OMG! I brought the new conversion home last night!

[Draccent]

damn i gotta do that. m20's are for waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffless

fuck an m50, if i swap my e30 its an s52 or bust

You done pissed me off

[homegrone30]

I don't like TSA. They are stuck up pricks that act put upon, Unless you give them your credit card or something equally as valuable. I had cash in hand for a new N/V M50 after I found my free one was fuxored, But they were such dicks to me I went to Austin VeeDub and was out the door in a few hours...

But sweet! Pics?

Tsa has been good with me Ive bought a few things from them definetly no s52 swap but they were cool especially when I kept calling them with questions about my five speed swap. But does Austin veedub really have e30 parts? Thats like 5 minutes from my house.

[vr4boy]

wow 14k total!...yikes...
looks good though....congrats and enjoy the new found powa!

[stormspike]

Here are a few shots tonight. Sorry about the quality

It rained up here tonight, so these were all I could get in the garage. Tomorrow, I will take more. I added a couple from the conversion process. Also, I could not wash her from the drive back from Austin, so it looks dirty. (I just got the Zen hood seals that I want to install).


Front corner:


Side with new Euro Aero kit:


Interior shot: (needs Mtech II wheel :) )


Engine shot 1:


Engine shot #2:


Engine shot #3:


Overhead Engine shot:


Older outdoor shots:




To answer a few questions:
Trans was the original 48k that was mated with the S52 from a 98 M roadster. Diff was a 3.25LSD. Engine+trans was 4k, install and all the parts was another 10k (including suspension, etc).

Needs new rims/tires, but I figure I will wear these out first. I will take more pics tomorrow of inside, and outside. Seats are not sport, but mint with no tears, etc. Dash is crack free and the inside looks like a new car. Anyway, I hope to get together at some Dallas meets.

[deansbimmer]

Dude....we must have pics and a mandatory meet with test drives! :D

Totally mandatory! :up:

[rThor432]

Where are the pictures?? If this is as clean as most 1 owner cars and has the S52, that will be sweet.

I'd be curious to the money spent on a s52 swap. Motor and parts. Install I can figure out and do.. My buddy dropped a s50 in the light weight 2 door 1991 318is and it is an M3 killer.
dlm

My 82k S52 + 32k transmission + UUC flywheel/clutch/p plate/etc. + OBD1 stuff + odds and ends cost me ~ $4100. I need a driveshaft, so around $5000.

[Funkmasta]

In the meantime, my wife and I decided to move back to Dallas and I would need a better daily driver. After reading a lot on the boards, I convinced her that the money would be better spent on a S52 conversion than on a Chevy Cobalt.

What a keeper!

What trans and diff did they use for the conversion?

Oh ya... pics. :)

[dlmrun2002]

I'd be curious to the money spent on a s52 swap. Motor and parts. Install I can figure out and do.. My buddy dropped a s50 in the light weight 2 door 1991 318is and it is an M3 killer.
dlm

[T Verdier]

How much did it cost for it all?

[E30_fiend]

Pics?

[brandondan1]

Dude....we must have pics and a mandatory meet with test drives! :D

Haha...just kidding...but I'd love to get a feel for this in the passenger seat.

+5

[Bimmerista]

Dude....we must have pics and a mandatory meet with test drives! :D

Haha...just kidding...but I'd love to get a feel for this in the passenger seat.

[houstonh]

Dude... Mini meet.. I'd love to check it out!!!!

[SpecM]

-Not bad gas mileage. What tranny/diff? Oh and pics?

[e30polak]

Hell ya!

When I first drove my swap, I was instantly in love. Of course it helped that I had beat the owner of the shop's 996 Carrera to 100 by 2 CLs that day :twisted:.

Once I did exhaust and suspension, it became a whole new affair. Only disappointment was the torque loss going from the 4.10 to the 3.25, but that made it drivable. :nice: