What type of cars does everyone....

[Bry]

What type of E30 does everyone drive? Are there any other cars that you drive? I would like to know some information, and please post a picture of your car if you could! I'd like to get to know everyone here!

Me, well, I don't own a bimmer, but I am looking around for that perfect e30. I know it is hiding from me out there, but I will find it sooner or later!

[empowerd]

This is my beast/work-of-art. Spent a fortune on it the last 2 years and find it's worth every penny! Considered buying a '00 323ci instead until I test drove one! E30 for-eva!

-'99 3.2L M3 Engine & Tranny conversion
-18" Compomotive wheels
-Bilstein coilover suspension
-Porsche Turbo brakes
-6 point roll cage
-Electron Blue Pearl paint
-Rieger front/rear bumpers
-M-Tech side skirts/wing
-complete interior reupholster
-Kenwood/Zapco/JL-Audio I.C.E.
-Hella H.I.D. Xenon light conversion
and tons more.....

Featured in March 2001 issue of Max Power mag
Intercooled Vortech supercharger this spring

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1416587&a=10594435

[empowerd]

Lets try this again... Here the pic of my '88 325e (or should I say 332is?)

[FASTER3]

Greetings.

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=903457&a=6583119&p=42878782&Sequence=0&res=high

1990 M3

EVOIII Front/Rear adjustable spoilers
EVOIII brake ducts
Gruppe N mirrors
Dinan Stage IV suspension
Dinan Chip/Cam
BBS RX 17x8/Potenza S-02 215/45/17
Brembo Disks/Hawk Pads
Recaro SRD drivers seat
Euro-ellipsoid headlamps
Alpine/ADS/Boston Acoustic/MTX System

"I got yer VANOS right here!" ;)

[Everett]

Glad to be one of the first few to join.

Presently have the following:
1. 88 325iC/auto, my go-to-work car
2. 91 300ZX Twin Turbo/auto ( of course, Wife's car)
3. 90 300ZX N/A, 5-spd, my project car
4. 85 300ZX 2+2/auto, our family car
5. 88 Chev Silverado Dually, my truck
6. 68 Camaro, my 1/4 mile car, 11.90/115 mph

I do my own maintainence

Everett 88 325iC

[SAMiAM]

well right now all i have is a pretty clean 86 325(e)
burgandy with black leather interior and should have
racing dynamics springs on it by sometime next week
previosly owned a very badd 87 3251c with rd springs
17 in antera 143s but sold it to my brother(he still has it)
currently looking at an 88 325ic blk on blk

[SAMiAM]

you have a really tuff e30 !!! ilove the interior
how would i get a rieger front bumper cover without
having one imported overseas any us distributors??

[genaro49]

This is my first...'86 325es, red. No pictures yet because it's still winter up here in New Hampshire and I can't keep the car clean. I love this car! Can't wait for spring so I can start playing in earnest. High miles - 178,000 - but well maintained inside and out. I'm working out the kinks as I can. New Bosch plugs last Saturday, air filter. Need an antenna mast for my radio and plan to put in a new fuel filter next weekend if it's above 20 degrees farenheit! Took it up to 95 mph today on the highway today and I was barely over 3000 on the tach. How great is that? I could go on and on, and probably will in the future.
Thanks for a new forum!

[Bry]

Nice cars everyone! Empowered, I know you from the bimmer.org board, nice car. What type of exhaust do you have? I have heard Stromung and Supersprint are the best, just wanted to know what you had. Also, how did you Xenon headlight conversion go? How expensive was it, and do you think it was worth it? Personally, I love the look of Xenon lights...

[empowerd]

Bry,

I can't tell you anything about Stromung, but stay away from Supersprint! It'll rust internally and is way overpriced. The exhaust I've been using for years is Brullen (www.brullenexhaust.com) full stainless. Definately the best/deepest sounding system you'll ever hear! I'm using Genie Headers, conected to dual 2. 25" mandrel bent stainless pipes all the way back to the Brullen box (with a dual in-dual out HiFlow cat)
I got lucky with the lights and bought them from a wrecked 540i last Oct. They're just "plug and play" and are worth every penny! Don't know about you, but when elipsoids get old and pitted, it's hard to see at night when driving fast. I rely a lot on my lights and didn't skimp out... the highbeams have 130W bulbs, the driving lights (ei. fog) are PIAA 1100X dichronics and the Xenon make the biggest difference. All of them on make even Police pull over!

[bashfl6969]

hello everyone. I've been waiting for a board like this for almost a year now, glad to see we finally have one.

love your car empowerd and was wandering aproximatly how much it cost too put in the 3.2?

i'm still on my first bimmer, which i've had for just over a year now. red '88 325 5speed. got some work to do to it in this month, new wires, plugs, timing belt, tensioner, struts, tie rod ends and lower control arms so i can start driving it again. i think i did pretty good started out looking for a Jeep, found a 89 Cav. i wanted but it was sold when i got there, and sitting right next to that was my baby drove it about a block went to the bank and paid for it in cash and drove it home. cost me $2700 but it was worth it. beats the hell out of the 4 banger Mustang i was driving.

[bimmerguy]

Hi Bryan,
An E 30 is an excellent choice to make for your first bmw purchase. I have owned 2 and they are really great. Just wanted to say hi, and to tell you this. Good luck with your first bmw.
Harry

[Bry]

Thank you, I hope to find that perfect car out there. Some day it will come along, so I can baby it and protect it. =)

Happy driving,

[Kordos]

Originally posted by empowerd
-Electron Blue Pearl paint


Hey, if you don't mind me asking, how much did the paint job cost? Looks absolutely beautiful. How did you decide where to have it done?

-Kordos

[Don Stevens]

I have a 1985 528e daily driver. 183,000 miles, 5 sp, borbet wheels and is rear spoiler.

Also a 1986 Alpina C2 2.7 driver/track car. 200 hp, 4:10 LSD, 16" Azev Wheels w 205 front and 225 rear Yoko A 520, Intrax springs, bilstein shocks, Alpina strut bar, 12"dia slotted brakes with Mercedes e class calipers, Alpina headers feeding a custom 2 in 2 out high flow cat and a B&B triflow at the back. I also have a separate set of 16"x7" and 8" Alpina rims for the rack which usually have BFG R1 Radials. I am inbetween sets of track tires at the moment. Inside has factory sport seat Autopower roll bar and Schroth four point belts.

I'd post a photo of this hot rod if I could figure out how. Someone e-mail with instructions and I'll post

Finally a 1971 Porsche 911T Targa as a knock around grocery getter.

Don

[Bry]

Wow, sounds like you have done a lot of mods to your car. I don't have an e-mail program on this computer, so I can just quickly tell you how to do it.

When you are posting a reply or a new thread, go up right above the main box where you are typing. There is a button labeled IMG. Click on that button and it will bring up a box, type in the url there. That should work.:cool:

If you can't get it to work, e-mail me at gromitk@texas.net or just post anothere reply

Hope it works,

[fla_esp]

1988 325ic

right now the only mods are some ICE
Bilstein HD shocks, Eiback Springs
Mille Migila Cello wheels 16"

Engine and tranny transplant are planned for the future.

[SPINDOG]

I have a Black 1987 Eta AutoTragic 4 door leatherette with a leaky trunk.
How do I start a new thread I have a question about a fuel system component? Thanks

[hinzm3]

LOL damn dude this thread is old as hell, how do you people find this stuff?

[Dustin!]

HOLY OLD THREAD!!! 5 years old. You click on the new thread button.

[SPINDOG]

There was some kind of "regulator" "check valve" rusty part just after my fuel filter. I hosed it out. Do you know what it was?

[SPINDOG]

Dustin,
I can't seem to find the new thread button? Can you tell me more?

[oversquare]

Silver 1990 325iS 5-speed
100% stock engine, PO had it rebuilt a year ago w/ new tranny and clutch
Ground Control springs with Koni yellows
A lot of black spray paint

White 1991 Nissan 240SX 5-speed coupe
Far too much to list, but you can look at my cardomain in my sig. It's enough for 380rwhp but I never had the time to tie up all the loose ends. Now I can't find a smog. hah! Even without looking at my cardomain site, these pics should say something about what I have done

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j72/dbryant650/s13bourbon.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j72/dbryant650/s13exhaustoil.jpg

[vtbimmer]

Sweet oil can.
Yeah this is probably the oldest thread I have ever seen get bumped.:eyecrazy It didnt make sense that a moderator says he has no bimmer?:confused :laugh

I'll bite though..
1971 2002 modded to the hilt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/vtbmw525/lime_rock_grand_prix_2005_222.jpg


1990 525i
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/vtbmw525/My%20525i/IMG_0695.jpg

1989 325i
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/vtbmw525/number%202/1989%20325i/uconn2006015.jpg

[T30]

91 black 325 i w/ exhaust, intake, chip, springs, shocks, wheels and tires, front sway bar and a serious system. I dont know a lot of the brands, considering I just bought it yesterday, the owner before the owner I bought it from did most of the stuff, so he was a little unsure too. Im bringing it into bavarian to get everything checked out and maybe i'll get some answers before I check it all out myself.

[deathray187]

this is what I use to get parts for my E30
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/deathray187/yotapic.jpg

[318iEnthusiast]

Lets See...

My E30 ('91 318i Sedan)
2005 Ford Explorer XLS V8
2006 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharger

[turningermanese]

Lets See...

2005 Ford Explorer XLS V8
2006 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharger

Parent's cars I presume? ;) :D

BTW, this thread confused the living hell out of me until I saw how old it was. It was funny to see Bry talk about how he doesn't have a bimmer yet, even though it says 1988 M3 under "cars". It's all good though. I rock my 1989 325i daily, not for too much longer though. Mom whips a 2001 Honda Odyssey. Dad rolls in a 2002 Ford Exploder XLT V6. Sister pimps around in the 1997 Pontiac Grand AM (or Gran-Damage if you prefer). For projects around the house/hauling crap we also have a 1993 Ford Aerostar XL (aka: The MolEStar) Hopefully I'll soon be adding a 1993 Ford Escort LX wagon to the stable so I can park the E30. Plan on yanking the engine out, tearing it down, hitting everything with a micrometer, rebuild, then perhaps a turbo? Or maybe a stroker before the rebuild? Stroker-turbo? Who knows...

[Antrieb]

omg this is amazing. He probably somehow found the very first thread ever started in the e30 forum.

I think it can be found in the archives, no?

[OptimusGlen]

I've got a couple VW's

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/clients/glen/new/000.jpg

and

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/glen/rabbit_build/IMG_3222small.jpg

http://www.motionblurphoto.com/glen/rabbit_build/IMG_3225small.jpg
yes, thats army green

[turningermanese]

yes, thats army green

Is that a good 'ol ABA? Or maybe an AEG? :)

[OptimusGlen]

Is that a good 'ol ABA? Or maybe an AEG? :)

Indeed it is an ABA, and it'll have a snail on the back too :D

[turningermanese]

Indeed it is an ABA, and it'll have a snail on the back too :D

Sounds delicious... What's it going into? If you don't mind me asking.

[318iEnthusiast]

Parent's cars I presume? ;) :D

um actually the explorer is my mom's car (but it has her company logo on it, billboard haha) and the Range Rover is her bosses, who happens to be a VERY close family friend...more on the account that my mom is single..again, lol... but no.. here's the full list.

Dad/Step-Mom
- '05 Passat w/ tiptronic and 50 series
- '02 Suburban 4x4
- '05 Silverado w/ a contractor's bed
- '86 325i automatic (bought it because he was jealous of mine :D )

Mom/Boss
- '05 Explorer XLS V8
- '06 Range Rover Supercharger

Step-Dad
- '04 Chevy Trailblazer V6 :rolleyes

ME
- '91 E30 318i w/ M42 engine... and LOVE IT:redspot

but yea...thats about it for close family hahaha

[OptimusGlen]

Sounds delicious... What's it going into? If you don't mind me asking.

a 78 Rabbit, look closer at the pics I posted :D

[turningermanese]

a 78 Rabbit, look closer at the pics I posted :D

Awesome pie...

[NewbiE30]

a 78 Rabbit, look closer at the pics I posted :D

Sweet,Boosted rabbit:buttrock

[slicvicpr87]

Wow ....Vtbimmer is a BMW god

[xLibelle]

love that 78 glen!

[Snarcher!]

when i first read the original post i thought you were messing with us lol

[xLibelle]

my original post or original in thread?
i figured i could get TO for that.... all these fucking noobs!@ WTF

[Snarcher!]

"Happy to see some traffic here"
:lol

[CleanAzzE30z]

I have a 1986 Alpinweiss 325e 4dr. original owner and a 2.5L 1990 Diamantschwarz ///M3. I cant post links though with images for some reason. It wont let me. poop for me.

Mariano

[Antrieb]

I have a 1986 Alpinweiss 325e 4dr. original owner and a 2.5L 1990 Diamantschwarz ///M3. I cant post links though with images for some reason. It wont let me. poop for me.

Mariano
Hey you need 20 posts to put up links. you can put a break in the link and we can figure it out from there. (www. picture.com)

[strad]

92 325 cabrio. Laguna green (never seen another like it!) with a black top (1.5 years old), tan leather interior. I've had it four months, but have known it for four years. I've replaced tires, t-belt, tstat, plugs, intake air boot and all fluids.

I do not plan any major mods, since it's just supposed to be a fun little car, but I am making it into a very clean example of the breed! No pics yet though.