1984 Henna 323 slow Budget Build

[TS323]

Sorry man, I've been there a few times myself.
So are you going to swap the euro parts over to the new henna?
how bad is the damage on this one?

yeah, im going to swap over all the goodies from the 323.

Then E i just got was actually only owned by 3 different people and they were all family friends. it has a clean title and no real damage. the hood has some dents as well as the trunk. but the body itself is straight. just has a couple minor scratches in the paint.

[freeride53]

Sorry man, I've been there a few times myself.
So are you going to swap the euro parts over to the new henna?
how bad is the damage on this one?

[TS323]

this guy decided to just cruise the center lane for almost a mile and then enter the turn lane. i was merging into the turn lane where it began and he hit me. insurance fucked me once again.

[freeride53]

+1. This was one of my favorite grey market cars...

[TrentW]

Okay, obviously we're all wondering how the front end wound up like that...

[TS323]

So my euro 323 is now maybe a daily beater.


Luckily i found a clean title 1984 Henna 325e for cheap. it came with pretty clean sport interior, nice dark grey carpet, and a clean body.

Here's what it looked like when i first picked it up

Took out M20 B27 with bad timing belt


We got the e-bimmer ready for the transplant and starting switching over all the goodies from the 323. Then we realized the headers for the S50 were welding in and needed to be cut. We decided to put some V-bands on there as to not run in to any more problems. (Good luck finding 2" v-bands


Got the rear 5 lug (Z3) all together and in the car. But then soon realized its stance was.... well a lil south of the border.... so i consulted the god himself (mr325)for info on this. Needless to say its coming back out and we're swapping the bearings, hubs and brakes etc. over to the e30 trailing arms to suck the wheel back in alittle.


i really liked the cross bracing on the Z3 arms, so it might be something to mess with before it goes back in.

after getting the e-bimmer ready we finally got the S50 in there.


Soon to come:
front 5 lug
button up odds n ends
brake stand

a lil taste of the henna lifestyle

[kid325e]

Dayumn. You do work. you saved that e30's life, for that I give you props.

[JoshWho_e21]

Shit howdy!

[TS323]

Car runs great so far, exhaust sounds awesome. so i took it for a quick run up the crest.

[MR 325]

Finally!!

[TS323]

quick gas station run with no hood n only headers.... apparently the radiator leaks, so time for a new one. thanks matt!

[MR 325]

Yay!!!

[TS323]

just got a full set of these rims that are immaculate for 20$ and the car started and ran today! next comes exhaust.

[TS323]

just got another tranny and picked up this yesterday, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/F1-ST...#ht_2565wt_935 hopefully this weekend it'll run.

the e21 is pretty much done besides the trim (fuck trim!).

this is the old hood, the rest of the car has fresh paint.

[TS323]

no ganja air freshener?

no just a hello kitty sticker on the rear view mirror

where im at now.....


seriously tried for 2 days straight with a million different people and this ended up be the only option..... but engine is not seized!!!! so time for a new tranny and might as well get a nice flywheel and clutch while im at it.