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  • Bronzit Ballin | e30 shit

    How it sits today!







    What up guys,
    So it started when i got this 1986 325es in summer 2013, barely knew anything about them but always liked the look. Picked it up and did all the maintenance on it, brakes, brake lines, timing belt/waterpump/thermo, odometer, spark plugs, things like that. Then painted the trunklid, and side panels. Also sorted out the radio shit. Sorry in advance for iphone pics, will get dslr shots of all further work.

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    So that was Late summer/Fall of 2013. In Spring of 2014 i decided to do a whole new suspension and 5 speed swap. Did both during spring break in a week haha.
    Got the tranny and driveshaft of my buddy greg. (K-Line) he has the bronzit bitch build. Then got new pedals,
    Clutch
    Flywheel
    Master Cylinder
    Shift bushings/Shifter
    Tranny mounts/Powdercoated my tranny brace.

    As for the suspension i went with GC Coilovers and Bilstein Struts.

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    Then about two weeks later i did the 5 speed swap and coils, my intermediate shaft pulley literally fell apart and all my pistons and valves kissed eachother:

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    Pulled the engine after bad compression test.

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    At least the clutch looks mint.

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    OUCH

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    Sooooo the car sat while i figured out what to do.

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    Then i ended up grabbing the engine that greg used to have (K-Line) Took it home and cleaned it up and put alot of new parts on it. Powdercoated most the accessories and painted the block and polished the head. I do powder coating and media blasting right in my basement so its very convenient.

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    Painted engine bay :

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    Got it all back together on a saturday at 10pm, drove it allllll day sunday.

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    Engine bay looks hell of alot nicer.

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    And thats pretty much how it sits till now.

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    How it sits now, back to chrome kidneys, and no m badge.

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    I daily drive this car everyday, i am a senior in high school right now and work everyday over at a local chevy dealership as the vehicle photographer, so time/cash is limited. Saving right now and planning for all the work i wanna do this winter when its in storage. My plans include Subframe removal, painting/powdercoating all subframe/trailing arm parts, and putting in all polyurethane bushings in the rear end. Also plan on fixing the rust the right way, pulling my fenders and buying/testfitting wheels. So stay tuned for updates!
    Last edited by eethirty; 08-18-2015, 03:32 PM.

    Instagram: ian_ballzz

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  • #2
    #first

    My old motor looking goooooood
    Instagram: @GregKline55

    1999 M Coupe
    1987 325e
    1987 325IS

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    • #3
      Originally posted by K-Line View Post
      #first

      My old motor looking goooooood
      yeaa. forgot to mention that motor only has about 116k on it. just breakin in that old eta.

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      • #4
        Dude this looks great! Can't wait to see what you do over the winter. Props for doing things right, and not doing the typical garbage highschool budget mods.
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        • #5
          I have high hopes for this, clean work!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by philohlean View Post
            Dude this looks great! Can't wait to see what you do over the winter. Props for doing things right, and not doing the typical garbage highschool budget mods.
            Originally posted by maxwellmercer View Post
            I have high hopes for this, clean work!
            thanks dudes! yea i have big plans for it. I'm excited to get wheels on it. have plans to turbo it as well.

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            • #7
              Awww shit. Keep up the good work mate. I kinda like Bronzit cars.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Cadaverous View Post
                Awww shit. Keep up the good work mate. I kinda like Bronzit cars.
                Thanks man! and yea, they're not as bad as everyone makes them out to be. haha

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                • #9
                  good stuff man.
                  Originally posted by s t a y g o l d
                  and don't trash talk people, that's for hos at the club.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by kittenpuncher View Post
                    good stuff man.
                    thank you!

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                    • #11
                      Very nice! Love the powder coat looks mint ...........................................still cant belive you sheared that gear

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 1jze30 View Post
                        Very nice! Love the powder coat looks mint ...........................................still cant belive you sheared that gear
                        I know, powdercoating is awesome and makes it look great. And i know! i was so shocked. must have just been old and rusty, have never heard of it exploding like that haha.

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                        • #13
                          this is going in the right direction. I'm in for more winter fun. lol

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by E.Three.0 View Post
                            this is going in the right direction. I'm in for more winter fun. lol
                            My main goals are all poly bushings and wheels. If i get a welder i'd also like to fix some of the rust, and REALLY wanna straight pipe it.

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                            • #15
                              Nice looking E30...

                              whose Shock Absorber you use?, how much shorter than the original?...

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