An E30 Project

RobCallow · Post by **RobCallow** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:33 pm

Gone and brought myself an E30 325i se

It's a 1988 Dolphin grey 2 door and has done 99k

The car itself is pretty standard I think it may of been chipped as I found another chip in the ashtray and a sticker under the bonnet from Clive Athowes stating it was tuned to 172 bhp (no proof of this though!) it also has a stainless exhaust fitted.

Needs to have a little bit of work to tidy it up a bit but then going to make it in to a track biased daily driver!

Will post some pics when I take some.

Post by **Stuart** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:11 pm

Sounds great Rob. 2 doors are worth some cash :thumb:

Does this mean that you will be joining us on the 20th @ Snett?

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Looking forward to seeing the car in action soon Rob. Can't wait.

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:46 pm

Excellent news Rob !!!

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:49 pm

well done rob get it on track you will love it 8)

cheers

jason

RobCallow · Post by **RobCallow** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:41 pm

stuartstaples wrote:Sounds great Rob. 2 doors are worth some cash :thumb:

Does this mean that you will be joining us on the 20th @ Snett?
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Looking forward to seeing the car in action soon Rob. Can't wait.

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duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:55 pm

great purchase that Rob - any pics?

RobCallow · Post by **RobCallow** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:07 pm

I don't have a camera at the moment but will post some as soon as I get one!

Redders · Post by **Redders** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:10 pm

A 325i se thats the one everyone wants ,which we were discussing about the other week ? sounds like you saved yourself a fortune on what you were willing to pay, will phone later on in the week , did you have a good new year?

RobCallow · Post by **RobCallow** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:07 am

Spent the last couple of days tinkering with the car it has a niggly issue with the Idle.
It keeps reving high then hunting for an idle have cleaned out the air box, MAF, Idle control valve and throttle body with carb cleaner and so far it seems to be better but I have a few other things to try.
Also have been tackling the rust to be fair its not too bad just a bit on each sill and the nearside rear wheel arch. For a 20 year old car it is in bloody good condition.

Well the plans (so far) are as follows:

Fit a set of coilovers
Better tyres and maybe a bigger set of wheels
ARB
Polybushes
New seat
Harness
A smaller steering wheel (The original is Huge!!!)

Get on track again!!!!

Fast Eddy · Post by **Fast Eddy** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:37 am

Nice one Rob. Should be fun. I think the idle problem was quite common on these, but i can't remember what the cause is :roll: getting old
I have Whiteline arb's and Superflex/Powerflex bushes on offer at the moment. Give me a ring to discuss what you need mate.
Eddy