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

[N-Gen]

Unfortunately this is something that baffles me as well, it has lots of facelift stuff on it. The date of first registration of the car is the 3rd of May 1984, has had 9 previous owners including one that had wiring for a trailer...so only God knows what has happened to her.

[e30m3s54turbo]

84?

[freeride53]

84?

[N-Gen]

Hey guys, new to the forum and new to BMWs. Picked an E30 project over a Peugeot 205 project since the girlfriend wasn't really looking forward to me having another small car.

This poor thing has 9 previous owners and almost 135k miles on the clock (not sure if actually genuine either). The starter motor has died today so that messed up most of my plan, however here are some photos of it.

Current Changes/Upgrade

• [s]New M40B16 Radiator[/s] E36 M50B25 Radiator
• New Front Control Arm Joints & Mounts
• New Alternator Belt
• New 17" BBS RS style wheels with Falken ZIEX912 tyres
• New front side panels (left & right)
• New front valance
• New Metzger E30 316i Front Springs
• New Metzger E30 325i Rear Springs
• Type 188 Medium Case 3.91 Limited Slip Differential with 3.23 Ring & Pinion
• E30 325i Rear trailing arms for disc brake conversion
• Rebuilt E30 325i Touring rear calipers with Bigg Redd Brakes 3541 35mm kit
• New Bilstein rear discs
• New Bilstein rear handbrake cables
• New SPAL electric puller fan
• New EXIDE Premium 100Ah 900cca battery
• 0 AWG cable for rear battery conversion
• E32 735i brake booster
• M50B25TU 2.5 Litre E36 Engine with E34 525i Oil Sump
• Getrag 220 5-Speed M/T
• E36 Power Steering Rack
• M50B25TU Tuned Chip (I can tune the chips myself)
• E30 M50 Harness adapter (Not cutting any harness wires and splicing with this baby)
• New braided fuel lines

Upcoming Changes/Upgrades

• ***Parts listed in this section are already in my possession and are a definite upgrade***
• HAWK 280 Pro Car Alarm with Auto Closing Windows
• Black Kidney Grille
• Sunroof panel replacement
• Mtech-II Rear spoiler (possibly not installing)

Future Changes/Upgrades

• Sparco R100 Sky Front Seats
• Retrim of the rear seats to match the fronts
• Turbo conversion
• Front mount side cameras
• Rear view cameras
• Single Din 7" Screen (For cameras and ICE)
• Interior Lighting
• Headlamps with Halos & HIDs
• BC Coilovers
• All round bracing
• Rear electric windows
• MegaSquirt EMS
• HEL Brake Lines (E30 316i Front & E30 325i Rear)
• Methanol/Water Injection

Current Status

Engine swap complete!