1990 325i Sport Restoration

[bmwe30mtech]

Hi all,

About a month ago I bought a '90 sport. This weekend I have started the project off by stripping out the whole interior, and cleaning it out/looking for rust.

I have so far this weekend:

Removed eyebrow spoilers,
Fitted heated seats loom/switches,
Fitted 6 button OBC (i chose this over a 13 button one!), and new bulbs,
Fitted wireing for amp and subs, all wired into the 'factory' hoops,
Re-wired some of the alarm/sensors to make it neater,
Fitted a trimmed in black parcel shelf with sony 4 way 6x9's,
Fitted a sony explode headuit, and sorted all the wireing, putting in universal modern car plugs,
Used 'gliptone' on all the leather,
Fitted some immaculate sport door cars,
Fitted an amp in the boot, running off battery.


Waiting to be fitted, and already bought

Full sport heated leather re-trimmed recently (came with car),
Nearly new full sport boot linings,
Brand new radiator, fan, uprated disks and pads all round and lots of other bits and bobs.

Going to get the rust sorted asap also.

Thanks for reading, just thought I would share this with you. I will post up lots more pics as the project (and problems!) unfold.



Paul












THERE ARE ABOUT ANOTHER 40 PICTURES TO FOLLOW, this is just the headunit, but its 9.00 and im off to watch TV, its been a long long day

[cliffybabe]

looking good paul, did u get hold of ur rim yet??

[bmwe30mtech]

I will keep this updated daily.

Sorry, the pics from now on will be smaller if anybody is interested

[bmwe30mtech]

Thanks Niel, no I havent tried actually. Will probably wait for Westerham on the 8th.

[maxfield]

Looking good dude, not the one that was for sale by any chance?

[e36boy]

Hi mate, Glad to hear progress is going well with your sport. Keep us posted.

[hammoj28]

Looks good. same head unit as mine except mines a different colour. Decent though. I like sony stuff.

[whipsey]

i don't suppose you have a wiring diagram for the heated seats do you?

[bmwe30mtech]

Max, no this is a different headunit.

Thanks e36boy



























More to follow!

[bmwe30mtech]

I like that colour hammorj, suits the E30 more. They are great headuits, and the DSO is quite

Whipsy, no diagram, but what do you want to know? I can tell you where all the plugs etc go. pm me or ring me if you need any help with it mate.

[e36boy]

Are you going to be selling your 318i mate coz im in need of a daily driver now that the e36 has gone.

[dimebag_from_hell]

Are you getting it resprayed? Good luck with the restoration!

[bmwe30mtech]

Mate, the 318i engine went badly wrong, and maxfield is interested in the car for himself.

Dimebag - not getting re-sprayed, the whole car was done a year or two ago and was done fairly well by the looks of it. No scratches! I think the leather was done at about the same time.

Best of all im loving the whole project so far

[oakey]

looks very nice
Not alot to do really eh?

[bmwe30mtech]

Thanks oaky.

Like you say, not too much, thats why its a 'restoration' in inverted commas lol.

Wireing is taking ages, but im doing it neatly and carefully. All done now.

Interior will be finished tomorrow.

TO DO:

Needs some rust sorting by a body shop, not much though.

Needs new fuel tank

Oil leak sorting

New radiator and fan

New rear brakes need fitting, fronts done just before i bought it,

Speedo needs fixing, wire corroded,

Few other bits no doubt !

[bss325i]

Someones been busy! Floor pans and n/s lower bulkhead look mint from inside, hope the rust issues aren't to bad. Have you checked the dreaded sunroof and tray? Glad to see it coming along nicely and have you got any other plans for it? Keep the pics coming fella!

Btw you need to sell me them leathers Paul!

[beardymat]

some good work there paul

its good to see other nutters pouring time and money into these tech 2 cars

would be nice to see a big bunch of these cars together at gaydon, going to be there with mine but no guarantee we`ll see all tech 2`s in a row, especially these that have had love.

[bss325i]

would be nice to see a big bunch of these cars together at gaydon, going to be there with mine but no guarantee we`ll see all tech 2`s in a row, especially these that have had love.

Would be great! Hows yours coming along btw Mat?

[A1BMW325iSport]

nice work paul, look forward to more pics

[bmwe30mtech]

Thanks for the kind words lads.

Barry, I will be keeping the seats . Not really got many plans for it, just to make it a nice car again.

Matt (beardy), im glad im not the only nutter who spends lots of time of their tech 2, you and Barry help me convince myself its normal lol. I just pm'd you those pics also

Matt, more pics coming. Finished the whole interior today, when the rain stops i will hoover it out and take some snaps. Its near immaculate .

Cheers

[bmwe30mtech]

Interior done.

I have replaced a few broken pannels, and done the work listed in my first post. A lot of parts were not assembled correctly before .

Gliptone has been used on the front seats to keep them soft.





All in one leather illuminated gaitor wired in



New tax disk holder - alloy



Testing out the heated seats - seems i wired them right! Leather gaitor i fitted also



Seat backs are nearly brand new



I havent finished wireing these in yet (forgot about this)



Seat belts are almost new, so are still red



I have had to replace a number of broken bits of trim etc also, i used new parts to give a nice finish.

Tomorrow work will begin on replacing parts under the bonnet.

Paul

[maxfield]

Looks great.

Hope to see you Saturday, if i come down that way.

[bss325i]

Great work fella, where did you get the all in one illuminated M strip knob? All i can find is a seperate knob and gater. I've got an all in one but its a plain, non-iluminated one.

[bmwe30mtech]

Thanks Max, the 318i will be gleaming.

Barry, the all in one thing came in the car mate, I just wired it in (in all honesty it was me that broke the wireing the day i bought the car! )

Do the dealers not sell them?

Cheers

[bss325i]

Haven't tried them yet but will do. When you coming to guildford then fella?

[eko]

Paul that looks spot on,well done mate

[DJ_B4L]

car looks great paul keep up the good work

[bmwe30mtech]

Thanks for the comments guys, makes it all worth the effort .

It looks like i must be throwing a lot of money at it, but im not, in general the stuff is already there, it just needs sorting out/fitting.

[bmwe30mtech]

Update.

Despite the crappy weather i have carried on.

Fitted new radiator and fan. Old radiator was totally screwed.

Stripped down back end, machined any bits of light rust back to bare metal, and treated with anti rust paint (brown).

I re-did some of the seals, as there was a leak.

Then sealed up the holes somebody drilled in the floor to drain the water!! I used the same sealent they use in the factory, so you cant tell its ever been touched. I sorted two leaks, and sprayed the whole boot inside dolphin grey, and then lacquer.

Fitted almost new boot linings.

Fitted storage tray above battery.

So far really pleased, nice dry boot that even smells new





Not a lot to see but i promised more pictures!

[whipsey]

looks ok i suppose lol

[bmwe30mtech]

Thanks whipsy.


Just put in a spare with new tyre.

Found that the rear window is leaking still, so will be removing it later today and re-sealing. This has got to be 100% watertight!

Getting quotes on bodywork now also, will be sorted asap

Fitted some new window trims to replace the bent ones on passenger door.

[Kos]

the cars keeping you busy then

[whipsey]

looking good though well worth the time and effort in my opinion

[bss325i]

Top work fella! Has your ski hatch been taken out?

[crazy1]

I see bss325i asked you about the illuminated one piece knob and gaitor, I need one too and fancied the illuminated one but not sure if you can still get them. I know for sure you can't get the original striped badge for the top, you can only get the newer ///M type one, but I managed to pick one up on Germen Ebay . Car looks really well, coming on nicely .