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« on: February 05, 2007, 01:11:16 PM »
Hello everyone, I am new around these parts and to e30s. I picked up my 91 318is around the beginning of December 2006 and have done all required maintenance to the car and it has since been running excellent. Here is the breakdown of my e30 m42:

Mileage: 184,000
Color: Alpine White II
Wheels: Ronal LS 15"x7.5"
Tires: Kumho Ecsta MX 205/50R15
Interior: new OEM shift knob, replaced lights on dash and fixed ground for fuel gauge, hardwired Valentine One
Exterior: cleaned it, replaced bad low beam, painted light retaining rings satin black in preparation for when I buy Cibie CSRs
Undercar: Magnaflow custom catback exhaust minus resonator, replaced transmission and differential fluids with Redline products, e36 M3 shorter shifter, e30 M3 control arm bushings, new control arms, new tie rods, fuel filter
Engine: took out "hot air intake" and put in original airbox with an afe panel filter, Dinan chip

I have got a couple more things to do on it maintenance-wise before it's in tip-top shape, but as of right now it is running very healthy.

Here's some photos:

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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2007, 01:30:04 PM »
Nice car! :cool:
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RED IS 91

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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2007, 04:29:06 PM »
good ride ,love those rims :)
what type redline did you put in the tranny and diff.  ???
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:D The Little Car That Could :D   214,000 miles :D

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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2007, 05:06:18 PM »
What part of california you from?

Another alpine white, gotta love it.
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2007, 05:16:07 PM »
Quote from: jpod999;18894
What part of california you from?

Another alpine white, gotta love it.


I am in Santa Clarita, Saugus to be exact...

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good ride ,love those rims :)
what type redline did you put in the tranny and diff.  ???

thanks!
75W90 rear end and MTL in the trans
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2007, 06:00:50 PM »
WELCOME!

Very sweet alpine.  Nice mods and repairs.  Rims look great!
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2007, 06:49:13 PM »
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WELCOME!

Very sweet alpine.  Nice mods and repairs.  Rims look great!


Thanks a lot. Also, I met the member Eurospec here and his car is very cool! We have spoken a few times about various m42 related things and I have a feeling that my relationship with this car will be a long one...
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2007, 11:15:19 PM »
Hey, Stephen--glad you finally made it, pleasure to have you here!

Hard to believe the car has 184k miles. The interior/exterior is flawless :D
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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2007, 01:11:22 AM »
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Hey, Stephen--glad you finally made it, pleasure to have you here!

Hard to believe the car has 184k miles. The interior/exterior is flawless :D


Thanks! I really want to detail this thing, but I am so tight on time because of school and work. I really want to thoroughly clean the exterior and put on the front lip spoiler.
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2007, 02:57:10 AM »
:D Welcome man! Looks like the alpine's are taking over!
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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2007, 09:53:21 AM »
looks good, I like the sig too ;)
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2007, 11:09:40 AM »
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:D Welcome man! Looks like the alpine's are taking over!


Your m42s are belong to us!!!!

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looks good, I like the sig too ;)


Thanks! I thought I would mess around with photoshop a little bit and see if I could come with something kind of unique...
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« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2007, 01:52:49 AM »
I figured since I washed my car I would update my progress here...
initially:


b-fest 07:


after a quick wash...


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« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2007, 02:06:37 AM »
That is a sweet 318iS alright!  I love the look, stance, rims, the lot!

Very nice car!

Pete
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« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2007, 08:36:49 AM »
Wow, love the rims, and everything elase for that matter. Looks like fun.

How do you like the Magnaflow exhaust?
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