FS: '88 325is 5 speed

[LaserAWD]

I am trying to sell my E30. I am selling because I recently bought a foreclosed home and some of the repairs needed are costing more than what was originally estimated. I am located in Auburn, AL.

The car is a 1988 325is 5 speed. It is Bronzit with black interior and currently has 310k miles on it. I was originally going to turn it into a SpecE30 racer but decided to go the auto-cross / track day route with future plans to do SCCA Time Trials and Hill Climbs. I built it to follow the STX class rules. This was a great car for my first year auto-crossing as STX has a good PAX and I was able to win our local novice points championship. Unfortunately I won't be able to continue on to do TT and hill climbs but I can still enjoy auto-crossing in my E36 M3.

This car would be a good starting point for a SpecE30 car, most parts are legal minus the coilovers which could possibly be sold for more than the SpecE30 suspension. Or it would make the perfect auto-x / track day car with the ability to still drive it everyday if needed.

Some general info about the car:

• All of the power parts work: windows, sunroof, side views, antenna, I even replaced actuators until all of the door locks work as they should from any key location
• No cracks in the dash!
• 13 button OBC, everything works
• AC quit working about a year after I got the car, the PO had converted to 134, I believe the compressor is now shot
• The gas gauge needle is flaky, however the low fuel light works perfect
• The clear coat is gone on different spots on the hood, roof, decklid
• Plastic bumpers aren't in perfect shape but look better than the diving boards
• There's a dent above the left rear wheel
• The car starts every time, I take it on 4 hour one way road trips to auto-x events with no problems and never worry about it

I know their are a lot of miles on the car but I did a ton of maintenance. A somewhat complete list can be seen here: Google Doc Link I can't guarantee I wrote down everything I did (like new clamps on all hoses) but it's 90+% complete. Unless an item says it was "used" then it was replaced with a brand new part from Pelican. I have a stack of receipts that will go along with the car.

The big maintenance items include but are not limited to:

• Plastic bumper swap
• Head cleaned, surface, & new valve stems installed
• All new gaskets during when the head was freshened up, Goetze head gasket with new bolts
• Brand new cam, rockers, eccentrics and hardware
• Timing belt, tensioner, pulley
• Coolant system overhaul: waterpump, t-stat, hoses, new clamps, etc
• Rotor and cap
• crank position sensor
• Power steering reservoir & hoses
• Just about every oil seal on the engine has been replaced (see the google doc)
• "used" good rear diff, 3.73 limited slip w ~150k on it when installed, also a complete seal kit was done when installed
• rebuilt calipers
• New e-brake cables
• rebuilt axles
• New control arms, tie rod ends
• New SACHS clutch, master & slave cylinder, TO bearing, clutch fork, pivot ball, spring, pilot bearing, resurfaced flywheel, all new flywheel and PP bolts
• Rebuilt shifter
• New gas tank
• Rebuilt injectors
• odo gears replaced
• new rotors all around
• rebuilt the door locks
• New starter

The list of performance or aftermarket items:

• Ground Control custom valved koni coil over kit, 440f/650r spring rates, front strut housings shortened, extra 600 and 550 rate Hypercoil springs for the rear
• Ground Control Hybrid Camber / Caster plates w/ GC Hybrid Cushion
• Ground Control Rear shock mounts
• PowerFlex fcab bushings
• PowerFlex rtab bushings
• PowerFlex subframe bushings (street)
• PowerFlex rear diff bushing (race)
• UUC Swaybarbarian sways, 22/19mm (entire kit with their mounting reinforcements)
• Front subframe and rear sway bar weld on reinforcement plates
• Rear subframe weld on toe / camber adjustments
• Sparco front strut bar
• SS brake lines
• SS speed bleeders
• SS clutch line
• UUC DSSR
• Alpine head unit (ipod connection) and V12 amp
• Corbeau FX1 pro seats
• Corbeau double locking sliders on both seats
• Scroth 4 point harnesses
• Mark D chipped 173 ECU (have a Dinan chipped 153 ecu as well, your choice)
• K&N drop in air filter
• TRM black C1 15x7 daily wheels (hankook tires with good tread) and grey TRM C1 15x8 wheels (hankood RS3s, not much tread left) for auto-x
• Trailer hitch for towing auto-x trailer
• Euro Grills
• Black kidneys
• DTM HID slim ballast low beams, 35w
• Bimmerworld hard engine mounts
• AKG trans mounts
• Bimmerworld wheel studs & nuts (black)
• Top Speed cat-back exhaust
• Race skids oil pan protector
• Crank scraper
• Upgraded engine ground wire
• HP+ front pads, HPS rears (have HPS fronts as well, not much use on them)
• Tinted windows, legal 35% all around
• Flat black powder coated intake manifold and valve cover

I think that about covers everything. A few pictures from auto-x events this year:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/stillba...57630441521090

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Pictures I took of the car last weekend:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4601605...7632256527336/

I am asking $6500 obo with both sets of wheels. If you'd only like one set then I'm will to drop the price depending on which set.

I have some extras that are not included with the car for that price but could be bundled with the car or sold separately:

• I was involved in the BavAuto long tube header group buy. I got a set of coated headers and purchased a new O2 sensor and 175 cell mil.spec 2.5" cat as I was going to make a custom exhaust.

Please respond here or PM me if you're interested or would like more information. I can get more pics and send them out by e-mail if needed.

[LaserAWD]

Bump for the new year.