Beginners Build Thread + DIY
Hi everyone!
As I enjoy reading build threads I thought why not make one myself .. 😊 I have difficulties sometimes finding good explanations or write-ups about some things so I thought I’d make a thread for beginners like me.
This thread will show the progress of my car. I will include small write-ups from time to time from modifications I have done. I will include as many pictures as I can because I personally think it makes a build thread much clearer and more interesting!
This is my first car and the first car I have ever worked on as well. So it’s not (yet?) going to be a very intensive build but rather the basics. As I’m a student my budget is very tight so this will be a slow budget “build”.
What I have:
a 1985 cosmosblau metallic 518i with 168k KM on the clock – bone stock with I’m pretty sure 0 options other than a towbar.
What I am planning to do with it:
- Lose the towbar
- Fix all rust (obviously)
- Full interior swap to black leather
- New suspension get Low
- New wheels
- Clear turn signal lenses
- Some sort of louvre
- Renown steering wheel
- Install electric windows
- Upgrade soundsystem
- Renew all fuel/brake/… lines, filters and pumps
- Swap rear drum brakes to discs & brake upgrade (prob e34)
- Maybe camber and/or toe correction kit with reinforced and refinished subframe
- (BBS) front lip
- Maybe some kind of sideskirts to hide the ugly work that has been done down there before..
- Paintjob/wrap
- Temporary M30 engine swap (V8 or turbo six in the future)
- Aftermarket exhaust
- …
How I got it: bone stock on 14” wheels with winter tires.
I'm having some trouble figuring out how to get the right size for my images, so for now they'll be like this. I resized them on my computer and now the quality is fxcked as well :/ And they are also too small if you ask me but what a mess to just put some pictures on here jeez..
Hi everyone!
As I enjoy reading build threads I thought why not make one myself .. 😊 I have difficulties sometimes finding good explanations or write-ups about some things so I thought I’d make a thread for beginners like me.
This thread will show the progress of my car. I will include small write-ups from time to time from modifications I have done. I will include as many pictures as I can because I personally think it makes a build thread much clearer and more interesting!
This is my first car and the first car I have ever worked on as well. So it’s not (yet?) going to be a very intensive build but rather the basics. As I’m a student my budget is very tight so this will be a slow budget “build”.
What I have:
a 1985 cosmosblau metallic 518i with 168k KM on the clock – bone stock with I’m pretty sure 0 options other than a towbar.
What I am planning to do with it:
- Lose the towbar
- Fix all rust (obviously)
- Full interior swap to black leather
- New suspension get Low
- New wheels
- Clear turn signal lenses
- Some sort of louvre
- Renown steering wheel
- Install electric windows
- Upgrade soundsystem
- Renew all fuel/brake/… lines, filters and pumps
- Swap rear drum brakes to discs & brake upgrade (prob e34)
- Maybe camber and/or toe correction kit with reinforced and refinished subframe
- (BBS) front lip
- Maybe some kind of sideskirts to hide the ugly work that has been done down there before..
- Paintjob/wrap
- Temporary M30 engine swap (V8 or turbo six in the future)
- Aftermarket exhaust
- …
How I got it: bone stock on 14” wheels with winter tires.
I'm having some trouble figuring out how to get the right size for my images, so for now they'll be like this. I resized them on my computer and now the quality is fxcked as well :/ And they are also too small if you ask me but what a mess to just put some pictures on here jeez..
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