Bill's E30 M3 Project

[illirep]

Here is the official project thread for my newly acquired E30 M3. I have been looking for the right one for a couple years, and have watched prices climb out of control. This beauty was for sale locally and I decided to pull the trigger before they get even more pricey and out of my reach.

1990 BMW M3
e30 chassis
Diamond Schwartz Metallic
Gray Leather
86k miles
Uber rare OEM BMW carbon fiber rear wing
One 3 inch binder with almost complete documentation since new

The car came with some mods, some tasteful, some not:
-Supersprint exhaust and cats - going back to stock
-Evo2 rep front bumper - going with new OEM Euro bumper
-Beautiful OEM e39 multi-piece BBS wheels - undecided but leaning toward factory basket weaves that were included with the car for that original look
-B&M short shift kit - will remain
-Koni adjustable suspension - will remain
-TMS performance chip - will remain

I plan to document my journey here and here only.

One teaser pic for now

[Pip]

Looks beautiful.

[KevinC]

Great project! I'm RIGHT there with you on your mod critique. The market for E30 M3's right now is white-hot, and the most valuable cars are the most stock ones. I'd definitely go back to a stock wheel, in a heartbeat.. especially since you can probably recruit most or all of the cost by unloading the E39 wheels.

Can't wait to see more pics.. hopefully rightside-up.

[danewilson77]

Awesome.



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[TigerTater]

MOAR pics please! Love it


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[illirep]

Ha - this forum hates iOS pictures.

The car came with 5 factory basket weaves!

[bcleaver]

Very nice.

[jgt_zhp]

Beautiful car, Bill. I love E30s, kind of wish I still had my '89 325iX. Diamond Schwartz is a great color for an e30 as well. Can't wait to see more

[illirep]

Thanks guys

[gmurphy]

Impressive. Very nice


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