» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | looove Today 01:18 PM Today 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 59 Views | | lolita porn 04-13-2024 11:45 PM 04-13-2024 11:45 PM 0 Replies, 195 Views | lolita porn 04-13-2024 11:43 PM 04-13-2024 11:44 PM 1 Replies, 129 Views | lolita porn 04-13-2024 11:40 PM 04-13-2024 11:41 PM 1 Replies, 123 Views | lolita porn 04-13-2024 11:38 PM 04-13-2024 11:39 PM 1 Replies, 119 Views | lolita porn 04-13-2024 11:36 PM 04-13-2024 11:37 PM 1 Replies, 116 Views | lolita porn 04-13-2024 11:35 PM 04-13-2024 11:35 PM 0 Replies, 106 Views | lolita porn 04-13-2024 11:34 PM 04-13-2024 11:34 PM 0 Replies, 108 Views | lolita porn 04-13-2024 11:33 PM 04-13-2024 11:33 PM 0 Replies, 105 Views | | | | | | 09-22-2014, 10:10 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 76 | frink's build thread long time lurker, figured i would put together a build thread. been into BMWs for about 7 years, started with an e28. also have an e46 wagon 5-speed that the wifey races around in. cars have been a life-long obsession. i tend to do most if not all of my own wrenching at home. good times! car is a 97 318ti, silver on black, sport, 5-speed manual. 200k+ miles. owned it for a little over a year before the mod bug hit. started out like so, we had euro tails/corners on hand (father in law is a ti fan too): may '13: clears, ddm angel eyes, black m-tech trim august '13: ground control front coilovers, eibach rear springs, blackout b-pillar december '13: m3 front brakes, stoptech pads, slotted rotors, style 44's, m3 mirrors, m3 wheel, vaders, euro glovebox/steering wheel tray, zhp shift knob september '14: new headliner, style 65 reps, lip spoiler, fog light deletes (driver fog decided it didnt want to live, exited on the fwy, turns out the bracketry was all kinds of broken and zip tied together by PO) future plans: tint, restoration bits (a-pilar trim, cowl trim, front grill), rear suspension rebuild, motor swap Last edited by frink84; 09-22-2014 at 10:12 PM. | | | 09-23-2014, 01:13 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MD Posts: 126 | Looks great, man! Keep us posted, it's always nice to see a car progress. __________________ '96 318ti Base - few mods installed... | | | 10-13-2014, 09:38 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 702 | Looking good! What motor are you planning to put in? __________________ ***328ti Build thread. *** Even more important: SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 10-14-2014, 06:49 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Globally Posts: 1,162 | Nice build, nice to live in salt free environment. | | | 10-14-2014, 11:35 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 76 | Quote: Originally Posted by anassa Looking good! What motor are you planning to put in? | s5x, dream is s54 but m/s52 is much more likely. | | | 10-14-2014, 11:47 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin Posts: 1,055 | Can't wait to see more=) So far so good __________________ 95 318ti & 96 318ti Quote: Originally Posted by eurohb Im Jelly.. enough said. | Follow me on instagram: earlmeyeriii | | | 10-16-2014, 07:04 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,019 | Congrats and can't wait to see this build results. __________________ V2 in progress. Volkswagen MK6 GTI | | | 11-16-2014, 02:47 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 702 | Quote: Originally Posted by frink84 s5x, dream is s54 but m/s52 is much more likely. | True that, I also dream of the s54 humming at 8k rpm in my car with a 6spd and 3.73 three clutch lsd in the back, yum! Undate on the progress when you get a chance. __________________ ***328ti Build thread. *** Even more important: SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 11-17-2014, 07:22 PM | #9 | Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 76 | got the tires mounted/balanced on the wheels. fronts are all i put on as i need to roll the rears first. fitment is on point IMHO. Will probably go lower once I convert the rear to adjustable springs (is h&r now) | | | 11-17-2014, 07:31 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin Posts: 1,055 | Looks good=) __________________ 95 318ti & 96 318ti Quote: Originally Posted by eurohb Im Jelly.. enough said. | Follow me on instagram: earlmeyeriii | | | 11-24-2014, 05:38 PM | #11 | Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 76 | finally put the grill in the mtech bumper. lost the last one to a tire chunk on the freeway over 3 years ago... | | | 11-24-2014, 06:44 PM | #12 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Chicago Posts: 14 | Looking good - front fitment is perfect! | | | 11-24-2014, 06:49 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin Posts: 1,055 | Did your mounting pins sheer off when you lost the first bumper grille too? They should have had a better way of securing those in the bumper=/ Glad to see you got around to installing a new one=) __________________ 95 318ti & 96 318ti Quote: Originally Posted by eurohb Im Jelly.. enough said. | Follow me on instagram: earlmeyeriii | | | 11-24-2014, 06:51 PM | #14 | Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 76 | Quote: Originally Posted by Earl Did your mounting pins sheer off when you lost the first bumper grille too? They should have had a better way of securing those in the bumper=/ Glad to see you got around to installing a new one=) | yup, every one on the driver side and the top were gone. I used zip ties and well-placed holes in the bumper to secure it. cant really tell unless you are up close, and the bumper has its fair share of scrapes and cracked paint, so i wasnt very concerned about putting holes in it. | | | 11-30-2014, 09:26 PM | #15 | Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 76 | Finally swapped the upper seat frame to fix the original millpoint front seats. The upper frame had cracked a weld, causing an awesome seat twist that was messing with my back. I had borrowed my FIL's black Vaders but he needed them back for his Clubsport. This was a very VERY simple swap. 2 screws, pull the headrest and pull off the recline lever on the upper, which allows the seat back to be removed. Then pop the wire out of the recline lever. The cloth and foam padding come off as one piece after you pull the cloth off the tabs on the back of the frame. Then the frame itself is 6 bolts to come away from the lower. 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