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1988 E30 Coupe

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Back on the E30 bandwagon after selling my '85 318i coupe. Love these little cars and have a few changes to make.

It's stuck in Christchurch until I get a weekend to fly down and drive it up.


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Yeah, definitely come along if you can manage it!

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Flying down this Wednesday and driving it back Thursday. Shannon show looks good to go for me as long as I'm not working!

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Dash mat purchased to protect the un-cracked dash :)

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Started poking around to see what needs to be attended to.

Ordered a whole bunch of stuff: New window washer pump, new coolant level sensor, brake pad wear sensors, LED bulbs for various lights, stainless steel brake lines, remote central locking system, complete air con setup and a new sunroof handle.

Also colour matched the rear bumper and repainted the black rubber strips. Whole days work prepping and painting. Need another spare day to do the front bumper.

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Looking awesome, still looking good for Shannon on Sunday?

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Repainted the rear valence and towbar. The black strip was starting to wear through to the base coat.

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Picked up a parts car from Wellington. Manual converted 320i with an m20b23 transplant. Running one cylinder down though could be terminal for the b23. Posted Image

Robbing the good bits off it.

Sun visors, door lock mechanism (now all my door locks and central locking work!) fog lights, 14" BBS including a spare and all centre caps!

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looks like a score, Andrew. #8 )

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Slow changes unfortunately.

Got the lowering springs in a while back. Jamex from the parts car.

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Worked the poor girl hard too. Just purchased our first home so car has been on the backburner :(

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On the positive side she gets to sleep inside now!

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No pics this time round but some updates.

-Wireless central locking all go.

-Foglights all go. Had a few issues with relays, switches, bulbs and housings but all sussed now. Yellow halogen bulbs on order.

-MTech1 steering wheel. Scored it for $25! Leather was shot though.

-SS Brake Lines all installed. What a fun job, not! New brake pads and sensors too and a brake fluid bleed.

-LED interior lights and put an extra light in the boot too.

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Long time no update! Its in great shape and just gone over 400.000km!

-M20B25 Swap

-Manual Conversion (G240)

-Poly Bushes

-Koni Shocks

-King Springs

-Recaro Seats

-Ultra Racing Front Strut, Front Subframe and Rear Strut Braces

-LVVTA Certification

Next thing is a re-paint. The front panels (bonnet and guards) are peeling clear coat something chronic.

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Just got a repaint and some SE additions (front lip and side skirts).

Next step is refurbishing the set of 15” RS001s in the garage to replace the 14” weaves. 

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