Dirty Delphin Progression Thread
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Its pretty cool to have a BMW forum for us WI guys. I'm from Chilton, and this is my 8th BMW in the past 4 years. I look forward to meeting up with you guys later on, and here's my car:
1989 325i
215k miles, I'm the 3rd owner, 2nd owner had it since 14k miles.
Clean body, very minimal amounts of surface rust, couple minor dings.
Interior is ripped to shreads, and is currently out of the car for the most part.
http://bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=261572&d=1294600002
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Suspension/Tires
So far I have IE Stage 3 Race Springs to drop it 2" front and 1.5" rear.
*H&R 15mm drophats will be coming soon, along with Bilstein Sports and a full susp overhaul
http://bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=263910&stc=1&d=1295995188
Picked up these 17x7.5 Kosei K1s a couple weeks back, all five for $300. One tire was slashed, the rest have 60% life. I would have preferred 16s, but these will do!
http://bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=263907&stc=1&d=1295993940
Interior
This will probably be very basic, the stock comfort seats are torn to shreds, it has blue/grey carpet, and blue door cards. Hopefully next week I'll get black door cards from a friend. I decided to pick up these tan sport seats, front/rear for $150. They will be covered black, and the stock carpet will be removed, cleaned and painted black using the Duplicolor fabric paint.
http://bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=263906&stc=1&d=1295993940
Other than that, I'm planning on respraying it this spring, LSD, and a new exhaust with Borla/Magnaflow muffler.
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The body looks great for a project. I like your ebrake/shift boot combo. Is this a slicktop?
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looks like you are going to do some great mods to it! i love the interior choice, i also went from gray to tan vinyl! those wheels are going to look really good too.
Dan
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johnny2k said:
looks like a fun project! would be kinda cool to do the headliner to match the boot/shifter. Something different for sure!
I'd be kind of worried about there being "too much going on" if the headliner was the same plaid. I'll probably go with an alcantara knockoff or something
straight6pwr said:
looks like you are going to do some great mods to it! i love the interior choice, i also went from gray to tan vinyl! those wheels are going to look really good too.
I'm probably gonna get some IGGEE seat covers for it in black, I've never been too fond of the tan interior myself
I just cant wait for the rest of the suspension stuff to show up so I can check out the stance!
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Ryan... said:
I'm probably gonna get some IGGEE seat covers for it in black, I've never been too fond of the tan interior myself
I just cant wait for the rest of the suspension stuff to show up so I can check out the stance!
!!!!! i'd love to have your front seats as spares, find some black ones so i can have them!
Dan
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ahhh! snow
i hate doing work in the snow! had to change my alternator off my m50 block.. of course its located on the bottom behind the oil filter.. took me like 8 hours in the blistering cold.Keep warm!
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I'm honestly tempted to buy them. Are they as nice as they seem? I'll keep an eye out for some black bits for you
Dan
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Well, I tried on one of the Koseis to test out the spacers/fitment. Wheel gap looks about the same, but that should be solved once the suspension is figured out. I'm still unsure if I'll keep them or not, I'd like to find a set of 16x8's somewhere.
http://bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=266629&stc=1&d=1297800541
And for a little update of significance: looking for either a good deal on a new GC kit, or preferrably a used kit. I'm liking the idea of Auto-X more and more, and I'll be moving to Madison next year where there are some epic roads around the Tyrol area. I think a quality set of coilovers would serve me well
The only issue I have right now is that the entire interior will most definitely be put on hold for a long time. The gov has decided it is going to take another $25,000 (on top of the $45,000 it took right off the bat) from my mom's pension she got from my dad passing away, and that means she'll be needing some help until she can find another job and recoup some of the money being stolen.
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When did you score this beast? Looks clean for an e30 with 200k+ miles.
And I was going to ask you, do you still have the LSD in your M3?
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Bought it about 2 months ago, been sitting since then.
Sold the LSD, trans, and driveshaft to a BFC member in Madison a couple weeks ago.
Here's an update; all of this should be going on in the next day or two
http://bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=266946&stc=1&d=1298049517
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Nice, I literally just did control arms, FCAB's, tie rods, and sway bar links on my e36.. Feels 100% better!
What kind of springs are you running?
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Finally got my suspension installed
15mm drop hats, IE springs, Bilstien sports. Not nearly as stiff as some people say it is, but its definitely noticeable over worn out stock pieces
New rims will be coming this week hopefully :thumbup:
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