My '90 316i M50B25TU progress thread (Photos & Videos)

[N-Gen]

Got the engine to turn, now I need to get it to start...possibly by putting the alarm back in. Have started work on the seat railings now, getting the rust off and respraying.

[N-Gen]

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[N-Gen]

Here it is on the car:

[N-Gen]

Looked in almost all those places, must has missed them being half asleep I guess. Will give them a better look when I go down to the garage.

[freeride53]

take pictures of the door jamb. there's a plaque right there.
also look under your trunk lid, there'll be a vin plaque there as well.
the dash would, and under the engine bay by the shock tower would be good too :D

[N-Gen]

Thanks for the replies guys. Have just been down near the old girl, despite it being 3am and very tired. Where exactly do I find the VIN?

The only thing I gave an actual look at was the tyre pressure sticker on the driver side where it says 324d / 318i / 316i amongst the tyre pressures of course.

[Court M3]

Plugging in the last 7 of your VIN indeed pulls up an 4/84 build date 316 right hand drive automatic??(so that has been swapped at some point).

First order of business, tidy up interior/exterior then basic maintenance and drive it for awhile before modding

[pilotskillse30]

looks like mine, which is an 89

[pilotskillse30]

suspect..84 with that motor..hmm

[N-Gen]

Well, bugger, lol! Now this has got me even more curious, I'll have to pop in the garage at some point tonight and give the number a check. I think at this point it should be key to find what it is so I can source out the correct parts at least.

[freeride53]

lol yep you've got the wrong vin. check the doors und such! :D

[N-Gen]

The car is in a garage in the next town at the moment since I had to put it in there to get some work done. Papers say the VIN # is wbaac620700550109, I'll also get the engine number. Meant to do it this morning but forgot.

[freeride53]

Hahaha BTW nice, it seems your car has the same birthday as me :D

[freeride53]

I think your car was probably stolen then. If you post some photos from the side of the car, or some photos taken from inside the trunk, or other points of interest it would be easier to tell. However, to me, this car looks to be an '88 (87 mfr yr) or newer.

I don't see a single thing on this car that wasn't there on the euro late model 316i - it all checks out. I'd go as far as even saying this car is a 90-91.

[Jean]

What does the VIN # show? Looking at the door harness plugs, those are late model style as well.

You've got a 4 speed ac/fan control vs 3 speed that early cars had, and I can't tell from the cluster what it is either. Also, late model dash, but that may be the norm with your market vs. u.s. where early dash was different from late model.

Interesting that the front upper console cover is not the same color as the dash/a pillars... hmmm

Welcome to the madness! :)