mttpekin

[mttpekin]

Earlier this week I sold my 74 2002 because I decided that college was not the right time for a classic bmw and I needed to focus on other things.



While doing some business at 2002haus, Rob told me about 318is e30s and I decided that one of these would be a lot better for daily use. He hooked me up with a guy who was selling and gave me the rundown on the car. Within 24 hours of getting payment for the 2002, I owned this 318is.






Crack free dash





The car has records going back to its original owner and has always been adult owned. I just bought skid plate to protect the oil pan and will install when that arrives. Future plans are a mason engineering front strut brace and a MarkD chip. Aside from that I plan on leaving  it how it is, enjoying M42 power and San Luis Obispo back roads. I love how the thing revs compared to a 40 year old M10. That's all for now. I'm happy to be a new member of the club.

[DesktopDave]

Welcome to the club!  Glad you found us here.  The '02 is a great car, no doubt.  I'd love to own one myself.  The 318iS has a lot going for it too, especially reliability.  Mine hasn't really had any significant problems at 287K miles.

Hope you're hooked - that's an excellent example of an E30.

[mttpekin]

Got the skid plate on a day after I got the car. It's a lot more reassuring driving the car knowing that there's something between the ground and my oil pan 3" off the ground.



I left the center bolt off because a tab on the plastic bmw dust guard goes where that bolt would be. I like the coverage the plastic provides on the sides from water/mud/grime flying up in there. 2.5" of clearance

Drove the car 120 miles this weekend mostly all back windy roads. getting acquainted with everything. I love it

[DesktopDave]

Looks like a good day for a drive.  Those skid guards are a really good idea too - one of these days I'll have one myself.

Keep the updates coming!

[mttpekin]

Today I drove a few hundred miles from SLO to LA to pick up an exhaust that popped up on CL down there. Drove down. bought it and had it installed. the guy who i bought it from had the same exact setup on his car and it sounded really good so i bought it. The piece had never been used and all the stickers were still on it un burnt. I think I got a good deal picking it up for $230 when a new one is around 500 bucks. It's a sebring and is  made by remus I think. after a few miles of break in it sounded very good. the first few revs were really raspy but as soon as it had been revved a few times it went away. by the time i got home it purred and sounded very similar to his car. I am happy with the sound. The stock resonator is still being used. its not raspy or a fart can or anything like that. it's quiet at idle but as soon as it revs it sounds great. the tone is pretty deep below 4-5k rpm.







the muffler i took out sounded like a maraca when i shook it. inside was fully rusted out.

This is next. Differential seals. It's leaking and I dont like it