thinking of buying a 318is beater..

[chris325ix]

So what do you have done too the ix and whats still in the works? if you don't mind me asking i love all e30s and the ix seems to be one of the overlooked ones sometimes because of the extra weight so Im curious?

I think it's overlooked mostly because people don't "get it".  the weight really isn't important.  that's okay, because it's definitely not for everyone.

here's the "list" as best as I can remember:

Exterior:
- Mashaw CF hood (10lbs)
- Eurostyle Mtech 2 rear apron
- Eurostyle Rieger Infinity I lip
- Hella smoked ellipsoids
- Euro grilles
- Euro plate filler
- Shadowline
- Lamin-x'd turn signals
- Euro bumper trim
Suspension:
- H&R sport springs
- Koni SA struts/shocks
- Polyurethane diff, subframe
   & trailing arm bushings
- M3 offset control arm bushings
- 15x7 Euro weaves
- Wiechers Sport front strut brace
- Eric Lucas rear strut brace
- Modified strut bearings -3.5deg.
- Adjustable swaybar links
- IE rear camber/toe adjustments
Engine:
- 2823cc stroker with 10:1 comp
- MM forged pistons, S50 rods
- 86mm bore, 81mm stroke
- Shrick 284/272 camshaft
- Ported & polished head
- Bavauto performance chip
- 19# injectors
- IE shorty headers
- Supersprint catback exhaust
- IE Adjustable FPR
- clutch fan delete
- flexalite S-blade 2010CFM electric fan conversion
   w/ E36 M42 temp switch
Driveline:
- ATE powerdisk rotors
- ATE SuperBlue fluid, SS lines
- Redline synthetic fluids
- 5 Speed swap
- Z3 1.9 ssk
- urethane filled tranny mount
- UUC shifter carrier bushing
- UUC DSSR (working on this one)
Interior:
- E30 M3 sport seats
- Leather shift & ebrake boots
- Brushed aluminum ebrake & shifter
- Painted needles, trim rings
- Parker Performance gauge pod
  w/ VDO oil temp, pressure and volt gauges
- Mtech 2 steering wheel, custom recovered
  in italy w/ mtech colored stiching

I don't really think about what's all on the car, but it's not exactly stock anymore I guess.  I want to go further with the suspension (coilovers), better intake, exhaust, and engine tuning, seat recover, etc. etc. blah blah.

i still want the 318.. don't know if he will sell it to me.  I told him I wanted it and he wanted to know "Why?" since it's not in great shape..  but when I'm going to be spending $200-300+ or a month in fuel for the ix, I could really save some money even if I put $800 into the 318.

[oldtimer]

The 1991 318is project car I am working on now sounds like this one you want to get although I paid less for mine. Since this paritcular year is worth more than when they are well kept.  So got mine and do all the work and have a nice looking and runing car knowing all the maintenance was done.

I would buy the car and look at it as what it can be rather than what it is.

Ben

[chris325ix]

that's the plan!  I don't want to turn it into a show car or a race car though.  it's basically mechanically sound, but it's a mess on the inside and out.  I want to clean it up enough to make it presentable and basically spend the rest on refreshing all the wear parts.. other than the clutch, the first thing I'd do is replace every seal and hose in the engine bay.  the suspension also has to go, right now it feels like I'm riding in an 77 buick after being in the ix...

[chris325ix]

he won't sell me the car.. lol.  I know he will never fix it, but oh well.  I may have found another one anyway, in better shape.  more money of course.. we'll see.