JuniorM42 Alpine white 91 E30 318is

[JuniorM42]

hay dudes new to the forum, names Josh from the UK,  picked my new "old" car up today, the pics dont do her justice, she is absolulty mint !! the good ones always find you,  being only 20mins down the road from me lol

125k 1991 E30 318is    (all the M-tech goodies) timeless handling, she has got the optional extra 15" BBS's




the heart



i will be turning her into a semi road/track car, also got 3 trips to the nurburgring next year (iv been twice already)

gots lots planned such as, cc rollcage, sparco evo buckets/4points, Bilstein B12's (developed on the ring, and designed for every single application), ireland engineering mouts, H&R sway bars, powerflex eccentric's, M3 cab X brace, light weight 15" rims   etc etc

iv got a brands hatch track day on the 3rd of november, so that gives me time to get some of the chassis sorted


p.s here is my old car (up for sale)
94 VW mk3 polo GT (did not market these in the states)






hope you dudes like

JD

[dude8383]

very nice!

welcome to the board fellow dude.

[She loved E]

Looks great! I'll take those 15s off your hands when you upgrade

Kyle

[JuniorM42]

little update, got her breathing a little better,  Alldub Tuning custom Intake fabricated, mandrel bent flowed 2.5" tubing with SFS silocone houses.. sounds awesome, pukka job, and deffiently feels more responsive! A+





also fitted a quick shift works a treat



im contemplating compomotive Mo's ?? always had a soft spot for them


will be fitting my 320mm RaidHP sweade wheel, when the hub tuns up  
p.s i have Orderd the Bilstien B12 suspension kit and some powerflex race rear trailing arm (inner/outer) bushes aswel, will be fitting up next week

[JuniorM42]

here is the spec

The Bilstein B12 sport suspension kit offers an even lowering of approx 35-40mm. The Bilstein twin-tube inverted B12 shock absorbers play a decisive role in handling. The unique B12 dampers significantly influences traction, over steering and under steering in perfect harmony with the Bilstein developed H&R springs.

The Bilstein B12 suspension kit guarantees perfect suspension response, high safety reserves, unbelievable driving dynamics and a long service life with a reduced ride height of approx 35-40mm.

Bilstein B12 Features

Top Bilstein quality
35-40mm all round even drop on most kits
Bilstein fixed rate 30% uprated dampers featuring twin-tube/inverted B12 shock absorbers
Heavy duty shorter piston rods
Each kit is car specific, tuned to each individual model
Superb build quality
German TUV quality

[xsjado]

really cool CAI....got photos of the filter side?

[Matt-B]

hai!


pics of filter side?


you make my alpine 318is look like shit lol

[Cobra Jet]

nice ride!

2 questions:

1) what is the extra "bottle" next to your windshield washer resevoir?

2) what is the "Laserline" box on your driver's side inner fender?

[JuniorM42]

thanks lads, the extra bottle is a seperate washer tank for the headlight washers (must of been an optional extra) hence why there is headlight wipers aswel

the laserline box is a crappy alarm that does'nt work lol, so i will be ripping that out and installing a decent one.

the Intake utilizes a K&N end filter, (pics are a bit dogey lol)

[JuniorM42]

another update: a nice package arrived for me this morning:)


standard left, and Bilstien B12 right ! as you can see they are inverted



i also took some proper pics today (after the Bilstien kit) she is lower, but needs to settle







they are little blury, forgot to bring the tripod

[JuniorM42]

will be updating this on monday, with powerflex rear axle bushes, new steering wheel, will be replacing all the gaskets, steam cleaning the underside, giving her a good service/check over again

[JuniorM42]

did a little more work on her today, the car beeing the same age as me, i thought the underbody could use some attention... so, preasure washed the undercarriage, and waxolyed/undersealed the arches, also steam cleaned the bay.

pics
 




loving the billy's  :thumb:



Josh

[swiss318is]

you are the man.. please tell us how the bilstein parts work.. i am planning to do the same..

[JuniorM42]

cheers dude, the Bilsteins...say no more! they are awesome, i would highy recommend them to all E30 owners, perfect on road/track, my friend runs them on his with KW springs and its capable of sub 9's at the Ring  


another update:
 the bushes are starting to turn up, ( just waiting on the front ones and the diff one)



also got a pair of brand new lower arms (awaiting the powerflex M3 bushes)


also just orderd a solid steering rack Guibo to reduce the play/slopyness.

stabdard left. solid right


thanks for looking  :thumb:

josh

[JP 91iS]

I like your work on the M42 so far.  Looks like you have a great starting point - keep the bumpers body colored on this one .

Where did you find the steering rack guibo? And what is the material?