New Aussie 318ti owner Hi all, I recently picked up a little 318ti with a bit of work done to it, just touching up a few last little bits and pieces now before getting it on the road here in Melbourne, Australia. The old girl started life as a humble Techno-Violet mtech 318ti. She's now also got; - M52B28 motor - ZF320 gearbox - M50B25 manifold - ECU tune to suit - BC Coilovers - 3.64 medium case LSD with E30 LSD centre - Convertible X-brace - New poly bushes - E46 steering rack - Gresham gearbox mounted shifter - Rear seat delete (replaced with carpeted wooden false floor) Just grabbed some light weight wheels on her (TR Motorsport C2's in 17x8.5 +40) now and some new 255/45/17 RS4's. Getting height and alignment sorted and a couple of dicky little ABS and ECU bugs I'll probably hassle you guys about elsewhere on the forum :) She'll be my daily driver once she's back on the road. Should make for a really nice little punchy drivers car with still having a litttttle bit of that creature comfort life. Pics are from previous owner hence slammed and OZ Futura wheels (which I personally didn't like) Also if anyone has any good advice or tips for mods or anything at all I'm all ears. My ideas for future plans: - 328ti badge :P - Sports / bucket seats - Replace Gresham shifter with RTD shifter (seems like it is smoother with the springs to return to centre) - Add AC compressor so I don't die from heat in Aussie Summer. - Steering wheels, maybe one of those alacantra ones that guy does out of Poland. - Single DIN Android smart headunit for Android Auto etc - New good quality from split speakers and some kind of subwoofer for better in car audio. - Maybe wire in Link ECU for better OBD outputs for track work. Better tuning, and will work with other engines if I ever go 1.5JZ, LS1 or something else one day. Oh also will allow electronic throttle body so I can add cruise control 'easily'. Got some pics in a Google album here |
Since posting I've done a little maintenance and some upgrades order and getting installed shortly. Maintenance: - New valve cover (mine was cracked) - New valve cover gaskets - New Exhaust manifold and exhaust gaskets Installed: - Joying 8" Android Headunit (looks and works pretty darn good) Purchased but yet to be delivered / installed (waiting to get it all done in one go) - Powerflex subframe and diff bushes - Powerflex lower control arm bushes - Hillside strengthening kits for diff, sway bar link, lower control arms - Hillside plates for rear toe/camber adjustment (weld into subframe) - Hillside rear strut bar - Apex ARC-8 17x9 +30 wheels in Hyper Black - Local guys diff upgrade service, full rebuild of fluids and bearings. Upgrades standard two clutch packs to four for greater lock - 328 badge, haha. Hoping to get all that installed, height and alignment re-done (APEX wheels give me the 4mm extra clearance I need to drop the front a little more). Then the handling side should be pretty well done. Next on the list: - Adapter for e46 325i brakes on the rear - E46 325i rear calipers, rotors - E46 330i front calipers, rotors - Braided brake lines - Fresh brake fluid and pads And that should have it pretty track ready by October when I'm hoping to take it out to Winton. |
Beautiful Ti! |
Very nice car and I sometimes travel to Melbourne, once the Covid is gone and i resume travel, I will see if I can see this nice car in person! Welcome to the ORG as we call it! |
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