1987 E30 BMW 325is, full suspension refresh, GC coilovers, much more

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1987 BMW 325is 170,000 miles (5 spd manual) Cardinal red interior, power windows and sunroof

$8,200

Car is located in Martinsburg, WV - about a 45-90 minute drive from most places in Northern Virginia and Maryland

I bought this car last year with every intention of building it into the ultimate daily driver and keeping it forever. Unfortunately, life never seems to work out the way we plan it, so due to the fact that my work situation has changed from a normal 40 hr work week to upwards of 60-65, I no longer have any spare time to work on it as I please. Plus my wife doesn't trust the kids in the back of a 30 year old car with the crash protection, so she's now forcing my hand to sell this and get something newer so we can all use it. I can't really argue with this point to be honest.

As you will see below, it's been thoroughly refreshed all within the last 1000 miles, and is pretty much done and ready to be enjoyed as-is as a daily, or for an engine swap for even more fun. Suspension is all done, along with all bushings and steering. This car handles *seriously* well and rides just as nice - no super jarring behavior over bumps or odd clunking noises. Just solid and planted.

I'm sure I'm forgetting some odds and ends here, but this should cover most everything that's been done. The only thing that stands out as mentioning as a con/bad is that the Condor diff bushing does transmit diff whine, so it's present while driving. Some people don't mind the noise, but I assume some would, so it's worth mentioning. The bushing does go into the cover, so if you can get a spare cover with a rubber bushing, you could swap them for road/track or use whatever you feel like just with a quick cover swap.

Otherwise, a couple of other smaller issues - the very bottom of the front bumper has an area with spidered paint in the center. It looks like something that could be easily fixed as it's just missing paint and not physically broken, but I don't have any body work experience. The factory radio doesn't have any battery backup, so it asks for a code to be entered each startup (I have the code). This is obviously not ideal, but it's honestly not a good sounding unit along with the old original speakers. I'd look to future replacement of the whole radio/speaker system if sound quality is a concern. The headliner is in decent shape but sags on the left side corner near the door and is a bit dingy looking. All in all, not out of the ordinary on a 30 year old car. The important bits are all solid.

Please PM me with any further questions or offers. Thanks for looking!

Prod. Date 1987-06-29
Type code 1113
Type 325I (USA)
Series E30 (3 Series)
Body Type LIM
Steering LHD
Engine M20
Displacement 2.50
Power 125kw / 170hp
Drive HECK
Transmission Manual
Colour SCHWARZ (086)
Upholstery (0256)

Options
S209A Differential lock 25%
S281A BMW LA wheel, chrome-plated/round spoke
S325A Rear spoiler
S401A Lift-up-and-slide-back sunroof, electric
S410A Window lifts, electric, front
S481A Sports seat
S530A Air conditioning
S540A Cruise control
S551A On-board computer II with remote control
S675A Sound System
S704A M Sports suspension
S708A M sports steering wheel leather

Engine:

Stock M20 135,500 miles

New timing belt, tensioner
New radiator
New water pump
New ignition cap and rotor
New drive belts
New spark plugs
New air filter
New fuel filter
New fuel tank, pump, fill hose
Valve adjustment
New intake boot elbow
New 02 sensor

Magnaflow muffler welded to stock front section of exhaust

A/C system overhauled - R134a retrofit, new parallel flow condenser (huge improvement), new receiver/dryer with E36 single pressure sensor, new HVAC blower motor

Oil filter cooler body gaskets replaced at engine block, internal spring/thermostat replaced

Bavarian Restoration engine block ground cable and hood strap

Chassis/suspension:

Ground Control coilovers (full kit)
Modified by Ground Control (shortened front strut bodies performed by GC, custom damping rate adjustable Konis)
Spring rates 440f/650r
Touring adjustable camber plates
GC rear shock mounts and reinforcement plates

E46 purple tag steering rack from Rack Doctor, new inner and outer tie rods
New P/S reservoir and hoses
AKG poly steering shaft guibo
New front sway bar end links
New M3 Offset front control arm bushings
Front ball joints replaced by PO (less than 3k miles)
New front hub/wheel bearing assemblies
Alignment performed after suspension installation

New Condor Speed Shop "Blackbird" setup
- 12mm riser subframe bushings, rear trailing arm bushings, differential bushing, 12mm diff spacers and new hardware

Front and rear brake pads and rotors almost new (less than 3k miles)
ECS Tuning stainless brake lines front, rear, and above subframe
Brake fluid flushed and new

Exterior:

Very good condition exterior - as mentioner earlier, front lower air dam needs to be touched up or resprayed due to paint chips, but no large dents or scratches on exterior

15" mesh wheels with BMW logo center caps (unknown brand installed by PO)
205/50 front 225/50 rear tires 85-90% tread left
Early style bumpers painted body color
Black front kidney grills

Both front door upper and lower hinge bushings replaced
Both door seals / weatherstripping replaced
Trunk seal replaced
Taillight seals replaced
Both front door panels removed and new door clips installed
Working central control power door locks, working power windows
Pop out rear windows

Interior:

Instrument cluster complete restoration by Bavarian Restoration (new odo
gears, resoldered SI board with new batteries, all new cluster bulbs, etc -
check out website for full description of work performed - http://bavrest.com/instrument-clusters.html)
Alum style cluster rings installed during restoration, cluster plastics
polished and cleaned - looks new

Condor Speed Shop SSK (new bushings in shifter assy), Z3 1.9 shifter,
Condor shorty weighted knob with Motorsport style cap
Renown 100 Motorsport wheel - perforated leather with tri-color stitching,
Motorsport horn
Still have original sport steering wheel as well (can be seen in some of the posted pics)
Momo hub adapter

A/C blower motor - new
Power sunroof cables replaced, sunroof working
Carpet in great condition, front seats in pretty good shape other than
driver seat outer bolster stitching came apart - looks like it could be restitched by an upholstery shop
Rear seats - leather intact but a little dry looking - could be completely fixed with Leather Magic / Leatherique type restoration products
Door cards in great shape
New glove box latch

Misc:

Sunroof drains cleared out and cleaned
Fuel filler vent cleaned
Replaced interior bulbs (behind HVAC controls, OBC buttons, etc)
New accelerator pedal, brake pedal bushings
New throttle cable
New wiper blades
New driveshaft guibo, rear output shaft seal, and selector shaft seal on
transmission
Trunk tar removed (~50-60 lbs removed - not a typo, that stuff seriously weighs over 50 lbs)
New battery

[ichitaka05]

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Thanks,

ichi

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Sorry about that! Hope this came out decent - it's almost impossible to get the sign to show up legibly in a dark garage.

If you need a better pic, just let me know and I'll get one in the daylight tomorrow.