bezzabsa Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 some BMW stuff to drool over Respect your elders 30:45 of E30 JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Still pottering thought this thread. That's a lovely E30. My dad had a light blue '79 E21 318i and he traded it in for a new Ford Fiesta 1.3 in 1995. He's always regretted that move as the Fiesta was a complete dog. So I've a real soft spot for those early 3 series. Classy machines. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Been using this for the past few days so gave it a good clean today along with fitting a Nardi steering wheel. Another easily reversible mod and I bloody love it. Spurious, danthecapriman, DVee8 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheezey Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I missed this getting the new wheels. Looks great and easy to swap back. A change is as good as a holiday or something. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 The purists will hate me but I went for coilovers and I don’t regret it. Probably the easiest suspension change I’ve ever done too which is great for when I eventually put it back to standard again! Did find quite a horrible rust hole in the inner drivers side rear arch which will need cutting and plating but does look easily accessible. I cocked the front up slightly so need to take it back off to switch the adjuster round, should then bring the front down ever so slightly more.. I may raise the rear slightly but it’s nowhere near rubbing and I hate to say it but I do like the scene-kid-stancey-boi look it has now. Ghosty, Dick Longbridge, danthecapriman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheezey Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Love it. Looks great. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I think I've seen so many of these lowered that the stock suspension height looks ... broken. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I presume this is old enough to have Lithium cells in the dash, unlike the leaky NiCads that are in my E28? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, SiC said: I presume this is old enough to have Lithium cells in the dash, unlike the leaky NiCads that are in my E28? I believe so, I did look at replacing them but me and soldering don’t really go together and according to the YouTube tutorial, it’s fairly involved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Finally finished the coilovers, I’m going to give it a couple of weeks to settle but the rear is going to have to be raised a bit as the front is as low as it goes so currently looks like it’s dipping it’s arse. The sump is also stupidly low.. I can fit my fist under it that’s it.. apparently you can get engine raisers for these though. also fitted the new AS sticker but it’s made me realise the other one is wonky. Vince70, danthecapriman, Cheezey and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Made it to Waitrose and nothing fell off. Success. jaypee, Vince70, MJK 24 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Looks good, will look better when you raise the arse a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, Arthur Foxhake said: Looks good, will look better when you raise the arse a bit. Agreed, just going to leave it for a week or so now it’s all fitted so it can settle and find it’s height. I’ll then adjust anything that needs it next weekend - I imagine I’ll leave the front as is and just raise the rear to match it. Arthur Foxhake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Sorted the height today, went for a bit of rake. also introduced it to its younger sister.. Crackers, EML, w00dy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Went to the beach, 60 mile round trip and nothing fell off. Win. Crackers, hennabm, Arthur Foxhake and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Not much to update, it’s currently sat under our kayaks.. Did find a tape out the other week and took a drive to Hunstanton in it, surprised a few people came over and took photos when I parked up. will be taking it to festival of the unexceptional next month cobblers, Dick Longbridge, mercedade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 That's a gorgeous motor. These old BMW's have aged very gracefully JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Stance and wheels are perfect! Love an E30, I'll have to blag a drive of my boss's 325 on the one day a year it comes out of storage hennabm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 9:56 AM, SRi05 said: That's a gorgeous motor. These old BMW's have aged very gracefully Every time I drive it, I’d forgotten how nice it is to drive. Honestly I’ve driven 10 year old cars that drive nowhere near as nice as this 33 year old gem does. So nice. On 6/20/2021 at 10:52 AM, bunglebus said: Stance and wheels are perfect! Love an E30, I'll have to blag a drive of my boss's 325 on the one day a year it comes out of storage That looks a bit special, I like. hennabm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Started DA polishing today, did one pass down the drivers side then I got too hot and jacked it in. Looks shinier so far! hennabm and Crackers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Drove it today, parking here made me realise how big cars of today are in comparison. before I’d even undone my door, a chap in his 60s had come up to the passenger door and was asking my other half about it, always nice when it’s appreciated! Yoss and hennabm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 😄. That looks like a toy in comparison. Strangely I was just thinking this yesterday regards my w210 e class. Looking back at it in the car park it didn't look that wide or as imposing as say a new focus. I checked the dimensions out of curiosity. The e class was lower and narrower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 On 20/06/2021 at 10:52, bunglebus said: Stance and wheels are perfect! Love an E30, I'll have to blag a drive of my boss's 325 on the one day a year it comes out of storage Well it's out from under its cover today at least No drive for me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Sold it. Was costing me £20 odd a month in tax to just sit there barely being used. Had a lot of expense lately in other areas of life so decided to eBay it. Tried my luck at 5.5k thinking I’d eventually let it go for about a grand less but the first person to view spent nearly 2hrs at my house jacking it up and going through it.. then paid me the full asking price. This will be a car I’ll always miss but I felt I let it go for the right reasons rather than just being bored of it. Also made over £2.5k profit which is nice. hennabm, Tickman, Peter C and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Goes to show how well clean classic BMWs can appreciate. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Well done on the sale.Not many years ago this would have been frag fodder or only seen as fit for a 325 conversion due to it being a 4 pot auto. Great to see it finally being valued as it is. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacow Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Great sale - I think that was a good buy and nice you did well out of it too. I’ve driven further in mine this weekend than last 3 years and it drove great. It’s having the cam belt done this week as like yours its been a while and I want the peace of mind! JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 8 hours ago, Dave_Q said: Well done on the sale. Not many years ago this would have been frag fodder or only seen as fit for a 325 conversion due to it being a 4 pot auto. Great to see it finally being valued as it is. This was a manual but yeah totally agree. I could have sold it ten times over too, had over 200 eBay watchers and I had in excess of 40 messages about it too. Someone even offered £250 over the asking price to let them come first but I’d already agreed the viewing with the chap who bought it and I'm not a cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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