 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  08-25-2013, 11:41 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |  Welcome "Max", my AlaskaBlue addition to the ti family
Here is Max, my latest purchase; He's a 97 sport, came with Black and Grey millpoint interior, 5 speed, and a fresh paint job. Has some interior wear & tear, and of course a drivers window that's temperamental. On the day I brought him home;   After suspension work and a drop;  took out black/grey sport seats and other interior to clean;  Replaced with Dove Grey leather Vaders and rear seats;   I'm going to redo some black door panels and change the inserts to dove grey to match the seats. Also, did some cooling system work (thermostat and water pump), looks like the 2 plastic block fittings have been changed sometime in the recent past... Just ordered a bunch of Euro parts to update interior and more... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW!
Last edited by wolferj-RIP; 08-25-2013 at 11:46 PM. Reason: fixed pic links... |  |  | | 08-25-2013, 11:56 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
Awesome!
I saw your wish list from Kitty in the other thread. I totally dig this new car. It will only get better! __________________ 
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 08-26-2013, 12:15 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Thanks Sean!
Yeah, I ordered some parts from MissKitty, so that will be another weekend of fun when the parts get here.
I still need to re-do the headliner, fix the sliding panel on the sunroof (broken clips, I suspect), and order some more leather colorant to re-dye the rear seats, as they need some touch-up.
The shocks were completely dead (probably original!), so I decided to get some German Coilovers ($399 Shipped!) to revamp the ride... Much better, nice and firm. Car is actually a little low, I will probably raise it up 3/4" or so before winter.. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 08-26-2013, 12:49 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Globally Posts: 1,162 |
Would dig it the Vaders were darker. Dove would get too dirty if I owned them between kids and myself. That's a very sharp looking Ti.
What are suspension details? | | | | | 08-26-2013, 01:35 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Quote: Originally Posted by M-technik-3  Would dig it the Vaders were darker. Dove would get too dirty if I owned them between kids and myself. That's a very sharp looking Ti.
What are suspension details? | It is a bit of a contrast right now, should look more congruous when I do door panels with dove grey inserts. Suspension is TA Technics coilovers; http://www.ebay.com/itm/TA-TECHNIX-A...6402ec&vxp=mtr Arrived at my door in 4 days from Germany... They are not track level coilovers (the D2's I have on my black ti are decent for HPDE, but still lack true track feel), but they are certainly sufficient for DD duties... No harsher than the H&R race springs w/Bilsteins that I ran for years previously... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 08-26-2013, 01:42 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj It is a bit of a contrast right now, should look more congruous when I do door panels with dove grey inserts. Suspension is TA Technics coilovers; http://www.ebay.com/itm/TA-TECHNIX-A...6402ec&vxp=mtr Arrived at my door in 4 days from Germany... They are not track level coilovers (the D2's I have on my black ti are decent for HPDE, but still lack true track feel), but they are certainly sufficient for DD duties... No harsher than the H&R race springs w/Bilsteins that I ran for years previously... | Interesting. I want to go lower in the back of Zippy...this might be the answer. I'll need to get back with you in 5K miles or so and see if they still perform as well as they do now. __________________
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 08-27-2013, 03:57 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 407 |
Damn this is looking good! __________________ 1997 318ti 5-speed Moreagrün
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Thanks Jamie! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 08-27-2013, 07:41 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 407 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Thanks Jamie! | Can't wait to see it in person! We need to have another local meet again or something __________________ 1997 318ti 5-speed Moreagrün
1996 318ti auto Hellrot (retired)
| | | | | 08-27-2013, 04:14 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 |
Very nice... I have one that looks just like that! __________________
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| | | | | 08-28-2013, 03:48 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Quote: Originally Posted by BimmerBum Very nice... I have one that looks just like that! | Thanks, Ed. How come we never see pictures of that ti?  __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 08-28-2013, 03:52 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Thanks, Ed. How come we never see pictures of that ti? | It is waiting for the Club Sport to get out of the way so it can get some attention. The S50 in it has a bad rod bearing. I plan to turn that car into a drive-to-the-track track day car.... basically a track car with door windows, AC, and a trailer hitch. __________________
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| | | | | 08-28-2013, 04:18 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Ah, so we will be seeing yet another Bimmerbum Build thread soon. Can't wait!
That reminds me, I need to order a few more things from you... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 08-28-2013, 04:26 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 |
The thread already exists, it just needs to be dug up. Let me know how I can help. Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Ah, so we will be seeing yet another Bimmerbum Build thread soon. Can't wait!
That reminds me, I need to order a few more things from you... | __________________
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Wow James, I'm digging your new Ti! Looks very good. You must be rolling in the dough  | | | | | |
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