E30 Midnight Haze

[MidnightHaze]

Hi guys, I want to show you my e30, Ive got it from my wife as xmass gift in december 2013

some info about it
318i
1988
Marineblau
dont know mileage as instrument cluster was on passanger seat









Because im living in Ireland when is raining for 340days in year i didnt have to much sunny days to do anything, so ive waited till late spring/summer to check car condition

Ive took out carpet and check floor, which look really good for it age,


I took out everything else from car also and give it a good clean




Than i had great opportunity to buy engine donor



Price was so good that when Ive sold most of parts from it engine and gearbox cost me nothing, even still have leather interior in attic or sale , so that was really good deal

Ive started buying suspension parts
ISC Coilovers drift spec ready for 5x120 conversion





didnt have time to do anything wih e30 during autumn and winter, so she was waiting like that for several months


Next step was buying wheels for it

Ac Schnitzer
17" 9 I 10J ET around 20
second hand alloys so they need SPA

Stainless steel back box


more parts for e30

brakes from 330i e46 should fit nicely into schnitzers


Taking out engine from donor


I bought recaro speed seats in meantime


They went for retrimming straight away



Engine fitted




LSD, i was looking for one very long, but finally got one
3.25 ratio, 25%

[MidnightHaze]

More parts, I was looking for IS Lippe, but couldnt get anything in decent price, some day Rieger lip appear on ebay, so i bought it straight away


Week after i bought Rieger lip, i had a chance to get IS lippe aswell, so bought it to, then i found MT1 spoiler, that wasnt easy


All my previous cars was made on US stle, so it couldn't be diffrent here


Black hella wannabe made on my own headlights


Shell is waiting for guy who gonna respray my car



Alloys after SPA treatment


Test fit

[MidnightHaze]

I knew from the beginning that I want rollbar in car, so i bought that aswell




Last shopping done for Bimmer
Genuine Nardi Deep Corn Torino and mahogany gear knob


Front seats after retrimming

[MidnightHaze]

more puzzles






First picture, straight from paintshop



E30 is patiently waiting for her turn






Neighboors gonna love me ;)
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Interior done in 98%, still have to sort out few little things


Clean enough ?

[MidnightHaze]

Car safely arrived



First few quick shots
More to come when im gonna lower it as it still to high for me
Also have to fit mt1 spoiler on boot


Ive lowered car by 1.5cm day after i got it, that wasnt low enough anyway



My son said that his car


few days later Ive lowered car another 10mm, still not low enough for me, can do more now because oil sump which is pretty low already
Next work to be don is engine raising/shortening oil sump , that should give me at least 20mm extra






https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ3Qz38gbOa/
Quality isnt great but you can hear more less how does my e30 sound

[aimlessrock]

admire the work- looks great - interiors a bit marmite.

[ross_jsy]

Sans scene points cage, that's lovely! Great colour and fantastic interior

[sajad09]

Interior looks amazing, alot of hard work gone into this car... well done mate!

[magpie]

nice work but it's not mineral blau mate .

[MidnightHaze]

admire the work- looks great - interiors a bit marmite.

Hard to catch true interior colour on pictures

Sans scene points cage, that's lovely! Great colour and fantastic interior

Cage is gone, Ive decide it doesnt look great with trimmed interior, scene points gone

Interior looks amazing, alot of hard work gone into this car... well done mate!

Thanks

nice work but it's not mineral blau mate .

I didnt said its mineralblau, my one was marineblau ;)

[DanThe]

Sans scene points cage, that's lovely! Great colour and fantastic interior

Cage is gone, Ive decide it doesnt look great with trimmed interior, scene points gone

Looks good

[Speedtouch]

Shame you had to break a pretty decent looking E39, but nice work nevertheless. What engine is it, M52B28/B30?

[MidnightHaze]

cast was bit rusty in e39 so it didnt look so decent ;)

[Gert_8]

Great work on the car with an amazing transformation! However, I do not believe it is a Xmas gift for the wife any longer...!

[Captain_Birdseye]

Wow, that's the business. Like the wheel choice.

[MidnightHaze]

Great work on the car with an amazing transformation! However, I do not believe it is a Xmas gift for the wife any longer...!

It was gift FROM not FOR my wife Gert ;)

Wow, that's the business. Like the wheel choice.

Wheels gonna be for sale propably soon, want to get something not as popular on e30 as Schnitzers, bbs, etc

[satan16v]

Lovely job a‘aa‘aa‘a

[Captain_Birdseye]

Great work on the car with an amazing transformation! However, I do not believe it is a Xmas gift for the wife any longer...!

It was gift FROM not FOR my wife Gert ;)

Wow, that's the business. Like the wheel choice.

Wheels gonna be for sale propably soon, want to get something not as popular on e30 as Schnitzers, bbs, etc

Oh, I would have liked those! Just got a new set of Borbets.

[MidnightHaze]

Make an offer and we wil see ;)

[Captain_Birdseye]

Ok you persuade Mrs Birdseye that I can have another set of wheels and we'll talk business. No, only joking, I really can't I'm afraid. Best of luck with your hot automobile.

[mani]

Nice work mate car sits very well !

[MidnightHaze]

Had few issues with car lately, but its all sorted now thankfully
Ive ordered new springs to lower back a little bit more and avoid burning arches
Also will work on rear camber

Dont want to damage ac schnitzers so car is currently on brock b1, sitting fairly good and have to admit I kind of like that look apart from height of course
Firts was in three months and she's still looking good ;)

[bmw335icoupe]

my other half gave me a pair of socks for Christmas.....
Had to buy my e30 myself

[Stefan on probation]

Was the re trim and the respire done in Poland?

[Tedswagon]

Car looks great, I wouldn't go that low, but only cause the roads are so shite. Also, be careful with that cage. In any sort of bump your head will not survive a collision with the cage. I think they're really dangerous to have in your car.

[stealthy]

Looks lovely

[magpie]

my old car is mineral blue , your car does not look like mineral blue , i think you misunderstand .

nice car you built though , looks sweet .

[/quote]MidnightHaze

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I didnt said its mineralblau, my one was marineblau ;)[/quote]

[mineralblue]

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