Well i've been wanting to do this for a while. Swap a 24 valve into an e30. So i got rid of my 93 318is and part of the deal was that i get an m50 engine, so i did. I was gonna sell it and drop more cash into my e36, then i gotta crazy idea of selling my e36 325i too and using all that money to finally build me something i was dreaming on for a while and that's how it went.
The car:
I was looking around for e30's with plastic bumpers and preferebly black when i stumbled across a 1991 318is with a m20 swap, in need of some TLC. Few phone calls and emails later i was in a rental Nissan Altima on my way to Augusta, GA to pick this thing up. I was honestly dreading it because i knew it was gonna brake down and i'd have to tow the damn thing 4 hours and pay pretty good money, so i said fuck it and went for it. Got there and when i drove it the car felt right, i mean the suspension is blown, needs paint, etc but she felt strong, so off i went on a amost 5 hr drive back to chattanooga, which turned into a 6 1/2 hr drive because of traffic in atlanta on a friday night. The brakes were spongy as shit so i was stay far away from cars and braking with transmission and brakes but i made it.
So here she is:
Just a slow 4 banger as the badge says it :yawn:
This was couple days ago when i swapped the oil pans on the engine:
Messy garage, but i promise i cleaned it up after i was done. :D
Engine looks good inside
She looks lonely :(
And the first battle scar, cut that sucker wide open on an exhaust pipe, it's almost healed up now.
But anyway, since then i've removed most of the engine accesories, most of the harness etc. Today i plan on finishing the engine strip and tomorrow we're hoping to pull the motor. I'll upload more pics later.
The car:
I was looking around for e30's with plastic bumpers and preferebly black when i stumbled across a 1991 318is with a m20 swap, in need of some TLC. Few phone calls and emails later i was in a rental Nissan Altima on my way to Augusta, GA to pick this thing up. I was honestly dreading it because i knew it was gonna brake down and i'd have to tow the damn thing 4 hours and pay pretty good money, so i said fuck it and went for it. Got there and when i drove it the car felt right, i mean the suspension is blown, needs paint, etc but she felt strong, so off i went on a amost 5 hr drive back to chattanooga, which turned into a 6 1/2 hr drive because of traffic in atlanta on a friday night. The brakes were spongy as shit so i was stay far away from cars and braking with transmission and brakes but i made it.
So here she is:
Just a slow 4 banger as the badge says it :yawn:
This was couple days ago when i swapped the oil pans on the engine:
Messy garage, but i promise i cleaned it up after i was done. :D
Engine looks good inside
She looks lonely :(
And the first battle scar, cut that sucker wide open on an exhaust pipe, it's almost healed up now.
But anyway, since then i've removed most of the engine accesories, most of the harness etc. Today i plan on finishing the engine strip and tomorrow we're hoping to pull the motor. I'll upload more pics later.
, just kidding buddy of mine did that.
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