E30 Zone

Here she is! Only the one pic at the mo. Ill have more pics soonish when i get a chance (if it wasn't so flamin dark in the evenings id have an albums worth already!)

Let me know wat you think!

Very nice
You keeping it original?

Looks in a good condition aswell

That's a rare beast in that it looks totally original

Lovely, long live the chromies

john

Nice car mate, the paintork looks top ;)

That looks a good clean motor
What your plans for it?

Cheers guys! Its my first BMW and im really enjoying it!
Shes got 110 thouasand miles on her and ive had it a couple of months now. Got her for £300 from ebay with MOT till May and tax till July!!
When i got her a few things didnt work (dash lights, indicators) mud flaps were hanging off, the engine was ticking from the exhaust manifold really loudly and some bulbs were gone. It was also droppin coolant out slowly whenever i stopped. Since ive had it (with some superb advice from e30zone) I've replaced the cambelt, fanbelt, waterpump, thermostat, indicator stalk, headlight dimmer switch, wiper motor and had some snapped exhaust manifold bolts drilled out and retapped!! She sounds really nice now! Theres still a few issues but aren't there always?!

I dont plan on messing with the bodywork, spoiler or bumpers (i lke the chrome ones) but when i have a few more pennies id like to lower it a bit, fit some wider alloys (i like alpina reps and some of the borbet varieties but they're all expensive!) and upgrade the brakes. Id like sme clear side repeaters and front indicators and some standard replacement foglights as mine are all discoloured. My hadlights are a bit milky too an I quite like the facelift lights with the smiley bits on so thats a possibility. For now though she's stayin pretty much as is and getting liberal amounts of wax whenever i have the time!

Oh yeah andi think im goint to paint the kidney grills black

Sounds like a good plan.

That look's very clean..
Nice one fella...

Very very nice.

thats mint

Thanks for the compliments fellas

Looks great - check the mudflaps aren't hiding or trapping rust development!

Cheers guys! Its my first BMW and im really enjoying it!

hi daveyboy, welcome to the gang - nice car

hi daveyboy, welcome to the gang - nice car

Cheers matey!

Looks great - check the mudflaps aren't hiding or trapping rust development!

Yeah i checked the mudflaps and thankfully all is well

very tidy !!

very nice and original looks cool

keep her standard, she looks a fine example.

Wow, maybe bargains really are available on ebay! If you don't mind me asking, how much did all those repairs cost you do carry out?

that is a well tidy example mate you got a steal there.

looks very nice original example ,,,,,

"Wow, maybe bargains really are available on ebay! If you don't mind me asking, how much did all those repairs cost you do carry out?"

Indicator stalk and dimmer switch came to £7 (cheers spadge)
paid £200 for the new waterpump, cambelt, fanbelt and drilled and tapped studs,
£10 for thermostat
£12 for windscreen wiper motor.

Not to bad really!

How much would you guys say shes worth?

Looks nice and tidy. Borbet B's or genuine alpinas would look good, not the replicas though.

genuine alpinas would look good, not the replicas though.

Whats the difference between the gen ones and the reps? Apart form hundreds of pounds!!

Genuine - proper, strong, 20spokes and much better respect from deviants!

Reps - shit, weak, 19 spokes and a a council status!

nice motor mate, just lower it 60mm with some deep dish bbs's, it will look mint! it looks in good condition mate,
so simple is better, i went the mtech1 kit route and it took alot of time and money, but im still not happy
with the finish. good luck with it tho, what ever you decide chrome e30's look cool!!!!!!!!

Cheers bud, ideally id like some of those mega deep dish Borbats ive seen on some of the E30s on this forum and lowered but at the mo im just keepin it as is! Cheers for the complement! Ill try to get some more pics up soon if i ever get a chance to take some!

Car looks in good nick!

great base, but definately get it slammed and on some wide wheels.

Went out with my mate and his 525 on a little photo trip, Heres some more pics of my 320i





















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i recon thats worth about 800 as it is

Ace!

How much would you guys say shes worth?

if its a clean car in good condition ur lookin around £800 - £1000 for a 320i. it depends were ur buying from though.

i'm not a big fan of crome myself, but the rest of the car looks like a good base for a project or just a solid car to enjoy as is.

the 320 is a bit flat on low end power, but if u fit a 325 fuel regulaitor it can help. but it will use more fuel as the pressure will be raised from 2 bar to 2.5 bar.

enjoy ur e30, i know i do.

Thats one nice car u gotyaself there, black kidneys will look mean, think alp reps will spoil it though, and theyl spoil the driving feeling. Borbets or what about Azevz!!! would look good. You could go gunmetal with lighterer rims colour. I love an E30 in Red. its proper 80's classic stuff that.