Author Topic: e30Andym42 (Read 31517 times)

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #30 on:** April 15, 2008, 05:00:34 PM »

well, now i'm taking the next step in perfecting its exterior. i am removing the front valence to have a repair shop take a look at it, and hopefully get that literally straightened out. then ill re-attach it, replace the lip clips, and finally get the lip out of my trunk and back where it belongs. right now, i really would love some help, if u can give me any, on how to remove the valence. my car is currently on jack stands outside with about a total of 8 bolts removed. it is still relatively rock solid. if you have any advice/info/links, please lend me a hand. the link to my thread about it is http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5394. i need to get this done as fast as possible.

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #31 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:37:43 AM »

i'm going to bed in anger that this is not finished. my car is in pieces, and it makes me sad. it also scares me that some1 can break into it a lot easier, maybe i'll pull it into the garage. stripped a bolt. will finish it tomorrow hopefully.

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:15:17 PM »

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:52:59 PM »

dang, looks like the project from hell...something always has to go wrong. You don't have a location listed, but if you're in the indy area I could give you a hand.

As for performance, the best gains come from a chip (markD has a great setup is the website) an exhaust (supersprint is nice but costs $540, I have a nice magnaflow and am getting a better resonator and it will all be under $200) and the M20 flywheel conversion. There are a few DIY's about that floating around.

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #34 on:** April 16, 2008, 03:55:44 PM »

oooooooooo thanks so much....sry about the location listing, ill put that up any time now. i'm in Lockport, NY...which is around Buffalo. i had no idea a Supersprint was THAT expensive. thats $500 difference from what i was previously considering, Dynomax SuperTurbo.....costs $40. i'll look more into magnaflow. as far as the flywheel goes, thats a big project, i dnt think i have the right tools to do it. i'll check out some of the DIYs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvhmVN-UFmk&feature=related

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 16, 2008, 10:06:32 PM »

Valence off and in the shop now. Car looks lonely, but will soon look better than ever

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 29, 2008, 03:41:37 PM »

i just got back from the BMW dealer after ordering clips to put the front lip on, which i absolutely can't wait to do, (valence is still in the shop), and it was such an awesome time. i love going to the dealer and checking out all the bimmers. today they had an e92 and an e46 m3 side by side in the showroom, and a e36 m3 outside. i checked and to my disappointment, there were no e30 m3s in the lot :mad:...oh well, i'll just have to keep dreaming.

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 01, 2008, 09:12:47 PM »

well i got the valence back today! I'M SO HAPPY, my baby can finally look as beautiful as she is supposed to be

. but like all other things i do to my 318is, theres a bad side as well. the nice old polish guy from the collision shop dropped the repair cost from $163 to $150. i was so happy i saved a few bucks from what i would guess was my polish heritage. so i took the fogs and the brake ducts and loaded them into the trunk. the younger guy working there loaded the freshly painted valence into my trunk. i drove all the way home and checked out the parts, what a mistake. i noticed that the driver's side fog lens was now cracked, all of the bolts holding the fogs on weren't returned to me, and the two passenger side bolt threads for the lower bolts holding the fog light on were missing. (they are little plastic inserts into holes in the valence) now i'm going to have to drive all the way back down there and complain :mad:. will update later with pics.

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #38 on:** May 13, 2008, 02:58:03 PM »

They gave me the bolts and some replacement thread inserts, and I will be getting some new fogs/fog lenses (whatever is available). After I got it attached, I was very excited and loved the way the IS lip improved the car's beauty. If you haven't read them anywhere, and are interested, my next jobs are:
- remove oil pan
- remove valve and timing cover and inspect timing chain components

The only problem is that I have just fractured my thumb, and my father is in Florida for business. Working on my 318is seems out of the question. Maybe I'll be able to work on it when he comes home saturday, and by work on it, I mean help him work on it because I wont be fully healed for 6 weeks or so.

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #39 on:** May 18, 2008, 01:53:58 PM »

Some pictures of the dent in the front valence....the weather here is really crappy and rainy, so I'm still waiting for a sunny day to cap some pictures of the car now, after this was fixed and put back on the car.

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #40 on:** May 18, 2008, 02:21:41 PM »

Oh and theres one more....

Taken with this crappy little camera (all the other bad resolution pictures with this as well)

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #41 on:** May 18, 2008, 06:33:49 PM »

Somehow it randomly became nice....so here are some more random pictures

Now next to the 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart...the reason is it is very similar in dimensions....same weight, length, height, 4 cylinders, no forced induction...

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #42 on:** May 24, 2008, 04:03:16 PM »

Oh my gosh....I just saw...another BMW 318is!! It was Alpine II like mine, but it had a white "is" lip. He was coming from the market right by my house, so he must live close. I didn't think I would ever come across another one!

xwill112x · « **Reply #43 on:** June 16, 2008, 10:23:04 AM »

put a mark d on it, lighter flywheel, change your rear end gear to a 4:45, muffler, and a Cold air intake...
i dont believe many ricers will come close to touching you off the line..
thats a neck breaking off the line setup.

oh and must i mention WEIGHT REDUCTION take all your junk out of your car...spare tire, old condoms (lol) , etc...

that setup is under 1200$ to have done...
oh and other thing is ...you can adjust your cam timing instead of buying a new cam..

and then maybe a short shift kit..

honda's wont have much to say about that car.

e30Andym42 · « **Reply #44 on:** June 16, 2008, 03:32:06 PM »

Awesome, thanks...I went to buy a cold air intake from K&N and I got it home and began installing it, and it went fine until I went to attach the support bracket. It didn't line up at all, so I returned it against my will and bought a K&N million mile replacement panel filter. Shame because I love what that cold air intake did for the lancer. I'm pretty sure the reason the one I ordered didn't fit was because they came out with the e36 body style later that year and it was for that, and the only other cold air intake system they had was for an e30 318, and I figured that wouldn't work either, and I even called K&N about it and they agreed with me. Oh well, now I'd hate to waste fifty bucks or whatever I paid for the panel filter when I barely used it yet.

Oh and nice one on the condums thing, lol