but they have been long awaited as ive been very lazy for the last couple of months....
basic background....i bought this car as my first car back in
june 2005. i had many plans then but as usual plans change and you end up doing things in different orders. this car started life with me as a 316i,with discs all round from factory
(optional extra) abs etc and also m-tech suspension.
i had it for a couple of months and the mileage was already on
160k.i dont think the 316i/318i engines were really meant to last
as long anyway as it was high miles and after the usual caning
that everyone gives they're 1st car the head gasket went and the
engine died
this however,only spurred me on to get the 325 dropped in,
as there was no way i was putting a 316i back in it and i had
already drove my mates 328i e36 and loved the straight six sound!
I HAD TO HAVE STRAIGHT SIX ITS DAMN ADDICTIVE
so after hunting around for an engine i came across one and decided
i had to have it (thanks brian28) from a zoner. i then put up a post for someone to go and check the engine for me as it was in bournemouth
and im all the way down in plymouth. to my surprise i got a good few
replies almost instantly, true zoners just wanting to get involved with
anything e30..
the first to get highly recomended though was jimbob and he very
kindly in his own time went and gave the engine the look over and
gave me the all ok (much appreciated jimbob many thanks).
so not just content with the engine i thought id have a look on ebay
for some leather and found some gorgeous grey leather with black
piping to match the colour of my car perfectly. it was in brighton a short
drive from bournemouth where the engine was located so i thought
hit 2 birds with one stone and get both at the same time also killing
my funds for a couple of months but it would all be worth it in the end.
so i got a van, went and got the engine and then on to the leather and back home again, very tiring day as we found out that the specialist
had lent his engine crane to the people next door that was locked up
so we found out just how heavy a 325i engine and gearbox (still connected) were.
so a couple of months later its out of the specialist with a nice new
engine and home to put the interior in.
here are some pics of the car taken recently and some of the engine
before and after and interior before and after......
engine is nothin special at all but just put them up anyway cos there is a big difference to me...
THE LITTLE M10 316i
AND THEN AFTER WITH THE M20 325i
INTERIOR BEFORE....SHITE GREY CLOTH
AND AFTER WITH THE LEATHER....THE PICS HAVE MADE IT LOOK RATHER GRUBBY AND IT DOESNT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE THIS IN REAL LIFE BUT THE FLASH HAS BROUGHT UP SOME AWFUL MARKS BUT IT COULD DO WITH A PROPER CLEAN AS I HAVENT GAVE IT A RUB DOWN YET. NEVER MIND HERE GOES.....
AND FINALLY SOME OF THE CAR LAST WEEK BEFORE WORK.......
AND FINALLY A LITTLE V MOD MY MATE DONE QUICKLY TO SUMMAT WHAT MY CAR WILL HOPEFULLY LOOK LIKE IN THE UP AND COMING MONTHS TO ACQUIRED TASTE OBVIOUSLY AS IM GOING EURO
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