SOLD SOLD SOLD
Here is the craigslist ad
Contact me via PM, Email at rwentroble[at]gmail[dot]com, or the phone number in the Craigslist ad. I try to reply as fast as humanly possible.
$3500 Or I can remove parts and return them to stock to lower the price. (ex: I keep my Hellas, you get sealed-beams. I keep carpeted dash cover, I keep shifter knob and boot, etc......)
This is my baby and I only want to sell it to get back into a hardtop.
Most of then work I listed, aside from easy things like head unit, interior, etc., were performed by Forced_firebird on these forums, and his shop WOT-TECH.
A few things have changed since these pictures were taken.
This is the most recent picture and best-reflects how the car sits now. It needs a good wash, claybar, and waxing. It's been a little while. Yes it's just dirty as sin in those pictures. I was excited to get the new wheels and couldn't wait to snap some pictures.
Picture albums:
Here
and Track pictures here
e: Listed it on Ebay as well
Feel free to bid on it there. Up for another few days.
Contents of the ad:
SOLD SOLD SOLD
Here is the craigslist ad
Contact me via PM, Email at rwentroble[at]gmail[dot]com, or the phone number in the Craigslist ad. I try to reply as fast as humanly possible.
$3500 Or I can remove parts and return them to stock to lower the price. (ex: I keep my Hellas, you get sealed-beams. I keep carpeted dash cover, I keep shifter knob and boot, etc......)
This is my baby and I only want to sell it to get back into a hardtop.
Most of then work I listed, aside from easy things like head unit, interior, etc., were performed by Forced_firebird on these forums, and his shop WOT-TECH.
A few things have changed since these pictures were taken.
This is the most recent picture and best-reflects how the car sits now. It needs a good wash, claybar, and waxing. It's been a little while. Yes it's just dirty as sin in those pictures. I was excited to get the new wheels and couldn't wait to snap some pictures.
Picture albums:
Here
and Track pictures here
e: Listed it on Ebay as well
Feel free to bid on it there. Up for another few days.
Contents of the ad:
Originally posted by craigslist
IT'S NOT A JUNK CAR, DO NOT LOWBALL ME. CLEAN TITLE IN HAND.
I WILL ONLY TRADE FOR A CLEAN HARDTOP E30, OR A 24V SWAPPED E30. THIS IS WHY I WANT TO SELL MY CAR.
I've got a 1991 318iC which started life with an M42B18 motor, which I pulled and parted out to drop the M20B25 in, for more power and with the ideal of throwing a turbo onto it. The M20B25 has excellent compression, which is a little higher than stock (all numbers are 165-180psi, I have pics of each cylinder's compression testing but just come check it out for yourself).
Picture albums:
http://s1208.photobucket.com/albums/...smokemeth/BBS/ (NOTE: BBS WHEELS HAVE BEEN SOLD)
The Good:
Chassis has ~128,xxx miles, motor is 100k miles used but it was just refreshed and has great compression and no leaks, so like all other M20B25's, it will continue to run as long as you take good care of it. It runs like a champion, pulls on other E30's all day, and most E36's.
M20B25 head was rebuilt in 2002, shaved most likely resulting in the higher compression since whoever did the rebuild didn't use a thicker head gasket.
ECU was tuned by WOT-TECH last week with a wideband sensor for a street tune. Ideally will be finishing this up on a dyno soon, or at least getting a dyno run in so I can show the wheel-horsepower to prospective buyers. This tune is specific to the car, and has all AFR's ~14.7 or so under all conditions, and raised the revlimiter from stock to 6800RPM.
M20B25 motor just had its timing belt and water pump done <1k miles ago.
Valves were adjusted on the motor <1k miles ago
New OEM half-shafts were installed <1k miles ago
New Center Support Bearing (CSB) installed at same time as all above <1k miles ago
New coolant I just put in a week ago, have drove maybe 100-200 miles on.
Cone filter (not a complete plus, stock airbox honestly works better, but this sounds nice. I couldn't locate a stock M20 airbox when I swapped it)
3.73LSD has new Redline fluid
*New differential bushing at same time as the fluid
*New Speedometer impulse sender at same time as fluid
*New diff gasket at same time as the fluid
5-speed Getrag 260 transmission with new Redline fluid same time as the diff
*New Guibo <1k miles old, done at same time as half-shafts, valve adjustment, water pump, and timing belt + coolant flush
New clutch slave cylinder in January of 2012 was installed when I put in the M20/Getrag260 combo.
Center Support Bearing was replaced <1k miles ago
Control Arms were replaced in March 2011
Ireland Engineering Stage 3 Race Springs have the car dropped low.
New iS lip was painted and installed on the valence
New front valence was installed last year due to a towing mishap, it's in perfect shape
E30M3 OEM Offset Control Arm Bushings were installed when I put the springs and control arms in.
UHMV solid transmission mounts from Condor Speed Shop
Motor has a full dual 2inch exhaust with an h pipe, ends in a B&B TriFlow Muffler, sounds KILLER (video of exhaust: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL-rt...e-_uEihsQA7JAm)
INTERIOR IS HELLA CLEAN, good CLEAN carpet, good front sport seats with only a few little cracks on the thigh bolsters, hardly worth replacing. Rear seat upper has a small tear.
CONVERTIBLE TOP IS CLEAN, AND MANUALLY OPERATED (saves weight over a 325i powered top, quicker to put up and down yourself) Was replaced by the previous owner in 2007.
Leather shifter boot
Very little shifter slop
Trunk lid was repainted and the third brake light and iS spoiler shaved off for a clean notch-back look.
HELLA Ellipsoid lights w/crosshairs have been smoked and look fantastic with the Diamondschwarz paint
Alpine Type-R 5.25" speakers
HiFonics 800Watt 4-channel amplifier for the speakers running conservatively (plenty of headroom so the amp doesn't work too hard)
Pioner DEH-P8400BH Head unit with 3-RCA Pre-outs, Bluetooth handsfree calling and music from your phone/iPod, USB Connection for flash drives or iPhones in the glove-box, and a front 3.5mm aux input. Bluetooth hands-free mic is mounted on the A-pillar and has crystal clear audio for the caller and the person you're on the phone with. Head unit has a remote as well.
Battery has been relocated to the trunk (all convertibles have it up front in the engine bay against the firewall) for better weight distribution.
I have BOXES of spare parts for any potential buyer, so they won't have to worry about niggling things like exhaust hangers, any door locks that may stop working (All work, as well as the power windows, in perfect order). Some of it is interior pieces, some of it is mechanical, it's all assorted.
I have a spare 4.27 open differential that came with in the car when it had an M42B18 in it, that is the factory differential.
I have a spare half-shaft from Advanced Auto parts, I have it as a spare because the OEM axles I just put in are to replace it and another 2 advance auto halfshafts. I've had two of the Advanced half-shafts die on me, randomly, under EASY driving, so the third (was a replacement for free via Advanced since I took the broken one in) is still good, but I don't trust it to last after the quality of the others. I only have it around as a "just-in-case" measure.
The BAD:
The top has a tiny tiny leak when it rains at monsoon-strength, under normal rain driving there is no wind noise or other leaks. This is the only one and is above the passenger seat, rarely does it enter the cabin.
The seats have tiny cracks in the thigh bolsters as I've already mentioned.
The shifter is a little bit sloppy, but this is an easy fix, I just have yet to get around to it. In no way does it affect drivability.
Small bit of rust on the rear tail light panel passenger side, inboard of the tail lights, the size of a dime, has only bubbled the paint a little. If you ground it down, treated it, and repainted it would not be noticeable.
Small bit of rust on the driver's side absolute bottom of the rear-valence.
Drivers side door has a dent, it's had it since I bought the car, aside from this the body is straight. In pictures it's usually not noticeable even, you've gotta look for it.
Rear bumper has cracked a bit, was tapped in the rear before I bought it and I hadn't even noticed the bumper until I got the car home. New rear bumpers are $50-100. It LOOKS fine from 20ft though, plasti-weld + touch-up paint would do it well.
Dash is cracked as almost all E30's you'll find have, and has a carpeted dash cover on it.
Does not come with Euro plate :P I have a U.S. Plate-holder (as well as a spare) that goes up front.
None of these cons add up to it being worth less than it's price. The body is straight, the car is a tastefully modded, clean ride.
My price is firm, $3500
My phone number is 3058770728 do NOT solicit me with other trade offers for crappy stuff (only clean cars, with a hardtop, that are trackable or have been tracked will be considered), do NOT try to lowball me. Feel free to call anytime before 2am (text afterward). NO JUNK CAR OR OTHER SOLICITORS ARE WELCOME. Feel free to call with questions though.
I'm free all the time as I'm not working right now, so shoot me a call or a text if you have the trades I'm looking for, or want to come check out the car. I WILL HEAR ALL REASONABLE OFFERS! I have other things I can throw in for a few bucks extra too, and plenty of spares I don't have listed. As well, I can point you towards my mechanic friend who has done most of the work, I don't have invoices with him as we always just worked it out cash and in-person, there was no need to tabulate and track anything. I had planned on keeping this car, but my priorities have changed and I can't afford the project car I had, so I'm selling this to get a daily driver that I can also take to the track WITHOUT installing a roll-bar that makes the rear seats useless, hence my desire for a hard top.
Emails will receive equally quick responses and are under the same rules as the phone number is, no soliciting, no lowballing, no other trade offers except what I listed will be entertained.
(I know I said I can't track this, but the picture you see below is an autocross....they allow no roll-bar, but I'm growing past autocross and want to move into full-on competition with NASA for time trial, or at least do HPDE's)
I WILL ONLY TRADE FOR A CLEAN HARDTOP E30, OR A 24V SWAPPED E30. THIS IS WHY I WANT TO SELL MY CAR.
I've got a 1991 318iC which started life with an M42B18 motor, which I pulled and parted out to drop the M20B25 in, for more power and with the ideal of throwing a turbo onto it. The M20B25 has excellent compression, which is a little higher than stock (all numbers are 165-180psi, I have pics of each cylinder's compression testing but just come check it out for yourself).
Picture albums:
http://s1208.photobucket.com/albums/...smokemeth/BBS/ (NOTE: BBS WHEELS HAVE BEEN SOLD)
The Good:
Chassis has ~128,xxx miles, motor is 100k miles used but it was just refreshed and has great compression and no leaks, so like all other M20B25's, it will continue to run as long as you take good care of it. It runs like a champion, pulls on other E30's all day, and most E36's.
M20B25 head was rebuilt in 2002, shaved most likely resulting in the higher compression since whoever did the rebuild didn't use a thicker head gasket.
ECU was tuned by WOT-TECH last week with a wideband sensor for a street tune. Ideally will be finishing this up on a dyno soon, or at least getting a dyno run in so I can show the wheel-horsepower to prospective buyers. This tune is specific to the car, and has all AFR's ~14.7 or so under all conditions, and raised the revlimiter from stock to 6800RPM.
M20B25 motor just had its timing belt and water pump done <1k miles ago.
Valves were adjusted on the motor <1k miles ago
New OEM half-shafts were installed <1k miles ago
New Center Support Bearing (CSB) installed at same time as all above <1k miles ago
New coolant I just put in a week ago, have drove maybe 100-200 miles on.
Cone filter (not a complete plus, stock airbox honestly works better, but this sounds nice. I couldn't locate a stock M20 airbox when I swapped it)
3.73LSD has new Redline fluid
*New differential bushing at same time as the fluid
*New Speedometer impulse sender at same time as fluid
*New diff gasket at same time as the fluid
5-speed Getrag 260 transmission with new Redline fluid same time as the diff
*New Guibo <1k miles old, done at same time as half-shafts, valve adjustment, water pump, and timing belt + coolant flush
New clutch slave cylinder in January of 2012 was installed when I put in the M20/Getrag260 combo.
Center Support Bearing was replaced <1k miles ago
Control Arms were replaced in March 2011
Ireland Engineering Stage 3 Race Springs have the car dropped low.
New iS lip was painted and installed on the valence
New front valence was installed last year due to a towing mishap, it's in perfect shape
E30M3 OEM Offset Control Arm Bushings were installed when I put the springs and control arms in.
UHMV solid transmission mounts from Condor Speed Shop
Motor has a full dual 2inch exhaust with an h pipe, ends in a B&B TriFlow Muffler, sounds KILLER (video of exhaust: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL-rt...e-_uEihsQA7JAm)
INTERIOR IS HELLA CLEAN, good CLEAN carpet, good front sport seats with only a few little cracks on the thigh bolsters, hardly worth replacing. Rear seat upper has a small tear.
CONVERTIBLE TOP IS CLEAN, AND MANUALLY OPERATED (saves weight over a 325i powered top, quicker to put up and down yourself) Was replaced by the previous owner in 2007.
Leather shifter boot
Very little shifter slop
Trunk lid was repainted and the third brake light and iS spoiler shaved off for a clean notch-back look.
HELLA Ellipsoid lights w/crosshairs have been smoked and look fantastic with the Diamondschwarz paint
Alpine Type-R 5.25" speakers
HiFonics 800Watt 4-channel amplifier for the speakers running conservatively (plenty of headroom so the amp doesn't work too hard)
Pioner DEH-P8400BH Head unit with 3-RCA Pre-outs, Bluetooth handsfree calling and music from your phone/iPod, USB Connection for flash drives or iPhones in the glove-box, and a front 3.5mm aux input. Bluetooth hands-free mic is mounted on the A-pillar and has crystal clear audio for the caller and the person you're on the phone with. Head unit has a remote as well.
Battery has been relocated to the trunk (all convertibles have it up front in the engine bay against the firewall) for better weight distribution.
I have BOXES of spare parts for any potential buyer, so they won't have to worry about niggling things like exhaust hangers, any door locks that may stop working (All work, as well as the power windows, in perfect order). Some of it is interior pieces, some of it is mechanical, it's all assorted.
I have a spare 4.27 open differential that came with in the car when it had an M42B18 in it, that is the factory differential.
I have a spare half-shaft from Advanced Auto parts, I have it as a spare because the OEM axles I just put in are to replace it and another 2 advance auto halfshafts. I've had two of the Advanced half-shafts die on me, randomly, under EASY driving, so the third (was a replacement for free via Advanced since I took the broken one in) is still good, but I don't trust it to last after the quality of the others. I only have it around as a "just-in-case" measure.
The BAD:
The top has a tiny tiny leak when it rains at monsoon-strength, under normal rain driving there is no wind noise or other leaks. This is the only one and is above the passenger seat, rarely does it enter the cabin.
The seats have tiny cracks in the thigh bolsters as I've already mentioned.
The shifter is a little bit sloppy, but this is an easy fix, I just have yet to get around to it. In no way does it affect drivability.
Small bit of rust on the rear tail light panel passenger side, inboard of the tail lights, the size of a dime, has only bubbled the paint a little. If you ground it down, treated it, and repainted it would not be noticeable.
Small bit of rust on the driver's side absolute bottom of the rear-valence.
Drivers side door has a dent, it's had it since I bought the car, aside from this the body is straight. In pictures it's usually not noticeable even, you've gotta look for it.
Rear bumper has cracked a bit, was tapped in the rear before I bought it and I hadn't even noticed the bumper until I got the car home. New rear bumpers are $50-100. It LOOKS fine from 20ft though, plasti-weld + touch-up paint would do it well.
Dash is cracked as almost all E30's you'll find have, and has a carpeted dash cover on it.
Does not come with Euro plate :P I have a U.S. Plate-holder (as well as a spare) that goes up front.
None of these cons add up to it being worth less than it's price. The body is straight, the car is a tastefully modded, clean ride.
My price is firm, $3500
My phone number is 3058770728 do NOT solicit me with other trade offers for crappy stuff (only clean cars, with a hardtop, that are trackable or have been tracked will be considered), do NOT try to lowball me. Feel free to call anytime before 2am (text afterward). NO JUNK CAR OR OTHER SOLICITORS ARE WELCOME. Feel free to call with questions though.
I'm free all the time as I'm not working right now, so shoot me a call or a text if you have the trades I'm looking for, or want to come check out the car. I WILL HEAR ALL REASONABLE OFFERS! I have other things I can throw in for a few bucks extra too, and plenty of spares I don't have listed. As well, I can point you towards my mechanic friend who has done most of the work, I don't have invoices with him as we always just worked it out cash and in-person, there was no need to tabulate and track anything. I had planned on keeping this car, but my priorities have changed and I can't afford the project car I had, so I'm selling this to get a daily driver that I can also take to the track WITHOUT installing a roll-bar that makes the rear seats useless, hence my desire for a hard top.
Emails will receive equally quick responses and are under the same rules as the phone number is, no soliciting, no lowballing, no other trade offers except what I listed will be entertained.
(I know I said I can't track this, but the picture you see below is an autocross....they allow no roll-bar, but I'm growing past autocross and want to move into full-on competition with NASA for time trial, or at least do HPDE's)
SOLD SOLD SOLD
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