$4000 & stock 325is

[euroLS1]

Gonna keep my eye out for a e30 w/ some things I want already done but, the thought of having a built not bought is dancing around in my head. I drive it daily but it's not my only means of transportation. I sold my 540i and purchased a 750li. I will post pix of both later today...

[nando]

Quite a few guys. I DD'd my turbo car my whole senior year of high school. Yeah there were a few issues but that's expected. I only took everything off due to smog. Love Cali's smog laws!

'nuff said.

[jaywood]

Lol what? ^

You can build a swap car or turbo car and have it reliable. Do an ls1 swap!

[K1CKBAC]

leave it stock. Do maintenance. Enjoy it.

Boom.

Nothing like driving a stock, well maintained e30. Really, nothing like it.

fix everything that has to be fixed first. A perfectly running, reliable, stock E30 is a 10x better car than an S50 swapped POS that you don't feel comfortable with driving far distances. there is NOTHING like a perfect, stock E30. nothing.


EDIT: wow in 60 seconds 3 people said the same thing.

Best advice on R3V.

[P Arkus]

In terms of bang for your buck, I think you would have the most fun per dollar converting to 5speed and doing suspension with a sensible setup(no cut springs or bs).

This. Fix the broken/maintenance stuff first, then do the 5speed swap and suspension. You will have a fun & reliable car for years to come until you save enough money to really go deep into a project. Whatever money you have left over, you can do stereo and some fancy wheels.

[jasonbk]

maintenance -> 5spd swap -> interior refresh -> suspension

[Kershaw]

oh yeah, a completely clean stock e30 is nice if you like BODY ROLL.

no thanks.

especially since my other car is an rx8, i could not take the stock body roll. i felt like i was going to tip over. i bought brand new stock suspension for my ix. it was in for about 4 months. anyone want to buy it? 3000 miles! practically new.

bilstein hd/sport and h&r sports are an excellent addition to an e30.

[ColdAccord]

As much as I love e30's they do need modification to reach the level of performance I personally enjoy.

If it were me, I would sell the auto e30, add that to the $4k, and buy a well sorted s50 swapped car

[F34R]

As much as I love e30's they do need modification to reach the level of performance I personally enjoy.

If it were me, I would sell the auto e30, add that to the $4k, and buy a well sorted s50 swapped car

this^

As most know on this forum I am ALL about the suspension. I would take a proper built suspension over power everyday of the week.

I could never live with an automatic. Sell and do above

[agent]

Koni SAs and H&R Sports are an excellent addition to an e30.

Touched that up for you.

[Tulok]

5speed swap, maintenance $$, and suspension/tires

[bradnic]

this^

As most know on this forum I am ALL about the suspension. I would take a proper built suspension over power everyday of the week.

I could never live with an automatic. Sell and do above

right on. sell it. add to the 4k. start with an well sorted, upgraded E30.

[evandael]

1st step, post a pic!
2nd step, drive it.
3rd step, replace broken stuff.
4th step, repeat.

[Vivek]

Manual swap, fix what's glaringly wrong, suspension overhaul (if it fits your budget). That'll easily be 4k depending how you go about it.