How much has your e30 cost you?

[M3TROY]

Your doing it wrong... Yea your car looks nice but over 40k and it ain't even an m3....

how am i doing it wrong? i would love to DIY but i just don't have the knowledge nor the time to learn how to.
who cares if its not an M3? since when is the M3 the end all be all of cars?
there great cars no doubt (Ive owned 3 E30 M3) and i still choose my vert over them.
different strokes for different folks ;)

It's not about doing it right, or doing it wrong, it's about love for your car.

could not have said it better :up:

[Jean]

20k is easy if you buy NEW parts and refresh everything AND YOU STILL DO 99% of the labor yourself. Doesn't have to be an M3

[Balleristic31]

damn son all your checks must be going straight into your car, im in almost 6k and in high school as well working as a delivery boy

I can't take all the credit tho, my parents bought me the car and have definitely helped me out with a few things.

[codrum]

Car: $2000

Megasquirt:
- MSIIe, Stim, Harness, IAT and Wideband
$745

Rebuild:
- ARPs, headgasket, timingbelt/tensioner, waterpump, Spec stage 3 clutch, some cosmetic stuff
$784

Turbo:
- Holset H1C, 666Fab mani, Mishimoto intercooler, Tial wastegate/BOV
- Oil feed/drain
- 2.5" mandrel bends for IC piping, 3" for exhaust with Magnaflow muffler/resonator
- Various hoses/clamps/couplers
$1340

Suspension:
- CAs and CABs. HD RSMs
- IE3s with Bilstein sports
$903

So total I'm at $5772 for a pretty damn fast sleeper.

[Mr. Tasty]

OMG...a MID ENGINE e30 !!!!....Im so there.

i hope to god you know ferraris' engines are behind the driver.

[Robert]

too much for me to want to know..... basically every penny i get goes into it .

[5KWattson]

current Alpine E30 88 325e

car: 750 (blown motor)
M50tu from previous 89 325: aprox 600 into the running swap
GC coil over sleeve kit: 330
GC camber caster plates: 380
billie sport front n rear: 430ish
Dinan bars:free with blown Alpine
M3 weld on end link tabs: 32
M3 end links: free
zimmerman X-drill rotors front and rear: 180 (my cost through my shop)
bimmerworld SS lines 6 + clutch line: 138
stage 2 clutch: 230
lightening of I flywheel: 160
97 M3 steering rack: freebie
revshift guibo: free
AKG aluminum sub frame n diff mount rasied 12 mm: 235
poly TA bushings: 45
IE rear strut bar: 70
current front strut bar(ebay): 38
cluster rings: 40
MOMO wheel: free
Z4 shifter: free with car
offset CAB's: 38
inner n outter tie rods: 110
current exhaust system (header back): 430
Headers (obd2 ceramic coated): 12 (spray coating)
K&N filter: 50
alum rad: 180 w/fans
DDM HID kits low& fogs: 85
euro grills: free
windshield: free
hartige spoiler: 70


might be more prob is but cant remember i dont care to add it up im guessing with misc stuff and the couple sets of wheels i have that only fit this car close to 8-9K

[jeffnhiscars]

LOL. Maybe, next time to mount it behind the front seats.

OMG...a MID ENGINE e30 !!!!....Im so there.

[PeteD]

It made the rear wheels come off the ground and adding the counter weight in the trunk killed my gas mileage.

LOL. Maybe, next time to mount it behind the front seats.

[jeffnhiscars]

^ too bad about the Ferrari engine delete.

It made the rear wheels come off the ground and adding the counter weight in the trunk killed my gas mileage.

[Tico Frank]

Rough estimate:

Car $700
m50 $420
misc m50 install parts $400 (booster, rad, seals, mounts, DME, Oil pan, etc)
e36 Rack $40
Rear shock mounts/ shocks $100
Seat Covers $20
Under $2500 for my 87 M50 Swapped Convertible.

[Harry's E30]

I'm in a little over 11k. And that's as a high school student working at mcdonalds... :roll:

damn son all your checks must be going straight into your car, im in almost 6k and in high school as well working as a delivery boy

[PeteD]

I'm in a little over 11k. And that's as a high school student working at mcdonalds... :roll:

You are awesome. Reminds me of my highschool days with my Eclipse GSX.

[Balleristic31]

I'm in a little over 11k. And that's as a high school student working at mcdonalds... :roll:

[noE30]

I've probably spent around $7k total, including the purchase of the car. By next spring I could see it being around >$9k since I've got to finish my suspension work, wheels & tires, plus odds and ends.