Hi guys, this is my first post here and hopefully the first of many!
I just got my hands on an E30 for 1300EUR (roughly $1,666.41), that I can't even describe as it has undergone so many changes that I have no idea what it actually started out as...not to mention the problems it came with. Never the less, I don't tinker much with my daily driver (a little Maruti 800), so I needed to get something nice to play with.
Starting off with the changes it seems to have had. It's a RHD 1984 E30, that I am sure of because it shows on the registration papers. Assuming it is a UK spec since it has a MPH speedo and RHD, we drive RHD cars here. It has post-facelift rear and front lights as well as a BMW 1.6 injected engine (as opposed to the MANY E30s in Malta driven by 2.0 Toyota diesels), which if I'm correct has only been issued post facelift when the 316i was released. The badge on it says 316i, but I wouldn't really go with the badge anyway.
The rest of it, it's in a colour which I have forgot the exact name of, but I have been given a tin of extra paint with it so I could get the name later, it's a shade of maroon. The exterior is mostly fine, just a few minor scuffs....3 (after market?) arch fenders in chrome. Original wheels with no BMW badges and a horrid black paint job. There's some rust in the arches and the underside of the rear, but that was to be expected. Sadly they fit what I can only describe as a 4" fart cannon.
Interior seems decent apart from some rust on the seat rails, dash ha no cracks, electric windows work, electric mirrors...well, one of them works with lots of noise and the other gets the switch click but no motor movement. Central lock is fine, PAS is fine as well. Ventilation does not work at all. Sunroof crank handle has electrical tape on it and misses the knob. Brakes need changing, the brake pedal has dipped down and the brake lights work inversely. Reverse lights don't work at all.
Basically a long read without photos because I have not taken any yet!
The question is....where do I start? My intention is to keep it as factory standard as possible for now, with possibly the future engine swap to a (sacrilegious) SR20DET. And can anyone shed a light on what it is I'm actually driving, considering all the changes?
I just got my hands on an E30 for 1300EUR (roughly $1,666.41), that I can't even describe as it has undergone so many changes that I have no idea what it actually started out as...not to mention the problems it came with. Never the less, I don't tinker much with my daily driver (a little Maruti 800), so I needed to get something nice to play with.
Starting off with the changes it seems to have had. It's a RHD 1984 E30, that I am sure of because it shows on the registration papers. Assuming it is a UK spec since it has a MPH speedo and RHD, we drive RHD cars here. It has post-facelift rear and front lights as well as a BMW 1.6 injected engine (as opposed to the MANY E30s in Malta driven by 2.0 Toyota diesels), which if I'm correct has only been issued post facelift when the 316i was released. The badge on it says 316i, but I wouldn't really go with the badge anyway.
The rest of it, it's in a colour which I have forgot the exact name of, but I have been given a tin of extra paint with it so I could get the name later, it's a shade of maroon. The exterior is mostly fine, just a few minor scuffs....3 (after market?) arch fenders in chrome. Original wheels with no BMW badges and a horrid black paint job. There's some rust in the arches and the underside of the rear, but that was to be expected. Sadly they fit what I can only describe as a 4" fart cannon.
Interior seems decent apart from some rust on the seat rails, dash ha no cracks, electric windows work, electric mirrors...well, one of them works with lots of noise and the other gets the switch click but no motor movement. Central lock is fine, PAS is fine as well. Ventilation does not work at all. Sunroof crank handle has electrical tape on it and misses the knob. Brakes need changing, the brake pedal has dipped down and the brake lights work inversely. Reverse lights don't work at all.
Basically a long read without photos because I have not taken any yet!
The question is....where do I start? My intention is to keep it as factory standard as possible for now, with possibly the future engine swap to a (sacrilegious) SR20DET. And can anyone shed a light on what it is I'm actually driving, considering all the changes?