Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
The oil cooler itself is a ‘drop-in fit’. This means that CSF has designed it to work with the OEM oil lines and body mounts, so it slots right into place. All I had to do was retrofit the 2.5 oil filter housing to my 2.0 engine and it bolted straight up.
CSF supply this cooler with AN adaptors too, so at a later date I can upgrade the lines to braided AN on my 2.5 ‘race’ motor. You can’t deny that seeing AN fittings screams race car.
油冷卻器本身就是一種“適合”。這意味著CSF設計它可以與OEM油管和車身支架配合使用，因此它可以直接插入到位。我所要做的就是將2.5機油濾清器殼體改裝到我的2.0發動機上並直接用螺栓固定。
CSF也為這款散熱器提供AN適配器，所以稍後我可以將我的2.5'競賽'電機上的線路升級為編織AN。你不能否認看到AN配件尖叫賽車。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
The oil cooler itself is a ‘drop-in fit’. This means that CSF has designed it to work with the OEM oil lines and body mounts, so it slots right into place. All I had to do was retrofit the 2.5 oil filter housing to my 2.0 engine and it bolted straight up.
CSF supply this cooler with AN adaptors too, so at a later date I can upgrade the lines to braided AN on my 2.5 ‘race’ motor. You can’t deny that seeing AN fittings screams race car.
油冷卻器本身就是一種“適合”。這意味著CSF設計它可以與OEM油管和車身支架配合使用，因此它可以直接插入到位。我所要做的就是將2.5機油濾清器殼體改裝到我的2.0發動機上並直接用螺栓固定。
CSF也為這款散熱器提供AN適配器，所以稍後我可以將我的2.5'競賽'電機上的線路升級為編織AN。你不能否認看到AN配件尖叫賽車。
The verdict from behind the wheel is impressive. I’ve seen a 20°C (68°F) drop in oil temperature, and similar results for water temp in brisk driving. The biggest difference has been with wide-open-throttle pulls. The stock M20B20 only makes 127bhp, and with the modifications I’ve made it pushes this to just about 140bhp. To reach any great speed it requires commitment with the throttle and a bit of time. This translates to heat.
With the stock radiator the temp gauge would fly round the clock after sustained 5th gear wide-open throttle-pulls. Now with the CSF oil and water combo the dial will not budge, no matter how hard I drive. Water and oil temperatures are regulated perfectly by the OEM thermostats, and the additional cooling capacity allows the engine to run at optimum temperature with lots of headway.
車輪後面的判決令人印象深刻。我已經看到 油溫下降了20°C（68°F），而且在快速駕駛時水溫也有類似的結果。最大的區別在於寬開油門拉力。M20B20的原型僅產生127bhp，經過修改後我將它推到了大約140bhp。為了達到任何速度，它需要承擔油門和一點時間。這轉化為熱量。
使用庫存散熱器後，溫度計將在持續的5檔全開油門拉動後全天候飛行。現在有了CSF油水組合，無論我開車多麼努力，錶盤都不會讓步。OEM恆溫器可以完美地調節水溫和油溫，額外的冷卻能力使發動機能夠以最佳溫度運行並且具有很大的進展。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
The oil cooler itself is a ‘drop-in fit’. This means that CSF has designed it to work with the OEM oil lines and body mounts, so it slots right into place. All I had to do was retrofit the 2.5 oil filter housing to my 2.0 engine and it bolted straight up.
CSF supply this cooler with AN adaptors too, so at a later date I can upgrade the lines to braided AN on my 2.5 ‘race’ motor. You can’t deny that seeing AN fittings screams race car.
油冷卻器本身就是一種“適合”。這意味著CSF設計它可以與OEM油管和車身支架配合使用，因此它可以直接插入到位。我所要做的就是將2.5機油濾清器殼體改裝到我的2.0發動機上並直接用螺栓固定。
CSF也為這款散熱器提供AN適配器，所以稍後我可以將我的2.5'競賽'電機上的線路升級為編織AN。你不能否認看到AN配件尖叫賽車。
The verdict from behind the wheel is impressive. I’ve seen a 20°C (68°F) drop in oil temperature, and similar results for water temp in brisk driving. The biggest difference has been with wide-open-throttle pulls. The stock M20B20 only makes 127bhp, and with the modifications I’ve made it pushes this to just about 140bhp. To reach any great speed it requires commitment with the throttle and a bit of time. This translates to heat.
With the stock radiator the temp gauge would fly round the clock after sustained 5th gear wide-open throttle-pulls. Now with the CSF oil and water combo the dial will not budge, no matter how hard I drive. Water and oil temperatures are regulated perfectly by the OEM thermostats, and the additional cooling capacity allows the engine to run at optimum temperature with lots of headway.
車輪後面的判決令人印象深刻。我已經看到 油溫下降了20°C（68°F），而且在快速駕駛時水溫也有類似的結果。最大的區別在於寬開油門拉力。M20B20的原型僅產生127bhp，經過修改後我將它推到了大約140bhp。為了達到任何速度，它需要承擔油門和一點時間。這轉化為熱量。
使用庫存散熱器後，溫度計將在持續的5檔全開油門拉動後全天候飛行。現在有了CSF油水組合，無論我開車多麼努力，錶盤都不會讓步。OEM恆溫器可以完美地調節水溫和油溫，額外的冷卻能力使發動機能夠以最佳溫度運行並且具有很大的進展。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
The oil cooler itself is a ‘drop-in fit’. This means that CSF has designed it to work with the OEM oil lines and body mounts, so it slots right into place. All I had to do was retrofit the 2.5 oil filter housing to my 2.0 engine and it bolted straight up.
CSF supply this cooler with AN adaptors too, so at a later date I can upgrade the lines to braided AN on my 2.5 ‘race’ motor. You can’t deny that seeing AN fittings screams race car.
油冷卻器本身就是一種“適合”。這意味著CSF設計它可以與OEM油管和車身支架配合使用，因此它可以直接插入到位。我所要做的就是將2.5機油濾清器殼體改裝到我的2.0發動機上並直接用螺栓固定。
CSF也為這款散熱器提供AN適配器，所以稍後我可以將我的2.5'競賽'電機上的線路升級為編織AN。你不能否認看到AN配件尖叫賽車。
The verdict from behind the wheel is impressive. I’ve seen a 20°C (68°F) drop in oil temperature, and similar results for water temp in brisk driving. The biggest difference has been with wide-open-throttle pulls. The stock M20B20 only makes 127bhp, and with the modifications I’ve made it pushes this to just about 140bhp. To reach any great speed it requires commitment with the throttle and a bit of time. This translates to heat.
With the stock radiator the temp gauge would fly round the clock after sustained 5th gear wide-open throttle-pulls. Now with the CSF oil and water combo the dial will not budge, no matter how hard I drive. Water and oil temperatures are regulated perfectly by the OEM thermostats, and the additional cooling capacity allows the engine to run at optimum temperature with lots of headway.
車輪後面的判決令人印象深刻。我已經看到 油溫下降了20°C（68°F），而且在快速駕駛時水溫也有類似的結果。最大的區別在於寬開油門拉力。M20B20的原型僅產生127bhp，經過修改後我將它推到了大約140bhp。為了達到任何速度，它需要承擔油門和一點時間。這轉化為熱量。
使用庫存散熱器後，溫度計將在持續的5檔全開油門拉動後全天候飛行。現在有了CSF油水組合，無論我開車多麼努力，錶盤都不會讓步。OEM恆溫器可以完美地調節水溫和油溫，額外的冷卻能力使發動機能夠以最佳溫度運行並且具有很大的進展。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
The oil cooler itself is a ‘drop-in fit’. This means that CSF has designed it to work with the OEM oil lines and body mounts, so it slots right into place. All I had to do was retrofit the 2.5 oil filter housing to my 2.0 engine and it bolted straight up.
CSF supply this cooler with AN adaptors too, so at a later date I can upgrade the lines to braided AN on my 2.5 ‘race’ motor. You can’t deny that seeing AN fittings screams race car.
油冷卻器本身就是一種“適合”。這意味著CSF設計它可以與OEM油管和車身支架配合使用，因此它可以直接插入到位。我所要做的就是將2.5機油濾清器殼體改裝到我的2.0發動機上並直接用螺栓固定。
CSF也為這款散熱器提供AN適配器，所以稍後我可以將我的2.5'競賽'電機上的線路升級為編織AN。你不能否認看到AN配件尖叫賽車。
The verdict from behind the wheel is impressive. I’ve seen a 20°C (68°F) drop in oil temperature, and similar results for water temp in brisk driving. The biggest difference has been with wide-open-throttle pulls. The stock M20B20 only makes 127bhp, and with the modifications I’ve made it pushes this to just about 140bhp. To reach any great speed it requires commitment with the throttle and a bit of time. This translates to heat.
With the stock radiator the temp gauge would fly round the clock after sustained 5th gear wide-open throttle-pulls. Now with the CSF oil and water combo the dial will not budge, no matter how hard I drive. Water and oil temperatures are regulated perfectly by the OEM thermostats, and the additional cooling capacity allows the engine to run at optimum temperature with lots of headway.
車輪後面的判決令人印象深刻。我已經看到 油溫下降了20°C（68°F），而且在快速駕駛時水溫也有類似的結果。最大的區別在於寬開油門拉力。M20B20的原型僅產生127bhp，經過修改後我將它推到了大約140bhp。為了達到任何速度，它需要承擔油門和一點時間。這轉化為熱量。
使用庫存散熱器後，溫度計將在持續的5檔全開油門拉動後全天候飛行。現在有了CSF油水組合，無論我開車多麼努力，錶盤都不會讓步。OEM恆溫器可以完美地調節水溫和油溫，額外的冷卻能力使發動機能夠以最佳溫度運行並且具有很大的進展。
The radiator not only increases the cooling capacity, but it has totally changed the way the engine bay looks too. I’ve changed nothing else in the images above, just the cooling cores. It makes such a difference to have a bright aluminium radiator in the engine bay rather than the rusty old item. That in itself is a good reason to upgrade.
散熱器不僅增加了冷卻能力，而且完全改變了發動機艙的外觀。我在上面的圖片中沒有改變任何其他內容，只有冷卻核心。如果在發動機艙中安裝一個明亮的鋁製散熱器而不是生鏽的舊物品，那就不同了。這本身就是升級的一個很好的理由。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
The oil cooler itself is a ‘drop-in fit’. This means that CSF has designed it to work with the OEM oil lines and body mounts, so it slots right into place. All I had to do was retrofit the 2.5 oil filter housing to my 2.0 engine and it bolted straight up.
CSF supply this cooler with AN adaptors too, so at a later date I can upgrade the lines to braided AN on my 2.5 ‘race’ motor. You can’t deny that seeing AN fittings screams race car.
油冷卻器本身就是一種“適合”。這意味著CSF設計它可以與OEM油管和車身支架配合使用，因此它可以直接插入到位。我所要做的就是將2.5機油濾清器殼體改裝到我的2.0發動機上並直接用螺栓固定。
CSF也為這款散熱器提供AN適配器，所以稍後我可以將我的2.5'競賽'電機上的線路升級為編織AN。你不能否認看到AN配件尖叫賽車。
The verdict from behind the wheel is impressive. I’ve seen a 20°C (68°F) drop in oil temperature, and similar results for water temp in brisk driving. The biggest difference has been with wide-open-throttle pulls. The stock M20B20 only makes 127bhp, and with the modifications I’ve made it pushes this to just about 140bhp. To reach any great speed it requires commitment with the throttle and a bit of time. This translates to heat.
With the stock radiator the temp gauge would fly round the clock after sustained 5th gear wide-open throttle-pulls. Now with the CSF oil and water combo the dial will not budge, no matter how hard I drive. Water and oil temperatures are regulated perfectly by the OEM thermostats, and the additional cooling capacity allows the engine to run at optimum temperature with lots of headway.
車輪後面的判決令人印象深刻。我已經看到 油溫下降了20°C（68°F），而且在快速駕駛時水溫也有類似的結果。最大的區別在於寬開油門拉力。M20B20的原型僅產生127bhp，經過修改後我將它推到了大約140bhp。為了達到任何速度，它需要承擔油門和一點時間。這轉化為熱量。
使用庫存散熱器後，溫度計將在持續的5檔全開油門拉動後全天候飛行。現在有了CSF油水組合，無論我開車多麼努力，錶盤都不會讓步。OEM恆溫器可以完美地調節水溫和油溫，額外的冷卻能力使發動機能夠以最佳溫度運行並且具有很大的進展。
The radiator not only increases the cooling capacity, but it has totally changed the way the engine bay looks too. I’ve changed nothing else in the images above, just the cooling cores. It makes such a difference to have a bright aluminium radiator in the engine bay rather than the rusty old item. That in itself is a good reason to upgrade.
散熱器不僅增加了冷卻能力，而且完全改變了發動機艙的外觀。我在上面的圖片中沒有改變任何其他內容，只有冷卻核心。如果在發動機艙中安裝一個明亮的鋁製散熱器而不是生鏽的舊物品，那就不同了。這本身就是升級的一個很好的理由。
You’ll notice in Scott’s pictures that the wheels on the car have evolved from 318is BBS RA into fully-fledged BBS RS. These took me just over a year to build from the point my friend Rob dropped four freshly re-drilled centres off to me, to bolting them up. So long in fact that I’d forgotten the offsets and worried that they wouldn’t fit all over again.
你會在斯科特的照片中注意到，汽車上的車輪已從318 BBS RA演變為完全成熟的BBS RS。這些花了我一年多的時間才建立起來，我的朋友Rob把四個剛重新鑽好的中心放到了我身上，然後把它們拴在一起。事實上，我已經忘記了補償並擔心他們不會再適合了。
Just Because You’re Old Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Cool
I’m a BMW E30 fan. I wear E30 BMW blinkers with pride. For me, it’s one of those classic shapes that will never be repeated.
Ask a kid to draw a car and you might find it will resemble this three box coupe. Yeah OK, the E21 was the first of the 3 Series breed and perhaps the purest form, and the 2002 certainly broke more new ground, but it’s the E30 that has my heart. The community that surrounds these cars is incredible. I’ve never owned a car that is so well followed the world over.
我是寶馬E30的粉絲。我自豪地戴著E30寶馬眼罩。對我來說，它是那些永遠不會重複的經典形狀之一。
讓一個孩子畫一輛車，你可能會發現它會像這款三廂轎跑車一樣。是的，E21是3系列中的第一個品種，也許是最純粹的形式，2002年肯定打破了更多新的領域，但它是我心中的E30。圍繞這些汽車的社區令人難以置信。我從來沒有擁有一輛在世界範圍內如此受歡迎的汽車。
For me, there’s no one thing that sparked this obsession. It’s more the culmination of factors.
This side of a Volkswagen Golf MK2, I don’t think there is any car so well supported by the aftermarket. You can get anything you like for these things and they come apart so easily. I’ve just about changed every part of this car and even gone to the dealer for new parts. It is crazy to think that BMW still stock items for a model that is 30 years old.
Aside from that, there are so many OEM variations to choose from; hundreds of rare and niche items from BMW themselves to keep you up all night on eBay. There is so much to learn about trim levels and model differences. This, plus the motorsport heritage, coincide to give me just about all the avenues I need to occupy my busy brain.
對我來說，沒有一件事能引發這種痴迷。這更多是因素的頂點。
在大眾高爾夫MK2的這一側，我認為沒有任何一輛汽車能夠得到售後市場的良好支持。你可以得到任何你喜歡的東西，它們很容易分開。我剛剛改變了這輛車的每一部分，甚至去了經銷商處購買新零件。認為寶馬仍然為30年前的車型存貨是瘋狂的。
除此之外，還有很多OEM變體可供選擇; 來自寶馬的數百種稀有和小眾物品讓您在eBay上徹夜難眠。關於修剪水平和模型差異有很多東西需要學習。這一點，再加上賽車運動的遺產，恰好能夠讓我瞭解佔據繁忙大腦所需的所有途徑。
The base model E30 was already a competitive Group A race car in 325i form, long before it spawned the legendary E30 M3. This close link is perhaps the most tantalising prospect when getting into an E30 project; the tinker-ability factor is off the chart. The E30 M3 is a true evolution of the base platform, and this allows you to take inspiration and even bolt up M3 parts to your car. The combinations are virtually endless.
E30的基本型號已經是325i形式的競爭性A組賽車，早在它誕生了傳奇的E30 M3之前很久。這個緊密聯繫可能是進入E30項目時最誘人的前景; 修補能力因素不在圖表中。E30 M3是基礎平臺的真正演變，這使您可以獲得靈感，甚至將M3零件固定在您的汽車上。這些組合幾乎無窮無盡。
That is exactly what I have set out to do: Take a base E30 and manipulate it into my own vision.
I originally wanted to find a 318is, as that model’s four cylinder engine could make a great homage to the M3. Every car I saw was either too expensive or too rotten, though. That was until I stumbled across this 320i on Facebook Marketplace.
It wasn’t too far away, so I headed to take a look. Ten minutes of conversation later and I ‘accidentally’ owned an E30. I didn’t really know much about the ‘baby six’ variant, but you better believe I got up to speed pretty quick. There’s nothing quite like Googling what something is the moment after you have bought it.
The 320i is the smallest of the M20 six cylinder-powered cars and was pitched as a bit of a small-engined, smooth cruising, executive saloon. It is neither here-nor-there in the E30 line-up, sitting hidden and desirable in the middle.
這正是我要做的事情：拿一個基地E30並將其操縱到我自己的視野中。
我原本想找到一款318is，因為該車型的四缸發動機可以向M3致敬。不過，我看到的每輛車都太貴或太爛了。直到我在Facebook Marketplace上偶然發現了這個320i 。
這不是太遠，所以我去看看。之後十分鐘的談話，我“不小心”擁有了E30。我對'baby six'變種並不是很瞭解，但你最好相信我很快就能加快速度。沒有什麼比谷歌搜索你購買它的那一刻有什麼東西了。
320i是M20六缸動力車中最小的一款，並且是一款小型發動機，平穩巡航的行政轎車。在E30陣容中，它既不是在這裡也不是在那裡，坐在中間隱藏和可取。
What is cool about my car is that it’s actually a 320i SE, a standalone, low numbers model with ‘SE’ on the logbook. They came packed with extras like pop-out rear windows, electric mirrors, electric windows and sunroof, plus servo-levelling headlights and an on-board computer built into the headliner. I knew none of this when I bought it, however.
What wasn’t so cool was the interior it came with – tatty, beige leather seats with a cream carpet. Luckily a friend, Tom, donated a set of Tech 1 325i Sport rear door cards to the project, and I set out to find the rest. It took another three interiors to make up the full factory Recaro set.
I would tell you that the rear bench is really special as it has both headrests and a fold-down centre armrest, and this coupled with the houndstooth fabric makes it exceptionally rare. I didn’t say that though, because that’s the sort of fact that gets you labelled as a nerd at dinner parties.
我的車真的很酷，它實際上是320i SE，一個獨立的低數字型號，日誌上帶有“SE”。它們配備了彈出式後窗，電動後視鏡，電動車窗和天窗，以及伺服調平大燈和內置於車頂內襯的車載計算機等附加功能。但是，當我買它的時候我也不知道。
它內飾的內飾並不那麼酷 - 帶有奶油色地毯的邋，米色真皮座椅。幸運的是，一位朋友，湯姆，為項目捐贈了一套Tech 1 325i Sport後門卡，我開始尋找其餘的。另外三個室內裝飾組成了Recaro全套工廠。
我會告訴你，後排座椅非常特別，因為它有兩個頭枕和一個摺疊式中央扶手，而且配上千鳥格面料使它非常罕見。我沒有這麼說，因為那種事實會讓你在晚宴上被貼上書呆子的標籤。
Having a six cylinder M20 as standard, it also would prove the perfect base for me to create a 325i M20 Group A car.
I have an M20B25 engine waiting in my garage, earmarked to create a blueprinted ‘monster’ engine. I say monster, but I mean monster for the 1980s. I’m undecided on keeping the stock capacity or stroking it. It’s simple to build a 2.7-litre, 2.8-litre, or even larger capacity engine to make 230+bhp, but do you need that much?
標配六缸M20，它也將成為我製造325i M20 A組汽車的理想基地。
我的車庫裡有一臺M20B25發動機，專門用來製造一個藍色的'怪物'引擎。我說怪物，但我的意思是20世紀80年代的怪物。我沒有決定保持庫存量還是撫摸它。建造一個2.7升，2.8升甚至更大容量的發動機來製造230 + bhp很簡單，但你需要那麼多嗎？
Before getting stuck into the engine I did what any sensible person would do and tackled the rest of the car. Top of the list was to try and work out the chassis, brakes and cooling system. The 2.0 six (M20B20) does not benefit from the external oil cooler that the 2.5 engine does, so it made sense to upgrade to the factory cooler. But at this point, any original oil cooler is at least 25 years old, which means their fins are virtually dust.
As an avid E30 fan, I was aware of CSF Race‘s involvement with CAtuned and their inspirational E30 builds. Cue a quick chat with Ravi at CSF about the requirements of my build and the idea to fit an E36 328i radiator plus a CSF Race M20 oil cooler was spawned.
在進入發動機之前，我做了任何明智的人會做的事情，並解決了車的其餘部分。最重要的是試圖找出底盤，制動器和冷卻系統。2.0六（M20B20）沒有受益於2.5發動機的外部油冷卻器，所以升級到工廠冷卻器是有意義的。但在這一點上，任何原裝油冷卻器至少已有25年的歷史，這意味著它們的翅片幾乎都是灰塵。
作為狂熱的E30粉絲，我知道CSF Race參與了CAtuned和他們鼓舞人心的E30版本。提示在CSF與Ravi進行快速聊天，瞭解我的構建要求以及安裝E36 328i散熱器和CSF Race M20機油冷卻器的想法。
Before any cooling upgrades could happen, I wanted to know what difference my changes would make – I’m a sucker for data. This car was made in 1989 though, one year after me. I felt that adding logging or gauges would not be in keeping with the theme, so sought another solution.
在進行任何冷卻升級之前，我想知道我的更改會產生什麼不同 - 我是數據的傻瓜。這輛車是在1989年製造的，但是在我之後一年。我覺得添加記錄或儀表不符合主題，所以尋求另一種解決方案。
Step up Liam, also known as Bavarian Auto Developments. I got linked to him by a mutual friend and ‘E30-head’ Corey Morgan. I knew straight away that I needed some of these retro gauges after seeing them in Corey’s car. They slot directly into the spare switch spaces in the E30 dash, and come complete with printed loom plugs, wiring and temperature senders.
I took one for oil temp and one for water; fitting them was a doddle and they can be turned off at the touch of a button for ultimate stealth. A temperature probe in the thermostat housing and one in the oil filter housing measure the respective temperatures.
加強利亞姆，也被稱為巴伐利亞汽車發展。我和一個共同的朋友和'E30-head'Corey Morgan聯繫了他。我立即知道在Corey的車上看到它們之後我需要一些這些復古儀表。它們直接插入E30儀表板中的備用開關空間，並配有印刷的織機插頭，接線和溫度傳感器。
我拿了一個用於油溫，一個用於水; 適合他們是一個輕而易舉的他們可以通過觸摸按鈕關閉，以實現最終隱身。恆溫器殼體中的溫度探頭和機油濾清器殼體中的溫度探頭測量各自的溫度。
With stock temps read, I could crack on with the upgrade. The size difference between the CSF radiator and the OEM item is huge – it’s a wonder how it fits into the E30. But I need not have worried; Ravi assured me that the E30’s front end is equipped to take the huge E36 radiator.
A simple rejigging of the OEM mounts allowed the E36 radiator to sit snugly on the OEM rubbers and still clear the viscous fan. Regal Autosport were kind enough to lend me a slither of workshop space to work in, but truth be told, this is an easy driveway job.
隨著庫存臨時讀取，我可以繼續升級。CSF散熱器和OEM項目之間的尺寸差異很大 - 它是如何適應E30的奇蹟。但我不必擔心; Ravi向我保證E30的前端配備了巨大的E36散熱器。
對OEM安裝座進行簡單的重新調整，使E36散熱器能夠緊貼OEM橡膠並仍能清除粘性風扇。Regal Autosport 非常友好地借給我一個工作空間，但事實上，這是一個簡單的車道工作。
A cool feature of the CSF radiator is the bleed nipple on the side of the aluminium end tank which makes it easy to bleed the system. On an M20 you usually need to do it at the thermostat housing, which isn’t always effective.
CSF uses B-tube technology to increase core efficiency by some 20% over conventional cores, and this coupled with the increase in size takes care of heat rejection nicely.
CSF散熱器的一個很酷的功能是鋁製末端油箱側面的排氣接頭，這使得系統易於排氣。在M20上，您通常需要在恆溫器殼體上進行，這並不總是有效的。
CSF使用B管技術將核心效率提高了約20％，與傳統核心相比，這加上尺寸的增加可以很好地處理散熱問題。
The oil cooler itself is a ‘drop-in fit’. This means that CSF has designed it to work with the OEM oil lines and body mounts, so it slots right into place. All I had to do was retrofit the 2.5 oil filter housing to my 2.0 engine and it bolted straight up.
CSF supply this cooler with AN adaptors too, so at a later date I can upgrade the lines to braided AN on my 2.5 ‘race’ motor. You can’t deny that seeing AN fittings screams race car.
油冷卻器本身就是一種“適合”。這意味著CSF設計它可以與OEM油管和車身支架配合使用，因此它可以直接插入到位。我所要做的就是將2.5機油濾清器殼體改裝到我的2.0發動機上並直接用螺栓固定。
CSF也為這款散熱器提供AN適配器，所以稍後我可以將我的2.5'競賽'電機上的線路升級為編織AN。你不能否認看到AN配件尖叫賽車。
The verdict from behind the wheel is impressive. I’ve seen a 20°C (68°F) drop in oil temperature, and similar results for water temp in brisk driving. The biggest difference has been with wide-open-throttle pulls. The stock M20B20 only makes 127bhp, and with the modifications I’ve made it pushes this to just about 140bhp. To reach any great speed it requires commitment with the throttle and a bit of time. This translates to heat.
With the stock radiator the temp gauge would fly round the clock after sustained 5th gear wide-open throttle-pulls. Now with the CSF oil and water combo the dial will not budge, no matter how hard I drive. Water and oil temperatures are regulated perfectly by the OEM thermostats, and the additional cooling capacity allows the engine to run at optimum temperature with lots of headway.
車輪後面的判決令人印象深刻。我已經看到 油溫下降了20°C（68°F），而且在快速駕駛時水溫也有類似的結果。最大的區別在於寬開油門拉力。M20B20的原型僅產生127bhp，經過修改後我將它推到了大約140bhp。為了達到任何速度，它需要承擔油門和一點時間。這轉化為熱量。
使用庫存散熱器後，溫度計將在持續的5檔全開油門拉動後全天候飛行。現在有了CSF油水組合，無論我開車多麼努力，錶盤都不會讓步。OEM恆溫器可以完美地調節水溫和油溫，額外的冷卻能力使發動機能夠以最佳溫度運行並且具有很大的進展。
The radiator not only increases the cooling capacity, but it has totally changed the way the engine bay looks too. I’ve changed nothing else in the images above, just the cooling cores. It makes such a difference to have a bright aluminium radiator in the engine bay rather than the rusty old item. That in itself is a good reason to upgrade.
散熱器不僅增加了冷卻能力，而且完全改變了發動機艙的外觀。我在上面的圖片中沒有改變任何其他內容，只有冷卻核心。如果在發動機艙中安裝一個明亮的鋁製散熱器而不是生鏽的舊物品，那就不同了。這本身就是升級的一個很好的理由。
You’ll notice in Scott’s pictures that the wheels on the car have evolved from 318is BBS RA into fully-fledged BBS RS. These took me just over a year to build from the point my friend Rob dropped four freshly re-drilled centres off to me, to bolting them up. So long in fact that I’d forgotten the offsets and worried that they wouldn’t fit all over again.
你會在斯科特的照片中注意到，汽車上的車輪已從318 BBS RA演變為完全成熟的BBS RS。這些花了我一年多的時間才建立起來，我的朋友Rob把四個剛重新鑽好的中心放到了我身上，然後把它們拴在一起。事實上，我已經忘記了補償並擔心他們不會再適合了。
They say good things come to those who wait, but the truth is, I’m just a bit of a let down and took absolutely ages to build them. I’m glad I took my time on them, though. I decided to restore the original BBS paint finish rather than blasting the patina to smithereens and re-coating in a soulless new shade. It took forever. It’s a romantic thought, but maybe I’m plain lazy.
Either way, the car is really starting to take shape and I cant wait to get into the nitty-gritty of the engine build. I feel like it’s a great place to get carried away. Don’t worry, I’ve still got the 318is wheels and AD08R tyres for track use. This isn’t a show pony, it’s built to be used.
他們說等待的人有好的東西，但事實是，我只是有點失望，並且花了很多時間來建造它們。不過，我很高興我把時間花在了他們身上。我決定恢復原來的BBS漆面，而不是將銅鏽噴成碎片並重新塗上一個沒有靈魂的新色調。它花了很長時間。這是一個浪漫的想法，但也許我很懶惰。
無論哪種方式，汽車真的開始成型，我不能等待進入引擎構建的細節。我覺得這是一個被帶走的好地方。別擔心，我仍然使用318is車輪和AD08R輪胎供軌道使用。這不是一個展示小馬，它是為了使用而構建的。