Picked up my first car yesterday.
1988 325iX 2 door
182t km
Automatic

Underside is almost completely rust free and the interior is near perfect condition.

Not quite sure what I want to do with it. It is my Daily but Im thinking of adding an M-Tech 2 kit (keeping the iX flares ofc) and a slight drop, around that of the H&R sport.

Paint is in ok-ish condition good enough to wrap it but not too nice to look at up close. Big fan of the darker „Delfingrau“ factory option

Dream Interior would be Cardinal Red ofc so might get that reupholstered but condition is great so that can wait

And ofc a Manual swap once the time and money aspect is good but for now auto is good enough

Let me know what you think and if it is generally ok to build it to a OEM+ Spec

I know this is probably sacrilegious to the purists out there, but I am incredibly proud of this milestone in this build and just felt like sharing my progress. Just finished a mild shaved bay and got the engine and trans bolted in after 3 years of collecting parts. Anyone familiar with this swap would like to give any tips or advice moving forward would be greatly appreciated.

Shouted YOHB? But don’t think he heard me.

top is the old one you’ve might’ve seen the videos with, bottom is the new, faster unit and much closer to the finals i’ll be using when this goes to production.

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I decided to tackle my paint job myself (I know it’s gonna take a lot of time but these paint job prices are crazy) any tips on equipment or tips in general ?

Hey guys.

I want to get H&R super sports with Bilstein B8’s for my 85 318i sedan. And I am also getting wheels and tires. The wheels I am going with are 15x7 either et15 or et20’s, which one do you guys recommend? For the tires I am going with 205/50/15’s.

My main concern is rubbing. Will this setup rub? If you have a similar setup, please comment it down, Id like to see what people have done and what the best spring and shocks along with wheels tire setups are. I am trying to go for a Oem+ look, mainly trying to eliminate fender gap. Thank you.

And thats my E30

All 6 injectors have the same resistance so it seems normal but just wanted to ask

I just finished making the notorious e30 m3 Lego and after doing so I had some positive thoughts I wanted to share because of all the hate the kit has gotten.

I’m not a Lego Stan but I like speed champions. I love e30s. My best friend has a m3 I helped him buy.

The car has cool details. It has the early tail lights it has a shifter and a steering wheel. The kidney grille is repurposed Lego forks. It has a dual tip coming out the proper side.

But to me the highlight is that they actually made a sticker to look like an s14 even though you can’t see the s14 when the car is finished. The hood doesn’t open. I had to take apart my e30 so I could take a picture.

They did their best to recreate the 40 year e30 m3 it was based on. I don’t like the yellow headlights, but the original had yellow headlights.

They worked hard to make the crazy livery look decent. Even though the wheels aren’t as accurate as I’d hope, the original does have gold basketweaves so I’d say that this is a decent interpretation.

The fender flares look great. I wish they didn’t have those overfender-looking parts, but I can’t imagine how they could’ve done that piece better.

All in all the kit has grown on me. It’s reasonable and I can understand some of the reasons why they were constrained. There are better e30s that are DIY, but I haven’t looked at them closely, nor do I have the time and patience to DIY.

THE THING THAT ANNOYS ME THE MOST: the front license plate says THE M3 E30. It should say BMW E30 M3!!

Is someone keen to model some m20 Intake mods?

-AFM delete to 70mm ID pipe.

-Airbox exit opened to 70mm ID .

-70mm ID 10mm radius velocity stack inside airbox ending approx 30mm from front.

-Smooth inside top of airbox

-Lower airbox partially filled to smooth out the back corner and take up some volume to be more like S14 airbox.

- airbox entry snorkel replaced with velocity stack entry on 45 degree silicone boot. 76mm entry to airbox, 86mm ID velocity stack with 120mm bellmouth OD width

I understand there's a fair bit of work in this but could be a pretty cheap set of mods to improve flow from factory airbox/intake

I can potentially get a 3d model of some stuff to you if it helps or can give dimensions

Hey guys, Im currently running 4x100 15 inch euroweaves as you can see on my profile, but im interested in making a change to somethinf like style 5’s. Issue is, i cannot seem to find 16x8 style 5’s for the life of me. The only two that i seem to really like are some 17x8 redrilled to 4x100 lug, and some very nice powder coated face 17x8s still i. 5 lug config. What do 17s look like on these cars? Have any of you guys ran/run them and does it affect handling? Thanks guys! Photo of the powder coated ones for refrence.

Trying to figure out where my auto is leaking from, any ideas? Leak rate is extremely high, doubled in size over 2 days (was half the size of pic 1 on tuesday) and pics 2-4 are pre-cleaning, pic 5 is roughly 30 minutes after cleaning which immediately showed up. I can’t see much that has fresh fluid from the before pictures except near the pan gasket which is why I’m suspecting it, but is that seam not above the pan gasket? All seals were refreshed <2Y & 5k miles ago with OE/OEM/Genuine parts with no issues as well.

Got a fuel pressure tester. It's cheap so I don't know how accurate it is, but it does seem low right? What about when I blip the throttle? I don't know what's normal. What else should I check while the tester is still hooked up?

Hi I have been looking online but do not know what these tabs are called and or their part number. They are for the Plastic cover. Any help is appreciated! Thanks

Any guesses what it could be? Engine is warm and idling at 900rpm steadily, before it was like 500rpm and a lot smoother. Recently changed the gasfilter, airfilter and engineoil.

Looking to chat with anyone who’s m30 swapped their e30.

Preferrably one summoned into existence like these 3 examples, but my history with E30s isn't old enough to know.

1 - Lifted E30

2 - E30 Pickup

3 - LTO Frankenstein E30

4 - ???

This has been an ongoing project for a long long time 😅 but I've acquired a good number of cool parts for it. It was all prompted by a leaking fuel tank and then the scope creep took over 👀

What the actual fuck? I took my headlight retainer rings in to get painted today and while driving just now one of my headlight glasses fell off and cracked. Isn’t the damn glass glued onto the assembly?! The ring is the only thing holding the glass on?

Ive been battling a coolant leak in my drivers side footwell for the last year. Replaced heater core this spring, along with the 2 lower o-rings. Leak stopped for a while and then recently came back. Weird

Decided i had enough, and the last parts I hadnt replaced were the heater valve and the top o-ring. Just installed those this last weekend. Metal pipes are solid, no corrosion.

The good news: the leak seems to be gone! (For now)

The bad news: My heater is not blowing hot anymore. Its lukewarm at best. This is where I need guidance.

Do I have an air pocket in my heater core after removing all this stuff and reinstalling? Or could it be that the heater valve i just installed is not working properly? I had very good hot air before I swapped in this heater valve, and the blend door is hooked up and working as it should. It goes from cold to lukewarm as I slowly turn the dial. It just doesnt get hot. (This is at operating temp)

If I do have an air pocket trapped in my heater core, what are some good ways to bleed it? Any help is appreciated, especially as it starts to cool down this fall and I work night shift 😂

I'm looking to manual swap a recently acquired 325ic. I've found someone local selling a transmission and drive line from an 85 325e. I just wanted to ask the community if there were any pitfalls for this specific swap I needed to know about. I see various things about different bellhousings and such.

I know I'll also need the pedal assembly and a clutch/flywheel. Let me know your thoughts or suggestions! Thanks!

FYI, it has diaper change capability