The 5-Lug Chronicles
Installing e30 M3 5-lug suspension and brakes on the 1991 318is. [...]
November 21, 2024
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Browsing the "318is" Tag
Braking Things Daily
When building a car, a lot of people (myself included) forget that a fast car needs to be able to shed that speed at a moment’s notice. After going back and forth what to do with the e36 318is, we [...]
December 8, 2017
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Differential Detective [Project e30 318is]
Old cars make noises. No matter how diligently you try to quell each clunk or rattle, there’s bound to be a new one. That being said, it still hasn’t stopped me from chasing down an annoying clunk in the rear [...]
October 6, 2017
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Little Red Riot
Whether anyone wants to admit it, our teenage years are some of the most impressionable. From staying out past your curfew pulling pranks, to chasing your high school crush, that point in time represents the first sense of freedom for [...]
July 11, 2017
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[Project e30 318is] Pain in the Rear End
Going to the gym can be a burdensome process. First you have to set time aside to go there after a long day at work. Then you have to sweat to the point of dehydration. The reward for all this [...]
April 20, 2017
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[Project E36 318is] Lieutenant Dan to Ground Control
Our latest project car, the extra-not-fast BMW 318is, is being tweaked into a fun daily driver without going overboard. [...]
October 11, 2016
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[Project E36 318is] Caking On the Makeup
Cosmetic pieces are usually the last additions I make to a car. Namely because their only function is to look pretty. [...]
September 8, 2016
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[Project E36 318is] Down 2 Cylinders but up 4 Valves
With the recent sale of Milton’s e30, you might think things were starting to settle around on the garage front, but like usual, there was another project brewing. [...]
August 26, 2016
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