What is in your "To Do" list?

[Chris-W]

Buy ass-engined nazi slot racer.

[ImysE30]

Sell it and buy something else.

+1

Can't be doing with it

[Grrrmachine]

Sand and spray the replacement door and bonnet
Replace the windscreen
Fit the cruise control
Wire in the laptop for built-in GPS and music management

...and work out why a 320 is so bloody slow!

[B7]

Get the f*cker started

Hurry up then, i'm losing the will to live waiting

Same with me and th epictures of your chromie!

Ollie! my car has been dispayed on the zone more times than I've had hot dinners. We don't want to bore people now do we?

Tomorrow may be the day gang. Si and I are giving it another go.

[Bob_S]

Buy ass-engined nazi slot racer.

right on!

[georgen]

Here's the wee bits getting fitted by my local garage at this time ( mainly as I haven't the time and can't be arsed doing it myself ) :

3.91 LSD
Track rod ends
M3 control arm bushes

Bits to follow soon:

Short shift kit
Refurb spare BBS's and paint centres nogaro
Fit sports exhaust backbox of some sorts

After that I'll maybe paint her...

[George]

Not much tbh...

1. Sort out a couple of v minor surface rust patches.
2. Black alloys.
3. Proper proper clay, polish etc.

[B7]

Get the f*cker started

Hurry up then, i'm losing the will to live waiting

Same with me and th epictures of your chromie!

Just for you

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... sc&start=0

[f4stjay]

Short shifter - have the parts sat waiting
Sunroof seal - have the parts sat waiting
Handbrake cables and assembly - have the parts sat waiting
Rear bench/backrests/headrests refurb as per fronts - have the parts sat waiting

Can you see a pattern emerging?!?!?!

Thinking of wrapping the car too

[psychochild187]

im staying away from this tread

too much to list im off to bury my head in the sand .. see ya

[ross_jsy]

big list for mine.

sun roof plated and smoothed in
paint interior
fit cage
fit seats and harness'
fit fire ext. and cut offs etc
hydro handbrake
4 pots up front
hydro h/brake
impreza steering rack (2.7 turns )
and much much more

need to put some pics up of it and introduce myself propperly

[JWaller360]

I'm going to finish fitting the last quarter of my Eibach suspension tomorrow, currently have 3 Eibachs and one standard (on the front drivers ) as it got too late!

At least now I know how to do it right

Other than that;

Sort out the rust on the bottom of the arches, and front valance
Suede gear & handbrake gaiters
Euro numberplates and BMW surrounds
15" BBS or similar alloys (when I've nuked the current hodgepodge of 14" tyres)
smoke the headlights can't wait to do this!
oh yeah, and a new BMW badge for the bonnet

[nickso]

rebuild engine and stroke it to 2.8

cage, harnesses and buckets.

put some reliable guages and warnings of impending doom in.

thrash the tits off it round some random circuits.

[magpie]

fit grooved discs up front g/stuff pads and front braided flexis.
fit se skirts and refurb the front wheels.

and drive it alot.

[harry_p]

best add 'get the gearbox rebuilt again' to my list.

pissed off doesnt come close....

[SeymourCake]

best add 'get the gearbox rebuilt again' to my list.

pissed off doesnt come close....

unlucky mate.

try sourcing a 2nd hand one? hopefully it will be cheaper?

[armanib]

Ermm
New boot lock
New bonnet +boot badges
New aerial as i dont have one at the mo
New centre cap badges
Repair or renew my interior Repair preferably
Repair my speedo
New plugs
New fluids
New filters( oil and air )
Original bmw gearknob
All new bolts on the things you can see lik the struts
And ill think of other stuff.

[agd931]

replace cabby rear screen (small split)
repair top of rear seat (the usual split in the leather)
fit 4300K HID's (have been thinking about this for a year, don't know but something is holding me back from doing it)
rear parking sensors (done last week, & yes they do work on chrome bumpers)

[harry_p]

best add 'get the gearbox rebuilt again' to my list.

pissed off doesnt come close....

unlucky mate.

try sourcing a 2nd hand one? hopefully it will be cheaper?

doubtfull, second hand boxes seem to go for £400 and are an unknown quantity, paid £450 for a complete rebuildwith all new bearings, seals and a new first motion shaft back in December, got the car back on the road in may, have done about 2000 miles since then and yesterday whilst driving through town it started knocking in third, and rattles like hell at idle.

To say I'm not best pleased is a bit of an understatement!

[Alex]

Get an MOT
Fit front Wishbone Bushes
Get rear beam bushes done
sort our track rod end
finnish off my rear valance
change ARB bushes
Make the headlights aim properly
paint sills
think it could need new steering rack so, z3 rack anyone??
z3 short shift and new bushes
possibly fit a H&R 35mm lowering kit
fit obc light board
get new heater surround
new bit of carpet that goes between the floor and rear seat bench


thats about it so far

oh and fit my map light mirror i have had for 8 month

[Alex]

Maxfield when did you get another E30? Think ive missed something!

I'm keeping things quiet.

spill the beans

Must be a low mileage poverty example then is it?

[Dezzy]

Alex I have a e30 rack re con from euro cad parts 6 months ago and a e36 rack at home. Choice is yours. I am in Middlesbrough. 3 turns lock to lock on the e36 one.

[Alex]

umm i will keep you in mind, need to check wether it is the rack first

is the e36 rack bmw? does it basically go straight on with a few mods

[Dezzy]

Yeh it's e36 3 series mate. Just just the ends off your rack and your trackrod ends bolt it on the front holes with a 13 mm spacer ( washers) and your away.

[StuBeeDoo]

What is in your "To Do" list with regards to your E30?

Not very much, once it comes out of the bodyshop and I put all the trim back on.
My list is now an "as and when" one.....
O/S/R window inop
Recover headlining
Get spare pair of wheels refurbed
ECU remap - Might never happen
Heater matrix - Not sure it needs it, but one or more of the o-rings are weeping
Fit E34 auxilliary fan - Might never happen
Z3 steering rack - When it needs a new 'rack
Camshaft seal - When the cambelt needs replaced
Rear main seal - When the clutch needs replaced

[gareth]

O/S/R window inop

mine too! annoying! the light doesn't illuminate on mine... could be a syptomomommm

[StuBeeDoo]

O/S/R window inop

mine too! annoying! the light doesn't illuminate on mine... could be a syptomomommm

Mine lights up, but the glass won't drop. I can hear a click from the door when I push the "up" button, so I'm assuming it's a dirty/corroded contact in the pillar plug.
Can't be ar53d to strip it all out at the moment - until the headlining has to come out.

[ezagood]

fit the lsd thats on the garage floor
fit the braided hoses that go over the rear beam
fit polybushes to rear
fix sticking sunroof
change exhaust (scorpion prob)
re trim interior
respray exterior
put steeringwheel on straight
weld hole in floor
waxoil everywhere

[ShepsEvo3]

1. Put Evo2 back together,
2. Put Sport Evo back together,
3. Do something special to the engine of my 318is

[oakey]

I'll join in as I'm bored!
1- get some bodywork done,
2- buy and fit 4pot brake conversion
3- buy and fit new exhaust system incl 6branch
4- build carbon airbox and fit
5- buy and fit new seat belt catches
6- Possibly a higher ratio lsd

[toby]

[Joe-318i]

well got to weeks off work starting from 2day so plans are to

1. lower the tourer (35-40mm)
2. fit the side skirts, that have been sitting in the shed for weeks
3. fit the lower IS spoiler lip to the tourer
4. fix the handle to the sunroof
5. find a good set of leather seats
6. sort out the electric mirrors
and finaly start work on the chromie

[Falkster]

best add 'get the gearbox rebuilt again' to my list.

pissed off doesnt come close....

unlucky mate.

try sourcing a 2nd hand one? hopefully it will be cheaper?

doubtfull, second hand boxes seem to go for £400 and are an unknown quantity, paid £450 for a complete rebuildwith all new bearings, seals and a new first motion shaft back in December, got the car back on the road in may, have done about 2000 miles since then and yesterday whilst driving through town it started knocking in third, and rattles like hell at idle.

To say I'm not best pleased is a bit of an understatement!

No warranty on the work mate??

[djk]

Blimey, where to start!

320i Convertible:
Fix the bloody aerial!
Sell it. She'll be missed, but there are other cars I fancy.

325i Touring:
Probably sell it, but there are things that could be done, like fixing the a/c, replacing the cracked dash and gearknob & s/wheel.

320i 4dr - the keeper!
Short term:
Get it serviced.
Source and fit leather handbrake gaiter.
Get the odd bits of rust professionally sorted.
Replace the drivers seatbelt, MoT advisory again this year!
Clay bar.

Medium term:
Source and fit beige leather sports front seats
and rear head rests
and iS lip
and Tech1 Spoiler
and SE sill covers
and Z3 shortshift
and mtech/aftermarket shocks/springs
and Touring arbs
and taller open diff.
Detail engine bay.

Long term, possibly never:
Replace dash if the crack gets any worse (it's only happened in the last year!)
Rape a 525e for its short engine to park beneath the 731 head
Gearbox, lsd, chip, inlet/throttle body to suit
Disc rear end & 51mm struts
Z3 Rack
Stainless exhaust (BTB3 fannymould too if I'm feeling properly flush)
Cream leather clad centre console/gaiters
Colour code cream glovebox & drivers knee panel
BMW wood gearknob/handbrake handle, wood rimmed nardi/momo s/wheel
Hartge 16" one piece wheels.
Retrofit cruise & a/c & heated seats.

If I get a few bob together, I'll do the lot, and end up with my ideal, understated, e30. I don't plan to ever sell the car, so provided I don't write it off or let it rot away, it'll probably go that way in the end.