What's your car's frankenstein factor...?

[ainadude]

Used bits only ...

Exterior:

Front M-Tech 1 spoiler from a UK-based 323i
Front Euro grills from an unknown donor (courtesy of fporro)
Some trim bits from unknown donor
Trunk lid from '86 325 (oh, wait, it was actually one of those uber-rare M325 models!)
Tail lights from above
Four-bolt 15x7" factory BBS rims from an anonymous European E30

Interior:
E30 M3 rear seat from unknown year
Rear headrest kit from an unknown European donor
Fabric-insert interior panels from a 318is (I think)
Late-model rear parcel shelf from an '89 325i
Leather e-brake handle from an anonymous E36
M Tech II steering wheel from unknown donor
-173 ECU from a '90 325i
Battery cover-mounted storage partition in trunk from random E30
First aid kit from E32 7 series.

Plus countless clean-looking hardware items I've replaced after I had the car repainted (a number of things still need replacing).

[cferb]

1. Seats from an unknown cabrio or m3
2. OBC from a 325iX
3. Speedo from an 89 325i
4. Headlights from an unknown german e30
5. AFM from unknown m30

That pretty much sums it up for stuff from other cars

[mikeday]

erm

-fenders, valence + bumpers from gray market 325 at junkyard
-hood from 85 318
-sealed beams from 91 318is
-grills left 318 right 325
-random kidneys on ground at junkyard
-dash 89 325i
-glove box 90 325
-center console 89 325i
-engine/trans 86 325e (temporary)
-m50 from 94 325
-back window 96 ford ranger...
-rear bags from a hot rod project
-front coilovers from an 04 civic (temporary)
-steering rack 89 325i
-front driveshaft 86 325e
-british wheels...

i know theres more and i'm not close to done yet;)

[Mossman]

Let's see....all from my 89 325ic

top from a random junkyard 325ic, but in original blue color. Replaced black junkyard top.

Dash from some e30 I parted

Temporary seats from 89 325is, waiting for seats I'm dying from parted 87 325is to go in

rear seat bottom from parted 87 325ic, back from 90 325ic someone else was parting.

Plastic bumpers valence from random e30 bought from AVA/Fidhle007

Front 5 lug from crashed 98 m3

Soon to be S52 from same car

Steering rack from parted 95 m3

rear suspension from junkyard 318ti

springs from ebay e30 m3 owner

koni struts from bimmerforums e36 m3 owner

e36 m3 strut hats from parted 97 m3

5 speed swap from abepark's crashed 86 325es

Mtech1 Steering wheel from 88 325, my first e30

yeah basically just the shell and door panels are original at this point. Owning like 8 e30's in 3 years means high frankensteinfactor

[SpecM]

My AW 88 325 had an radio mast off a Daiwoo.

Yup it did.

[mattdk318i]

ok, this is gonna take forever. but what the hell.....

89 332i

98 S52,ZF trans
98 M3 front suspension,arms
Full 98 M3 wiring harness
M3 Dash
M3 Dual climate control HVAC
318ti Rear trailing arms
Cabrio Front sway bar
M3 steering column
M3 3.5 ltl rack
M3 full exhaust
DSII's on Bridgestone potenzas

my head hurts...ill update later lol

[thornado327i]

Ya - an old thread, but since I've found it, thought I'd contribute.
Here we go:

No particular order - just wrote down what came to my mind. Probably missed a thing ar two.

Starting with my favourite:
- Every single light (fronts, tails, fogs) comes from a different car

BMW Parts:

- White rear-side windows
- Windshield seal with two pins
- 325i fornt suspension and brakes
- 320i rear suspension and brakes
- 318i shell
- 325e complete engine block
- 320i head
- 325i intake manifold, AFM, injectors and throttle
- late 320i gearbox
- early 320i flywheel
- 3,73 LSD
- M-TechII steering wheel
- M-techI rear spoiler
- Blue front side-panels
- Black rear side-panels
- Grey rear seat bottom
- Grey/blue rear seat top with armrest
- At least two different types of wheel bolts (not counting anti-theft)
- different window cranks on each door
- front-right brake caliper from a different E30

Custom made parts:

- 2" single-pipe exhaust
- Gear knob
- Gauge cluster (faces + LEDs)
- Front seat brackets
- Power trunk lock (lid pops up via remote)

+ Coutless aftermarket parts sucha as wheels, seats, strut-braces, shocks, springs... this list could go on for a while...

Now I've got to find a "ghetto-mod thread" - I saw it somewhere. Got some stuff I could put there too ;)

[Aptyp]

is this another "list your mods" thread? I thought people would post stuff like fuzzy dice.

For example, my car has no window switches in the console, and no provisions for them, but i still have power windows.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

1-) Radiator from a Nissan Silvia
2-) Sensors from a Ford Mustang
3-) Sensors from a Chevy Camaro
4-) Exhaust from a Nissan 240sx

Hmmm what else...

I've got a spin turn knob from an S13 :D

[andyman2487]

Front leather drivers seat from '90 325iC
Front leather passenger seat from '88 325iS
Rear vertical seat section w/ headrests and skihole from '89 325iS
Rear horizontal seat section from '88 325iS

From '88 325iS:
Engine
Trans
Shifter
Driveshaft
Pedals
Steering Rack
Steering Column
Mtech I wheel
3.73 LSD
Stock 'weaves
Front brake caliper
13 Button OBC
US Ellips
Fogs
Cat. Converter
Dinan intake manifold
Maplight Rearview

I'm sure there's more but who gives a shit anyway. Pretty much everything that moves on my '90 325i is from another car.

[einstein57]

1. Colorline Hella elipsoids used from German ebay
2. Drivers seat from junkyard
3. Maplight from junkyard
4. z3 shifter
5. e36 m3 shift knob
6. dash from widebodye30
7. glove box from junkyard
8. Hvac from ebay
9. Bumpers from farbin kaiber
10. valence from junkyard
11. gauge cluster made from 4 clusters i fashioned together
12. brake hardline from junkyard
13. mustang injectors
14. 027 afm
15. junkyard visor
16. outer trim pulled from 7 different cars
17. drivers side lock assembly from junk yard
18. Trunk lock assembly from 2 different e30
19. front turn signals from 2 different cars
20. Drivers side lower panel from ebay
21. Ashtray from junkyard.
22. cigarette lighter from e39
23. drivers side door inner door handle from junk yard
24. rear parcel tray seat belt retainer from junk yard
25. Various VW and Benz nuts and bolts
26. Cadillac escalade wiring harness modified for reverse light harness
27. Drivers side mirror from junk yard
28. Headlight back plates from junkyard.
29. oil cooler from junk yard
30. e36 m3 oil cap
31. rear antennae assembly from ebay
32. sail panel from junk yard
33. drivers side window from junk yard
34. rebuilt drive shaft exchange
35. gas pedal from junk yard
36. center console from junk yard
37. check panel from junkyard
38. cc stalk from junk yard
39. windshield wiper stalk from junkyard
40. seat mechanism covers from junkyard

Damn my car was a piece of shit. There is more but i don't want to think of all those trips to the junkyard.

[Yngvejos]

Interior from an 320is
Bumpers from unknown m-tech2 car.
Brake master cylinder BMW 750i
OBC 1987 325is
Trailing arms: 1988 325ix
Rear subframe 1986 320i
Engine: 1986 528e, and 1987 hartge h27. (frankensteined engine)
M-tech2 steering wheel. Unknown german E30.
Smoked hellas German 325i
Borbet A. 2-3 different e30s, and a Golf II

[uofom3]

1. Rear spoiler from a Sport evo
2. Front splitter from a sport evo
3. Mtech2 wheel from a late model car
4. sport evo door sills
5. sport evo wheels
6. Sport evo grills
7. Shift knob from a european individual package
8. seat belts from a sport evo
9. guibo from an m5
10. Cam gears from another s14 variant
11. temp sensor from an e36
12. TPS from an e34 m5
13. springs from a grp. G car
14. 750il motor mounts
15. Grp. A gaskets
16. crank from a sport evo
17. plug wires (magnecore) from a buddies s14
18. injectors from a sport evolution
19. subframe (reinforced) from rear-ended m3
20. front trim piece from same rear-ended m3

That's all I can think of that would be even close to "franken".

[Mastrcruse]

26. Cadillac escalade wiring harness modified for reverse light harness
.

Really? why if I might ask?

[winfred]

my e24 has a higher oddball to stock ratio then my e30, it's a 81 633 which is a series one e12 based car so it's nothing really like the 83 and up 633/635 which are e28 based cars, it has the m30b35 and getrag 260 from a 91 535, a e34 m5 clutch and lightweight flywheel, i did a e28 style rear suspension conversion for the modern lsd diff and more ratio choices, and on the 535 rear subframe i installed a set of trailing arms from a e32 750il for their nice big vented rotors and bearing type subframe bushings, i installed a cruise harness from a e30 controled by the orignial e12 style column switch and actuated by a e28 brain, electric sport seat interior from a 85 635, front spoiler built from a e36 front bumper cover, e28 m5 rear swaybar e23 735 front swaybar modified to fit (ends chopped off a new link tabs tig welded on) attached to the control arms with e30 links, e34 rear springs with a coil chopped on bilstein sports (e12 based rear springs too short for e28 rear suspension and e28 springs too soft for my performance desires) built a custom cluster with autometer gauges

that is the main crap on da shark, da e30 has it's own weirdness
84mm crank from a m52b28 in the built m20 and complete suspension and brakes from a 01 m-coupe, convertible front bar and the rear bar is half e28 and half 18mm 960 volvo, plus the fact that it started off as a 318is