***Editors Note: Seeing this car come together is a wonderful thing, but when you see that its bounced around R3V hands for a long time makes the story even better. It was great in its "survivor" phase, but man oh man does it look great now. Im glad we were able to get this car featured because as you can see, its quite a gem. Congrats to 6A LDY you're R3Vs November 2021 Car of the Month!***
Factory options:
1984 323i (m20b23)
Graphite metallic
Manual steering
Crank sunroof and windows
No ABS
Euro bumpers
Euro grill
Euro clock
Color:
Graphite Metallic (repainted this past winter)
Interior color:
Grey checkered cloth - code 0150
Engine modifications:
M20b25 with:
Knife edged crank
S52 connecting rods
Ported and polished head
274 camshaft
HD rocker arms
M50 injectors
Castro airbox
SSSquid tune
Estimated ~9-10k miles on the setup (1k from me)
Exhaust:
Ceramic coated shorty headers
Custom 2.5” exhaust to a Magnaflow 14815
Transmission:
Getrag 260
Custom body mounted shifter with DSSR
E60 shift lever
Differential:
3.73 LSD
Suspension:
325i strut housings,rear subframe,and trailing arms (late model)
H&R race springs
Bilstein sport shocks
REVshift differential and rear bushings
SS brake lines
M3 CABs
Wheels:
Euroweaves (15” et24)
Exterior modifications:
Bare metal respray in factory color, very minor rust repair
Full OEM M Tech 1 kit (side skirts not installed)
Euro smilies with crosshairs
HID low beams
Early euro plate filler
“Motorsport” door handles
Smoked turn signals
Yellow (film) fogs
Shaved DOT installed side markers
Interior modifications:
Recaro LX-VF seats
M-tech accented seatbelts
Black vinyl headliner
M-Tech 1 370mm Steering wheel
M-Tech door sill covers
Condor Tall weighted shift knob
Husco armrest (Re-covered with leather)
Re-covered rear speaker deck
Crack free dash
R134 A/C conversion
Alpine head unit
Custom usb charge port
Cocomats floor mats
Story behind the car:
This car was originally owned by and sorted mechanically by Matt (Mr325) before it moved from California to Florida. I got it from Alex (Collins380), where it mostly sat for a couple years. Anyone who saw it before knows it was just a cool little early euro car that was meant to be driven hard and not taken too seriously. I’ve always though that the M-Tech 1 cars were the best looking of any non-M3 car, so when Alex offered the MT1 kit with it I had to take advantage.
I bought it from Alex in June 2020 and had him ship it up to NY without ever seeing it in person. It was pretty nerve wracking buying a car sight unseen, but thankfully there were no surprises. It needed some TLC to get back up to roadworthy but nothing unexpected.
I originally wanted to keep it with the roached out paint and mismatched MT1 kit for a while, but my now wife shamed me into getting it painted that winter. I still don’t know how I got lucky enough to have someone suggest I get it painted the winter before we got married. It really spiraled out of control at that point and now I have the type of car I’ve been dreaming about for the past 8 years. My dream was always to build an e30 equivalent of a 911 outlaw, and I’m happy where I’m at.
I’ve always been inspired by the cars and people on R3V ( I’ve been hoping to have a car worth of car of the month since 2014). I’m glad to have taken this car to the next level and share it with this community. Thanks to everyone that’s helped along the way, this community made it possible.
and one final 'BEFORE' pic...
Factory options:
1984 323i (m20b23)
Graphite metallic
Manual steering
Crank sunroof and windows
No ABS
Euro bumpers
Euro grill
Euro clock
Color:
Graphite Metallic (repainted this past winter)
Interior color:
Grey checkered cloth - code 0150
Engine modifications:
M20b25 with:
Knife edged crank
S52 connecting rods
Ported and polished head
274 camshaft
HD rocker arms
M50 injectors
Castro airbox
SSSquid tune
Estimated ~9-10k miles on the setup (1k from me)
Exhaust:
Ceramic coated shorty headers
Custom 2.5” exhaust to a Magnaflow 14815
Transmission:
Getrag 260
Custom body mounted shifter with DSSR
E60 shift lever
Differential:
3.73 LSD
Suspension:
325i strut housings,rear subframe,and trailing arms (late model)
H&R race springs
Bilstein sport shocks
REVshift differential and rear bushings
SS brake lines
M3 CABs
Wheels:
Euroweaves (15” et24)
Exterior modifications:
Bare metal respray in factory color, very minor rust repair
Full OEM M Tech 1 kit (side skirts not installed)
Euro smilies with crosshairs
HID low beams
Early euro plate filler
“Motorsport” door handles
Smoked turn signals
Yellow (film) fogs
Shaved DOT installed side markers
Interior modifications:
Recaro LX-VF seats
M-tech accented seatbelts
Black vinyl headliner
M-Tech 1 370mm Steering wheel
M-Tech door sill covers
Condor Tall weighted shift knob
Husco armrest (Re-covered with leather)
Re-covered rear speaker deck
Crack free dash
R134 A/C conversion
Alpine head unit
Custom usb charge port
Cocomats floor mats
Story behind the car:
This car was originally owned by and sorted mechanically by Matt (Mr325) before it moved from California to Florida. I got it from Alex (Collins380), where it mostly sat for a couple years. Anyone who saw it before knows it was just a cool little early euro car that was meant to be driven hard and not taken too seriously. I’ve always though that the M-Tech 1 cars were the best looking of any non-M3 car, so when Alex offered the MT1 kit with it I had to take advantage.
I bought it from Alex in June 2020 and had him ship it up to NY without ever seeing it in person. It was pretty nerve wracking buying a car sight unseen, but thankfully there were no surprises. It needed some TLC to get back up to roadworthy but nothing unexpected.
I originally wanted to keep it with the roached out paint and mismatched MT1 kit for a while, but my now wife shamed me into getting it painted that winter. I still don’t know how I got lucky enough to have someone suggest I get it painted the winter before we got married. It really spiraled out of control at that point and now I have the type of car I’ve been dreaming about for the past 8 years. My dream was always to build an e30 equivalent of a 911 outlaw, and I’m happy where I’m at.
I’ve always been inspired by the cars and people on R3V ( I’ve been hoping to have a car worth of car of the month since 2014). I’m glad to have taken this car to the next level and share it with this community. Thanks to everyone that’s helped along the way, this community made it possible.
and one final 'BEFORE' pic...
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