E30 m3 ls1

[Jean]

OP - welcome to the madness :) Yours should be a beast! Would like to check it out one of the days since you are local, I am replacing my m30b35 in my e30 with an m62 since I race in class where the engine has to be of the same make.

[ISB E30]

Just noticed you said "Sacramento", I'm local in Sac too, I would love to check this out in person.

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[LSM3]

I like that finish. Any plans for the LS1? You'll find it easier to put another camshaft into it before it goes into the car.

Nothing prior to install. I have to get it "bar'd" and smogged here in Ca and mods would only complicate that. I'll probably do LS6 heads, cam and intake once everything is sorted out.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I like that finish. Any plans for the LS1? You'll find it easier to put another camshaft into it before it goes into the car.

[ISB E30]

Yes, sub'd.

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[LSM3]

So I bought this M3 from a nice guy in NM. Drove it 1100 miles to Sacramento, CA and soon began my journey. I decided to do a motor swap due to the high cost of S14 rebuilds and the only two BMW motors I considered were an S54 or B38. After further research I found the ECU options for the S54 to be cost prohibitive and the S38 hard to track down at a decent price. I soon decided on an LS1. Ive had a bit under 20 cars in my 30 years (some rarer than E30 M3) and have never been a purist so save your abomination, 50/50 balace falacy, butt hurt comments. Lol

Soon after cracking into the car i found the rust on the undercarriage to be severe. So i stripped the complete suspension out and only saved the front crossmember, rear member, rear trailing arms and strut housings. All these items were media blasted and powder coated :-) "silver vein". Everything else is being replaced with new "upgraded components". The engine bay, wheel wells and undercarriage was media blasted, any rust repaired, por-15'd and undercoated. All bolts were replaced with grade 8 zinc plated hardware.

Here are a few pics. I'll add more soon. :D


Here are some pics of the car when I purchased it

http://s1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc419/nmslowguy/M3%20For%20Sale/?start=all