 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  12-30-2012, 05:37 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |  It's no Ti, but...
My holiday present to myself; A completely original 1984 318i; A true $1000 e30!!!   Of course it's not perfect and needs some help;  Paint is oxidized, but since there is no clearcoat, I have already started working on cleaning it and bringing back the color (HennaRot);  The hood is pretty bad, but hopefully I can get the finish back without rubbing off all the paint!  I am not going to be modding this car, just cleaning it up and using it for a fair weather DD and round town car. Issues that need to be fixed ASAP: Seats (obviously!), and a few other minor interior things, Wiper and turn signal stalks seem to be worn or making bad connections. Shifter is extremely sloppy... Rear brakes need attention (it has rear drums, hopefully just needs adjusting). Going to order some new ellipsoids (Smoked or Clear?) since it has the old crappy sealed beams and one of the lens is broken. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" 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! |  |  | | 12-30-2012, 05:39 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: nj Posts: 1,099 |
damn thats a good price and looks really good body wise
just throw an s50 in it __________________  318ti MZK2 | | | | | 12-30-2012, 05:47 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Hahaha, no... Not gonna swap this car, going to enjoy the 35+ MPG! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" 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! | | | | | 12-30-2012, 06:43 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 |
I want an e30 myself. Good deal on the price, keep is updated. | | | | | 12-30-2012, 08:33 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 702 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj  Hahaha, no... Not gonna swap this car, going to enjoy the 35+ MPG! | I have a dream of taking a 95 ti and a 84 slicktop 318i and swap every over, suspension and everything, easy low 30mpgs and would be sooo fun to drive, I think they weigh in about ~2200lbs?  Other then that keep interior bone stock same with exterior just nice and clean, it would be beautiful! __________________ 
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Cool car James. I didn't even see that coming! It looks to be shining up just fine. Keep us posted. __________________ 
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 12-31-2012, 04:26 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Here's where I started on the hood;  The drivers door was pretty bad too;  After a good buffing with 2 compounds; (crappy phone pic color went crazy)  lo rez pics, but you get the idea... Paint came back amazingly nice. Going to hopefully pick up some black e30 sport seats tomorrow after work! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" 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! | | | | | 12-31-2012, 05:49 AM | #8 | | Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal318ti Posts: 1,574 |
Very nice James!! My friend Frank (came with us when we had dinner with Jessie) is in need of a inexpensive car to go to work and back (he is carless at the moment  ) If you come across another good deal in fair/decent mechanical condition let me know. I had an 84 318 and I loved it!! That car was bullet proof and when I got rid of it had more than 300K miles! | | | | | 12-31-2012, 05:53 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 |
Nice work James  __________________  | | | | | 12-31-2012, 11:25 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Thanks gang!
finding this car was a bit quick for me. I always have a google alert for 318ti set, and this popped up in my feed while I was at work. I swung by, and bought it on the spot...
It needs a new/replacement ICV and a few other little things, but I should be able to get it up to dd duties in a jiffy. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" 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! | | | | | 12-31-2012, 11:40 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 |
Nice James! I had an 84 years ago in Bronzit with a green/cream interior. Great mileage car, light and fun to throw around. I still have my 1991 E30 318ic as my summer DD. Fun fun car... __________________ 
1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top
1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52
1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior
1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior
Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it
1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP
1995 318ti Active - RIP
1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold
1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold
1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold
1985 635csi sold
1984 533i "Max" Sold
1984 318i sold
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I'm buying another DD when I get to Florida too...Zippy needs to go under the knife for a little nip/tuck. Maybe I'll go this route too. I really like this car you have James. Well done! __________________
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 01-01-2013, 01:04 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
I would love to find a non-vert 91 318is (only e30 w/M42), but the e30 crowd wants those badly and the prices are skyrocketing (one on CL nearby w/$5800 asking price)..
A clean e21 would also have been nice... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" 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! | | | | | 01-01-2013, 01:57 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
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Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 01-01-2013, 02:50 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Quote: Originally Posted by teetime4one | Would you be a dear and go get it for me? I'd be eternally grateful!  __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" 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! | | | | | |
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