South African Edition

[Shaheenk]

Hey guys

So , I live in London, but my pride and joy lives in Sunny South Africa, the best part of that means , no rust and it's parked off under a nice cover.

Some pics first


















Some Specs

1989 BMW 325i
E36 M3 front seats
Titan White Interior
2.7liter Turbocharged Engine
Angel Eyes - eliposodal headlights
OMP strut brace
Koni Dampers
Eibach Springs
535i injectors
OMP steering wheeel
E36 M3 front brakes, - Calipers and discs (slotted and drilled)
H&R Sway bars
Powerflex bushes all round
Works Rexax 17in wheels , 3 piece split
215/40/17 - Front
235/40/17 - Rears


Loads of special ICE.

[ImysE30]

Love it, awesome

More interior pics please

[Hellbound]

Very tasty indeed, as above...more piccies

[Shaheenk]

Ok Boys


Since you asked so nicely . Here you go.

Loads of pics of the car in various forms and fittings

Remember I have had this car since 1994 give or take a year or 2

[Shaheenk]

[ImysE30]

Sexual, love it

[bmwowner]

Sexual, love it

He's not lying either

[Shaheenk]

So went home for a few weeks and took some pics......Enjoy

[Shaheenk]

[Shaheenk]

[Shaheenk]

thinking of this whhel to replace the one on the car.

[HartgeH27]

Like !

[Tommek]

I like the front bumper a lot it`s an aftermarket or custom made? I like it , it makes it very sexy It`s a nice car BTW Good luck with it.

[Shaheenk]

Custom made , used the bottom of one car and mated to a stock plastic bumper

[andrew320i]

That is really nice! What work was involved with fitting the E36 interior?

[Gio_SA]

Looking lovely Shaheen.....

I see GP plates there buddy, where in the Gangsters Paradise are you from?

Than the inevitable and most important question of all... will you be will to bring stuff back home for me if I get something on that side that I like?

[Shaheenk]

Andrew.

Not much , the E30 Coupe has those seatbelt rails , I had to remove the rails and fabricate new mountings for them, the rest required a good drill and some new bolts. Closed the old holes with some plates and thats it. The rear seat is a stock E30 item , just recoverd.

Hey Gio .......I would tell you but thats where my car parks, so lets just say Jhb ....Well I always send arts from here for other people so am happy to do some collecting and shipping for you.

[Gio_SA]

Andrew.

Hey Gio .......I would tell you but thats where my car parks, so lets just say Jhb ....Well I always send arts from here for other people so am happy to do some collecting and shipping for you.

I understand bru, no stress.

I would appreciate it if you can help with collecting and shipping of parts, thanks.

[S38B38]

What a nice car,,

tell me , do you have any info or idea about the engine output..

the 5 lug ?? is that from an E30 M3


Do you see the great S-A 333i around there,
That was a hell of a car in the old days

[Shaheenk]

oops, missed this post.

Engine output. 250kw - 460nm Torque

5 lug is not from M3 entirely , it's actually M3 bearings and hubs with a sleeve inserted to slide onto the stock 325 spigots. The discs and bells were custom made so thats what makes them 5 lug, in the back I have adaptors fitted inside the disc to convert it from 4 to 5. Complicated but it works.

I did , I was supposed to buy a 333i but decided not to , they great cars , but expensive to keep in pristine condition.

So guys an update, wheels are sold, and I called image , they need me to supply the hubs fr the center lock , I have no way of doing this so there goes the idea of that perticular wheel, now thinking a nice set of BBS RS or RC but has to be 17in.

[Shaheenk]

So it's been a while since I added some much needed pictures and an update.

WHat has happened since I last took pics and stuff.

I am now single (more time to play with the E30 I say)

The car went in for some cosmetic work which turned out to be a nightmare.

9 Months at the panelbeaters is no joke. Work that was scheduled

1. Respray the car
2. Widen the rear fenders
3. Make everything nice and straight.

Here are some pics along the way.

Before she went off



Then the Fenders
Not the usuall lets roll the hell out of them , we went and tacked on wider fenders from another car







Then some pics of the front being fitted back





Rears in Primer

[Shaheenk]

The obkect was for the car to look stock , if you stood next to it you would go , something is different , but I am not sure what exactly.

The rear fenders are now an inch wider then stock and retain the stock lines


Rear spoiler courtesy of this here forum.

On the ground being flatteted






The wider rear end










Did I mention I hate panelbeaters

[Shaheenk]

If you stood back

you would not know






Now With Color









Reflection in the fender



Some Carbon



Then she stood like this for 3 months



Finally got her home and I was not impressed



No windscreen, no rubbers fitted clips missing and the state of the car was terrible

So my work started

[Shaheenk]

Some of the work I did over the next 4 months (sorry took no pics)

Removed Dash board , carpet and pretty much everything that could come loose

Gave it all a nice clean , then started on the cabling, removed the old spagetti harness from the car including the old aftermarket alarm system and most of the wiring that was added over the years.

Also replaced the wiper stalk and all the globes

Then wrapped all the harnesses in fabric tape and passed it back through the now clean dashboard.

I also re-wired the engine bay to a degree , used some nifty sleeving and changed the positive cable to the fuse box , because I am going with a dual battery setup in the rear my many years of Audio fitment came in handdy when I wired up new cables to the alternator and the starter as the Isolator in place would allow for dual charging.

This is a pic of some of the wire work

[pac1982]

I was recently told by someone that all SA E30's have 5 stud wheels is this true?

[Shaheenk]

Not true

the only E30's which have 5 stud are the 325is.

all the others are 4 stud.

[E30Kop]

Shaheen, your car looks mad.

Btw, when rewiring & while the seats were out, did you scratch at all with improved sound deadening?

[Shaheenk]

I did, the car is now lined with Dynapad on the floors and silent coat scattered around the car.

the boot floor was also stripped clean and new silent coat put in.

all in all I would say about 35kg's of deadner with about 2 rolls of closed cell foam in total.

the one thing that is getting to me , I did the suspension shortly after (B8's and H&R) and she seems to be sitting a far whack higher.

I am hoping she settles.

This is when I had to roll her back from some idiot who said he could finish the car but instead decided to take her for a joy ride.









and the new wheels fitted

[Speedtouch]

Nice car, but I preferred those Lenso rims you had on it circa 2005.

[E30Kop]

Those are called Rezax 2's right? Always loved that wheel.

I have a set of Rezax 1's currently, tho not fitted to my car

I guess if you have enough power then 35kg's extra is nothing

[Shaheenk]

Those are Rezax II indeed.

I miss the Lenso Schnitzer reps too. they looked so much bigger on the car .

The look I was after is the same as the guy from Felgen Garage , he has a black Tech II with the Rezax II .

One day when I am big I hope to have a straight looking car.

Oh and for the weight , when you going to slow cause of weight, you just turn up the boost/

[goosiegander]

Interesting project,

Nice work there

[Alex]

Looks like fun

GP plates, are you from Johannesburg ?

[Shaheenk]

Hi there, yes I am ......

in a secret bunker location, known only by a select few.

[Speedtouch]

Somewhere fairly close to Rif St, Paarlshoop, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, GP 2092, South Africa, at a guess...