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3 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said:
Well that sucks. Sorry for your loss.
very much appreciated. im gonna take that to a body shop and have that straightened out in no time. if not im gonna find a new fender and paint it.
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2 minutes ago, Snap said:
The third image showing the rear looks real nice
agreed, fits reeeeal nice in the back
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16 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said:
How the hell did you do that to the body panel!?
put the jack too close to the fender and my hand slipped on the jack, stand slipped under the fender when it was coming down
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Hey all! It has been a little bit since I have posted on here, but I actually picked up some Raceland Ultimos from @stealthbimmer and threw the coils on my car. I did the full coilover in front and just replaced the springs in the back, left the bilstein shocks on.
Here is the car after getting the coils on.
And also im a fucking dumbass and fucked up my fender. Only do that once...
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Hey all! Well I got a lot done today last night. Forgot to take a lot of photos, but I got a few little pics.
I fixed my windshield wiper stalk!! Whole new assembly in there, and its working great.
There is the new thermostat housing, and there's a new thermostat in there. It is running great now and up to temp, perfect for winter drifts.
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Well today was half-successful! I got my wibimmers sticker that Rekpoint gave me (Thanks! :D) on my car, pictured here:
Then I put on a manzo catback exhaust I picked up on the 2nd
A little more quiet than I expected but thats okay
It is substantially lighter and makes my M50 sound fantastic!
Only reason today was only half success was that I did not get around to the thermostat today, thats going to get done on Friday. -
4 hours ago, Earl said:
I just didn't know if you were planning on just slamming the car or if you were going for something that was going to handle well and be performance oriented.
Yeah I am going for both low, and better performance than stock. I wanna hit corners and look good doin it like in my compact, if you get what I'm saying.
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17 minutes ago, jc43089 said:
Are you wanting to go mega low? You might be better off with just lowering springs and good shocks. You will end up with an excellent ride and not be too expensive. I have Eibach shocks/springs and it rides great and is low enough. Lot's of people do H&R springs with Bilsteins too.
Just throwing another option out there. You can also expect a good shock spring combo to last for many years and miles where cheap coilovers likely will only last a few years, especially in our nasty winter climate.
I have some Bilstein rear shocks that don't look pretty but seem to work ok that you can have for free if you want them. They need new upper mounts. I live on the IA/MN border on I35, I think you mentioned you weren't far from Minnesota.
I really appreciate the offer, but I am pretty dead set on coilovers. Im going to go 2 inch drop until the summer where I will go 3-4.
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22 hours ago, Snap said:
post a redline clutch dump video soon please
I might be able to do that
22 hours ago, Earl said:What coilovers and intake are you looking at? I would highly recommend an AFE intake and if you wanted a true exhaust, the Rogue Engineering DMS is one of the best options out there.
I didnt have an idea of what intake I wanted, I was gonna look for them more after my Ti sells. And I would be getting raceland ultimos. I know, i know racelands arent the best but I lived with Rokkors in my Ti, which are pretty much the same as racelands, so I dont have any beef with them.
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9 hours ago, Earl said:
I've had an ebay chip make the car run absolutely terrible too so don't be surprised if that occurs.
Looks like a good mostly unmolested starting platform for a build or a nice car to clean up and enjoy as it is. Any plans to refresh the old, tired bushings?
I'm assuming the seats are tan based on the color of the dash?
Yeah current plan is exhaust, intake, coilovers until i can find more things i wanna change. Once my ti sells ill be ordering coilovers and welding a muffler delete.
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11 hours ago, KaiserRolls said:
Doesn’t hurt to test the tstat in some hot water before installing it. Just to make sure it works.
I imagine the eBay chip won’t do anything noticeable, but for $30 it will force you to make sure the DME compartment doesn’t have any surprises in it. Don’t install the chip backwards either lol.
Good time to check the serp belt as well & the stock expansion tank for cracks
I’m surprised it has both fogs lol
It’s probably not a bad idea to change diff fluid/trans fluid/oil too.
Yup! All i really wanted out of it was a higher rev limiter, so even if it only does just that i'll be happy. And oil looks good and doesnt leak anything, but ill have to look over the diff and trans fluid.
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50 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said:
Is that a California top?
Yessir it is. Loads of fun.
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So last weekend I went to MN with Rekpoint and my brother to pick up a bone stock, 100k mile 1994 BMW 325i sedan from the second owner. Runs and drives like a top and smells like classic 90's BMW leather.
As of now, things I know don't function well are, the stock head unit cuts out after a little bit, the windshield wiper stalk broke off, and the thermostat is stuck open. I already have new blue bmw coolant coming, a new thermostat with a metal housing (bc fuck stock bmw coolant system plastic), a new head unit, a ebay performance chip (i know, but its 30$ and I wanna see if it does anything), and a new full windshield wiper switch to go into the column.
I successfully pulled the stock head unit tonight, and tomorrow I am going to be going to Rekpoints house to pick up a spare radio he said he has laying around. I already have a new kenwood on the way, but this will tide me over for now. Either my head unit is shot or I have a sad wiring problem, which would fucking suck. Wish me luck!
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2 hours ago, YoungCR said:
Welcome! I thinks that's the first time I've seen a blue Ti! Both cars look great.
Thanks!
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3 hours ago, damnboy037 said:
Nice, is the Ti a 5 speed?
Welcome
Thanks! And yes it is.
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5 hours ago, Snap said:
Both cars look to be in really great shape! Is the 1994 an M50TU or M50NV?
Always glad to have a new member in the community
It is the M50B25TU.
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Hello all! My name is Hayden, or basedspider, and I was showed this forum by Rekpoint. I am currently selling my 1998 318ti so I can afford my newest addition, which is a 100k mile 1994 325i. Got it for a steal over in MN, and I definitely have some things in store for it. Thanks!
Pictured is my recently acquired 325i, and my 318ti to the right of it.
Hayden's Stock 325i Build Thread
in Members BMWs
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nope
If they want to replace it im just gonna say no. i can get a primered one online for about 50$. then ill just paint it myself, theres a local place that mixes paint and @Rekpoint and i will go in together on a paint gun.