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Time for an update, took her in to Apex on the shore and SJ there changed the springs all round and did some engine work, it really is the perfect height now - it was far too low for a chap approaching 60 - purrs like a kitten now (added a cat pic accordingly )- some seals were letting air in (im no mechanic) so it was very lumpy at idle, not any more . A new IS lip, new number plates as the old ones were bent and rusty a new OEM gear stick gator from BMW (had it with the ill fitting eBay ones) and a new gear knob to tidy the whole thing up inside - still mulling over paintwork as its a little rough close up in places and air con needs sorting still ..

We get great shipping quotes (due to our many projects) so if anyone needs shipping we have awesome rates. I'm sending a set of wheels i bought from wellington to chch today and it was like $67.00. If your christchurch based i'll help out forum members.

Another special Kiwi E34 has gone to this guy in the states. Cool video.

Doing great BMThug thanks pal , hope you're the same , gonna have to get in touch at some point to have a word with your paint guy i reckon, in no immediate rush but the Aircon and Paint are , like I say, pretty much all thats left to do now pal, and they're both in your domain - she's running so well since you had her in a few months ago

She's a beaut of an old girl! She's looking good mate! hope you're well bud!

Can be found in E36 diesels, E34's E32's and 4cyl E30's. PM me if you have one.

been a while but time for an update. The E30 is a garage queen now, weekend and sunshine car nowadays mainly due to a work relocation and also the rising value of the old girl, been after these for a while and eventually got round to getting some OEM iS skirts for her from CATuned in California (8 days door to door for $36USD shipping), some fitting and after pics, used the official clips for anchoring the underside but didn't use the factory grommet method as really didn't want to drill holes so got a recommendation to use windscreen adhesive which has worked fantastically - really pleased with how she looks

got a freshly recovered MTech1 steering wheel off ebay - was located in Ireland, cost around $200 delivered, bargain as its mint, found some 15" basketweaves under someones house, had been there years another bargain, had seals and all belts replaced in 2016 so no more leaks anywhere .. had it converted to manual as posted previously with new bushes, clutch etc .. found a couple of Sport Seats in a wreckers year thanks to WYZEUP giving me the heads up that there were some available, they were rough but mechanically sound. Sourced the factory material to match the originals / rears / doors etc - from LeMans Auto Fabrics in Welly - and got them reupholstered last year, got a back seat from a sedan and got the rear headrest mechanism out of them and added rear headrests again in matching material, currently in the shop getting new suspension at the front and dropping it around an inch and a half, should be done later today, added an IS Lip and sprayed up in SterlingSilber to match up. Fitted a new Speedo to the existing cluster and changed the gears in it - sat on 130000km for 6 years - put a speedo in with 163000 kms on it - figured if not dead accurate its closer to the real milage, painted all needles red (I know .. but looks great), shadowlined all windows (used a car wrapping guy to do that), Serviced regularly, brake master cylinder replaced and system overhauled: to do Air Con needs sorting, Passenger side rear panel needs respraying due to imperfection and my terrible attempt to sort it which has made it more noticeable and maybe remote central locking - then we're about done, Longer term a full glass out respray, all factory stuff and mostly cosmetic but the spec is now a bit higher than what it was .. I've got other pics at home so will post later