Hey R3v,
A lot has happened since I last checked in. I sold my M54 swapped touring in April 2021. My daughter was born shortly after that in May 2021! So life has been fun and hectic. BUT in the midst of all of these major life changes, I was able to find time to build another car.
Completing an S54 swap has been a long term E30 goal of mine. Ever since doing my first S50 swap back in 2011-2012, I immediately became a fan of 24v swapped E30's. Since then, i've done an S52, M54 and now the S54. To me, this is the ultimate iteration for the car. This is a true drivers car with no aids: throttle out! With that said...
Enter: The GT30. The idea behind the nomenclature "GT30" is that I wanted to build an E30 with a design intent of following Porsche 996/997 GT3 Architecture: NA, high revving, 6MT, track oriented, ALL BUSINESS!
Heres a little back story.
I found the donor 1991 318iS on one of the E30 groups on Facebook. The ad simply said ' E30 brakes'. I click the ad, and find a very clean, straight DiamondSchwarz 318iS with an M50 swap, AST 4100 coilovers, Wilwood Massive Lee 300x32mm BBK, and a plethora of other track goodies for a bargain price....the ad had been up for a few days with ZERO comments and minimal views. I message the owner and its still available! The car is located in Montana, but is originally a PDX car. We work out a few logistics, and the seller agrees to deliver the car to Bellevue, WA for a minimal fee! SCORE!
Having purchased the car sight unseen, I was pleasantly surprised by its condition. The seller was very honest and transparent.
A lot has happened since I last checked in. I sold my M54 swapped touring in April 2021. My daughter was born shortly after that in May 2021! So life has been fun and hectic. BUT in the midst of all of these major life changes, I was able to find time to build another car.
Completing an S54 swap has been a long term E30 goal of mine. Ever since doing my first S50 swap back in 2011-2012, I immediately became a fan of 24v swapped E30's. Since then, i've done an S52, M54 and now the S54. To me, this is the ultimate iteration for the car. This is a true drivers car with no aids: throttle out! With that said...
Enter: The GT30. The idea behind the nomenclature "GT30" is that I wanted to build an E30 with a design intent of following Porsche 996/997 GT3 Architecture: NA, high revving, 6MT, track oriented, ALL BUSINESS!
Heres a little back story.
I found the donor 1991 318iS on one of the E30 groups on Facebook. The ad simply said ' E30 brakes'. I click the ad, and find a very clean, straight DiamondSchwarz 318iS with an M50 swap, AST 4100 coilovers, Wilwood Massive Lee 300x32mm BBK, and a plethora of other track goodies for a bargain price....the ad had been up for a few days with ZERO comments and minimal views. I message the owner and its still available! The car is located in Montana, but is originally a PDX car. We work out a few logistics, and the seller agrees to deliver the car to Bellevue, WA for a minimal fee! SCORE!
Having purchased the car sight unseen, I was pleasantly surprised by its condition. The seller was very honest and transparent.
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