What did you do to your E30 today?

[oomz1975]

Drove it around, had some fun....love this car.

[Sanchez]

made it run on 6 cylinders

[zimmermatt]

Dont have one at the mo but if I did it would be going sideways somewhere discreet

[sunnysr]

shouted at it ,fitted my new engine on friday ,finished plumbing and wiring it in today ,put fuel to it ,that poured out all over the fuel rail ,so took that out replaced the o rings on the injecotrs ,refitted that it leaked again so removed that again fitted my old one that fixed all leaks ,tried to start it ,it was making a squeaking noise as it was turning over and altho it had a nice spark it didnt start then the battery died ,i was cold and tired by this point so went in ,hopefully will go out with a fresh head later in the week when i get time and get it started ,it has been stood a while

[Captain_Birdseye]

Feck all. The new parts I ordered on Saturday still haven,t arrived.
Not from BMW I hasten to add.

will be all that snow


Cleaned engine bay, put new wheel on, started up as no battery, went to homebase carpark and went weeeeeeeeeeeeee! Cleaned crap out of it, superglued gear knob on.

[daimlerman]

Fitted a new clutch and started putting everything back together.

Looks lovely,did the same to mine when I built it.

Snag is,in the engine bay,all you see is the top of the engine and the inlet manifold.
All the pretty bits underneath are hidden,but at least it is clean when it goes in,making oil leaks a little easier to trace.

[Cloggy Saint]

Yeah, I realise that, but I'll know it's all clean , and hopefully it will make any future work a cleaner experience, until the inevitable oil leaks kick in.

[daimlerman]

On a more serious note,if that's possible on the zone today,fit a new o ring top and bottom on the crankcase breather tube that fits between the bottom of the inlet manifold and the crankcase,restrain the spring on the tube with a couple of cable ties until the inlet mani is bolted home,then cut the ties and guide the tube home.
This is the main cause of oil 'mist' type leaks,careful instalation will help.

[Cloggy Saint]

I have new rings waiting

[Morat]

Drove it 18 miles to the station through lots of snow and snarled up traffic. Missed the train. Handed the keys over to my wife who picked me up this evening and said how much she'd enjoyed driving it and how impressed she was with the way it handles snow. "It only skidded when I wanted it to"
Win.

[GooneriC]

Was changing the distributor on my 86 chromie , the shaft at the bottom dropped off when i was pulling the old one out , straight down the side and down into the sump , spent the rest of the day dropping the subframe , removing the sump , taking the shaft piece out and bolting back up again. Squeezed two of my fingers when i bolting the subframe back up , hurts like hell. What was supposed to be a short 45 minute job took me almost 4 hours. And today was a holiday too. WTF.

[davidt]

painted the exhaust and fitted a chip from speedtouch

[harvey172]

went and picked up a new one for my girlfriend (its her 1st E30) and she drove it home, then we both admired it for a while.

[Morat]

went and picked up a new one for my girlfriend (its her 1st E30) and she drove it home, then we both admired it for a while.

Pics!!!
(and pics of the car!)

[darkchild]

Taking mine for its MOT today.

[Simon13]

made it run on 6 cylinders

The problem was?!

[bss325i]

made it run on 6 cylinders

The problem was?!

+1?

[moggie]

bought eibach springs,
brembo discs,
green stuff pads,
new track rod ends,
bottom ball joints,
drop links front and rear,
oh and a gearstick gaiter cover from mick as ive just converted it from auto to manual

[Quaser]

started taking the engine out

[mtbsi]

Drove it as I do everyday. Gave it large at a 3 lane traffic light standing start. Still a bit slippy out there! No harm done!(325i touring)

[Green]

I can now lock and unlock my car from the passenger side, working on drivers side tomorrow

[darkchild]

Taking mine for its MOT today.

Well, after replacing the ball joint dust cover, it passed with flying colours and not even a single advisory.

Just need to fix the intermittent passenger side speaker before a 400 mile trip to Scotland next month. That can wait until the weather warms up though. Feck working on cars in these temperatures, it was -9 here last night.

[clipper]

Yesterday I used my E30 to take one of my company's in-house lawyers, and two legal department directors (one of whom is my German boss!) to a restaurant.

I'm not sure that they were very impressed with the "classic" transport..... especially when I told them that they had to push the door lock button down before they closed the door

[Craggy73]

... That can wait until the weather warms up though. Feck working on cars in these temperatures, it was -9 here last night.

Amen! The snow is falling here again so I'm in the kitchen stripping down my front calipers for a respray.

[daimlerman]

I had the pleasure of watching my touring glide through it's MoT.

13400 miles over the year...

Three advisories;
Minor exhaust leak(similar to the last three years,but the place varies)
Rear brake flexi's corroding(first mentioned two years ago,but not last year)
Fuel pipes corroded(first mention)

[sunnysr]

started it ....for the first time in over 10 years the engine has ran ,stuck a light weight flywheel in it the other day it sounds good ,cant wait to have a drive of it

[Rav335uk]

Bought another set of wheels for it today

[M6luvva]

New 323i rear badge, with official factory spacing lol

[sunnyr83]

Looked at it in disgust...

[e30-EVN]

spent a few hours stripping the interior out, car under going a transformation

[Nightshift]

Turned the key, scowled at it as nothing happened, came back inside.

[kangman]

Tried to fit my grill badge... Failed! by scratching the paint of the grill, So gave up and put the cover back on.

I'll do it properly when the temperature picks up again.

[FinalD]

Put it back together, just needs insurance, mot and tax now then I can sell the Mondeo.

[Quaser]

Fitted a M52 engine - and it runs (Thanks to Louis for his help!!)