1991 Fully Refreshed 318iS w/S52 Swap

[ninekrpm]

SOLD

I purchased the car in November 2013 and have driven it approximately 1500 miles since. The car was purchased as a weekend car while down in NC (Charlotte); the family move back to Chicago is in the works, so will certainly not have enough opportunities to drive it in the Windy City - especially in the winters.



Selling price - $14K







Please PM me for info. Be happy to offer a private viewing / test drive to serious buyers. Car is currently located in Charlotte, NC.



Pics below...



Complete build thread and history here from the previous owner.



Link 1 - original build thread from original owner http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=273280

Link 2 - previous sale thread from original owner http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=305369



Full disclosure: I did have a somewhat small self-inflicted incident back in February, where I scrapped a side walk. The car had front bumper damage, specifically the front lower bumper piece bent (metal piece) and scrapped the skid plate. Had it replaced with a new OEM pieces along with it took care of several misc items to make sure that there were no issues (ryanG splitter, iS lower piece, tie rods, skid plate, e36 m3 steering rack...). Personally I am very thorough and applied the same level of detail on any item that may have been suspect. Probably even went overboard and replaced a few parts that did not need replacing. However, the objective was to maintain the value and spirited drive-ability.



Over the past few months, I have added / upgraded the following - all of this was done in July 2014



- Full GC S/A Touring Coilover Kit (w/GC fab'd and powder coated strut sleeves), $2200 (less than 300 miles on them)

- New front OEM wheel bearings to keep the conversion simple ($200+)

- Corner balanced / Aligned (amazing how much of a difference this makes), $300

- Aluminum dual cup holder, $170 (http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=292015)

- ESM 17" 004 Wheels

- Yokohama S-Drive high performance tyres 205/45/17 front and 235/40/17 (less than 300 miles on them)



Complete build summary - items in RED were added / upgraded over the past few months



Exterior:

-ZERO Rust!!!

-Paint job on original diamond Schwarz metallic

-iS lip spoiler

-iS side skirt

-RyanG front splitter

-Euro bumper trim

-Euro front Grille

-Chrome Euro kidneys

-Black body side trim

-Window seals and trims

-Rear license plate filler

-Severe duty skid plate

-DEPO “smilies” headlights with HID ballast and bulbs

-LLumar 35% ceramic window tint

-Sunroof seal



Interior:

-Black leather sport front seats

-Black door cards

-Anthracite carpet

-Crack free Dashboard

-ZHP knob

-Shift & E-Brake leather boot*

-MTech 1 380mm steering wheel

-Floor pan, dors and rear quarter sealed with Dynamat + closed cell foam*

-Complete trunk tool kit

-Added alluminum dual cup holder (http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=292015)



Engine + Drivetrain + Exhaust:

-1997 M3 S52B32 motor running OBD2

-Cylinder head was pressure tested, surfaced and valve seals replaced

-HakenTT OBD2 Tune

-Markert Motor Works wire harness

-M50 intake manifold

-KaMotors CAI

-Hydraulic lifters replaced

-Elring Klinger headgasket with OEM head bolts

-Elring Klinger valve cover gasket

-All new OEM gaskets, o-rings and seals

-Beisan Vanos rebuilt kit

-Upper and main chain tensioners

-Chain guides

-Bremi spark plug coil boots

-Vanos oil line

-Hydraulic serpentine belt tensioner

-Idler pulley

-OEM pressure regulating valve

-Wahler 80 degrees thermostat

-OEM water pump

-M42 radiator

-Spal 16” pusher electric fan

-Additional parts necessary for the swap (sensors, hoses, mounts, etc…)

-TRE 255lph fuel pump

-Bosch fuel filter

-OBD2 Headers

-Exhaust Configuration= M3 headers, Flowmaster Y, Vibrant high flow cat, borla ProXS muffler + Vibrant Street Power muffler



ZF 320 Transmissions:

-Detent pins repair done

-FTE master & slave cylinder

-Chromoly 14.5lbs LW flywheel

-Sachs pressure plate & clutch

-Sachs throwout bearing

-INA pilot bearing

-OEM guibo

-OEM center support bearing

-E21 transmission mounts

-e36 328i Driveshaft

-GKN-Loebro Axles

-3.25 Ratio LSD Differential

-Corteco Diff mount

-Corteco Diff output shaft seals

-Redline fluids



Suspension & Brakes:

-Upgraded to complete GC (Ground-Control) coilver kit $2200 setup

-Hyperco springs (440f/750r)

-Boge front upper strut mount

-Lemfoerder control arm bushing (e30 M3 offset)

-OEM control arms

-Lemfoerder Axle carrier mounts (Rear subframe bushings)

-Lemfoerder Rear trailing arms bushings

-Contitech front and rear sway bar bushings

-Mayle HD front sway links

-Lemfoerder rear sway links

-E36 steering rack

-Lemfoerder tie rods

-BMW tie rods locking plate

-Lemfoerder tie rods boots

-FAG front wheel hub with bearings

-FAG rear bearings

-Rebuilt OEM calipers

-Zimmerman coated rotors

-Textar brake pads

-Bimmerworld SS brake lines

-e32 brake booster

-e32 master cylinder

-Remote brake fluid reservoir



Tire & Wheel:

-Upgraded to ESM 004R 17"

-Upgraded to Yokohama S-Drive 205/45/17 and 235/40/17 Tyres

-Mount and balance

-Complete corner balance and alignment



Audio:

-JVC KD-X80BT

-Polk Audio DB6501

-Morel Maximo 6.5 coaxial

-Alpina 4ch Amp

-Installation kit



CONS:



One inch tear on the headliner

No A/C (just needs air compressor, dryer and adaptors for the lines)

[Kevs87-325is]

man, i want this but too far, nice looking car!

your location has SF too would you drive it down to there?

[ninekrpm]

PM replied...

[ivzuh88]

omg droooool. So perfect GLWS

[ANDRÜ]

14k, and it has ESMs?

[Julien]

:(

[ninekrpm]

Bump!!!!

[matthugie]

Having seen this car in person I can say it's probably the cleanest e30 I've ever seen in person. There are a lot of cars that photograph well but don't hold up in person. This isn't one of those cars. Well worth the asking price IMO. GLWS.

[frolf]

GLWS, don't mind the BBS circle jerk on this website, those ESMs look great!

[mgoblue]

Why are all of the photos driver side only?

[richardb]

So the true mileage on chassis is unknown?

[ninekrpm]

So the true mileage on chassis is unknown?

had it registered @ 191K

Why are all of the photos driver side only?

ask and you shall have...will post other side tomorrow. hopefully you are interested...

GLWS, don't mind the BBS circle jerk on this website, those ESMs look great!

:p

Having seen this car in person I can say it's probably the cleanest e30 I've ever seen in person. There are a lot of cars that photograph well but don't hold up in person. This isn't one of those cars. Well worth the asking price IMO. GLWS.

thanks Matt...

:(

yup...too many toys

man, i want this but too far, nice looking car!

your location has SF too would you drive it down to there?

lived there a few years back...still have a place in Sunnyvale; need to make it back there...hopefully soon

[richardb]

had it registered @ 191K

The first owner said he got the car with broken odometer at 189K. So is actual mileage unknown?

[JustAGuy]

The first owner said he got the car with broken odometer at 189K. So is actual mileage unknown?

Does it really matter? Virtually nothing left from the car when it had those miles. This thing is completely rebuilt.

The part that worries me a little (because I am interested) is this:

"Full disclosure: I did have a somewhat small self-inflicted incident back in February, where I scrapped a side walk. The car had front bumper damage, specifically the front lower bumper piece bent (metal piece) and scrapped the skid plate. Had it replaced with a new OEM pieces along with it took care of several misc items to make sure that there were no issues (ryanG splitter, iS lower piece, tie rods, skid plate, e36 m3 steering rack...). Personally I am very thorough and applied the same level of detail on any item that may have been suspect. Probably even went overboard and replaced a few parts that did not need replacing. However, the objective was to maintain the value and spirited drive-ability."

I got to see the car when Joel had just finished it up at Vintage in 2013 and saw just how nice the car came out. I was interested then, but he wasn't ready to sell. Of course not long after (and I had already made a new purchase) he put it up. Anyway, this "incident" as you call it sounds a bit more severe than you make out. You obviously bent a rim and the entire lower valance of the car so that is a little more than scraping a curb right? I see you are selling the old wheels and only 3 of them. I also realize you did a lot of work for that repair and mention going above and beyond, but did the oil pan not take any damage? The skid plate really performed that well? I wish I were closer to Charlotte to get a look at it becuase as e30's go, this is what I've been looking for and still haven't been able to own one! A little more info is greatly appreciated.

[Mveraguas]

This is definitely the cleanest e30 I've ever seen in person. The pictures don't do it justice. If I had the means it would already be sold!