my e30 diamond swartz 1990

[madmax1410]

Maybe it's my OCD but reading through this thread, all I wanted to do was give this car a bloody good wash!!

yeah she is really hard keep clean! i live in the country side so it gets dirty very quick! but i do wash her regularly with a steam cleaner!

[madmax1410]

my favorite pics of her she was looking her best here! this was when i was cutting silage last year!

[appletree]

Either swapping the rear Windows to shadow line or painting the chrome black will make a big difference to the look of it.

[madmax1410]

Either swapping the rear Windows to shadow line or painting the chrome black will make a big difference to the look of it.

i know i hate it! i even swapped out the passenger one last week for a blue tint shadow line one i have here for the time been!

when i have the funds im getting all the black trim repainted along with the chrome popouts ill also be getting the 318is splitter and rear bumper done!

[RetroAde]

The ocd valeter in me looks at that car and reaches for the clay bar with one hand and the mop with the other! Mind you, with all the cars you've got there keeping them clean is a full time job in itself. I just wish I had all that space.

Where are you in Ireland? Noticed Cork plates on one of the cars. I used to be in Cork a lot for work, love the place. The missus' family is from Edenderry. A night out down the pub with her uncle Denny is messy, and his missus looks like Nursey from the Duckula cartoon but an angry version. Not been over for a few years now but I do like a trip to Ireland.

[madmax1410]

The ocd valeter in me looks at that car and reaches for the clay bar with one hand and the mop with the other! Mind you, with all the cars you've got there keeping them clean is a full time job in itself. I just wish I had all that space.

Where are you in Ireland? Noticed Cork plates on one of the cars. I used to be in Cork a lot for work, love the place. The missus' family is from Edenderry. A night out down the pub with her uncle Denny is messy, and his missus looks like Nursey from the Duckula cartoon but an angry version. Not been over for a few years now but I do like a trip to Ireland.

i live in the country side so its hard to keep her clean with all the farmers destroying the roads! plus a black car doesent help either! she stays clean for about a day! and thats avoiding certain roads!

having the room is great alright but with 7 projects i have enough to see me to my 40's!

its a fight for attention between the e30 at the moment and this girl who just turned vintage!


and the rest are waiting for there turn!

1.bmw e30 1988
2.ford sierra 1990 ex garda car
3.ford granada mk3 saloon 1990
4.toyota land cruiser bj70 1985
5.toyota trueno ae86 1984
6.honda cub 90 1985
7.david brown 1410 tractor 1977

and the thing is ive at least another five 1980s cars i would like to add to that list god i need help!

im from co.wexford its in the south east of ireland the car is indeed a cork car originaly! i havent spent much time in cork but if i had to recomend a place for tourists co.kerry is hard to beat its a beautifull part of ireland! the same goes for donegal!

[madmax1410]

fitted the z3m shifter this evening its a great mod! gear changes are almost instant now and no slop ect.. but you do need a strong arm to change gear!

[madmax1410]

she was in for her nct/mot recently on the 6th but it failed on its inner ball joints (less than 10000 miles on them) and rear axle mount bushes a few leaks as well anyway here is some pics i took before she went

some of the black trim has been restored in the pics mainly being the door handles passenger gutter trim and some of the drivers side!

[madmax1410]

i also refurbed the splitter last night along with the bumper trim! what a pain it was removing that! i have no pics of that at the moment!




i also had a bad leak at the front of the engine as well as the rear so i got some new blind plugs for the rocker shafts tjat seem to have cured it!






next up will be some poly bushes refurbing the door trim and popouts plus painting the rocker cover!

[jimbom30cab]

Top job !!!

Has that cam belt pulley seen some action, looks a bit worn away?

[madmax1410]

Top job !!!

Has that cam belt pulley seen some action, looks a bit worn away?

thanks! i think the wear is from rubbing of the engine hoist bracket as the tread is bad on spark plug side of the head so it wont bolt up properly!

i might be doing the camshaft oil seal before long anyway so she will be getting a new belt and pulley if needed then!

other wise today i replaced the rear rocker shaft blind plugs! these really needed doing as the old ones were very worn even compared to the front!

i also put a new o ring on the diff speed sensor.



this is what happens when there is no o ring oil everywhere!


a few days ago i sanded back the bumper trim and repainted them and fitted a new tow hook blank!

[madmax1410]

well since my last update i have painted the bronze tint popout's chrome surrounds i also fitted a goodridge stainless clutch line that i have had since 2012!

i fitted a full new set of front valance splitter clips! i have here still to fit 4 new febi ball joints rear bmw anti roll bar bushes as well as febi drop links!

im also collecting this week a galvanised rear axle beam m3 eccentric powerflex bush's and 4 bbs caps!

[madmax1410]

hmm time for another update i think i have ticked of another few jobs to be done on my 30 and plenty more will be done early next year!

so here is pics of the car with new parts as well as repairs/upgrades that have been done over the last few months!

so first of i think around august i went to limerick to pick up a galvanised rear axle beam along with 4 bbs center caps and powerflex eccentric lolipop bush's







so then after at least a month i got powerflex rear beam mounts and set about swapping in the galvanised rear beam as well as doing the wishbone lolipop bushes!




out with the old


in with the new!

and a couple of pics from when i fitted the spare wishbone's with new febi ball joints and powerflex lolipop bushes! this job went on till half 3 in the morning so does who are like to point out things will see the lolipop bush is on the wrong wishbone in the picture!

[madmax1410]

so i was getting tired of my shabby peeling knob! so i got a new one with a little bit of m tech thrown in!






and due to an unfortunate incided of a stone fly of the tire of a passing truck my windscreen had to be replaced i asked for a bronze tint and i was told i was getting one but a green tint turned up oh well it will do until the respray! the top tint is a nice addition though!




i also last week managed to win myself a pair of genuine yellow tint zkw fogs unfortunatly the passenger one is broke so i already ordered a new one from bmw! ouch they aint cheap is all i will say! but they should really suit the car!



while i ordered the fog light i also decided to order in new bmw badges for the bbs's for when i get them refurbished in the evo style! along with new plastic fog light mounts considering how expensive the lights are!

other wise still to come in the new year will be

1.polybush and powder coat the rear disc arms!
2.stainless braided brake lines!
3.LSD!
4.Bc coilover's
5.oem yellow tinted headlights
6.galvanised front wishbone's
7.german spec wings without side repeaters
8.rear window louver

and many more parts over the year ahead!

[madmax1410]

small update i fitted the yellow fogs! and i painted a spare set of needles for my gauges im also going to fit a green alpina rev counter strip! i am also contemplating changing the speedo to kph maybe?

next update might see yellow tinted headlights and not the laminex stuff either!

[madmax1410]

well had a bit of fun the other night in the form of a puncture the first one for me! as much as i hated having to do it i put on the brand new evo style bbs i got a while back i never intended to fit this to the car but to keep as a spare for show! oh well it looks bloody good on her and its made up my mind about refurbing the set in this style!



i also picked up today new badges for the bbs's when there refurbed along with new clips for the foglights and yesterday an AC Schnitzer grill badge came from the bay i have to say its good quality for the price and looks great on her but now i may fit some schnizer bits to make it legit ha!

[madmax1410]

some artsy photos of her today using instgram looks good! been doing a lot of thinking and research and i think im going to build and fit a turbo m50 than spend 1000's trying to get more power out of the m20 it doesent make sense in the long run!





other wise been messing around with lights and seats watch this thread for some interesting changes!