bravo 35 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 (edited) About two or three months ago I picked up this: I then went through the process of stripping out the 320 in preparation for sale (remove springs and sounds basically) and began modding the 325. I sold the 320 a little over a week ago for very close to what I was asking and finally had a chance to polish the 325 and put up some pics. Original Specs when purchased: 1990 325i imported from South Africa 195000kms Auto Leather interior (BMW Sport) Cruise control Longrange fuel tank Sunroof Sump guard Front and rear sway bars Maintenance undertaken immediately after purchase: Cambelt, waterpump, camshaft seal. Flush and replace coolant. oil change new plugs new motor mounts new gearbox mounts new power steering rack new tierod end LHS new front wheel bearings new brake pads and machined rotors dyed black parcel tray a couple of days cutting and polishing to remove massive paint damage on bonnet. replace countless bulbs and fix various little things like jerky windscreen wipers etc. Someone had got a vivid and blacked out the seatbelt warning light on the check panel!!!!! Mods to date (October 2008): Manual conversion - Getrag 260 5spd with Luk Clutch and z3 1.9 shortshift remove gay unsheilded pod filter and replace with stock airbox and k&n panel 6-2-1 exhaust. 2.25" with coby and stainless DTM-style rear box. Revalved Bilstein Sport dampers (new) with shortened bumpstops. H&R Sport springs (35mm drop). Lowest chassis or suspension component is ~120mm. Powerflex Purple Urethane Suspension bushes all round (except on trailing arms). Genuine Mtech II bodykit Alpine MP3 head unit powering JVC 6.5" rear two-ways and into Rebranded Caliber CA475+ 4ch amp Infinity 6000CS front splits on two channels. Pioneer 12" TS-w306C single voice coil sub (600W RMS) on two bridged channels in custom ported box tuned to 38Hz. Dynatron D7800 alarm dual immobilisers, keyless entry, and "presence sensor" (So I dont have to push the button to disarm the immobilisers - it knows the keys are in the car). Smoked all-red tails and smoked front and side repeaters Black Kidney Grill Shadowlined window trim Smiley ellipsoids 17" BBS RB replica rims running Dunlop SP Sport Maxx's Red instrument needles Euro plate Mods to come: Re-design sub enclosure for weight saving. Uprated sway bars (maybe) - wallet still burning from the urethane sway bushes. Front and rear strut braces (maybe - still not convinced these are necessary on a street car with current power) Minor cosmetic improvements Researching re-power options. So many options! 200kw please! Anyway - enough of that - here are the pics. Edit Pics removed. Interior - yes it is actually that mint... Edited October 22, 2008 by bravo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 (edited) Oh and while I'm here - I picked up this a week or two later - it's now on 33" mud tyres, is fully kitted out for off road including high-speed winch, higH-lift jack, snatch straps, block pulley, CB & UHF radios (to be installed), full recovery gear, fire extinguishers, the works. Is a 2.8 turbo diesel, came complete with lift kit, rims and tyres you see in the pic, rims and mud tryes that are now on it, full all-round bullbars, all round off-road tow hooks, snorkel, and roll cage from the b-pillar back. The white canopy is removable and have a soft-top for it, have heaps of spares, and it eats mud like it's going out of fashion - expect some proper off-road pics to come. It is a joint venture with my Dad as we broke (temporarily) his vintage 1942 Willy's so it was time to buy something tougher. This thing performs offroad really well and has been scrutineered and is a class 4 vehicle (out of 5 classes) This means it has all the gear required for competition, but isn't a specialist vehicle/buggy with independant brakes etc. Cost to buy - $1500 Cost of mods to date - $1000 (not including winch - that is a freebie in exchange for free rent of our boat-building shed which works out at $1500 if we had collected the rent) WOF and reg!!! booya. Edited August 14, 2006 by bravomikewhiskey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 v nice big fulla brings back sweet 4 door memories! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 Any opinions on whether or not to shadowline the window trim? I find the chrome brings out the wheels, but with my current plans to black all the lights same as the tails, maybe an all-black look is the go? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 you even need to ask? you know what my opinion on the matter is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 Any opinions on whether or not to shadowline the window trim? I find the chrome brings out the wheels, but with my current plans to black all the lights same as the tails, maybe an all-black look is the go? Shadowline FTW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 (edited) been hanging round Gus too long Graham.. look what its done. re. chrome adds balance, I say keep it. I dunno about installing shadowline trim, but chrome trim is hard to get off without bending it.. and iyou will never be able to get that original shape back. Edited August 14, 2006 by E30stz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted August 14, 2006 If I shadowline I'll do it with sign-writers vinyl so I don't have to remove the trims - although those trims are the easy ones to remove - its the ones on the actual doors that are hard to do without bending them and F/L have them shadowlined already - its some pre-f/l that have the actual door trims chromed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2006 Dont do it. Shadowline :thumbsdown: Chrome, is way more bling and it looks better. Dont have an all black car. Matching chrome bumpers and trim. Incl the ones round the front and rear screen, when all done, it looks so much nicer on a black car. Trust me, i have owned one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 15, 2006 and it burnt down! go all black Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted August 15, 2006 Looking tough. Go all black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmwsparkle 3 Report post Posted August 15, 2006 keep the window chrome, tint the windows. Looks good g-man. Vote for just is lip and nothing else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted August 15, 2006 well now that sparkle has recommended the chrome, the decision is made go black Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted August 15, 2006 Looks very nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
savvi 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 Any opinions on whether or not to shadowline the window trim? I find the chrome brings out the wheels, but with my current plans to black all the lights same as the tails, maybe an all-black look is the go?looks sweet mate, get that young guy blak bma 2 photo shop your car to what ever you want h did a good job on my 4door Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isis 16 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 nice little project..i'd be worried about it being that low..might need to replace that sump over n over again with nz roads! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmwsparkle 3 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 nice little project..i'd be worried about it being that low..might need to replace that sump over n over again with nz roads! A statement I know too well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
will 169 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 nice little project..i'd be worried about it being that low..might need to replace that sump over n over again with nz roads! It is a SA model, has a sump guard..those window strips are easy to get off without damaging them btw. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted August 16, 2006 Yup - I cracked the sump when I was jacking up the motor to replace the motor mounts and the motor mount caught as I was lifting (without me knowing). When it freed itself, the motor shifted in a hurry to rebalance itself, slipped slightly on the jack and the sump cracked. Was a $40 welding job and a $25 gasket so no harm done. The sump guard is a tricky one - it is alot lower than the sump so I scrape it alot. If it wasn't there I wouldn't scrape at all, but then again if I did hit something - bye,bye sump. So it stays on. My 320 was this low and I'm used to the height now - can spot a bump that will cause a problem from a mile off, so bumps and scrapes are only at crawling speed. It's not a problem really - only on rural driveways and the like with big humps down the middle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 (edited) Black front and side repeaters to match Tails done - thanks Ollie! Shadowline done. Looks tits. Enjoy. Edit: Pics removed due to bandwith contstraints. They're old anyway... And for those who skipped straight down to here, I have sussed my camera now and so have replaced the horrible blurry side view in the first post with a new, clear, shadowlined and reapeater-tinted one. Edited June 25, 2007 by bravo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 Very very nice, how'd you do your shadow lining? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M325is 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 nice rubber, what are they? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted September 5, 2006 Blacker than gus, is it possible? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TronSpec 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 Bro your car looks tough as graham. Not far away from finishing my car mate. Still just waiting on extractors and exhaust and gearbox crossmember then she'll be done. f**k it's costing me though but oh well she'll be good in the end. Will cruise up straight away once it's done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroBoy 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 Looks awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
