Gerwin: 1980 323i
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:50 pm
As we are introducing cars (projects) over here I will share my latest as well. As some of you may know it all started with an 1978 320/6 as my first car, but it sadly got worse over time. I still own it at the moment, but I'm sorting it for parts.
In the mean time I owned a 1978 733i (also know as the Banana), some non-BMW cars, but at this moment still a 1985 735i and a 1995 740i. But more important I bought a nice 323i almost 2 years ago. This is how a bought is some time ago.
As said it is a 1980 323i, with some nice options. I bought it with a 5-speed gearbox, LSD, pop-out windows, Recaro seats, lowered spring with red Koni shocks and rear BBS trim. It was restored like 15 years ago and painted Henna red at that time (it was Olive green before).
To get it running I bought it on Wednesday and left to the Eiffel (Germany) on Friday with the guys from this forum. It ran like crazy and I found only a few point to make it even better.
First update was to replace that horrible home-made and leaking rear mufflers. I bought some brand new ones on Ebay and was still searching for the chrome tailpipes.
Then all of a sudden the fuel pump died and I stranded with the car. Nothing to worry about with a 33 year old car, but when I removed the complete assembly I understood it needed replacing
In the mean time I was busy replacing the engine of a E34 520 for a friend of mine. That meant not much work was done in wintertime. But it was still time to remove the LSD from my car to get it refurbished. After removing I mounted a standard 323i diff, so driving in the summer season was still possible. To be honest the LSD is still in the garage and I will send it out soon.
The important info to look for on a LSD
Again I got distracted by buying a E38 740i with needed some attention. That car is still my daily and I enjoy it very much, but wintertime was over again and I wanted to get the 323i ready for this season. Since I bought it I never found time to give it a thorough clean, so I did it before last weeks first drive. Got it all washed up and used clay to remove dirt and some imperfections.
Later that week it got to work with polish and wax to make it even more perfect. I used all compound and pads from Monello, developed by a Dutch company which sells products for polishing but also works on exclusive cars themselves. To make clear I made some 50/50 photos to see the difference between the unpolished parts and the polished.
After a week of hard work this is the result, I'm very happy with the car and look forward to the upcoming season.
Upcoming projects are upgrading the suspension to poly bushes, fitting a rear spoiler and drive it a lot . Hope to meet you guys at this years Sharknose Meeting!
In the mean time I owned a 1978 733i (also know as the Banana), some non-BMW cars, but at this moment still a 1985 735i and a 1995 740i. But more important I bought a nice 323i almost 2 years ago. This is how a bought is some time ago.
As said it is a 1980 323i, with some nice options. I bought it with a 5-speed gearbox, LSD, pop-out windows, Recaro seats, lowered spring with red Koni shocks and rear BBS trim. It was restored like 15 years ago and painted Henna red at that time (it was Olive green before).
To get it running I bought it on Wednesday and left to the Eiffel (Germany) on Friday with the guys from this forum. It ran like crazy and I found only a few point to make it even better.
First update was to replace that horrible home-made and leaking rear mufflers. I bought some brand new ones on Ebay and was still searching for the chrome tailpipes.
Then all of a sudden the fuel pump died and I stranded with the car. Nothing to worry about with a 33 year old car, but when I removed the complete assembly I understood it needed replacing
In the mean time I was busy replacing the engine of a E34 520 for a friend of mine. That meant not much work was done in wintertime. But it was still time to remove the LSD from my car to get it refurbished. After removing I mounted a standard 323i diff, so driving in the summer season was still possible. To be honest the LSD is still in the garage and I will send it out soon.
The important info to look for on a LSD
Again I got distracted by buying a E38 740i with needed some attention. That car is still my daily and I enjoy it very much, but wintertime was over again and I wanted to get the 323i ready for this season. Since I bought it I never found time to give it a thorough clean, so I did it before last weeks first drive. Got it all washed up and used clay to remove dirt and some imperfections.
Later that week it got to work with polish and wax to make it even more perfect. I used all compound and pads from Monello, developed by a Dutch company which sells products for polishing but also works on exclusive cars themselves. To make clear I made some 50/50 photos to see the difference between the unpolished parts and the polished.
After a week of hard work this is the result, I'm very happy with the car and look forward to the upcoming season.
Upcoming projects are upgrading the suspension to poly bushes, fitting a rear spoiler and drive it a lot
. Hope to meet you guys at this years Sharknose Meeting!
