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Surprise! I bought another e30!
This purchase was very last minute, and involved driving to Chicago to grab it. 

1991 318i Sedan
~250k on chassis (ODO stopped at 230k)
~150k on motor
AW2 paint with tan interior (black driver seat due to tan seat needing repair, but was included)
Paint is in pretty good shape, and the body is surprisingly good. Car was in southern states most of its life according to the seller, which I can believe. 
Nothing else about it is really that special lol.

As many of you may know my first car was a white 91 318i sedan, and I always had a thing for that car. So I decided to get another one! The plan to is get some suspension work done (original bushings) and fix a bunch of the little issues that it has. The motor was went through and has a lot of new parts, so that portion of the car should be good to go after I swap the temp sender for the ECU. 

I would like to get this running well and the issues fixed so that this can replace my current daily driver (2010 Mazda 3s hatch 6spd) 

Only one picture at this point.
 

Found this over on r3v. Really complete M20 twin scroll turbo kit, so much want. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=383580

That car had 208k on it 8 years ago (just ran a carfax quick). Junk.

might cost you a few extra bucks, so i hope you have the doe.
 

Its staggering how many times this question comes up.  Don't fawn over the thought too long.

If you go to any of the bmwcca events i will be there for sure 2 at black hawk and 1 at road America , I also do both vintage weekends at road America doing track support for a few vintage race cars

Yesss!!! I agree. The light bar sucks.  You got me thinking WRX hood scoop with lights inside mounted to the moonroof?

I also forgot to add the white lettering on the tires before

I'll pm you and let's figure it out!

YES!! I plan on doing this, as I would have to admit it wouldn't be my first time.
LOL but it would make very much epicness
Yes. I will take all donations! Just provide me an addy and I will come by!
I also managed to spend more free time building the shift lever in SolidWorks today too. It has a drastic kick to it because the T5 trans is short and the base of the lever comes out from under the dash. 


 

BUT THE DEALS GUYS. THE DEALS

ECS is killing me right now.

I need to stop looking at this thread... spent way too much money

Did this today:



 

Wrapped them in Continental ExtremeContact DW's, really impressed with this tire so far! Also put on a 5-speed ZHP knob and it definitely helped smooth out the shifts. 

 

I am having some minor vanos rattle and it's driving me crazy... so I ordered the Beisan systems single vanos seals and anti rattle kits, as well as all the related gaskets and the upper timing chain tensioner. Hoping to get to that job next weekend

I did a 02 Z06 about 4 years ago, Heads cam LT headers Fast 90/90 air/fuel setup,basic bolt on stuff, car made 511.1whp and 489.3 Ftlbs, car had 10degrees of timing and spins to 7300, this car sees track days and drag strips still running strong to this day, no knock , tune is perfect, and this is still a stock bottom end LS6 
we are not claiming 600whp on the dot but I bet/ hope for 580/590 

This is a client/good friend of mines ZCP M3, this car was bought as a stock ZCP M3 SMG 4 years ago. Dave (the owner) wanted a track car/dual purpose car, so we started preparing it for track duty, 3 years ago the car had the basics, reinforced subframes and subframe mounting points, PSS10 coilovers ect... Basic track day bolt on needs, anyways fast forward 3 years, the car is a completely dedicated track car, supercharged 560whp, MCS coilovers, APR aero, 285 wide slicks , 6 piston brembos up front 4 piston rears, racetech seats ect..... 
Well like with any car he wants more power , we sat down and did the math, building his stock s54 for more boost and reliability at that boost level would cost north of $15,000, so we decided Build a N/A LS6 600whp N/A then boost it for 800Hp, then came the twist, he Learn how to drive fast on a SMG car so his heal toe skills are limited and with that much power one mistake could be costly, so I contacted a good friend of mine that deals with sequential gear boxes, we found a brand new t56 sequential gear box, this is the same gear box Xtrac uses in Voxhaul v8 supercar race cars in Australia, I am currently building the car for next year 
As the build furthers I will be up dating this thread about once a week

RIP Fidel

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone =)

I'll have to snag a hub from pelican!

Pelican!
http://www.pelicanparts.com/promos/?utm_source=Pelican+Pit+Stop+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f2311eb5b5-BMW_BlackFriday_2016_11_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e247719183-f2311eb5b5-70329157
I order from Blunt as well, definitely great service from Stephen. Sometimes the fast turnaround times, easy information and free shipping on orders over a certain small amount wins out. Plus I'm on a direct route from Ohio, where you are probably on a direct route from Minneapolis. Geography makes a big difference too!

LOL that's awesome @Bassboy3313
 
I haven't done a whole lot lately, as I have wayyy to many projects going on at once, but there have been some small things that I have been chipping away at. I got the red halos for $8 on ebay, and mocked them up. really surprised at the quality for $8.

I also started CAD modeling all the aluminum parts I need to make:
X-Hydro lever Shift level Seat brackets Wing uprights So far I have the Hydro level done

Idk what was better at lmt, everyone's necks snapping like Carrie underwood was walking naked through the parking lot  when Nick was driving his car up to the Dyno. Or the reactions of the way the hood popped open and it lifted forward, like fire had just been discovered.

ECS is a great source. I do both. Their shipping is also cheap and super quick from Ohio to Chicago. They also run Turner Motorsport's warehouse load now, so you're getting the same stuff FYI. Sometimes their prices differ which is nice!
Modbargains has a sale too
http://www.modbargains.com/sales-discounts-promos.htm?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ModBargains&utm_content=11-22-16-BF+ad+all

The M3 is running perfect. No engine light after the cruise!
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The passenger door handle is like butter now! So nice it makes my drivers door feel like I'm starting a rusty lawn mower.
The tweeter works but only after I jerk the car to the right while driving and slowly bring it back to center. WTF. It sounds great when it works.
The cherry on top is that I passed emissions!! This whole process has been exactly a year in the making. In the end I have a fully gone through M3 (minus engine internals) with almost all new parts bolted to it. It is running strong! Beyond glad I didn't give up on it and sell it to tsweers89. #nah
I'll go through the rear suspension in the next week or two and it should be totally mechanically sound.
Things I want to do:
-New windshield
-New steering wheel
-Paint Hood
-New floor mats
-New interior rubber coated pieces.
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ha, thanks guys.
the 'deal' was OK. i will admit paid more than what I should have, but it checked all the important boxes of what I wanted, and it was the first car after looking for 5 months that did so I jumped on it.
I didn't spend any time in seattle - there was some 'storm of the century' or something on its way so I got the hell out. I've been there a few times (and loved it) so I didn't feel like I needed to stay in the pouring rain.
here are the points why i bothered with the long trip -  s50 / coilovers / alpinweiss / late model / coupe
yu///mmy

 
and the trip...america is fuckin beautiful. well besides southern Minnesota, that's just stanky. Biggest take-away from the trip - Montana is amazing.
there is no particular order to these, but there are photos from  Washington, Montana, Idaho, and South Dakota.