[Bishop]

So, after Drew (T3h_Clap) pointed out to me that I could make a non-STi journal, I decided why not....

For those who don't know me or my 07 OBP Suby, here's a link.

Bishop's STi - Boulder, CO - Sold

Now, the reason the Subaru was sold is because I'm going back to school full-time and not working.
So, I decided to find something for a reliable DD, that I could mod and have fun with at the track. My buddy turned me onto e36 BMWs, so I started looking at M3s. Well, I wasn't finding much, and was learning more about the e30 being a more reliable car with less **** that breaks.

So, when I stumbled across one in great shape with a really strong history, I jumped on it and have been havin fun since.

The car is a 1990 BMW 325i, 5-spd, just rolled over 200k miles like 2 days ago.

I'll do my best to keep track of the progress here in the first thread and keep a running parts list.

*I know some of the photos are not the best quality. Get over it, they're for representation purposes, If I take some nice pics they'll be added later*

List of posts / progress

[Bishop]

The Day I brought Her Home:







Miles were under 200k so I was happy about that. It rolled over like two days ago though.



Came with all the service books and manuals. Only thing missing was the glove box flashlight I believe. Car also has an extensive service history on record so I didn't even bother with carfax. Hell, it's a 19 year old car, I did not really care anyway. But I did get a free pre-buy on it and got to check everything out myself before buying. The car had new rear shock mounts installed as I went to the bank for some cash.



And..... I got a full tool tray. I guess a full tool tray in the e30 world is like having an 07/08 STi that was constantly pinged at redline and had no piston failures lol. It looks like it's missing some stuff to me, but the people on an e30 forum said it's complete. I wonder if some of the missing pieces were model specific to the 325iX (awd) or another model.



Also, I had a sandbox to play in. The day after I brought the car home I removed the majority of the interior and went to town with a steam cleaner, which helped immensly. I also pressure washed and de-greased the engine bay, to an extent, so I could at least work in there.






After some much needed tint

Also put some new rubber on the car since the tires were bald when I got the car. I bought the cheapest tires I could find just to get around on because a better looking / fitting setup is underway. The stock wheels are not appealing, but they will work fine in the winter.

[Bishop]

Might as well start the mod posts here eh?

THIS IS A PHOTOSHOPPED PICTURE OF WHAT THE CAR MAY LOOK LIKE SOON, NOT THE ACTUAL CAR.



One mod that I have already installed and am enjoying thoroughly would be a Mark D chip. Unfortunately no pics, but a link to help promote him. He's a very skilled BMW tuner up in Canada, and I'm quite happy with the results of my chip on a stock motor.

http://www.dsylva-tech.ca/

[Bishop]

Most Recent Pics - 7 / 18



Clean Engine Bay. Much better than the sandbox.





Removed the rear seat because I don't like having passengers.



Removed the spare, as well as the trunk carpet.



Kenwood Excelon KDC-X693 w/ iPod adaptor (ghetto for now. Previous setup broke)







Ground Control Single Adjustable Custom Valved e30 Coilovers. F450# R700#. Strut Housing fabbed w/ M3 sway mounting points, Ground Control Endlinks also pictured.







Ground Control Camber Plates



4.10 Limited-Slip Differential from an e30 M3.



Brake Upgrade: ATE Super Blue Fuild, Hawk HP+ Front and Rear Pads, Bimmerworld SS Lines

[Bishop]

and one more time for good measure

[slyguySTI]

lookin good man, cant wait to see the progress..

[TheLimitedProject]

Nice man. I love the old BMW's. Classic. Have fun with it.

[Bishop]

Originally Posted by slyguySTI

lookin good man, cant wait to see the progress..

Yeah, stay tuned I'm adding more as i find the time.

Originally Posted by TheLimitedProject

Nice man. I love the old BMW's. Classic. Have fun with it.

Yeah, its not exactly a looker, but its fun to drive, and I'm hoping it will be even more fun after i get the suspension on. Haven't mentioned it in above posts yet but I'm waiting on a set of wheels and I've gotta order some tires for em.

[Bishop]

So, I'm not quite sure how I'm going to organize the journal, but I figure I'd at least post this up for now.



Group Buy for some BBS RC replicas. Hyper Black, 17x8 +25, going to be running 235/40 Dunlop Star Specs, and I'm told all I'll need to do is roll the fenders. I'm pretty stoked. Wheels were paid for like a month and a half ago, just a waiting process now. Expected delivery of early to mid-August. Plenty of time to order some tires and rent a fender roller.

Oh, and they're going to be a 4-lug. The e30 M3 is a 5-lug and these pics were from their group buy that happened a while ago.

[Bishop]

4.10 limited-slip differential is in. Pain in the *** without air tools and a lift but its in. Tackling the coilovers and brake stuff soon.