May 2008 Car of the Month - Anything goes

[Mr_Clarksun]

Well gentlemen, and any ladies who haven't been driven off the forum by the more â€Ëaenthusiastically gregarious' amongst the membership.

What to set this month's category to?

A dilemma upon the horns of which I have been riding this whole last week. If I'm honest, and I relish the opportunity of finding out what it feels like to be, I have no idea. So.

I'm going to WELCH on making the decision, shrug off the onus, avoid the ISSUE.

This month we'll celebrate the collective PRIDE in E30 ownership. If you feel your car is a worthy car - and that's any engine / configuration / spec —a then it is. Concourse garage queen, daily hack, immaculately fettled hybrid. All E30 life is here.

[d6dph]

Ah why not.

I present to you: The Turd









New exhaust (not taken any better photos yet)



'88 325i with 156k under its belt.

M-tech 2 kit,
Smoked headlights & indicators
HID conversion
All red rear lights
Dechromed inc kidney grille
Black leather sport interior
17" Team dynamic Omegas shod with the finest Dunlop sp9000 sports
Bilstein shocks with unknown springs
Weichers front strut brace
3G grooved discs with mintex 1144 pads
Goodridge braided lines
A-tech mild chip
Scorpion exhaust with STW tailpipes
Z3 1.9 shifter

And some weight saving iron oxide

[gra325i]

think i,ll start this one then,Mr Clarksun. my 325 "sport" started life 2 years ago as a standard 325i auto but now the spec list is as follows..


full tech 2 bodykit
two tone full respray..bmw Estoril blue metallic over alpine white II
HID xenon headlights
xenon sidelights
red/clear rear clusters
clear front and side repeaters
17" devil h109 wheels on toyo t1r rubber
60/40 drop on boge gas dampers and eibach springs
brembo xdrilled discs x4 and pagid f/r pads
dastek superchip and live remap
Hottuning 6 branch manifold
full scorpion dtm stainless system
k&n 57i induction kit
sport leather (cab fronts) with fire extinguisher fitted also
tech 2 steering wheel
m-tech alloy pedals/gearknob and handbrake
bespoke mat set
13 button obc
maplight mirror
bmw door tweeters
rear sunblind
two tone grey/black dash/console
gauges oil/amps
blue interior/dash lights
Alpine head unit,speakers and amp
vibe sub
push button start
remote central locking

other jobs done have been..all bushes replaced,new topmounts,new wishbones,full stripdown underseal, new copper brakelines front to back, new flexi,s,new front panel,timing belt,water pump,dizzy and leads.

the following parts are in JBs shed and will be fitted very soon
genuine sport gearbox (manual)
3.64? lsd (tech one)
new plates
plans for the future..red pinstripe,engine bay bling, bigger brakes and maybe a 3.5 or turbo next year




ignore my mates itallion wrongness lol

[Cook318IS]

My 318iS hasnt had quite as much stuff done to it as some peoples on here, but i love it either way and am swaying to keeping it standard. still needs a few things doing but so far since i've had it i've fitted:

Front foglights
K & N panel filter
Genuine mirror blanking plate tweeters
And obviously all my audio (sub,amp, rear coaxial speakers, front component speakers, pioneer headunit + pioneer 12 disc cd changer)
(and hopefully a toad alarm by this time next week!)




Spot the gecko

older photo of the back
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[madaboutthe30]

With everyone entering, this ones going to be a hard one, I could tell

[racinrabbit]

I'll enter mine, why not, lol,

[beardymat]

how would most improved sound for a catagory?

not only was mine bent when purchased but it was rusty and full of dead grass and golf teas.....

its now my pride and joy

cant list everything done as the resto thread took up over 10 pages and i dont think theres room to go over it again.

[josh-hocking]

not the best pics unfortuatley but worth a shot!!
how about the youngest zoner as a catergory??? then i'd have a chance!!
anyway heres the e30

[Jon_Bmw]

Beardys' onto a winner!

[d6dph]

I have to agree Jon, And just as the Turd was shaping up well against the competition

[jimerilo]

How about a nice wheels shame about the rest of it catagory

H26 conversion (later type)
BTB manifold
Zone chip
M3 leather heated seats
M3 suspension + brakes
BBS wheels













James.

[hubble]

Hold your horses Beardy...There's a new Sherriff in town and he aint' taking prisoners.

[GDBN]

Hubble gets my vote ... looks like it has just left the dealership.
Beardy a close second and Josh third.

Not bothering to enter mine as it's crap in comparison!!

G

[Alyman]

I can't help but feel that there's some kind of hidden message in Mr Clarksun's post... either that or he's having some random trouble with his caps lock key

[Dominitry]

I'm bringing my E30 out from the grave for this, been waiting for Tech 1 COTM but will try for this one, here's E121 FPF....























Genuine Tech 1 325i Sport

[billgatese30]

Here's mine, some of you guys will know it, other might not, so here's a quick run down


Salvaged from some bloke in wales (if he reads this I'm dead) waaaaaaay back in Jan 2005


It's my daily drive, gets driven the length and bredth of the country, in less than two weeks it shall cover 1000 of the finest miles the Scotish countryside has to offer over 4 days.

It satys outside exposed to all of the elements 24/7 365 days of the year, except for the multi story carpark when i go shopping or when its in for its MOT, other than that, it never sees the inside of a garage.

It's taken me to work and back everyday since the day i bought it and has never really let me down.

I have tidied up one or two things as they have shown through like the rear arches and one or two bits from under the bodykit, although none of it was really visable with the kit on, i knew it was there so got it all sorted.

I had the wheels refurbed and found some recaro seats and had new heating elements in them when i got them recoeverd.

Other than that, it gets driven, cleaned occasionally when the rain doesn't beat me to it....

so here it is....















...the new interior with heated recaros and an M3 rear bench...





...when it took a visit to the local dealer for the E92 Coupe Launch, I kindly let them borrow it for the weekend....how kind








and to think i'll have to drive it to work again in the morning....ah c'est la vie...

[Jhonno]

Dont ever let me see those seats in person, or people will think you have shrunk on your drive home..

[bss325i]

Dont ever let me see those seats in person, or people will think you have shrunk on your drive home..

Me either! Those seats!

[DRIFTBOY]

Oh my!

I can't even pretend mine is anywhere near some of those, but what the heck...

Here's some of my 335i, constantly work in progress in some way or another!

[Jhonno]

Yours is a more than worthy entry!! Home built old skool monster

[hubble]

Beardy - Great resto work on your sport. Stunner. Did you get my PM??

Bill The red sport is thumbs up - Very, very clean indeed. What polish and wax combo are you using?
Also those seats too. Where are those from??


jimerilo - Those wheels really set the car off nicley

Dom - I said this before. The Tech 1 black sport is a beauty.

Dave - Why are you calling it the 'Turd' ??

Some great looking cars everyone. Keep them coming

[DRIFTBOY]

Yours is a more than worthy entry!! Home built old skool monster

Kind of you to say so, thanks!

It's my daily hack as well as an on-going project so it'll never be as tidy as some of the above vehicles!

There's a few more cars I can think of that I'd like to see in this thread:

Karan, Gadjit, Ian332isport, please step forward!

[JGG1]

That looks the absolute b******s!!

[JGG1]

How about my engine-less wheelie spec parts bin???

[oakey]

Mine:

[hubble]

Very nice Dave

Is that an accordion in your hand?? lol

[oakey]

Very nice Dave

Is that an accordion in your hand?? lol

Not me hubble. I opened the bonnet one day and that thing popped out No wonder it was running a bit lumpy

[hubble]

Very nice Dave

Is that an accordion in your hand?? lol

Not me hubble. I opened the bonnet one day and that thing popped out No wonder it was running a bit lumpy

[capri_rob]

Time to put some chrome into the mix......

[toby]

Oh my!

I can't even pretend mine is anywhere near some of those, but what the heck...

Here's some of my 335i, constantly work in progress in some way or another!

What wheels are those DRIFTBOY? They look like a standard BBS but the lip seems deeper and shinier.

I'm liking all of these cars.

[DRIFTBOY]

Funny you should mention the wheels!

They are 15" wheels made by BBS with, as you say, a polished rim of about 1 1/4". I've read on here that they are quite rare.

I actually sold them on sunday, to the bloke I bought them off about a year ago.
I haven't got any decent pics of the car with it's council spec TSW 17" wheels on yet, but I don't think it looks as good now, but I want to fit massive brakes so had to use them.


And I must agree with the comment about Dave's (d6dph) car at the start of this thread, no way is that a turd, it looks great!

[Cotty]

I'm bringing my E30 out from the grave for this, been waiting for Tech 1 COTM but will try for this one, here's E121 FPF....

I love that shot, always makes me think of the Aliens films

[Cotty]

With everyone entering, this ones going to be a hard one, I could tell

Im not entering. My car has a bit of a way to go, its wearing any skirts and a bodykit to go on.

[maxfield]

[capri_rob]

Good grief - what the hell is that ! More Carbon Fibre than a carbon fibre thing !