mike's pride and joy

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winchester
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:14 pm

Hey. Michael here, but call me Mike. Norwegian E30 fanatic to the heart, there's nothing like the moment in the morning when the sunlight appears after several dark months, then lightly caresses your skin and you realize: E30 + summer = Best of times. I've been restoring an 1984 model 320i for quite some time now, been taking it slow because I am in no hurry, plus I like to get things done 110%.

Cheers,
Mike

Here's some pictures I've posted on E30Tech among others.

Started out like this

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It's now 100% free of rust, all the bushings have been replaced, the driveline has been renewed, I've bought some exterior/interior trim etc.

Ended up like this after a while

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Sepang Bronze ready to go

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The paint is now done, all that's missing is clear coat.

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And there it was!

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These are the copper tinted windows, have no picture of the front window that I can think of, but it's the same color only

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Renewed! New Powerflex subframe bushings and some stiffer trailing arm bushings. All parts were sandblasted and re-painted.

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Reserve wheel well removed, aluminum plate inserted.

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This is how it turned out, before the paintjob.

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Startec backlights where bought.

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Some quick pics of what was done to the rear wheelhouses.

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I drove 19 hours to pick up a complete set of M-tech 1, but turned out the seller was a scammer and a liar, so I almost knocked him down. This is a couple of minutes after getting the car home from the painters.

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Here's a picture of my little brothers car, he bought it a couple of months ago. E30 1984 323i with 10x18, 8,5x10 wheels - LOOKS good in real life. He got a complete M-tech 1 set with the car, so he's going to fix it and use that. Must say I really look forward to the summer now.

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Wheels arrived.

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Got my package with the wiring connectors.

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Also bought some fancy shit from George Graves, you're awesome man.

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Toyo Proxes T1R getting mounted.

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The electrical wiring for the power windows.
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Just got these in the mail..
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Yes, the rear wheels are mounted wrong, haha, that's what happens when you're in a hurry.

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Rear seat and side panels in..
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Door panels ready to be mounted..
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Instrument cluster renewed
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Door panels on.
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Donee
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M-tech 1 front valance, needs a bit of fixing before it's usable.
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M-tech 1 motherland..
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New steering wheel, Sport Evo 3.
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Some progress. The M-tech 1 front is getting trashed or used on a different car, cause it's crappy and not fixable without SERIOUSE time investment.

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I've been contacted by one Andrew Elliot, 101 Kensington Church Street, London who claims he has a warehouse with some M-tech 1 goodies, and he wants to sell me his front, so perhaps there is hope.
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:18 pm

love the colour

rock on
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:20 pm

Superb work there. Love the colour :cool:
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:21 pm

Thanks. :cool:
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:28 pm

what colour is it ?


you can get a tech1 front valance on here easy enough if you try the wanted ads section or pm Adit.

just read sepango bronze.


very nice colour .
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:54 pm

Yeah, Sepang Bronze. :) I've tried the wanted ads, but no reponse so far.
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:59 pm

those front seats look :drool:


suprised you've not been offered a front valance yat.

bump your wanted ad up Mike .
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:05 pm

Indeed they do, dream seats! I just bumped it, hope it attracts more views now. :)
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:03 pm

awsome work, although the seats/wheels are not to my tastes, love the color , keep up the good work, nice to see e30s rocking all ovcr the world
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:07 pm

E30 M3 Sport Evo 3 seats are awesome, but each to their own I guess. :) I'm not a huge fan of the wheels either, but I had to have something temporary to drive on this summer, next summer I'll have 5x120. E30's will keep rocking until Doomsday.
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:10 pm

Top work mate.
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:12 pm

Thanks bhups. :)
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:53 pm

Cracking work!Nice to see :cool:
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:00 pm

Thanks for the kind words fellas. :)
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:05 pm

Great job :D
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Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:16 pm

Very nice, What ET are those rear Keskins??? 8O
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Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:41 am

:cool: That colour is great!
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Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:55 am

Why can't I see the pics of the end result, they all just dissapeared at the "wheels arrived" section. :(
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Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:17 pm

Seen this on SW. Proper nice.

Seeing that sepang bronze reminds me I need to pull my finger out and get the RS' painted up sepang.
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Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:43 pm

top job, absolutly everything is class ,especially those seats ,just decided to get my e30 out for the summer now!!
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Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:16 pm

The rear ET is 20 originally, but with a 5mm spacer it's ET15. 10x17. Hm, the pictures appears just fine with me.. RS's in Sepang would be hellacool. 8)
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Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:27 pm

nice work :) love the seats there very nice
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winchester wrote:The rear ET is 20 originally, but with a 5mm spacer it's ET15. 10x17. Hm, the pictures appears just fine with me.. RS's in Sepang would be hellacool. 8)
Watch this space. 16x9 with ET -10ish.... :wink:
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Coops90 wrote:
winchester wrote:The rear ET is 20 originally, but with a 5mm spacer it's ET15. 10x17. Hm, the pictures appears just fine with me.. RS's in Sepang would be hellacool. 8)
Watch this space. 16x9 with ET -10ish.... :wink:
What RS's would those be???
003's?
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Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:44 am

Superb colour, car, effort, work, thread. Well done!! :-)
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Rav335uk wrote:
Coops90 wrote:
winchester wrote:The rear ET is 20 originally, but with a 5mm spacer it's ET15. 10x17. Hm, the pictures appears just fine with me.. RS's in Sepang would be hellacool. 8)
Watch this space. 16x9 with ET -10ish.... :wink:
What RS's would those be???
003's?
No, 006s
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Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:12 pm

Great work! :cool:
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:46 pm

Thanks guys. :) 006s, sweet winkeye
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Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:29 pm

Loving it mike!
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Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:15 am

Some pictures

E30 out in the rain..
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SUNLIGHT!
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Bought myself a crashed E36 318is on Friday, some pictures after dismantling the broken parts. Bought new plugs, motor oil, power fluid and and cleaned up some parts.
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And then I bought a parts car today, E36 316i.
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Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:55 pm

Got some shit done today, so now all that's left is fixing the seat wires and getting my hands on a hood.

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Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:41 pm

Yay.. Just placed an order on mounting parts for the M-technik 1 front, rear bumper and front turn lights. 800$ good bye..
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Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:13 am

Just now realized how little I've been paying attention to this car, so I just bought an alcantara horn button for the steering wheel and I'm currently bidding on a M-tech 1 front again, hope this one is not as bad as the last one. When I get that last piece I'll sand it down and prime it again, then take it back in and fix anything that's broken or missing, then get it painted for free, as per my agreement with the painter for fucking up the paintjob on the car. This car WILL have plates this year and it will be lowered to the ground with a new temporary suspension setup since the last one failed horribly somehow.

This is how my baby sits now, due to some misfortunate events of me buying a new E30 that's in desperate need of some TLC.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:22 am

Ah, yes. The seats were mounted a loong way back. Also re-did the trunk with foam and leather.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:39 am

Oh my god now thats cool!! :cool: :cool:
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