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  1. #1
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    Mar 2011
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    E30 Touring Project

    Decided to get another car and wanted something a bit unique. I've always loved the e30 style and didn't want to pony up for an M3 variant, but wanted something interesting. Thanks to the 25 year import rule we're starting to see tourings make their way over. I've always had a big chub for wagons for some reason and found an exceptionally clean one on ebay and decided to pull the trigger.

    So I picked up this guy from vintage autobahn out in Portland, and flew out for a little roadtrip to get initiated. The wife and I drove down through Bend for the night (and many beers), then Boise, Salt Lake and finally home to Denver. It ran beautifully other than not being impressed with going over 70 on the highway, limiting us to cruising, windows down, in the right lane for most of the jaunt.

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    It was imported from Germany in early 2015, has about 116k on the clock, the little baby m42 1.8 engine, completely rust free, and super tidy inside.

    I bought it as a project car, so should be lots of interesting things getting delivered in the coming months.

    A few shots on the road trip back:
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    First mods:
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  2. #2
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    Nice. This should be interesting

    His - 2004 Imola Red / Alcantara 330i | 6MT | ZHP |

    Her's - 2005 Black Sapphire Metallic / Black Leather 330i | 6MT | ZHP |

  3. #3
    Love it man! I have always wanted one, I just met a dude restoring one and the person he got from had 7 imported recently lol. I have a m20 and 4.10 lsd ready for you, no pressure.

  4. #4
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    Nov 2014
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    Awesome! Excited to see what you get done to this.

    Hope your jaunt to Portland and Bend were fun despite the rain!

  5. #5
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    Awesomeness!


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    "ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46f member

  6. #6
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    May 2011
    Location
    Charleston SC
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    Wow you didn't waste any time with the mods. ..
    Dinan CAI &Throttle body, ESS Tuning TS2, Bimmerbrakes gen3 headers, UUC SSK & DSSR. Achilles oil pump, VAC oil pan baffle
    M3 Motor mounts, UUC Trans mounts, Modified clutch style LSD 3.15, TMS front subframe reinforcement, Koni Yellow sports,
    H&R sport springs,
    UUC sway bars, BMW Perf. Rotors, UUC SS brake lines, Hawk HPS pads, CSL replica wheels,
    Rotora strut bar, FXR HID conversion, M3 Mirror conversion, BSW stage 1 speakers

  7. #7
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    Sep 2011
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    beauty. awesome buddy!!

  8. #8
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    This just looks like to much fun.


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    Dinan; Hign Flow Intake System, & Strut Tower Brace
    Turner Motorsports; Underdrive Power Pulleys
    Koni Sport, Bridgestone; Potenza RE-11, Coby Wheel
    Stewart High Performance Water Pump
    Hawk High Performance Street 5.0 Brake Pads
    Brembo Rotor

    The purposeful face of a formidable athlete:

    The spine-tingling 330i Performance Package.

    Purchased CPO on 12/23/2006 with 28,090 miles

  9. #9
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    Location
    Southern California
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    Cool!

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    Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
    "ZHP or not, I still like you"


    ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
    ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
    Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
    Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
    BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
    Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Aug 2014
    Location
    St. Paul, Minnesota
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    Looking forward to seeing updates here! Sub'd

    18x9 ET 42 Apex EC-7's / BC Racing BR Type Coilovers / GruppeM Intake
    ECS SS Brake Lines / Coby Wheel Wrap w/ Tri-Stitch / 35% Tint / BavSound Stage 1 / Stett Intake Boots / OE Euro Clears

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