Rafs 316i. New shoes!

Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:01 pm

Hi, i'm new to this forum but have recently brought an E30 316i. Messed about with a mk1 fiesta for a while but as i'm sure some of you can relate it turned out to be more trouble than was worth so i got rid and brought this.

Was abit of a bold move for a first car but i'm not into 106's, saxos and the like and wanted something abit special. Havn't had chance to do much to it yet as i have been abit skint. Anyway pictures,
These are the pictures from the advert,

Then when i got it home, gave it a good clean and promptly removed the nasty hubcaps,

I'm real happy with it, it drives nice and apart from the clutch sticking occasionally (think it needs bleeding) i can't really fault it. First on the list to get are some nice wheels.
Cheers Raf.

Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:03 pm

good work fella, plenty of scope for some subtle mods

Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:06 pm

Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:06 pm

Looks like a good car mate!!

Good purchase. If munky gets on the zone, he'll buy your steelies off you, I would have thought. He needs some to convert to banded steels.

Enjoy the car and learning hands on mechanics.

Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:10 pm

Rosc0PColtrane wrote:Looks like a good car mate!!

Good purchase. If munky gets on the zone, he'll buy your steelies off you, I would have thought. He needs some to convert to banded steels.

Enjoy the car and learning hands on mechanics.

Lol been doing hands on mechanics since i can remember. I don't know this person but i'm on the look out for a new set of wheels so if they want to buy em or swap tell em to give me a PM.

Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:26 pm

looks like a good car to start with! get some bbs!!

Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:59 pm

Welcome to the Zone....

Car looks like a good starting point....how does it run?

Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:59 pm

Cheers guys. Yeah it runs fine. Abit tappety especially when cold but thats understandable when it's got 140k on it. I've had past experience with beemers though so the high mileage wasn't too much of a worry. It pulls nicely and revs happily so i have faith in it.

Annoying exhaust rattle though. Have been under it and check all the rubbers and they're all fine so i'm guessing it's coming from inside one of the boxes? By no means unbearable though, i just exercise my quick fix of turning up the radio

Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:04 pm

good choice matey, enjoy

Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:09 pm

Nothing wrong with mk1 fiesta's at all!
here's my little beast, as well as my e30.

Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:17 pm

Nothing wrong with them at all. Still love them but mine was a project really and at this moment in time i need something i can rely on. Still have a set of RS twin webers for the valencia engine. Real rare x pack stuff. Yours looks nice though should get it on www.xrtwo.com

Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:22 pm

Still have a set of RS twin webers for the valencia engine. Real rare x pack stuff.

how much do you want for those? i have had mine for 8 years and cant let her go, boys and there toys eh!

Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:31 pm

Probably around the Ã‚£200 mark. Have all the original bits to go with them aswell. http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q113 ... CF0177.flv

Thats a vid of when i had fit them on my 1.1. They sing a very sweet tune. Wasn't set up then though.

EDIT: Might swap for a nice set of wheels though

Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:13 am

EDIT: Might swap for a nice set of wheels though

such as what?

Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:35 am

I'm open minded. Anything e30 fit considered though.

Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:38 pm

Good start mate...and welcome

Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:46 am

Nice purchase and change from the norm bud

Good luck with the mods, if/when they happen....

You should be able to get a set of 15" bbs from someone on I should think...

Cheers

Pal

Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:09 am

Cheers guys, i painted my grill black the other day. Looks much meaner now

. Just need a set of wheels really, so if anyone has a set they want to shift let me know.

Cheers, Raf

Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:00 am

good work mate keep it up, with regard to wheels speak to spadge he has a whole range of bbs's at resonable prices, all depends on wot u want

Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:11 am

Some 15'' bbs would go down like a genius but i'm not really fussy just need a half decent set to tide me over until i can afford something abit special. The steels aint too bad but they're not wide enough to be cool and just make it look abit scruffy.

Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:39 am

good choice car mate well done

Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:44 am

looks well mate

Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:59 pm

Lovely car mate. Hows the insurence on that?

Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:55 pm

Cheers guys. The insurance is Ã‚£1300 for the year which for a 17 year old and a group 10 car is really very good.

Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:19 am

Passed my driving test on Tuesday so been out in the beemer quite abit and am loving it and also loving the love it gets! I took it out friday night and parked it near a club and you should have seen the comments it was getting as i got in, was the boss

The police unfortunatly don't share the same enthusiasm for it

Anyway a mate came out with me who is abit of a photographer and we got some cool pictures,

Cheers Raf

Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:30 am

nice lookin first car welcome to the zone bud

ive got a set of cheap 14" bbs if there any use to you

Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:31 am

Cool pix, and cool car - welcome to the Zone!

Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:31 am

nice looking car mate, get some wheels and lower it a bit, some tech 2 goodies perhaps and you are on your way!

you cant go wrong with 17" 5 spokes

Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:37 am

jbh wrote:nice lookin first car welcome to the zone bud

ive got a set of cheap 14" bbs if there any use to you

Might have some 17" borbets going on it but if not i'll let you know. Where you located mate? Cheers people it's already been lowered abit but i'm waiting on wheels to decide what to do with the rest of it. What ever wheels i get though i think they will have to be going black

Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:23 am

Nice car and nice pics. Takes me back, my first E30 was a black G reg 4 door

Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:08 pm

Bad news

was raining quite bad this morning and i went round a corner and where my tyres are shite cheap things and the back met a manhole cover it spun out and the front hit a barrier at the side of the road. Not too much damage really, need a new bumper, the valance is bent and the sump is screwed. Gutted though

At the moment i'm trying to weigh up what to do. The Mot is due this month and i know that to get it through i'm going to have to weld a small plate in the foot well, where some freak has put filler in there

So wondering wether to fix it or start again.

Any one know how/how hard it is to change the valance? I have located a bumper and valance but the sumps seem to be quite scarce. Cheers, Raf

Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:21 pm

valance is bolt on mate easy job

Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:59 pm

um how do u insure that as i would love 2 know so i could get 1!

ive tried so many compaines

Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:25 pm

Made a few changes to the beemer. Smartened up the front end abit but best of all got myself a set of wheels. Some Borbet C's 17x7.5j

Also got a subtle lip spoiler. I'm well pleased with how it looks!

Should really give it a clean but seems like such a waste of time in this weather

Thought they were rubbing at first and it was driving like a right dog so bought a couple of 3mm spacers but on the way back thought i would stop and make sure all the pressures were correct. Turns out 3 of them had basicallly no air in

The joys of doing these things in the dark, eh

pumped them all up and it was like a different car

Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:28 pm

That's some transformation!

Needs lowering now to do justice to those wheels!