Super-Clean BMW E30 - Autumn Lows

At the beginning we will be happy the way you become the owner of your twenties?

I bought this car before driving opinion, I got a tip from a friend of the club and that is such a car to sell, I discussed the subject with his father and for the first earned money bought a BMW ... Although it was not very nice (I like the color of faded pants, and lack of grazing on Nib and hoods) - I knew it must be mine, it had to do. What it turned out, was a total series, in the original package elaboration not hand any tjunera ... Even the radio beam was cut, and the console sat Bavaria Blaupunkt Radio Cassette II without ISO connectors. Totally naked, the equipment was just electric mirrors and central locking launched from the key cylinder, or a total minimum as the E30, which was a lot on the market. Then when people the power to bring in everything from the west, you could buy M Technica in a wide lamp (as above) and even powybrzydzać and something utargować, the charm of open borders and glut the market.

Auto than a good makeover. Legendary today, the drive unit, the classic color of the body ... but something that catches the eye to your car for a long time is a circle.

As for the wheels, it's quite complicated ... It is known in the world of tuning, more and more people either want to have something unique, or something higher end ... and at this point there is Charles from Poznan, known in some circles as Dzidziusbmw. He coined the wheels of the Opel Omega A (ATS) are very similar to the rotor BBS Rennsport ... after a lot of calculations and measurements rotor cut on a lathe. What was the imitation screws after drilling the holes in the rotor coincide almost perfectly with the holes in the drum and the five-Hurt Gotti. Charles initially turned the wheel, but still felt unsatisfied time - rim was too narrow. Such a product as "blank" I bought it. Polakierowałem rotors in body color, spolerowałem lipping, nawierciłem rotors so that teeth all their heads were hidden screws. Painstaking work, but I will make myself like something is to strive. So I've got and I can not help it.

Finally near the nawiercie 4 × 100 made by Zbifa, was set at distances of 30mm front and 35mm at the rear. Same distances are pinned, alloy parameters are 8.5 × 16 Offset is not measured, the tire is 195/45, that "as far as cultural tension" with the body of the car there was no point stretch "bicycle" tires. Rim is quite narrow and would like more, but compared to the BBS or OZ lipping to Gotti's not so easy ... So was "cultural dimension". Interestingly kapselki to come with aluminum rims 14 "BMW called suns ... fit into the holes in the distance, were locked into" the spontana "and I rather be, I wanted caps with BBS Mahle ... But it is not easy. If you do not have what you like, then you like what you've got!

Wow, you really can tell a lot about your car ... It's now happy to listen to some of the suspension?

Initially, the springs HR 50/50 + b6 Billstein, then the body repairs FK 75/50 + amours SPAX with 11 way adjustable damping ... It was not enough for me, so for the next season car got thread "self-made" spring- taken along the lines Eibach (again thanks to dzidziusbmw), which include made his plates specifically for this spring and have done zajawkowicze Cambery of Kielce. The car is hard and stiff, also thanks to rozpórkom (the "cap"). To complete the whole, all the connectors and bushings are new to the polyurethane in the rear beam.

Auto has gained a lot from the time of purchase. Kompletowałeś original accessories if you go the other way?

After the first season (in serial), parted car stripped to bare, tow truck transported tinsmith, and purified with minor corrosion. Since there is no sunroof, rust was really little, and surprisingly she was not at all typical of places such as the E30 trunk compartment.

Front bumper got smoked turn fift, oranges and most are OK, but with the body color and chrome bumpers wanted to have a unified front bumper strip across the width ... and the black line is completed at 100% even though most do not understand. All windows have been replaced with original stained in brown - standard were colored green, did not fit my concept. Glass, of course, I found (like most things) in the junkyard ... the way most free weekends spent exploring szrotów and scrap.

When the hut was dismantled and stood at the tinsmith for over a year, I had the time for completing the original equipment, collecting gadgets and Tune-up detail. And so I was able to inside (in a rare formula Nutria), fit the front seats Sportsitze, which unfortunately had poprute seat - this ailment seats BMW ...

There were chairs, and in the meantime I got a tip that someone in Lodz has the interior and the car for parts. I went - in the car, unless someone drove cement in bulk, that was curse word. But I took the back seat as the donor material, the rear shelf of the blind and carpet - everything in my rare colored upholstery ... I jumped for joy even though it be suitable for washing and is it the HARD version.

The front seats are reconditioned, re-trimmed seats. The entire interior washed out. Under the front seat I installed the original fire extinguisher with mounting occurs. I also added cruise control, BMW sound system in the rear shelf and front triangle mirrors. For the Check Control in the English language, the set could accidentally find a large on-board computer OBCII also in English. Complementing this added to the clocks "written" light bar, borrowed from clocks Englishman, by the way tachometer swapped with that of 325i (forced modifications to the engine and gear, the series revolved below).

Contribution 4 electric windows, of course, the dismantling of the original fixtures and wiring - all made like a puzzle. Mirror M Technic with map reading lights ... fluke managed to break the proverbial junkyard for czteropak.

The steering wheel has been replaced with a Mtechnic I. While sewing the skin found identical ... except that the smaller 15mm, the same were in M3e30 ... of course I had to put on the original set came illuminated gear knob with the E30 M3, the newly trimmed with fresh skin ( just like bellows). To all chimed, jack manual also been trimmed so as not dazzled plastic.

With unoriginal but useful things I have indexes VDO (oil pressure, oil temperature and load) from MkI Golf GTI - despite the fact that the same occurred in m3 e30 and Audi. As the indicators served console ashtray.

Rugs was able to get the original color of the upholstery, and it was probably the greatest happiness. Rugs in the suit were rare, and the fact that it survived the rugs in good condition, bordering on the miraculous ... able to exchange them for a roof rack with a toddler!

The equipment I added a large toolbox of tools to model E34, flaps and upholstery tool kit in place of the battery casing. We managed to also get accessory, "dolewajkę" oil that was offered on the market of Saudi Arabia! Interestingly, it was packed in a box, I never made and all in "on the first installation of" all tie wires and stickers have never moved, never personally I applied, is able to continue what I bought, only tried on out of curiosity ...

By the way: rummage s3.25, the original 9-liter canister, mounted in the spare wheel.

What can we say ... WOW! Skompletowałeś think whatever they could! What about the engine? You mentioned that the modifications to the indicators fail to fit - I assume that the engine started to climb higher turnover?

According to an old German school of the engine development was so that the repressed 122 horses can achieve 190 + ... I hid between two mythical tale, but who knows ... in Poland, no one checked on the dyno what power is its 'open stage' in Germany other realities prevailed, again I was too young and did not have enough experience to pick 200 hp ...

To block ETY matched my head with the equivalent of 2.0 channels porting done alone, routing sockets and valves and seats made to reach a specialized company. I put the head of Catcams camshaft 283/246, 1 mm valve lift. To complete the circle made adjustable camshaft also Catcams ...

To make this all work, it was necessary to actuate the engine computer przepływką and injections of m20b25, but to make it work I had to adopt in full the engine harness from the engine 2.5. I changed the pulley shaft, gearbox replaced the sensors with a crankshaft sensor mounted on the front of the block, the beam and the rest of the hardware and step it was only a formality and a new vacuum as a baby, when everything is on the original gratach, it fits plug & play. The m20b25 put a manifold and throttle (larger diameters - better flow).

The exhaust manifold is Rochhausen Bad Tolz, the old German company, which initially did exhaust systems for rallycross, seen even among the "sheep" Hartge, Alpina, Ac Schnitzer was another flavor, differentiator. I am inclined to swtwierdzić even that deal. The collector was wyspawany in the late 80/90 and, of course, was miraculously hit on all known auction sites. Engine control unit is a computer with m20m25 modified by MK Motorsport ... of course, found by accident.

If the engine has been slightly modified exhaust began with a high-performance exhaust manifold ... it pulled the exhaust on the car and put a complete system of stainless steel. Exhale consisted of MG Motorsport Michal.

The icing on the cake with polished covers, caps, collector, and virtually all of the exterior of the engine is made of aluminum ... alternator also got a small lift and a bit of nickel on what could not be polished out.

We are impressed! I wish I had the power to grips in the car ... So you moved polished car every day, or in the garage and has attracted the eyes of the owner?

E30 was planned to serve only as a car on holidays, the gold and generally took pleasure to. Unfortunately, fate can not be predicted, and I'm forced to drive this car to work every day ... While I do not have another "normal" car, it must be so. Fortunately, 126p, 1979 is already in front of the garage and just begs to be restored to life and classic modifications. While I think rationally, and in his hand proudly bears my DIAX and nozzle migomatu, I'm not going to go willingly something that stinks of recycled plastic, even if I have to ride a classic Ikarus That's my opinion on the car: I think really the car were constructed of metal, and the plastic used to blow up the railway bridges in the war!

I ride it everywhere I need, of course, avoiding all the curbs, "bumps" and polygons, which are supposed to put into circulation paths ... Fortunately I know the topography of the city as well as the old ZŁOTÓW without major problems, I manage to get there without incident where I have to.

Do you regret that you bought the E30 did not choose anything else?

Absolutely not! E30 was not the case. I got infected by this age probably 16 or 17 years old, my uncle bought a 318i imported across the Oder River, I was fascinated with interior ergonomics and quality as the late 80s, I knew that in the future I will have one or the other car - the first ride only me in this strengthened. I began to delve into the BMW (primarily e30), I met the owners of my area, I started to ride the nearby spots, more gold and have gone further. To this day, I am in touch with most of the old crew who have switched to other models or brands, part of the "old guard" is still faithful to the BMW, we help each other out when the swaps, sitting for hours in the garage debating what to what, and why. At this point I would like to mention the friends of beemka-klub.pl , bmw-e30.pl , cultstyle.pl . I would also like to mention my father who helped me in the garage despite his illness and the fact that we do not understand why the car is so low and be so changed ... ", after all it was good!"

Also sincere greetings to all who helped in the construction of the car, we know from experience how other people are needed and motivating to work on the car ... Finally - what are your plans? I do not know what else you could add to the car, because he has probably everything ... including rarities produced on the market of Saudi Arabia!

There are plans to replace the exhaust tips for less "rude", will be thinner, running sideways like the original, and of course kwasówki. I also have the original door panels Jehnerta, also some subtle not catching audio will settle once. When? Probably not soon. Besides, I probably tried on different wheels, topped, packages ... I try, and that przewalają by the hands of lumber from Alpina, Hartge, Schnitzer, Kamei, Hella ... this could be interesting!