabrication By Imran, lovely custom stainless exhaust system made from the turbo back, sadly i couldnt take any pictures of underneath but did do a short video!

Click On The Link To Open The Video, Hopefully It Works...

http://vid259.photobucket.com/albums/hh ... G_1741.mp4

Update....04/03/2015

Since the weather has been starting to get better, ive been driving the e30 more especially with the roof down , also ive had the 4 coil packs changed along with some minor tuning to the engine & its running sweet as ever, today my friend decided to drop me my old e30 & what a beauty it is!! few snaps below...

My 2 E30s Together Before I Went For A Cruise...



My Old E30 After A Good Wash & Some Polish...

Driver Side Front View



Passenger Side Front View



MY BEAUTY!!

Passenger Side Front View



Since ive started getting my car washed often its gathered quite alot of swirl marks, as i had a day of today i decided to use some swirl remover & then auto glym after, came out pretty well

Passenger Side Front View Again



Driver Side Front View



Close Front Picture



Driver Side Back



Passenger Side Back



Pictures Of The 2 Beasts Together...





Update : 13/05/2012

This weekend which has just gone i attended a car meet which the e30 attracted a lot of attention! here are a few pictures...

Front





Update 05/06/2015

Recently purchased another 325i cabby with the intentions of keeping it but again had another mate knocking on my door! here are some pictures, ALSO i did advertise my green e30 on eBay to clear some funds however with my luck another TIME WASTING IDIOT WON MY AUCTION!! MADE NO CONTACT WHAT SO EVER!!

Enjoying Some New Company, Well Only For A Day





Some Pictures Of The Beast





Haven't done an update in a while, most recent events were that i took both my e30s to Santapod and was a great turn out, also i had a offer which i couldn't resist therefore car has been sold...

Pictures From SantaPod





One Last Picture Before It Went!! Guys Come From Devon! Great Blokess!!



Another E30 Gone To A Happy Owner, Still Have The Tech-1, Was A Pleasure Working On This Car....

Looks lovely mate all the very best with it!

Thanks Mate, Will Be Improved

The colour is gorgeous Suits the cab so well. Really is lovely mate, look forward to the updates

Thanks Mate, Will Update The Thread Once I Go a Check On The Car

Excellent, looking forward to it

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:there were a few more jobs that needed doing to the car than stated by the seller

That's rich after the last time you tried to sell a car to a zoner on here.

Hope you keep this one longer than 5 minutes

Mitchen wrote:

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:there were a few more jobs that needed doing to the car than stated by the seller

That's rich after the last time you tried to sell a car to a zoner on here.

Hope you keep this one longer than 5 minutes

Irrelevant to this topic, but thank you

Little Update, Very Slow Progress On This Project!!

Nice work....

what kind of map system is this running

what kind of map system is this running

oomz1975 wrote:Nice work....

Cheers Mate

Robhall wrote:what kind of map system is this running

Not To Sure Myself, Was Told It Was Pushing About 240 Bhp So Didnt Need A Map Unless Pushing Over 300 Bhp, To Me More Power Is There To Play With So Will Have It Checked Over....

Update, new alloys fitted along with new rear pads, wear sensors, drop links & exhaust rubbers! all freshly painted grills & shadowline fitted.

Looking good man!

Cypriotgeeza wrote:Looking good man!

Thanks Mate! A lot Left To Do....

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:

Cypriotgeeza wrote:Looking good man!

Thanks Mate! A lot Left To Do....

i know the feeling

It will never end lol

I Hope It Ends Shortly Lol, Got All The Interior Stripped Out, Going In The Garage Tomorrow For Service Etc....& The Turbo Pipes Going Over

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:I Hope It Ends Shortly

^^Thats it..it ends for a short amount of time untill you think of something new to do to it. .

Its all in the E30 ownership manual :snigger: lol

Mmmm well, i have the carpet out as it was damp, THANKFULLY the floors are mint! i presume its just the age of the car, so im having the carpet full washed & dryed by a local company, then the seats are getting re-coloured if i come across anyone around me if not will have to do it myself! but tomorrow ive got it booked in for oil & oil filter change, new set of plugs, rear diff bush & oil change, also getting the turbo pipes checked, have had 1 pipe custom made for better airflow, will update as work goes by

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:Mmmm well, i have the carpet out as it was damp, THANKFULLY the floors are mint! i presume its just the age of the car, so im having the carpet full washed & dryed by a local company, then the seats are getting re-coloured if i come across anyone around me if not will have to do it myself! but tomorrow ive got it booked in for oil & oil filter change, new set of plugs, rear diff bush & oil change, also getting the turbo pipes checked, have had 1 pipe custom made for better airflow, will update as work goes by

I look forward to it man

Nice, good progress

ImysE30 wrote:Nice, good progress

Thanks Man!

Small Upate :

Little Service Done
Interior Stripped Out
Wash & Wax....

I've still got some parts left over from when I broke my Laguna convertible if you need anything.

ImysE30 wrote:I've still got some parts left over from when I broke my Laguna convertible if you need anything.

Hi,
Mmmmmm, i dont really need anything to be honest, i just need to re-fit what ive taken out! thanks though

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:

ImysE30 wrote:I've still got some parts left over from when I broke my Laguna convertible if you need anything.

Hi,
Mmmmmm, i dont really need anything to be honest, i just need to re-fit what ive taken out! thanks though

Mainly body panels and loads of little interior bits, if you need anything.

Looks great BTW

ImysE30 wrote:

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:

ImysE30 wrote:I've still got some parts left over from when I broke my Laguna convertible if you need anything.

Hi,
Mmmmmm, i dont really need anything to be honest, i just need to re-fit what ive taken out! thanks though

Mainly body panels and loads of little interior bits, if you need anything.

Looks great BTW

well i needed wings for my other cabby but i now have them, i do need a under dash panel for my tech 1 cabby & scorpion back box if you have them let me know & thanks man!

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:

ImysE30 wrote:

MPOWERCRAZY wrote: Hi,
Mmmmmm, i dont really need anything to be honest, i just need to re-fit what ive taken out! thanks though

Mainly body panels and loads of little interior bits, if you need anything.

Looks great BTW

well i needed wings for my other cabby but i now have them, i do need a under dash panel for my tech 1 cabby & scorpion back box if you have them let me know & thanks man!

I had 2 under dash panels but were cracked so chucked them! Sold my DTM Scorpion a few weeks back.

Will let you know if I come across anything.

ImysE30 wrote:

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:

ImysE30 wrote: Mainly body panels and loads of little interior bits, if you need anything.

Looks great BTW

well i needed wings for my other cabby but i now have them, i do need a under dash panel for my tech 1 cabby & scorpion back box if you have them let me know & thanks man!

I had 2 under dash panels but were cracked so chucked them! Sold my DTM Scorpion a few weeks back.

Will let you know if I come across anything.

OK nice one

Update 31/01/15

Overdue update, new backbox fitted, sounds much better than the powerflow one which was on there before but discovered the car needs a new exhaust system so thats on the to do list, got few snaps in today! will update some interior snaps tomorrow!

Nice!

Didn't you mind driving it around with all the gritted up roads?

I got my hood done got home and blasted out the arches with the jet wash lol

Cypriotgeeza wrote:Nice!

Didn't you mind driving it around with all the gritted up roads?

I got my hood done got home and blasted out the arches with the jet wash lol

Not really, my arches have all been treated with underseal so i presume that will prevent rust but i did have it valeted yesterday & wasn't thrashing it about to build up crap in the arches i think lol!

Your car looks great mate!

MPOWERCRAZY wrote:

Cypriotgeeza wrote:Nice!

Didn't you mind driving it around with all the gritted up roads?

I got my hood done got home and blasted out the arches with the jet wash lol

Not really, my arches have all been treated with underseal so i presume that will prevent rust but i did have it valeted yesterday & wasn't thrashing it about to build up crap in the arches i think lol!

Your car looks great mate!

Thanx man! So does yours!

Are you going to any meets/shows this year? would be good to see it in the flesh!