99sil-teg's integ... oh wait.. e30 build thread

99sil-teg

Jointhe Wingless Movement
Well decided to get this started up on here for the og's that remember me :D

JUNE 13TH

Name: Josh
Screen Name: 99sil-teg
Year/Make/Model: 1987 BMW 325es
Car’s Name: Just call it the bimmer

Exterior
Wheels: 15x8 Axis OG San's et 25
Suspension: Blistein Sports w/ Intrax Springs
Headlights: Stock lowbeams w/ Yellow Hi-beams out of Germany
Tail lights: Stock
Body kits: None... ever
Shaved: Soon to be antenna but not completely shaved
Mirrors: Stock
Euro parts:
Other:
Replainted grills and put brows on
Custom Antenna Plug Delete
Replaced Tails, Tail Gaskets, front turn signal covers
Added 325e lip (temporary)
Painted side molding black

Engine
Type: M20B27
Intake: Stock
Exhaust: Stock
Chip: None
Turbo upgrades: None
Short Shifter: N/A
Internal: None
Dress up: None
Transmission upgrades: None
Other:
Replaced:
Fuse box cover

Interior
Stereo: None
Upholstery: Stock Tan Sport Seats, Black Rear Seat w/ Armrest
Trim: 325es
Shifter: BMW woodgrain shift knob
Steering wheel: Stock
Other
Euro Analog Clock
Custom Ebrake and Shift boots
Replaced:
Shift boot
Headlight knob
Rear Center Console
Ebrake Boot
Leather Ebrake handle
Glovebox

Trash Talk
Zipties, how many? Just a few for wiring right now and one keeping my glovebox closed lol
G-lader? Nope
Junk in the trunk, what’s back there? Just the spare and the battery
Widow maker (have you used it & what was the damage):
CEL time (in years):
Wheel Whore (sets of wheels): Just oem bottlecaps and OG San's
Cross Dressing (Parts from other vehicles installed):

Well here is where we started... and how we go to where we are now... in detail this time around.

Its a work in progress and is bone stock.

Now to the pics






Today's Progress

I got it home and just had to play around with it. Cleaned the windows, also started war with some pesky ants in the trunk, and repainted a couple things... not much but its a start.



War!


JUNE 15, 2010

Just ordered my some Axis OG San's in Gunmetal with a polished lip... 15x8 w/ a +25 offset. Got em for $650 shipped brand new... very pumped plus its not a wheel I see a lot... and I'm too poor for Formula Meshes lol.

Also have springs on the way, paid for em this morning, should drop me about 2.25 inch. Next up will be shocks.

Just ordered my Blistein Sport's as well... this next week will be very fun waiting for all my parts lol

Also have ordered some other little things..
Ebrake handle
battery cover
turn signal covers and side markers
Yellow Hi-Beams (not painted.. real deal out of Germany ones)


JUNE 18, 2010

Well my wheels showed up today (haven't seen them yet, wife text me while I'm at work)

Also took the 325es badge off and pinstripe off, just need to get some adhesive remover to finish the job. Also shopping spacers bc I'll have to get one.

Also locally found a guy with tons of e30 stuff so I might have a full interior after this weekend.

Also have decided to do a plastic bumper swap, just gunna start with the front for now though. Should have my bilsteins Tuesday, springs mon or tues, yellow hi beams tues, brows tues or wed. Also ordered a Bentley Manual and should be here Monday lol.

Tire wise I'm thinking of going with 205/50/15's


JUNE 19, 2010

These came in yesterday!




JUNE 19, 2010

So today I did a couple things, first up I removed the pinstripe and glue.



Then I repainted the grills and kidneys black



Then I had taken my antenna out and need some sort of plug. So I found a generic gasket from a parts store, flipped it inside out so it would fit, then I stacked two buttons, then a dime and took silicon and glued them all in and topped it off with a dime. Then took silicon and put a beer bottle cap on top for look... don't know how I feel about it yet but it looks way better than the half up antenna




JUNE 20, 2010

So today I test fit my wheels (sorry no pics) and I will def have to get spacers.

Today I also buffed and washed my car, gotta wax it tomorrow, here is after the buff and wash.





JUNE 21, 2010



Few things I got today

Light switch & grill brows
 

99sil-teg

Jointhe Wingless Movement
JUNE 22,2010

More goods

My Intrax Springs and Blistein shocks




JUNE 24, 2010

More parts!



Yellow hi beams straight up German Yo! Also got ecs tuning 5mm spacers

Also got my dad getting some tools I don't have at his work so hopefully suspension will be on sat or sun. Tires are getting mounted on my wheels tomorrow, I need to get them on the car bc my front tires are shit lol.


JUNE 25, 2010

So this morning I got the yellow hi beams and the brows



Also my tires are getting mounted on the wheels... I'm hoping to have to them on before work.


JUNE 26, 2010

Here is a super quick shot of my car with the new wheels... still have a vibration upfront so more investigating will have to happen.




JUNE 26, 2010

So as I said I waxed the e30 up today, also repainted the iS spoiler black for now... I think I'm gunna repaint it red to match. Also went through and replaced all my fuses and all kinds of shit works now lol so that was a nice surprise. Also replaced my side support hood hinge, it works way better than the old one.

One not so nice surprise was that my window switches showed up today (good) but they still don't work (not good) so now I'm thinking about tracking the power window relay and replacing that since I just replaced the fuses plus my sunroof works... so now time to track that down.


JULY 2, 2010

Well went to the yard today, got me some interior stuff, back seat and 325e/i lip. Have more clean up to do on the front this weekend.

Seat before...



Seat after...




Front end before



Front end after... Replaced front turn signals and put the lip on.



Also got a rear center console, ebrake boot, shift boot and glovebox




JULY 5, 2010

Well after a long day and a few issues (and a ton of help from a couple buddies) the e30 was finally dropped. Still more suspension work to be done but its nice to finally have it dropped.




JULY 6, 2010

Just ordered tail light gaskets, lower control arms, M3 lca bushings, and hub rings.


JULY 10, 2010

Well I got some parts last night



Also going to the yard today so hopefully I'll have more parts after today


JULY 14, 2010

Repainted the trim on the front bumper and also tucked it in




JULY 15, 2010

I have the rear bumper off as we speak and I'm going to be repainting and tucking it as well. I'm trying decide if I should paint the whole bumper or not bc the finish is pretty crappy on it.

Also got some e36 window switches that I will be retro fitting very soon


JULY 16, 2010

Well didn't get to much done as my spacers and caliper didn't show up so I lost motivation plus it rained some.

So I repainted the rear trim and rear bumper (did the bumper since the chrome looked horrible and there were some scratches in it). Also got my front center console in so my interior looks a little better.






JULY 24, 2010

Well haven't done to much but I did get some new stuff: shift boot, ebrake boot, euro analog clock and woodgrain shift knob

 

j13

Keep It Clean
I'm not a fan of these cars BUT...damn...when I saw the front interior pics..I must say dude..looks VERY proper :)
 


99sil-teg

Jointhe Wingless Movement
I had my doubts as well but after driving it... I love it, its a very fun car to drive and the more I get replaced on it the better it gets.
 

j13

Keep It Clean
Yeah the fascinating thing about older cars to me, is how many families has it transported, how many different roads has it seen. All the different 80s-90s music its heard from the previous owners and reliving that.

One thing that I was always fascinated with my old '84 Corolla was the interior, my main goal was to keep it original. Keep it the same way, it looked like when it rolled off the assembly line. Just clean it and repair something miner. And whatever is big and needs replacing, replace it with something that matches the original color.

does it have that european smell in it ?
lulz
 

99sil-teg

Jointhe Wingless Movement
Yeah I'm keeping it close to stock looking, I will also be keeping the M20 in it, lots of guys are swapping new motors in them. Also having the exhaust replaced for something that will hide better.
 

Jabes

Member
too bad your not closer my brother is parting out a couple e30s, ones a 4 door and the others a 2 door but hes probably going to swap a m50 into the 2 door should be a quick little car... if he ever does it lol... but your builds looking good
 
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