Tech 1 320i (Inner arches Oh dear p.2)

[Blitz]

Poor pics at the moment. I was in it all day, so its dirty and the underneath is dirty. Note brown stuff in the arches pics are grit. Some places paint is a bit dull, looks like it has never been polished.

The shocks are yellow.

I will take some proper pics when the snow goes.

I need to:

Clean it, all underneath, arches
Clar bar, Polish and wax
Remove all council stuff
Remove tints
Fit Tech 1 wheel
BBS wheels
Euro grills
remove nasty speakers
I think I might remove the Tech 1 kit to waxoyl it.

Thats about it about apart from a service. Car drives perfectly. My dad drove it from Manchester. Its got MOT passed first time not advisories, tax and classic car insurance.

Hopefully when I get 1 year NCB I'll convert it to manual and take it to Santa Pod.

[Rav335uk]

That looks like a very nice "Import"
It is a LHD??

[jbh]

ohh get better pics up please... looks good in the pics that you have but cant wait to see better ones.. whered it get imported from?

[Blitz]

Its from Japan. I two outside pics with the other camera. I hope I have not lost it.

[Alex]

Looks good, glad it passed mot and now has british plates. You need to remove the jap rear licence plate holder though

[oakey]

Very rust free! Is it Dolphin Grey?

[Ollie_bwoii]

Paint looks very flat in places, But atleast it is rust free!

As you said it really needs all that jap tat removing.

[Blitz]

Very rust free! Is it Dolphin Grey?

Yep

[Blitz]

Paint looks very flat in places, But atleast it is rust free!

As you said it really needs all that jap tat removing.

Yeah the boot lid seems flat. I would need to polish quite a bit. Obliviously the spoiler needs a respray.

I took some outside pics and these pics are crap.

[bobbin1982]

All i can say is WOW!!!!! that is one clean very nice lloking rot free e30.... make sure you look after it mate


Andy

[tonybtonyb]

Nice motor!

[Ollie_bwoii]

Why are the indicators lit up when the side lights are on?

[Barx325i]

perhaps the hazzards were on too

That's very nice Blitz, I saw the thread when you first purchased this so, glad to see it's being put to good use.. With it being LHD, there are no manifold restrictions, you could lower an s50/2 in there but before anything else, remove the italic numbers from the bootlid!

[andye30nut]

90% of jap cars side lights are wired to indicator aswell like american cars

[Barx325i]

90% of jap cars side lights are wired to indicator aswell like american cars

that is true.. but if it has english plates, then these are issued by DVLA, but firstly the car must have an MOT. So either the MOTist was a dumb ass, the hazards were on, or blitz has re-wired them

[Blitz]

The indicators light up when you turn the lights on. I guess its from factory.

I had a little drive in it. Its super smooth. The kickdown in fun, and the steering feels much better then my 316i. Also has less body roll. Handles superbly.

[DavieP]

Nice one Blitz. Stick one of Maurice's (Speedtouch) mild chips in the ECU and it should liven it up considerably. Autos suffer badly if they are revved when not on the move - particularly in neutral, so you have to learn to sit quietly at the lights and ignore the pillocks in pugs and corsas twitching their throttles. There's no 1st gear though so when you plant your foot, you're up and away while others are scrabbling for the next gear. Keep your foot properly planted and, well it gets interesting

[IvanB]

Very nice!
Proper direction, too

[Blitz]

I only jet washed it at car wash place.

Arches

Arch lip

Bilstien or Boge?





Spare wheel Mint

Whats this ECU?

Stone stuck down there


Jacking point

Rear valance

[jbh]

the ecu thats in the boot is for the switchable auto box

looks mint.. wish I could get one as good as this. did you import it yourself? howed you manage to find it seriously tempted to go about this myself

[Blitz]

the ecu thats in the boot is for the switchable auto box

looks mint.. wish I could get one as good as this. did you import it yourself? howed you manage to find it seriously tempted to go about this myself

Its my dad's, he imported it. Bought it from Tau Sales. Its rare to find a E30 on that site, but it popped up. This was for sale along side it.

http://www.tau-sales.com/defaultMall/si ... NO=95913#0

[Alex]

I thought it was only early sport autos that had the ecu in the boot

looking well

[jbh]

I thought it was only early sport autos that had the ecu in the boot

looking well

its a switchable Auto box hence the ecu in the boot for the gearbox. the engine ecu is still in the same place under the dash at the right hand side ( above the glove box on this car with it being left hand drive ) the one in the boot controls the gearbox

[Alex]

Ah

[Ilkorin]

There's an M6 on that site....

http://www.tau-sales.com/defaultMall/si ... sNo=275591

just thought I'd throw that in....

but fantastic car, looks lovely underneath!

[Alex]

i love the alpina b6 e36

i keep looking for cheap e30s on there but there aint been many on recently

[Blitz]

Tried the air con and its ice cold.







Thanks B7 for the steering wheel

[pacerpete]

I have a mint UK passenger seat if you want to replace that patched up drivers seat

[Blitz]

Thanks pacerpete, but it Ok for now.

[Ollie_bwoii]

Looking awesome.

Any pics of the moredoor on bottletops?

[Blitz]

Looking awesome.

Any pics of the moredoor on bottletops?

1st pic. It looks nice on bottletops.

[Ollie_bwoii]

It does look nice, you'll have to take some better pics.

Where is your front number plate?

[Blitz]

It does look nice, you'll have to take some better pics.

Where is your front number plate?

Behind the windscreen.

[goosiegander]

Very nice car there Dude, and its the first i've seen besides mine thats got the 'cruise' light option in the indicators,

Whats next on the to-do list for it?

[Blitz]

Just keep in standard and take off all the council bits off and do any work make it mint. Its just going to be garaged all the time and taken out when theres good weather.

I'm going to get a pre-face-lift 320i for my next car or a 325i if insurance is reasonably.