Petebee

[Petebee]

Hi I just picked up my first BMW...a 91 318i in Diamond Black (Schwartz?) Metallic. I purchased this from a friend on VW Vortex (we are both Scirocco heads). Anyway it is a two owner car with 118K. The original owner fastidiously maintained this car. I have the receipts for all BMW dealer service until late 2006 when she sold the car to my friend.

Plans are to upgrade suspension (Bilstein or Koni + H&R Springs) and that's about it. It has the original clutch which isn't too bad but is a bit grabby so that will eventually need attention. Everything else seems to work pretty well.

Here are a few pics...sorry they are so dark. Oh...I paid $4k for it.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00107.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00108.jpg

[hoevesruperd]

thats a very clean one! the suspension will make it look just right
welcome to the club

[jpod999]

Wow, that thing is so clean.

[gearheadE30]

dang, nice find. The paint looks amazing!

[dude8383]

Lookin good!

Please make sure to include your location in your profile!

[Petebee]

Lookin good!

Please make sure to include your location in your profile!

Sorry...fixed that one.

Thanks all. The condition of this car is amazing. What's even more crazy is that it was owned and operated in Poughkeepsie, NY for its entire life. Imagine me coming from down South to get a car from up North!

I'll post some more pics this weekend. Everything is very nice. Engine still has the factory coating (cosmoline??) on the intake and cam cover.:)

[Spec 2]

Looks great. Believe me, you'll end up loving this car.

[xsjado]

so clean!

[Petebee]

Finished up the suspension overhaul last weekend. Here's what went in:
Bilstein Sport
H&R Sport
M3 CABs
New Passenger Control Arm (Fubar'd the ball joint removing the strut grrr)
New M42 Engine Mounts
New Swaybar Links

What it looked like before:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00107.jpg

What is looks like now:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00354.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/petebee/DSC00355.jpg

Old OEM suspension bits looked okay, but shocks/struts were so blown that they didn't rebound when you pushed them in my hand :D

Right is great...ready for the autocross course!

Sorry for the dark pics of a black car...

[318kid]

Thoes pics aren't dark, and the car looks great! How about some interior pictures.

[Eurospec]

Amazing.

Damn does that paint shine!