new kid with a '91 318i!

[VAwitt]

hey i just bought a 91 318i its my first car and i love it, drives perfectly. new brakes, wheels, steering colum, etc. has some cosmetic issues, never been in an accident however, just needs some tlc and a few interior parts. ill post pictures soon i hope everyone on here will be helpful in my resoration process. in the meantime id like to see some pics of some 4 doors!(all i ever see on here are the 2 doors) so i can see the potential i got!(no offense is')

thanks. p.s anyone here in Virginia?

[e9nine]

Welcome. Sounds like you got something nice. What are you planning to "Restore" on the car?

Here's a pic of my daily driver/autocross mobile

http://www.r3vlimited.com/gallery/files/7/5/0/3/4doh_038.jpg

[VAwitt]

nice! thanks, id love more pictures like this. well i would like to restore it back to what it looked like when it was driven off the lot basically, minus two inches of heigth. ill post pictures tomorrow with what needs to be done, yall will prolly know everythin by the pics though

[e9nine]

nice! thanks, id love more pictures like this. well i would like to restore it back to what it looked like when it was driven off the lot basically, minus two inches of heigth. ill post pictures tomorrow with what needs to be done, yall will prolly know everythin by the pics though

I hate to be mr. negative but be careful in trying to do restorations. I'd suggest you drive the car for about a month to make sure it's what you really like ( a lot of people try to act like 136hp is enough for them when it isn't ), identify the car for what it has and what it may need then start to do a list to follow the following items:

Start with a fresh upgrade of all suspension rubber components for the control arms, tie rods, subframes, sway bars, differential, guibo, CSB, trailing arms etc depending on what hasn't been done.

Then go through the motor to do the water pump, thermostat, radiator hoses, intake hoses and gaskets, fuel filter, fuel lines, brake lines, e-brake shoes, disc brake rotors and pads etc depending on what hasn't been done.

You can then move on to the aesthetics. If you don't do it this way - you will find yourself jumping back and forth between petty things. I am no guru of any sort but this method has always worked for me depending on what I know was done to the car and the items I already had on hand etc.

Of course when you go through the car - it's the best time to replace items with upgrades or stock as needed.

Welcome again. :cool:

[318kid]

Hey this is my dads 318i that is BONE stock.(except for the radio) He bought it new in 91 so thats how I know, but its no garage queen. His is also in my sig, but I have one now so I need to change it.

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/9909/1004215mv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[VAwitt]

Hey this is my dads 318i that is BONE stock.(except for the radio) He bought it new in 91 so thats how I know, but its no garage queen. His is also in my sig, but I have one now so I need to change it.
yah, thats what im tryin to get to, mine has an aftermarket stero, it just needs things like, bottlecaps, thingys that go around the door handles, the little encasings, i think my shifter is broken so i might need a new one but if not just the emblem that sits on top that shows the gear box, and a paint job :P

[jpod999]

318kid, is that your house that the car your dad's car is parked at?

VAwitt, cool to see another 4dr! Not many around that's for sure. Here's mine:
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/9930/cornerfullshotbmw9tl.jpg
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3859/lowcornershot0kp.jpg

[asubimmer]

welcome and enjoy the site!

[VAwitt]

thanks everyone
i hate to break the alpine theme with charcoal, im busy workin etc but ill post pictures soon
promise
kinda

[Bunta]

Welcome. Sounds like you got something nice. What are you planning to "Restore" on the car?

Here's a pic of my daily driver/autocross mobile

http://www.r3vlimited.com/gallery/files/7/5/0/3/4doh_038.jpg

Wait you have 3 M42 cars. The 2 alpines and a DS.

[e9nine]

Wait you have 3 M42 cars. The 2 alpines and a DS.
Close - 2 cars. Don't have the DS no more - just the 2 door and 4 door alpines

[dude8383]

Close - 2 cars. Don't have the DS no more - just the 2 door and 4 door aplines

i envy you. :D

[maximus]

thanks. p.s anyone here in Virginia?

im in northern virginia/dc. there has got to be some club meets around here somewhere?

[doucy2]

yay more 4drs. gotta love em.
heavist e30 woo, weighing in at 1900lbs i believe.

[VAwitt]

im in northern virginia/dc. there has got to be some club meets around here somewhere?
word
thats like 3 hrs from me in the hampton roads area(newport news)
but i wish there was a get to gether anywhere in VA MD or NC
know of any?

[jpod999]

yay more 4drs. gotta love em.
heavist e30 woo, weighing in at 1900lbs i believe.

You're joking right?

[318kid]

Hey jpod999 thats my dads hanger its his house I just live there im still in high school.

[jpod999]

Hey jpod999 thats my dads hanger its his house I just live there im still in high school.

Awesome! Another highs schooler rockin' an E30 318! (I'm a Junior in High school.)

[VAwitt]

im a senior
but yallz look way better than my beater :(

[VAwitt]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/361066788_b6f7f00c64_b.jpg
itll be pretty some day
ill make yall proud!

[jpod999]

Looks better than that E46 to me!

[VAwitt]

hell yah!

[318kid]

Nice picture looks better than my two door, does it have any rust. oh and who's e46 is that?

[VAwitt]

Nice picture looks better than my two door, does it have any rust. oh and who's e46 is that?

no rust
you can kinda see on the hood, the clear coat is coming off and on the roof and trunk. but it looks worse close up, trust me, but its my baby so i wont be too mean
and the 46 is this golfer kid thats in my sociology class (vanity plate), we formed a bmw only section theres 2 other kids in the section, ill try to get pictures of the whole club!

[Bunta]

Close - 2 cars. Don't have the DS no more - just the 2 door and 4 door alpines
I always loved that car I wish, I would have had a chance to buy it.


We had 3 people with e30s at my high school(I owned all of them at one point:D )Ib buy one than find another better one and sell the old one. We all parked together(kinda gay no that I think about it). Im the only one who still has one the other 2 got totalled.


Hunter

[vatos_p]

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[EricBB]

Hey, whats up guys? Another new guy here with a 4door 318i. My dad introduced me to this site, (thats his white M3 in the last picture) and I figured I'd post some pics of my car. I just got it about 8 months ago, been driving it for the past 4 or 5 months. Just recently replaced the radiator, shocks, catalytic converter, muffler, and put a performance chip in it. It's been about a month and It's driving great. I love it even more than I did when I first started to drive it. By the way, I live in Hampton Roads too VAwitt, (Ocean View/Norfolk) we may have to meet up some time.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/4586/dsc00171hm5.th.jpg (http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00171hm5.jpg)

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[gearheadE30]

Love the 4-drs
Looks like everyone's getting 318's now. 1 guy aside from me has one at my school, and I just picked one up (freshman high school)

Sorry to break the 4-door trend, but here's mine ;)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/gearheadE30/fd2d_3.jpg