Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 16, 2010 Recently I bought a 1989 M325i and its a bit rough so needs a bit of work to get it up to standard. I started by giving it a clean/cut/polish and the paint came up allot better, then followed that with a bit of touch up paint, results....... The interior is pretty mint, only thing I have changed so far is putting a clutch stop in as the clutch is brand new so takes up straight away, will be looking to add a M-Tech2 Steering wheel in the near future..... Going to paint the valve cover black at some stage but the engine is fairly tidy. Will be adding a set of headers in the near future..... So to tackle the car looking a bit shabby I am going to get the front valence painted as it has a rough exterior so lacks shine. Also going to get the bonnet done (so many stone chips) and maybe the front and rear bumpers. Suspension wise I am going to get some lowering springs and new front shocks, surprisingly all the bushes are fresh so I don't have to change anything there. How common is a 3.73 LSD? oh and I have these waiting in the garage to be assembled tonight (picking up the centers today ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyarab 6 Report post Posted March 16, 2010 Looks sweeeet ! Where you get those lips from ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) retrorims@t-online.de, same guy "Eagle" got his lips from. Took 2 weeks for them to arrive. Should have them on the car by Friday Edited March 16, 2010 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted March 16, 2010 Nice. How many black mt2s have you had now? Also, are those tweeter triangle trims aftermarket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyarab 6 Report post Posted March 16, 2010 retrorims@t-online.de, same guy "Eagle" got his lips from. Took 2 weeks for them to arrive. Should have them on the car by Friday Awesome, can't wait to see the result Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) this is my third MT2 diamond black e30 (my 5th black e30) and hopefully my last. IIRC the tweeters come standard with the black headlining and map-lights on a M325i. Edited March 16, 2010 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted March 16, 2010 looking awesome .. nice work on getting the lips for them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1525 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Nice. Same interior as me minus the extra window switches. You rolled your guards yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 nah the guards are still standard so ill need to sort that at some stage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 this is my third MT2 diamond black e30 (my 5th black e30) and hopefully my last. IIRC the tweeters come standard with the black headlining and map-lights on a M325i. Intense! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Got the wheels done this arvo, couldn't resist a trial fit but it looks odd without tires. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1525 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Interesting to see how much they come out with the tyres, ET25 rims right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 (edited) by my calculations going from a 6.5" rim ET 34 to a 8" rim should make the new offset ET15 edit - my other set of RS's are ET25 Edited March 17, 2010 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1525 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Oh yeah forgot about those 6.5's, same as mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyarab 6 Report post Posted March 17, 2010 (edited) Must say, that looks depressingly amazing if that even makes sense! Depressing in the sense that I missed out on those "cheap" ones that were on this morning. Those look bigger than 15" man..? Edited March 17, 2010 by crazyarab Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted March 17, 2010 Those look bigger than 15" man..? That's the beauty of BBS weaves man. The lips stick out and roll over to give them a bigger look Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) So I put the tires on and it looks a little odd, can't say I like it yet but when I get some lower springs it might change the look a fair bit. I'm also going to have to get the rear guards rolled a bit as its a pretty close fit. edit- Fixed the valve leek on one of the wheels Edited March 19, 2010 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyarab 6 Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Take a few more pics Looks pretty sweet to me though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30ftw 396 Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Looks sweet. Need smaller tyres IMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Take a few more pics Looks pretty sweet to me though. Took some more, front isn't looking pretty at the moment tho. Looks sweet. Need smaller tyres IMO Was thinking that too, the current tires looks kind of bulky (205/55/15 on a 8" rim) Next job is to get some lower springs as currently the front is way too high. Edited March 18, 2010 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted March 18, 2010 Lower it James! What brand is the rubber? It does look really chunky, big sidewalls for an 8" rim!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 They are Dunlop DZ101's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 28, 2010 got some springs off ray, The front's look to be the same height but the springs are allot shorter, think it might because they are a lot stiffer? on the other hand the backs are a bit low. Still have to get the front tech2 painted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFry 1 Report post Posted March 28, 2010 nice reverse rake almost looks like you got the front and back springs mixed up. Wheels are looking good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted March 28, 2010 yeah, really want the front at about this height... any ideas on the cheapest way to do so? ( apart from cutting the springs ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
