1rotty 40 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) Hey All, Saturday was HUGE.Flight from Hastings at 6.40am,pick up car (& a couple of entertaining german backpackers)from ChCh, nice cruise to Picton,ferry etc, another not so nice cruise(I'm a bit sleepy by now) to Hastings getting home at 2am. Certainly put the suspension to the test with my 2 passengers & a set of rims & tyres on board-did a wee bit of wheel rubbing!! Excellent day tho & once I remembered its not a 540 & using the throttle & gears is a good thing I had a ball & it made me remember why I wanted it. Just so you know its a 1990 Sth African 325i Schnitzer done 172ks. Its auto but wont be for much longer. Apart from a few minor gremlins like rear windows (& wipers)which have a mind of their own,its in excellent nick-better than I had hoped. So today my brother & I got out the Mothers 3 step & some $7.99 shoe leather conditioner(the leather was quite crazed)(thanks to RJS? for the thread) & this is the result. SECURITY UPGRADE E: (Si) Tried to sort out pictures Edited March 18, 2009 by Simon* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Loving your steering wheel and your rear spoiler mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SIR E30 68 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Nice car mate! Pics of german backpackers are a must.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmw_guy 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Nice car mate! Pics of german backpackers are a must.. nice car Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SIR E30 68 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Brook PLEASE stop quoting posts when you dont need to... only quote if you are replying to the post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1rotty 40 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Sorry about the random pix layout guys-dont know what happened there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30plz 1 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Lol @ The Rotty, That'll take care of any car theives haha. Nice E30 man, so hot with all the Schnitzer bits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 lovin it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forrest 35 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Gorgeous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3 SERIES 92 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Love it! Looks to be in good nik. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Very nice, good buying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Nice, looks good all cleaned up. The rottweilers in beautiful condition also Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deane30 30 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Awesome Car! You did a great job cleaning it up. What product did you use on the black trim? Dean Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Sooo jealous mate... wish this was my thread! Needs a drop in the front eh? Noticed that when I looked at it, apparently the last owner put stiff lowering springs in the back when he had 16's on the car to stop rubbing. Weird logic I thought. Good job on the clean up too, looks shiny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Looks good in pictures. Looking forward to seeing it in person! What you bringing to Taupo, this or the 540? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Very nice. Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 looks very smart, nice dog also Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drifty325i 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Nice one mate, gotta love the Schnitzer bits aye.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Yea boi! Another member of the E30 Snizzle kizzle club Is that a schnitzer spoiler over an iS lip spoiler? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1rotty 40 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Looks good in pictures. Looking forward to seeing it in person! What you bringing to Taupo, this or the 540? Its going to have be this-I just had a look at the spare 17s for the 540 & one of them is pretty thin & I havent replaced the 18 I blew yet-they dont call me Arkwright for nothing haha.Thanks for fixing the pix-I secretly hoped you might Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1rotty 40 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Yea boi! Another member of the E30 Snizzle kizzle club Is that a schnitzer spoiler over an iS lip spoiler? Nothing like a foot in both camps & yes it is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1rotty 40 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Awesome Car! You did a great job cleaning it up. What product did you use on the black trim? Dean We accidently found that the mothers step 2 & then 3(caranuba polish) worked on the trim too-obviously a different plastic to the 540s. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1rotty 40 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Sooo jealous mate... wish this was my thread! Needs a drop in the front eh? Noticed that when I looked at it, apparently the last owner put stiff lowering springs in the back when he had 16's on the car to stop rubbing. Weird logic I thought. Good job on the clean up too, looks shiny. Hey MarkI was going to do another thread titled "My girl sits funny" Yeah you're right it does-any suggestions? I thought the logic was a little off too. It looks like its spent some time on gravel roads eh-quite a few chips down the sides which is a liitle strange. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Hmmmm, did the guy include the standard springs? Rear height actually looks good, just need to match it in the front. If you have the standard springs you may be able to measure the lowering amount and get some matching springs for the front. Looks like a Citroen 2CV at the moment, needs some attention! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1rotty 40 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) Ooh that hurts Yep I do have the springs-good plan-thanx. Edited March 19, 2009 by 1rotty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
