my first bmw

[alan1272]

hi my names alan, i'm from north wales and here's some pics of my first bmw. i've been into VW's for the past few years but had a hankering for some rwd action. it's a 320i with an isle of man registration(hence the funny plate).


i know they're poor pics but unfortunatley i didn't have long to take pics before this happened

but fear not, i've straightened it out and i'm currently rebuilding it as a road rally car. i have picked up an mot failure 320i to strip for parts so any advice on what bits i should keep as spares(i.e. what tends to break?) would be greatly appreciated

p.s. here's a quick pic of my golf.

[georob]

nic mk2, was into my dubs too for a while

like the 1300 badge, is/ was it a 4+e?

[Justin325i]

hey there mate, liking the golf, any chance of selling?

[alan1272]

sorry, no way i'm selling that. i put 18 months of my life into rebuilding it. it's a 1.3 4 speed(slow as hell!) cos of insurance back when i was a nipper

[dobbie82]

hello and welcome!

we seem to be getting quite a few north walians on the zone now

[OllieB]

What happened to the 320i dude? RWD catch you out?

[alan1272]

yeah, i'm not too fussed though as it's all part of the learning curve . it's nice and straight now and i've picked up the donor car last night so i'll put up some pics of my progress on the weekend.

[Hyperion]

welcome to e30 ownership and the Zone . Sorry about the "little" bump. Seems its that time of the year, i lost my cars back and sent her into a pavement , damaging some body work and a control arm

[dark_sounds]

another dubber convert lol welcome! sweet mk2.. all it needs is a vr6 lump ;) or a 20vt

yeah i got caught out a month of owning my first rwd car as well part of the curve indeed

[Whitterz]

Hiya mate, where abouts in North wales u from ???

[DanJones]

Hey, Was just about to ask then same question but beaten to it.....Noticing quite a few of us on ere.......Good job

DAN

[Whitterz]

Ure from conwy pal, im from Deganwy

we'll have to have a North Wales BMW meet

[DanJones]

Sounds good to me. There aint that many decent e30s around!!! May aswell try and get a few together!!!

[alan1272]

thanks for the welcome i'm from dyserth near rhyl, but i'm about to move to crewe as i've got a job at Bentley.

[alan1272]

here's the scrapper i bought. i've never seen so much rust on a german car before!





engine came out easy enough and it seems like a nice runner

and here's my straightend 320i

let the rebuild commence!

[Zayyan]

That Golf looks very nice

What wheels are they?

The leather interior from the E30, what colour are the headrests? Interested in selling?