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Hey all, theres a ton of great cars and builds around here, i am always browsing around trying to keep the drool to a minimum. Seems like everyone here has one common love unlike a lot of other sites that make me want to claw my eyes out and replace them with meatballs. I too share this love.
A friend of mine suggested i post up my progress of my newly acquired 84 318i, so i guess ill throw myself to the wolf pack and see what happens.
First off, I like what i like, and I'm doing things the way i like them. I'm just into this thing for a daily driver and want to have fun working on it and adorning it with killer stuff. I have always loved e30s, and finally had an opportunity to pick one up. However, i dont have the funds to go full up resto rebuild, so i figured i'd keep it simple and take it all a step at a time. But stance was/is definitely in its future no matter what.
So i found this thing on craigslist, 158k miles (with the odo gears stripped), ran decent, and pretty clean interior, straight body and paint (no rust) so i pulled the trigger. Its an 84 318i with the m10. I know its not a 325, but damnit i couldnt find one in the time i needed and they were getting more expensive by the day it seemed. Hey, f@ck off its still an e30, and the lightest one ever made... Low and slow it'll be i guess :P
Here she is the night i got her and the next day... youve all seen them before i know. BTW: sorry for the iphone/instagram photos but its how ive documented the stuff and its easy and fast when i want to snap a pic.
Oh I redded out the rear light corners, and had a muffler and tip i liked put on. The whole exhaust had to be re hung. You can see them and the tails in the above pic.
Great fun little car to rip around. I was in love with the way it looked and drove right away, although i know the european models always got cooler trim. So, i knew i wanted to morph it a little bit, so my search began.
First thing i did was maintenance. I didnt really take photos of this but it included a long laundry list of parts from fuel pump to spark plugs to injectors gaskets, filters, etc. So heres a cool shot of the valve cover of the m10. BTW its fun and easy to work on, almost like a toyota. Yah i battled with the AFM issues and Idle control valve crap all typical of e30s. Ive almost got everything sorted at this point.
Whilst searching parts, i ran in to the CATUNED crew here in sac by chance, and was bullshitting with them about typical problems. Instead of a solution i ended up walking out with these lol.
And i got a sticker! Im cool now!
I went to euro sunday with my head held low in shame for bringing a nearly stock car to a meet with so many high end customs and exotics. But hey! i was still drivin a early e30!
A friend of mine suggested i post up my progress of my newly acquired 84 318i, so i guess ill throw myself to the wolf pack and see what happens.
First off, I like what i like, and I'm doing things the way i like them. I'm just into this thing for a daily driver and want to have fun working on it and adorning it with killer stuff. I have always loved e30s, and finally had an opportunity to pick one up. However, i dont have the funds to go full up resto rebuild, so i figured i'd keep it simple and take it all a step at a time. But stance was/is definitely in its future no matter what.
So i found this thing on craigslist, 158k miles (with the odo gears stripped), ran decent, and pretty clean interior, straight body and paint (no rust) so i pulled the trigger. Its an 84 318i with the m10. I know its not a 325, but damnit i couldnt find one in the time i needed and they were getting more expensive by the day it seemed. Hey, f@ck off its still an e30, and the lightest one ever made... Low and slow it'll be i guess :P
Here she is the night i got her and the next day... youve all seen them before i know. BTW: sorry for the iphone/instagram photos but its how ive documented the stuff and its easy and fast when i want to snap a pic.
Oh I redded out the rear light corners, and had a muffler and tip i liked put on. The whole exhaust had to be re hung. You can see them and the tails in the above pic.
Great fun little car to rip around. I was in love with the way it looked and drove right away, although i know the european models always got cooler trim. So, i knew i wanted to morph it a little bit, so my search began.
First thing i did was maintenance. I didnt really take photos of this but it included a long laundry list of parts from fuel pump to spark plugs to injectors gaskets, filters, etc. So heres a cool shot of the valve cover of the m10. BTW its fun and easy to work on, almost like a toyota. Yah i battled with the AFM issues and Idle control valve crap all typical of e30s. Ive almost got everything sorted at this point.
Whilst searching parts, i ran in to the CATUNED crew here in sac by chance, and was bullshitting with them about typical problems. Instead of a solution i ended up walking out with these lol.
And i got a sticker! Im cool now!
I went to euro sunday with my head held low in shame for bringing a nearly stock car to a meet with so many high end customs and exotics. But hey! i was still drivin a early e30!
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