This Is Randomness(and my build thread, I swear).

[CW325]

cool it will be like a go kart!

[FunfGan]

Hell yeah haha. I found an engine so I'll pick that and the trans up soon, along with ordering a stage 3 clutch.

[eurotrash]

Keep in mind your gonna have around 300'lbs or torques. Your gonna blister tires w a 4.10. Im stayin w my 2.93 and ill have it welded. If thats to tall ill be grabbin a 3.25 or 3.46.

[FunfGan]

Keep in mind your gonna have around 300'lbs or torques. Your gonna blister tires w a 4.10. Im stayin w my 2.93 and ill have it welded. If thats to tall ill be grabbin a 3.25 or 3.46.

I know :o I'm just going to do it when I want to thrash some tires, I have my friends 4.10 I'll be dd with. Driving that thing with a welded diff all the time would be suicide haha.

[TimKninja]

I thought they came standard? Either way, I was told it had an lsd at the time of purchase. Either way. I'll weld it up for now, and my friend is going to give me his 4.01lsd when he swaps his 3.25lsd in.

How have you not figured this out? I thought you drifted your car?

I was pleasently surprised to find my 85 325e Sedan came with an LSD.

Good luck with your swap.:up:

[shEck3lls0]

How have you not figured this out? I thought you drifted your car?

I was pleasently surprised to find my 85 325e Sedan came with an LSD.

Good luck with your swap.:up:

He didn't drift. No skillz.

[FunfGan]

How have you not figured this out? I thought you drifted your car?

I was pleasently surprised to find my 85 325e Sedan came with an LSD.

Good luck with your swap.:up:

I got a few decent drifts in This would explain why it went so badly.

[Jafxod]

50 dollars says this car never drives again.

[shEck3lls0]

50 dollars says this car never drives again.

You know, all you've been doing is giving yourself a bad name lately. Negative nancy! :hitler:

[FunfGan]

50 dollars says this car never drives again.

Thats cute, I'll take that bet.

[325ix]

I would be willing to bet it will drive again. It will take a little longer than swapping in an m50 but, it will be badass when it's done!

[FunfGan]

Thanks, I'm picking the motor and trans up this week, I'll post pics when I can. After that, just need a few small pieces and I can at least drop it all in.

[Jparkr]

Who let Kenica into this thread?

[lolcantturn]

Not trying to be a dick, but here are some questions to consider:
1: Ultimately, what are your goals for this car?
2: You realize you're choosing a terrible, totalled platform of an e30 that was worth $800 maybe with the M42 due to the complete lack of interior and mangled exterior?
3: You are now putting a Ford motor in a BMW, which on paper is awesome, but 99% of all BMW enthusiasts hate cross-breed swaps nevermind a Ford in a BMW? It reduces resale value DRAMATICALLY.


The point I'm trying to get at is, your car is a completely terrible platform to begin such an odyssey and in the end you will be out THOUSANDS of dollars, that is, if you ever get the car to run. You still have not considered driveshaft build, I'm willing to bet you have not read into the mathematics necessary to even make braking a dream on a swap like this, and other odds and ends..I mean you couldn't even tell your car had an open diff in it, and you took it to a slide event? The difference is very clear..

This is going to be a lot more expensive and time consuming then you think, and the final product will be..well.........



this with a Ford motor in it.

Nevertheless, good luck.

[325ix]

Maybe he doesn't want another car. Sure it is rough but, it is his car. Let him do what he wants and stop giving him shit for it.