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Jamez

e30 325i 1988

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Yeah mate, top effort getting it done in time.

Make sure you get some good pics for those of us who cant make it.

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Thats an epic achievement well done. Especially since your not even a mechanic.

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Update

After taking the car on the cruise i found some things i have to change...they are

  • get some leather seats
  • swap the suspension to a more sporty setup
  • swap the sway bars accros
  • swap the thermostate out, running a bit cold
  • one of the clips holding a rocker in place is loose
  • get a paint to get rid of the two tone pods
  • get a short shifter
  • get some 16" mags
  • get a LSD
  • swap breaks on the front and rear

not looking cheap so it may be some time till its done.

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I like how getting leather is on the top of the list, no one like carpet seats, damn sh*t is like velcro.

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Update

After taking the car on the cruise i found some things i have to change...they are

  • get some leather seats
  • swap the suspension to a more sporty setup
  • swap the sway bars accros
  • swap the thermostate out, running a bit cold
  • one of the clips holding a rocker in place is loose
  • get a paint to get rid of the two tone pods
  • get a short shifter
  • get some 16" mags
  • get a LSD
  • swap breaks on the front and rear
  • bolt on supercharger
  • or drop in V8

Updated list :D

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haha nah want to keep the car stock as its going to be the girlfriends car

just an idea, if anyone has a stock p/fl 325i coupe in black would you be interested in trades?

she like's stock pf/l with chrome trim way more than Tech2 :(

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haha nah want to keep the car stock as its going to be the girlfriends car

she like's stock pf/l with chrome trim way more than Tech2 :(

Lucky GF!

whaaaaat!... thats a first hahaha gv her the flick for that!

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Update So car is going in for paint tomorrow or Monday

Having the Bumpers/Bonnet/Doors/Pods and Rear Quarter's painted. Rest of the car is going to have a cut and poilish

all up he quoted me $500 :), think its pretty good, ive been going to him for ages and he does a good job.

took some pics just for the "before" and After kinda thing

EDIT- At the moment my girlfriend cant decide if she wants to keep it (as she wants a Black Tech1 with a Zender front spoiler ), so if she rejects it, it will be up for sale to find another e30........hence anyone looking for a tech2 325i watch this space :)

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Update So car is going in for paint tomorrow or Monday

Having the Bumpers/Bonnet/Doors/Pods and Rear Quarter's painted. Rest of the car is going to have a cut and poilish

all up he quoted me $500 :), think its pretty good, ive been going to him for ages and he does a good job.

took some pics just for the "before" and After kinda thing

EDIT- At the moment my girlfriend cant decide if she wants to keep it (as she wants a Black Tech1 with a Zender front spoiler ), so if she rejects it, it will be up for sale to find another e30........hence anyone looking for a tech2 325i watch this space :)

Where abouts are you getting it done mate ? i need to get a spray for a few things for my car

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Glenfield car painters is the name i think he goes by

its 207 Arches Road and is down the driveway behind the tire place

Google maps

Name is Brett and he is really reasonable with pricing, just don't give him panelbeeting as he will just outsource it to the most dodgy place ever that just throw bog on it -_- but his painting is good :)

Standard Pricing is 3k for a full car and $200 per panel

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Sweet thanx bro will try and get over the shore soon.

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haha I say that because most BMW owners want the finest job possible. He is a car painter not a panel beater so if you take a damaged car to him he will source it out

He is a good car Painter ,easy to deal with and his pricing is very reasonable.

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Odd question... but are you rocking one smiley and one non-smiley headlight?

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haha nah want to keep the car stock as its going to be the girlfriends car

just an idea, if anyone has a stock p/fl 325i coupe in black would you be interested in trades?

she like's stock pf/l with chrome trim way more than Tech2 :(

That's cos tech1 + chrome is mad 80's balla.

But in seriousness - how much would you be asking for? Could it be considered a reliable daily?

P.S. I forgot to get back to you about pump. You have PM :)

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just an idea, if anyone has a stock p/fl 325i coupe in black would you be interested in trades?

she like's stock pf/l with chrome trim way more than Tech2 sad.gif

That's cos tech1 + chrome is mad 80's balla

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Wheee! yeah tech 2 is ugly, I think it's a guy thing to like bits of plastic in place of sexy chrome bumpers :rolleyes:

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Take that back!

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Update time.....

So the time has come where i have this Saturday and Sunday with nothing to do

This weekend im going to finish the swap over and do the...

  • guibo joint? rubber bit on the back of the gearbox
  • replace joints on shifter to get rid of the sloppiness
  • secure the bodykit, the door pods like to move in the wind
  • put the 3.64 diff in, getting sick of the 4.4
  • put the rear sway bar in, its got the loosest as in town
  • and do something with the front and rear suspension

now im looking to spend ~$500 on the suspension, can anyone point me in the direction of some secondhand shocks and springs that will make it sit a bit lower and stiffen it up? as its currently like a bouncy castle :(

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So this weekend i painted the pods, still need a few more coats, also sprayed the plastics black and the indicators got the thinnest coat of black just to make them look the part.

also put in some suspension i bought off ray, also put in the rear sway bar

then gave it a good clean ready for the cruise tomorrow

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cheers, I bought off Ray(HellBM) some 51mm struts with bilstein inserts and Racing dynamics springs, and for the rears i got racing dynamics springs with monroes.

all i need now is some nice wheels as the current ones are stolen from the racecar :)

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Looks good, are you going to give it a polish for tomorrow?

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