E30 from SW Washington

[RegensburgerRocket]

My second E30, owned a '88 318i in Germany. Moved back to the US about a year ago and picked up a '87 325es. Short term plans include lowering ~ 1.5 in. and eta/i stroker build. Any practical experience, tips and tricks and whatnot concerning a stroker build would be appreciated. Future plans are interior/exterior beautification. Fixing blemishes/dents, restoring and/or replacing the aged black leather interior, etc. Looking forward to being part of the community!



Photo of the 325es from last summer.

[Yogi_Bear]

I'm interested to see where this goes, and welcome. Do you have any pics of your previous e30?

[SilverRabbit]

nice car. i used to own an 86 325 es. test drove a 325ix e30 today i love those cars. good luck with the build!

[RegensburgerRocket]

I have only one very unflattering photo of the old girl, she was just a daily driver.



I also owned a Peugeot 306 XSi over there in the old country. I had plans for this but finances forced selling.

[WmScheetz]

I would say lower a lot more than 1.5 inches. The car looks raised. I love me an e30 more than the next guy but please get her on coils. 3 inches

[Daffy]

Where in Washington?

And welcome, excited to see where this goes!

[jasonklee]

Good luck.

Welcome to StanceWorks

[RegensburgerRocket]

I would say lower a lot more than 1.5 inches. The car looks raised. I love me an e30 more than the next guy but please get her on coils. 3 inches

Maybe more than 1.5 in but I don't want to go... uhh... too low (can I even say that here?) I want to improve handling and appearance yet maintain decent driveability - e.g. not crumpling my oil pan on speedbumps. I'm looking around at other members vehicles on this forum, r3v, and some others to get a good idea of how low I want to go.

Where in Washington?

And welcome, excited to see where this goes!

Out in the sticks north of Vancouver.

[kicker1_solo]

Out in the sticks north of Vancouver.

Welcome! I spend a lot of time in Vancouver/north of there.