Aloha all!
I just bought a 1985 318i that had an engine fire for $100. The pictures from the Craigslist ad were old so I assumed the car was rusty, dirty, rat infested and sitting in the yard rotting away. The original plan was to buy it for the dash and any other salvageable parts. I was pleasantly surprised when the seller pulled the car cover off of the car in his covered parking space. The car is rust free and the body is in great condition (except the fenders which the fire department used to peel open the hood) It has a clean unripped interior with crack free dash and the car is unmolested in original condition with a bunch of new parts. The guy was really cool and I almost wanted him to keep it and fix it up but he has a 91 e30 and he needs the parking space. He's even letting me keep the car there for 10 days while I figure out were I'm going to keep it.
The car is an automatic with a m10 and I plan on keeping it automatic for now (more on that later). I have a couple of questions, is the m10 rebuildable and will a m20 bolt up to the 318 automatic? I still have to figure out which transmission it has. I wouldn't mind having the extra power from the m20 however the m10 would be the easiest route.
I just bought a 1985 318i that had an engine fire for $100. The pictures from the Craigslist ad were old so I assumed the car was rusty, dirty, rat infested and sitting in the yard rotting away. The original plan was to buy it for the dash and any other salvageable parts. I was pleasantly surprised when the seller pulled the car cover off of the car in his covered parking space. The car is rust free and the body is in great condition (except the fenders which the fire department used to peel open the hood) It has a clean unripped interior with crack free dash and the car is unmolested in original condition with a bunch of new parts. The guy was really cool and I almost wanted him to keep it and fix it up but he has a 91 e30 and he needs the parking space. He's even letting me keep the car there for 10 days while I figure out were I'm going to keep it.
The car is an automatic with a m10 and I plan on keeping it automatic for now (more on that later). I have a couple of questions, is the m10 rebuildable and will a m20 bolt up to the 318 automatic? I still have to figure out which transmission it has. I wouldn't mind having the extra power from the m20 however the m10 would be the easiest route.
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