My intro/Schwarz Free30

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My name is Sean Gregory,

I have been browsing the forums for many years now (mainly bf.c until I was "enlightened"). Always had a passion for BMW's, but never found myself in the shoes to buy one. Recently I have been doing a lot of work on this guys old road race style L28EFI swapped 240z, to no real avail as this thing hadn't started in a long time. I guess he got a '91 325i 2dr somewhere down the line that needed a little bit of work, and a second Bronzit '86 325e diving-board-fail-boat that only needed some pads.

He said that if I swapped the cheap kragen pads on the i onto the eta I could have the i. So fast forward a couple hours and the job is done. Sadly the owner of both cars had gone home but not before telling me to come by and pick it up whenever.

I have been delaying making this thread until I got the title switched over into my name, but the day after I did the work the guy got busted for a grow op, and should be out towards the end of this month.

Good:
-Schwarz 2dr.
-Free
-Now Im hella gangster with bottlecaps
-Timingbelt changed at 170K
-Partial service history with all of the original manuals and leather case
-Complete tool set (well, missing one thing)

Bad:
-Pass. Fender got pushed in a little next to the headlight
-190,000mi (well, thats not really bad)
-Auto tranny
-Battery
-Power Steering rack leaks
-Driver and passenger seat have multiple seat covers, all of them torn up
-Oil+Oil filter, Air Filter, Spark Plugs, Cap+Wires, basic maint.

So far I have most of the tune-up stuff covered except for Cap+wires, Got a Deka ETX16L with SAE posts, and learned that my girlfriends uncle races SpecE30's.

Pics after the jump. Gonna go grab some.

P.S. Anyone in Henderson/Vegas that wants to pick up an item and ship it to me for say cost + $30 for trouble?

[sector6]

P.S. Anyone in Henderson/Vegas that wants to pick up an item and ship it to me for say cost + $30 for trouble?

What kind of drugs you smuggling???

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I promise its better than drugs. AND, its not illegal. But it should be.

[TexasTerp]

damn, it's a nice start! shouldn't be too hard to find a new fender in Cali. good luck with it!!

[DatUtahGuy]

Nice!

Lucky man, you get to start with a free canvas.

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Well, I had a tough decision, $200 or E30 in pretty decent shape. I did forget that I have to trouble shoot the window not working. I think the plastic tabs that hold the regulator in may have come out.

I'm thinking when this guy is out and all is settled im selling my 300zx and '59 Ford Galaxie and try to get a deal on an L92+T56 combo and do a basic swap. Switch to manual brakes, redrill the pivot point on the pedal for more leverage so I can still stop well. Manual Z3 or E36 rack, and Garrett's manual of course.

[bmw320e21]

What are you going to do with the Z?

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Its the guy who used to own the BMW's Z. Ive mostly been getting it up to par (read: running). But its hard because he doesn't know what year L28 was dropped in there and the wiring harnesses are all different. Supposedly its running like 12:1 CR, 1:1 5th gear trans, and 3.9 LSD so it should be a screamer on twisty roads. Haven't checked out the suspension on it though, so that might be a negatory.

Im currently trying to sell him on removing the ancient fuel injection system and dropping in triple 40 DCOE's.

[e30CAB]

it for sure has potential =]