I don't know much about the history of the car but I bought it for it's condition and price.
All I know is it has a 1.8 IS Engine that was rebuild around 90k miles and is on around 130k now not far off the miles on the chassis.
It has a lightened flywheel individual coil packs chipped ecu straight through exhaust into a DTM style back box and lowered on some unknown suspension.
The car was stripped out inside for drifting by previous owner my friend got it as part of a swap for his E46 then sold onto me.
Just now the car has no roof lining various switch's missing no handbrake center console and a bare boot.
My plans are to restore the interior and luck have it a black head lining and sunroof was included in the sale that apparently is pretty sought after.
This should be getting fitted in a couple weeks properly by a retro bmw breaker in Glasgow who will include the sound deadening roof grab handles and various other missing things on the roof I don't know about for £100,
Will have a new set of window/sunroof seals from BMW for front rear and sides as these will be coming out when the roof lining is being fitted so taking this opportunity.
I am currently looking for boot lining at a reasonable price, I understand E30's are getting rarer and prices are on the increase but I plan to rebuild this as cheaply as possible and still get the best condition I can,
Fortunately I drift (at driftland ) an E36 and have a few friends who Drift E30's who normally throw all that stuff in the bin so I shall be waiting for these moments to get my stuff.
Sometime in Feb/March I am getting a flocked dash on an exchange basis for my standard dash for £90 while its off going to properly wire in an alarm system as the key feels like It's going to snap every time I use it so want remote locking and I have a Toad Ai606 sitting there doing nothing that I will fit. Considering getting the gear console and handbrake console flocked as well so it all goes but that's still undecided.
Once I am happy with the look and inside of the car I plan to fit a M52 2.8 Engine as the conversion looks straight forward and I really enjoy that reliability of the engine and note it gives, Its the engine in my drift car and every month for the last year it has been bounced off the limiter and never giving me problems 7 months of that year I drove the car there and back wasn't until the MOT was out I stopped and stored it there
Exterior wise the red GTi strip is getting painted over and will be looking at a Mtech kit unsure of what one yet will need to see whats available and condition.
Anyway here is my base for the project!
couple silly niggles such as fuel line but other than that, Rot free 
