Bought a 87 325e; Need help modding.

[BUBBASGOPED]

I bought 87 with less than 125K! It has a tear in the driver seat and a small amount of surface rust on the bottom of the car.

I brought it home on Sunday, and realized very quickly that I can't live without keyless enty. So on Monday I got keyless added. By Tuesday I realized I can't go with out iPod connection to a HU. So I ordered myself a new Alpine bluetooth unit (I am a HUGE audio guy). So my build will have alot to do with my audio installation.

I will be buying a MarkD chip soon!

I need to drop this car! What do I need. I want to do this cheap! It is a cheap car in all!

PLEASE HELP!

Pic after I brought it home:

[ejnight]

do a timing belt First. If you don't know for sure it was done. Is ready for one.

[BUBBASGOPED]

do a timing belt First. If you don't know for sure it was done. Is ready for one.

What should a shop charge for that. I would try, but that is probably a little outside what i want to do.

[Bothfeetin]

after all the need maintenence stroker, m50, or s50 swap

[ejnight]

What should a shop charge for that. I would try, but that is probably a little outside what i want to do.

They will want you to put in a new tensioner and water pump. $400 to $500 at a shop. Search its not that hard a job. you have to take your time and do it right.

[BUBBASGOPED]

They will want you to put in a new tensioner and water pump. $400 to $500 at a shop. Search its not that hard a job. you have to take your time and do it right.

Where do you all buy your parts from? Is there a kit to buy?

[Killacortes]

blunt

[urbancynic]

Timing belt first. I paid about 625 for a shop to do it the first time on my old 86 because I didn't have time to do it myself.

The second 86 I just bought I did on my own for about 200. The 200 included ALL coolant hoses, t-stat, t-belt, tensioner, water pump, and new v-belts. Took a day, but it wasn't hard at all. Follow the write up on Pelicanparts.com

I order all my parts from autohausaz.com, good quality stuff, cheap, fast, and free shipping on orders $50 or more.

Mark-D chip is the best upgrade for the ETA.

[TurboJake]

Not going on without an ipod connection I can understand. BUT can't live life without keyless entry? THAT is weird.

Dear lord what a clean example. You southern states and your rustless cheap E30's annoy me.


+1 on timing belt. Costs 100 bucks for the core parts at BMA (Water pump, tensioner, belt, drive belts, and three seals)
+1 on doing it yourself

[BUBBASGOPED]

Can't go on without an ipod connection I can understand. BUT can't live life without keyless entry? THAT is weird.

I have never not had keyless entry.

Dear lord what a clean example. You southern states and your rustless cheap E30's annoy me.

Your all wrong... I am in Nebraska tons of salt on the roads... This one just wasn't driven.

[TurboJake]

I have never not had keyless entry.

Well you'll love to find out you can install it in the trunk easy as pie.

Your all wrong... I am in Nebraska tons of salt on the roads... This one just wasn't driven.

I'm from wisconsin.
Your a southern state to me, with cleaner examples (As in, the cars exist in the first place down there)

[BUBBASGOPED]

[quote=TurboJake;2505169]Well you'll love to find out you can install it in the trunk easy as pie.
[QUOTE]

Trunk is fine??? I have it installed.

[750]

Car looks good.
Old school advice,...look around at what everyone else is doing then make up your own mind on what you should do with your car.

[BUBBASGOPED]

So what parts do I need other than:

Timing belt
Timing Tensioner
Water pump

Any help would be appreacited!

I plan to do this next weekend.

[InuFaye]

buy an s50 and get rid of the m20.

Voila no timing belt.