E30 Zone

just a little write up about what i have done to the car

been looking for 9 months for the right car

then i seen this on auto trader website



3 owners, first one was bmw as it was they demo car

66k fsh, m3 kit, tints and m3 reps

fitted a few mods over the 2 year i have had the car

first was m gear knob, bmw motorsport kick plates, door moulding badges and glove box badge






had a problem

car was leaking water all over the place

turned out it was the timing profile gasket

common problem on car built before september 93

mine was built in feb 93

so out came half the engine to change a part which cost £1.60




the problem


setting the cam timing



when it was out, i thought i would clean up some of the metel parts


after a day cleaning all the bits, it now looks like this


how it looks before



next the noise i had when i got it got worse

so i had to fit a new manifold



also the rear box was getting noisy, so changed that for a new one



rear wheel bearing was getting worse so a new one was fitted



also rear trailing arm bush was knocking, so changed this too




seen everyone was fitting this so got a set from teddy

ccfl gen 2 angel eyes




also fitted some hids

really good, cant believe how bad the old lights was



did not like the wheels which came with it
so got a set of 15" to run on while i was trying to sell the reps



could not sell the reps, so used themfor the track


then got a set of mint 328i sport bbs alloys

had these on for a while







then got these






sold the reps and now going to use the bbs wheels for the track

got some leather bits made up

centre console in black nappa leather





also some gaitors with the stiching done in the m colours



also got hold of a leather handbrake lever
got it from a 7 series in a scrap yard

got a black leather interior for £340

and a arm rest


found on the etk a cup holder so got one of thses too



decided to overhaul my suspension



eibach springs
eibach roll bars
koni adjustable shocks
x brace
e46 m3 rear top mounts
front top mounts
ball joints with arms
wishbone arm bush
reinforcement plates front and rear
springs pads
bump stops


x brace fitted




m3 gt corner splitters




took the car out on the track

castle combe





track wheels

out on the aston martin test track



at rockingham
waiting to go out on track




changed the twin slates in the front bumper to the mesh, which is found on the m3s

before


after



seen everyone was getting the german plates surrounds

when i was on holiday in italy, i seen that the bmws had these



so after talking to the parts chap got one for free


got a m tech 2 steering wheel from fab direct




also fitted this


very handy


got in one day and had no clucth

checked the fluid and it was low

turned out to be the slave cylinder





changed the rear lights to m3 clear/red

much better looking




like the car looking clean

heard great things about zymol, so use they vintage glaze

Absolutely fucking stunning

you should be proud

That's a damn good write-up and a nice car, just a shame about the Motorsport stuff.

Do you think the Zymol stuff is worth it then? Looks good in the photos but obviously pics can only tell so much.

Zayyan wrote:That's a damn good write-up and a nice car, just a shame about the Motorsport stuff.

Do you think the Zymol stuff is worth it then? Looks good in the photos but obviously pics can only tell so much.

i like the motorsport stuff, not everyone has got it, so its a little different

cant tell you the amount of people who come up to me and say how great the car looks, some are so shocked by it and the age of it

i had one bloke who had a brand new sabb and he said mine was better

for me i think zymol is worth it

I want that one,
wicked write up and pic's

mike318is wrote:

Zayyan wrote:That's a damn good write-up and a nice car, just a shame about the Motorsport stuff.

Do you think the Zymol stuff is worth it then? Looks good in the photos but obviously pics can only tell so much.

i like the motorsport stuff, not everyone has got it, so its a little different

Fair enough, it's a bit chav on a 318 and the only thing that lets the car down (albeit only slightly) but that's just my opinion, at least you've kept the boot badge.

Does look damn good though in terms of paintwork for a 13-year-old car, keep it up

i'm with mike on this one!
keep the motorsport badges fella, they finish the car off. just get some engine work done to justify them!
mike i love your car, its a real credit to you. still on for 9th? btw you doing any track stuff this yr?

tim_s wrote:i'm with mike on this one!
keep the motorsport badges fella, they finish the car off. just get some engine work done to justify them!
mike i love your car, its a real credit to you. still on for 9th? btw you doing any track stuff this yr?

cheers mate


might put in a 3.0L m3 engine

yes mate the meet is still on

going to castle combe on the 22th of april and maybe other one in the summer sometime

Zayyan wrote:

mike318is wrote:

Zayyan wrote:That's a damn good write-up and a nice car, just a shame about the Motorsport stuff.

Do you think the Zymol stuff is worth it then? Looks good in the photos but obviously pics can only tell so much.

i like the motorsport stuff, not everyone has got it, so its a little different

Fair enough, it's a bit chav on a 318 and the only thing that lets the car down (albeit only slightly) but that's just my opinion, at least you've kept the boot badge.

Does look damn good though in terms of paintwork for a 13-year-old car, keep it up

bmw did use the 318is for touring cars in the eariler 90s, so it can wear the motorsport badge more than say a 323i

I quite like it alot of effort put into it

im not normally a fan of the e36's, but looking at urs makes me wanna get one

on a similar note to this, you considered making an S42 rep out of it? that would be pretty special and go well with its unique spec. rather than the s50? the s50b30 would be faster though i guess, insurance would be a bit pricey though.
is the 22nd an action day yeah? prob not able to make that one, i'm pretty busy that wkend, is a shame as wouldn't mind getting some track time in soonish.
see ya on the 9th then, keep us posted mate.

tim_s wrote:on a similar note to this, you considered making an S42 rep out of it? that would be pretty special and go well with its unique spec. rather than the s50? the s50b30 would be faster though i guess, insurance would be a bit pricey though.
is the 22nd an action day yeah? prob not able to make that one, i'm pretty busy that wkend, is a shame as wouldn't mind getting some track time in soonish.
see ya on the 9th then, keep us posted mate.

would like to, what bhp can i get out of it

is that what your doing to yours

what track days have you got planned

dad saw this on a a6, so ordered a set for the car

stops the shopping going everywhere






a few of us from e36coupe forum went to a rolling road




got 154.3 bhp the first time 134bhp the second

nothing flash but it does me

pioneer headunit
u2 ipod
kenwood 10" sub
kenwood 2 channel amp
kenwood 5.1/2" 2 way rear speakers

absolutely bloody brilliant fella! Respect for the amount of work you've put into it.
What did you use to clean the rocker cover and inlet manifold?

Jamesb318is wrote:absolutely bloody brilliant fella! Respect for the amount of work you've put into it.
What did you use to clean the rocker cover and inlet manifold?

thanks


i used a wire brush attchment in a drill

mike318is wrote:

tim_s wrote:on a similar note to this, you considered making an S42 rep out of it? that would be pretty special and go well with its unique spec. rather than the s50? the s50b30 would be faster though i guess, insurance would be a bit pricey though.
is the 22nd an action day yeah? prob not able to make that one, i'm pretty busy that wkend, is a shame as wouldn't mind getting some track time in soonish.
see ya on the 9th then, keep us posted mate.

would like to, what bhp can i get out of it

is that what your doing to yours

what track days have you got planned

yup, thats what i'm doing to mine. its expensive, probably won't cost you that much less than an s50, but you'll get a newly rebuilt engine and standalone management out of it etc, plus the knowledge that you have an ultra rare engine. I'd have thought 200bhp+ is attainable. not s50 performance, but should make a cracking 4 pot - remember your car's what 200kgs+ lighter than an m3?

as for track days nothing planned yet. would have liked ot do the action day, but they're normally quite crowded etc so im not that upset. am v tempted to do scumball in july, need to convince someone to share a car etc and work out if i can afford it!

Really good thread - thanks for taking the time and effort. Especially love the kickplates.

The centre console panel in leather is a fantastic touch too - you got it made up yourself not a BMW part I take it?

i know someone who is shit hot with leather


he did the gaitors too

going to get some more bits done [ funds permitting]

fitted some new discs and pads and was going to fit the braided brake hoses but was sent the wrong ones


spotted that the front arb drop links was gone so fitted new ones too

picked up a black headlining for £40 so fitted that in too

brilliant car mate i like the motorsport stuff and your car qualifys wearing it as it was a homoglation car for BMW to go racing with that engine in the first place. exellent quality!!! i think the bbs rims finished the car off nicely.

got some plates from the most prestige bmw dealership in the country

track pics

castle combe april 06









my bbs track wheels

Very nice mate Whats next the list?

Very nice mate Whats next the list?

Dude i like the look of the holder n the trans tunnel, which car did that come off?

Really good work! Car looks really nice!

Andrew

not usualy an e36 fan

but mate thats very nice
and looks well
very good writeup

you should be proud of your work mate

thanks

the cup holder is for a e36 cost about £35

very nice

No dude i mean this net,



Thanks

Andrew

o right sorry


that is for a e36 aswell

fitted one on the drivers side aswell

click on here for the part number

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=51&fg=95

Thanks mate!

Looks like i might get one too!

Andrew

Brilliant!

Is she a genuine 318iS homolgation special, or not? (IIRC they were only 4drs?

only a normal 318is coupe