My 1987 325

[ANDRÜ]

Iv never really posted an official tread of my so heres one.

As you can tell it needs paint REAL bad. Very few mods, more to comeonce I get more $$ (Im 16)
First on the list is lowering....that wheel well gap is massive.










The RM's lips are pretty trashed, I eventually will strip the clear coat and polish them.


Post comments, def. post criticism

[yeaaa05]

sick imo lowering it is a good choice but make sure the mechanical side of the car is taken care of first

[One 328is]

Originally Posted by yeaaa05

sick imo lowering it is a good choice but make sure the mechanical side of the car is taken care of first

+1
Nice starter car. Welcome to the BMW owners club.

[mtechnik]

hey we all gotta start somewhere, you got rims i don't

Why'd you change the username Moose?...

[ghost528i]

it in preety good shape, is that an m tech bumper?

[egk2]

I like the bbs rm's, throw some 2" lips on them and they'll be beautiful, can't say that I like the m3 bumper on a regular bodied e30 though, looks strange.

[deafboy]

Wow...no kidding that does need a lowering job. Thats high. Besides that it looks good, doesnt look like the typical e30...not sure what it is. Just something different.

Oh well...have fun moddin.

[ANDRÜ]

Originally Posted by mtechnik

hey we all gotta start somewhere, you got rims i don't

Why'd you change the username Moose?...

My old one made no sense, then I realized that it would be kinda clever to make it Andru. Its a different way to pronounce my name.

Originally Posted by egk2

I like the bbs rm's, throw some 2" lips on them and they'll be beautiful, can't say that I like the m3 bumper on a regular bodied e30 though, looks strange.

I really want to do an 89+ bumper swap. I love the look of the small bumpers with the earlier taillights. I got the m3 bumper really really cheap so I slapped it on there. I guess I got lazy and never got a replacement.

[zcghost]

Preventative maintenence is KEY on these cars. If one thing goes out, it starts a chain reaction that creates very expensive bills.

For example; I have an 87 also, a 325is. About 3 weeks before I left for boot camp, one of my motor mounts failed. I didn't notice. The othr mount was so stressed it failed as well. The motor shifted, causing the fan to go into the fan shroud, cuttingthat up, and destroying the radiator in the process. The rad hoses were also destroyed as well. One by the fan and one by the fins on the alternater.

Its a good thing I worked at a parts store.

If I had checked it all out before stuff went wrong, I would have spent:
motor mounts 10 bucks each.

Instead, I spent:

2 motor mounts @ $10/e
2 Rad hoses @ $30 +/-
1 Behr radiator @ $180
1 fan shroud @ $12 +/-
some cheap antifreeze/coolant
new hose clamps cheap also
installation I did on my own, with the exception of the motor mounts, and my buddy did it for $20 at his shop in like 15 min.

I spent about $260-$275 because I didnt check shit out often enough on this car. Most people would have to pay labor and a bit higher prices, so I had an advantage. I saved at least $50 on the radiator alone.

All I'm sayin is fix shit before it breaks. These cars are solid, but not infallible. By most people's standards, these cars are old, and things will go bad.

Good luck, have fun with the car. I absolutely love mine.

[ANDRÜ]

^wow! Nothing is really wrong with it which is good. It is starting to develope a valve tick. Im having it checked out soon. Besides that its great, I love driving it!

[delatlanta1281]

Originally Posted by zcghost

Preventative maintenence is KEY on these cars. If one thing goes out, it starts a chain reaction that creates very expensive bills.

For example; I have an 87 also, a 325is. About 3 weeks before I left for boot camp, one of my motor mounts failed. I didn't notice. The othr mount was so stressed it failed as well. The motor shifted, causing the fan to go into the fan shroud, cuttingthat up, and destroying the radiator in the process. The rad hoses were also destroyed as well. One by the fan and one by the fins on the alternater.

Its a good thing I worked at a parts store.

If I had checked it all out before stuff went wrong, I would have spent:
motor mounts 10 bucks each.

Instead, I spent:

2 motor mounts @ $10/e
2 Rad hoses @ $30 +/-
1 Behr radiator @ $180
1 fan shroud @ $12 +/-
some cheap antifreeze/coolant
new hose clamps cheap also
installation I did on my own, with the exception of the motor mounts, and my buddy did it for $20 at his shop in like 15 min.

I spent about $260-$275 because I didnt check shit out often enough on this car. Most people would have to pay labor and a bit higher prices, so I had an advantage. I saved at least $50 on the radiator alone.

All I'm sayin is fix shit before it breaks. These cars are solid, but not infallible. By most people's standards, these cars are old, and things will go bad.

Good luck, have fun with the car. I absolutely love mine.

+1 CHECK YOUR RUBBER! I almost had the same thing, I caught it early thanks to the forums though. My fan started rubbing on the shroud and the next day my lower hose cut through. It cost me @ 100 buck to fix (had to buy new jackstands and decided to replace tranny munts while under there), but it was worth it!