BMW e30 325i

[Lito]

Man this thing is turning out so sweet. You have some mad fabrication skills and such attention to detail! I think it sits perfect like that, has a real purposeful stance about it, you ever think about boosting it? Would be 'easy' now with the standalone.

[Ben J]

Thanks man. Yeah "purposeful" is what im going for. I've had my fun with insane stance before, this time im keeping it fun to drive

Bur yeah, wasn't going to say until it happened, but do have definite plans of boosting it in the near future

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[pozzi]

The car's coming along so nicely man! I picked up an e30 myself a few weeks ago (with a m30b35). I'm still slowly ticking off all the much needed maintenance before I start putting performance gear in haha, but I've got some budget coils on the way to replace the flogged out shocks.

[golfmeup]

Ben , love what your doing to this car!
I gotta see this car in the flesh one day.

[Ben J]

Thanks guys.

Sounds like it would be fun with that m30 in it! But yeah im basically doing a major maintenance overhaul too, upgrading anything where possible.


Im at most of the Brisbane euro meets and such, so if you ever come up to those im sure I'll see you there

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[pozzi]

Thanks guys.

Sounds like it would be fun with that m30 in it! But yeah im basically doing a major maintenance overhaul too, upgrading anything where possible.


Im at most of the Brisbane euro meets and such, so if you ever come up to those im sure I'll see you there

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Yeah I came down to one a while ago in my mates '68 Type 3 wagon - think i saw your old bagged mk3. Will definitely need to get the e30 down there next time round. Hopefully I'll have the time and money between uni to get her built up nicely by then!

[Ben J]

Haha yeah if there was a bagged mk3, it woukd have been mine Think I remember seeing a type 3 Wagon there, love seeing something different to the sea of mk5/6s.

Normally get a few e30s at the meets now, would fit right in

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[Ben J]

Have been pretty busy lately, with very little time to work on the car. Had a bit of spare time today though, so decided to finally make up some sort of intake (have been driving it with nothing past the throttle body for the last few months haha)

Cut up a 3 inch aluminium bend, drilled a hole and tig welded up a bung for the temp sensor (first time welding allu, was heaps easier than I was expecting). Drilled a big hole in the oem air box and expoied in a bit of pipe to delete the restrictive afm, painted everything up and joined it all up with some silicone reducers/couplers. Also cut a big chunk out of the corner that gets cold air from the lower section of the airbox, and put in a new filter. Not the prettiest, but will do the job. Couldn't be too bothered with smoothing out the exterior of the airbox for cosmetics, as I'll be redoing everything when I turbo it anyway





Doesn't have an ear piercing high pitch squeal at low rpm like it did when I was just running an open throttle body, and once the engine heats up it definitely feels better, not sucking in hot air haha. Having a filter is always a bonus too

[Lito]

Love it, especially the part where you mentioned re-doing it once you go turbo you going to the euro meet on Saturday?

[Ben J]

Cheers man, so keen to turbo it, but it's going to be a while until I have money to play with again (decided to leave my job and go back to uni). Meets's on the 8th isnt it? I certainly plan to be there If it's this weekend though I'll be out of town