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Old 01-21-2017, 02:12 PM   #1
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I bought this car sight unseen off a Facebook page in Sept of 2015. I had it inspected and shipped to me, and my wife was not pleased at all! It had 125k miles on it and was clean, a few blemishes but hey its a 20 year old car.

Since then I have -
Rebuilt the front and rear suspension with poly bushings, KONI stocks and Vogland lowering springs, and an ECS Tuning front brace. HD front control arms.

Redone the cooling system (except the hoses on the back of the block, they're on my list along with the intake vacuum hoses)

New painted brake calipers with pads and drilled rotors, and installed wheel lugs because lug bolts suck!

Tinted the windows

M42 intake box

Replaced the exhaust with a Stromung.

New DEPO all glass headlights with Lamin-X film, and yellowed the high beams.

Blacked out kidneys, fog deletes, and an M grate on the grill

17" M3 wheels with summer tires, the stock M Tech wheels have winter shoes on them now.

Bluetooth head unit

Future mods include -
Removing and filling the rear wiper, never use it

Removing and filling the antenna

Painting the mirrors blue

Replacing the shifter bushings

Should something happen to the motor I will likely put in a 6 cylinder

With the exception of a couple of items I have done all the work myself.

She handles great and is my mostly daily driver, I have a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee beater-mobile, and a 89 Porsche 944 track biased car too. I really liked the Ti from the first time I saw them back in the 90's and this one popped up for sale (I wasn't even looking to buy a car) I knew I had to have it. I really enjoy working on my cars, it a zen thing for me, and this one has been a blast.

For more pictures of the car and the work I've done check out my Instagram, mtgoatboy.
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Old 01-29-2017, 04:41 PM   #2
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Nice work on your car! It has the right stance
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Old 02-05-2017, 03:33 AM   #3
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Very nice!


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1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top
1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52
1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior
1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior

Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it

1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP
1995 318ti Active - RIP
1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold
1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold
1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold
1985 635csi sold
1984 533i "Max" Sold
1984 318i sold

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