Kinda miss my roots with busted shit, so I decided to get another e30. I've been thinking about a swapped car for too long, but wasn't really looking when this one came along. Cliffs notes:
1990 325iS (160k on chassis)
95 M3 motor (3.0l, 90k miles) and tranny
Decent exterior.
Crappy interior (but crappy seats will stay for awhile because they're heated).
It needs some attention in a couple places. The biggest thing is that it doesn't quite pull like I thought one of these would...but I'm kind of torn between blaming that on the STi (this should be a decent match for it but doesn't quite feel like it would be) for altering my perception of speed and wondering if something is actually wrong. Compression looks good so it's a solid motor, but I'll start looking at everything else as well.
![[Image: Home1.jpg]](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/huntwc/Home1.jpg)
![[Image: Home6.jpg]](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/huntwc/Home6.jpg)
![[Image: Home4.jpg]](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/huntwc/Home4.jpg)
![[Image: Home3.jpg]](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/huntwc/Home3.jpg)
![[Image: e30s502.jpg]](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/huntwc/e30s502.jpg)
2001 M5
2016 M3
2014 Grand Cherokee
Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3
Nice buy!
Those wheels gotta go though :lol:
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
YES!! another busted E30 (well this one actually looks good). I kinda agree with RJ on the wheels, how about the other ones you have?? those would look hot. I want a ride sometime please!
1996 BMW 328is white │ 89 BMW 325i track car │84 BMW 325e for sale!│Past: 94 Honda Del Sol S, 2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited, 1996 BMW 328i
e30/e36 parts for sale... PM me
that car is straight gorgeous! the STi was cool but it's always nice to get back to something that feels like "you." even if it is slower.
so what is the fate of the 318? are you gonna keep it as a track rat or DD?
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
--------------------------
Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
Nice find man =)
You'll need to supercharge it to keep up with your old STi though =P
Posting in the banalist of threads since 2004
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
Haha, rough crowd. I love the wheels - they're gonna be around for awhile. I sold (and regret doing so) the BBS's. Would've been awesome to have those on the 318 and these on the s50, goddamnit.
As for keeping up with the STi, more than a few swapped guys have reported keeping up with stock STi's (they are about 500lbs lighter). And really...I can count the number of times I've legitimately raced someone on zero hands. The thing that I REALLY like about this car is that it is just plain old fun. The STi had a tremendous amount of grip and honestly, it was so good at everything that it's limits were too high to enjoy safely on the street. I think I'll enjoy this thing a lot more. And face it. STi's are fucking ugly.
Tinkered with it and fixed a bunch of small things today. Stoked.
EDIT.
As for the 318, I'm in the process of swapping motors (the old one was beat). It'll be the winter car. A buddy from back home is really ragging on me to get out on track...we'll see about next year. After a few years hiatus, I'm feeling the motorsport itch coming back a little.
2001 M5
2016 M3
2014 Grand Cherokee
Been had: 1984 318i | 2003 S2000 | 1990 330is | 2005 STi | 2005 M3
Beej Wrote:STi's are fucking ugly. BAN!!!
:lol:
That statement must be prefaced with "2006" to be legitimate.
Posting in the banalist of threads since 2004
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
haha. right on, i actually like the wheels. They fit the stance and lines of that car nicely. That engine bay is super clean too!
2013 Cadillac ATS....¶▅c●▄███████||▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅||█~ ::~ :~ :►
2008 Chevy Malibu LT....▄██ ▲ █ █ ██▅▄▃▂
1986 Monte Carlo SS. ...███▲▲ █ █ ███████
1999 F250 SuperDuty...███████████████████►
1971 Monte Carlo SC ...◥☼▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙☼◤
LoL. STi = hawtness. (04-05)
STI = fugly. (06+)
Nice buy. That car looks like it would be a lot of fun.
Those wheels are god awful.
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
Beej Wrote:. And face it. STi's are fucking ugly.
cmon... look at those wheels!
haha, nice e30. i love how its got the e36 m3 swap. i'm sure that thing will make a very mean track machine. just get some better wheels for it now... 
1994 Ford Ranger
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3
The red glistens. Nice buy BJ.
2017 Mineral White BMW M240i Cabriolet
2014 White Platinum Pearl Explorer Sport
Living in the Alamo City.
210
so much hate on the wheels! yessss <3
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Nice project dude!
http://www.85xr.com
1985 Merkur XR4Ti Track Car
2013 Ford F-150 FX4 Ecoboost
E46 BMW 330Ci Sport 5spd
1973 Honda CL125S
1985 Honda CX500
2013 Arctic Cat 700 ATV
2017 Onewheel +
The engine is a sexy beast but the wheel, the wheels. Este no es bueno.
Two feet.
Sweet car! I think the STI might have altered your perception a little bit, but it still should be wickedly fast. I rode in a car with a similar setup at Summit Shen and it was unbelievable!
Congratulations on your new old e30!
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
holy moly, that thing is HOT! i love this car and this is one of the nicest e30s i've ever seen!
i thought you may be rolling back to the old school route, but man..this this is hot, i love it!
i actually like the wheels personally. Those are borbet Type-A's i believe or something similar. Great style for that car IMO.
yes! 8)
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a van is a good guy with a van
Very hott...minus the ugly ass wheels. I dunno what it is...they are just to 80's alloy bling for me. Is the car red or orange? The engine looks Hemi orange in the picture.
Edit- car looks red in every pic but the last one. Must be the light
Jeff Morrison - Used Car Manager
Woodstock Garage, Inc.
Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep - RAM
Current Stable of Mopar Junk
57 Chrysler Windsor 4drHT - 67 Dodge D100 Short Bed Step Side - 71 Dodge Challenger - 91 Chrysler Lebaron LX 33k mile Survivor - 91 Dodge Dakota V8 - 05 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster - 08 Ram 2500 Cummins
so what suspension is in it? Its either the large wheels or that thing is really low.
1996 BMW 328is white │ 89 BMW 325i track car │84 BMW 325e for sale!│Past: 94 Honda Del Sol S, 2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited, 1996 BMW 328i
e30/e36 parts for sale... PM me
|
