My E30 318i Cabrio "M" design edition.

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My E30 318i Cabrio "M" design edition.

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Hey Guys,

I have just bought an BMW 318i cabrio from my family. The car is from 1993 and is an original "M" Design Edition. This is one of the last E30 types with a lott of extra's.

The only problem is an engine with a huge problem. It has a rattle which most likely will mean an engineswap.

I do not have a lott of pictures but these two i do have from previous time.

The damage on the trunklid is already removed and nice
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A change of language now:

De auto verder even bekeken en er zijn wel wat zaken die aangepakt gaan worden. APK is toto Maart volgend jaar dus dat is leuk. Om ze verder origineel te krijgen moeten er de 15 inch BBS wielen onder met 205 banden en de achterlichtunits moeten gewisseld worden. Tevens de booskijkers eraf. Roestvorming is eigenlijk geen sprake van zoals nu gezien.

De softtop heeft een gescheurde achterruit dus deze is ook aan vervanging toe. Het belangrijkste is de motor. Deze heeft een flinke olielekkage aan de onderzijde maar wat dat heb ik nog niet goed kunnen zien. Verder de ratel in het blok. Het motortje loopt fantastisch stationair zonder bijgeluiden en als je gas geeft en vooral loslaat dan klinkt er een roffel/ratel als zijnde een knikker. Dit hoor je vooral aan de distibutiezijde.

Deze motor heeft een zes maanden geleden een geklapte distributieriem gehad waar enkele kleppen zijn vervangen en de kop is gevlakt. Verder is er een maand geleden alles omtrent de ontsteking vernieuwd. waterpomp etc is ook allemaal vers.

Eerst de E21 klaarmaken en dan zullen we eens gaan kijken bij de E30.


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did they use spacers on the frontwheels or is it just the ET number?
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uwbuurman wrote:did they use spacers on the frontwheels or is it just the ET number?
I have not checked that yet.
I believe it is mounted straight on the Hub so without spacers. Tonight i am going to remove the radio and cables from the subwoofer to give them back at the previous owner.

Luckely he did not make any holes in the car or interior :thumbsup
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Pictures or it didn't happen!

do you have some pics of the interior?
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An update:

Since i had the car some major changes have been made.

* The engine is replaced with a complete refurbished one. including the clutch and cooling radiator.

* Since today a new Softtop has been installed also.

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With the top down:
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The new top:
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Now we have to wait for two weeks before the top may open.
Gr Peter V.

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Looks real good Peter!
Now be patience for two weeks
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This is what I still miss in my little collection, an e30 convertible ... nice upgrades Peter .. have patience with the new roof it will pay off in the end :wink:

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Very nice Peter!
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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Great car, nice mods!

@ gerrit: +1 here... E30 are great convertibles, beautiful line!
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