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FAQ / REFERENCE => Member Profiles => Topic started by: Petebee on January 06, 2008, 07:28:59 PM

Title: Petebee
Post by: Petebee on January 06, 2008, 07:28:59 PM

Autocross garb pics below

Hi I just picked up my first BMW...a 91 318i in Diamond Black (Schwartz?) Metallic. I purchased this from a friend on VW Vortex (we are both Scirocco heads). Anyway it is a two owner car with 118K. The original owner fastidiously maintained this car. I have the receipts for all BMW dealer service until late 2006 when she sold the car to my friend.

Plans are to upgrade suspension (Bilstein or Koni + H&R Springs) and that's about it. It has the original clutch which isn't too bad but is a bit grabby so that will eventually need attention. Everything else seems to work pretty well.

Here are a few pics...sorry they are so dark. Oh...I paid $4k for it.

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00107.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00108.jpg)

New pics including interior

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00701.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00702.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00703.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00708.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00710.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00712.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00714.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00705.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00706.jpg)

Title: Petebee
Post by: hoevesruperd on January 06, 2008, 07:36:14 PM

thats a very clean one! the suspension will make it look just right
welcome to the club

Title: Petebee
Post by: jpod999 on January 06, 2008, 09:04:50 PM

Wow, that thing is so clean.

Title: Petebee
Post by: gearheadE30 on January 07, 2008, 08:57:04 AM

dang, nice find. The paint looks amazing!

Title: Petebee
Post by: dude8383 on January 07, 2008, 11:06:20 AM

Lookin good!

Please make sure to include your location in your profile!

Title: Petebee
Post by: Petebee on January 07, 2008, 09:42:12 PM

Quote from: dude8383;40645

Lookin good!

Please make sure to include your location in your profile!

Sorry...fixed that one.

Thanks all. The condition of this car is amazing. What's even more crazy is that it was owned and operated in Poughkeepsie, NY for its entire life. Imagine me coming from down South to get a car from up North!

I'll post some more pics this weekend. Everything is very nice. Engine still has the factory coating (cosmoline??) on the intake and cam cover.:)

Title: Petebee
Post by: Spec 2 on January 07, 2008, 09:44:14 PM

Looks great.  Believe me, you'll end up loving this car.

Title: Petebee
Post by: xsjado on January 09, 2008, 08:28:12 AM

so clean!

Title: Petebee
Post by: Petebee on April 26, 2008, 05:50:47 PM

Finished up the suspension overhaul last weekend. Here's what went in:
Bilstein Sport
H&R Sport
M3 CABs
New Passenger Control Arm (Fubar'd the ball joint removing the strut grrr)
New M42 Engine Mounts
New Swaybar Links

What it looked like before:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00107.jpg)

What is looks like now:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00354.jpg)

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00355.jpg)

Old OEM suspension bits looked okay, but shocks/struts were so blown that they didn't rebound when you pushed them in my hand :D

Right is great...ready for the autocross course!

Sorry for the dark pics of a black car...

Title: Petebee
Post by: 318kid on April 26, 2008, 09:07:45 PM

Thoes pics aren't dark, and the car looks great! How about some interior pictures.

Title: Petebee
Post by: Eurospec on April 26, 2008, 10:52:15 PM

Amazing.

Damn does that paint shine!

Title: Petebee
Post by: Petebee on September 23, 2008, 09:49:22 PM

bump for new pics

Title: Petebee
Post by: bondos on June 02, 2009, 09:05:09 AM

(00==ii==00)

Title: Petebee
Post by: Petebee on July 11, 2009, 10:59:13 PM

Well I bought a set of bottlecaps for $40, sprayed them and got some new rubber for cone carving :D

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC01401.jpg)

Also spend a few hours polishing the hood and trunk (Diamond Schwartz plus hot NC summer sun don't mix).

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC01398.jpg)

Here she is ready for some fun:

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC01397.jpg)

There is a two day autocross at the Michelin tire testing facility in South Carolina next weekend. I am ready now!

Title: Petebee
Post by: HATER-PROOF on July 11, 2009, 11:21:22 PM

Sweeeeet!!!! And clean as hell.

Title: Petebee
Post by: g0dspeed on July 13, 2009, 02:36:22 AM

nice ride u got there......very neat too!!!

Title: Petebee
Post by: Tonyb on July 15, 2009, 04:48:51 AM

I was such a hater of four door e30's before now! real nice car you have there.

Title: Petebee
Post by: carlos318is on July 16, 2009, 10:18:17 AM

Man that is one clean E30. nice job