Restored 318iS

Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:30 am

For those of you who like the 318 iS here are some pics of my recently completed full restoration.. The rebuild thread is stickied in the chat section if you want to see her before she was done!

Of course two is better than one...

More aggressive wheels...

Rolling...

Car show with the wife...

I love this car!

Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:35 am

Very

Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:09 pm

Lovely!
Prefer the BBS rims, but theyre both gorgeous

Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:14 pm

A brilliant resto thread, i'm glad you are enjoying the car after all that hard work

Fri Oct 21, 2016 2:44 pm

Thanks gents..

All that hard work has definitely paid off... Im still surprised at how much fun she is to drive... only 136bhp but she weighs nothing!

That M42 is a great little engine...

Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:21 pm

Ye, it's looking great now after all that work. Looks good with those side skirts, just right.

Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:57 pm

TriggerFish wrote:Lovely!
Prefer the BBS rims, but theyre both gorgeous

I haven't settled on wheels yet - Im just using the ones I collected through the restoration! I think I will eventually get a nice set of BBS maybe style 5s.. we'll see...

I will be doing some work on the M3 over the winter and that will leave the piggybank empty for some time so it will be a while before I swap wheels...

Captain_Birdseye wrote:Ye, it's looking great now after all that work. Looks good with those side skirts, just right.

Totally agree mate!

Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:05 am

Wow. So much work has gone into this! Glad you can finally enjoy

Sat Oct 22, 2016 2:19 pm

Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:34 pm

It was all going so nice until I saw the new wheels,other than that,lovely is.

Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:40 pm

ah wrote:It was all going so nice until I saw the new wheels,other than that,lovely is.

Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:59 pm

Very Nice

Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:42 pm

Wheels sure are a sore point! No pleasing everyone!

I'm not as fond with the oem bbs wheels as i thought I'd be.. they look great on the m3 but look old fashioned on the iS.. I guess this car is simply too cool for those wheels!

The wheels in the pic were from the second iS I'd bought and later sold. They were free.

I'm saving up to get a nice set of bs style 5s or something like that. As long as they don't compromise the handling in any way..

I'm all about the driving....

Sun Oct 23, 2016 12:23 pm

Split_S wrote: I'm all about the driving....

This is me all the way! I dropped mine 60/40 on H&R + Bilstein B8 combo and everyone I speak to asks me when I'm going lower.. Go lower and not be able to drive the car you mean?!

My height is perfect for me and my driving style! I don't want to have to watch every bump in the road and scrape over anything over a couple of cm's in height..I want to drive the car!

I read a quote once and its perfect "Do what you want because you will probably get criticised for it anyway"

Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:03 pm

Looks good for a first resto, well done.

Just so you know, style 5's are 5 stud

Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:14 pm

Cypriotgeeza wrote:
Split_S wrote: I'm all about the driving....
This is me all the way! I dropped mine 60/40 on H&R + Bilstein B8 combo and everyone I speak to asks me when I'm going lower.. Go lower and not be able to drive the car you mean?!

My height is perfect for me and my driving style! I don't want to have to watch every bump in the road and scrape over anything over a couple of cm's in height..I want to drive the car!

I read a quote once and its perfect "Do what you want because you will probably get criticised for it anyway"

That's a great quote. I don't mind the differing opinions - that's to be expected.
I also had some guys asking if I was going to go lower - when I say no I tell them to look at the oil pan on the m42 - then they know why. Besides, the car handles perfectly as is.

ross_jsy
5 bolt? Damn...

Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:32 am

wow that's clean

Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:03 pm

Thanks amigo.... it took 2 1/2 years of making mess after endless mess to get it that "clean"!

Thu Nov 10, 2016 9:57 am

Split, I'f I'm not mistaken, this is the car you painted using rattle cans?..... Paintwork looks perfect, considering, if that is the case! Great work and result too

Thu Nov 10, 2016 3:13 pm

congrats. get the orig wheels back on tho and bin the M badge!

Thu Nov 10, 2016 4:55 pm

Thanks Gert!
The rattle cans were only used during the prep/primer stage. Apparently the ones we have here are much better than the ones available in the U.K..They were very easy to work with and did a great job.. The final paint was done in a pro shop by a friend using DuPont Chromax Pro paint - very expensive but only one coat required...

Ianev:
I may put the bbs wheels back on but I think I will have them redone in black first..and sorry the M badge is staying - the car more than deserves it considering how much work I put into her.

Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:45 pm

Hi Norm,
I hope all is well with you and still enjoying the iS.
Quick question for you: can you tell me the make and size of the alloy wheels that were fitted to your iS when you bought it and trailered it home please?
Thanks
Jim

Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:37 pm

Looks factory fresh....

Good job!!!