1989 325is- 24v swapped and other goodies

[Butler]

Srsly such a nice BMW. I'm so jealous!

[GDA]

Dang, cool sedan man.

It looked great with the E38 5s and now even better with the turbines.

[e30austin]

Thanks guys! I wish the M-Systems were mine to keep, but I was just borrowing mine for pics. Hopefully can get a set for cheap during winter!

[e30austin]

Bump. Haven't really done a ton to it recently. Picked up a clean valance up fogs today, so I decided to clean the front end up. Also, painted a new to me front bumper and my iS lip. Will paint and install valance Friday.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[mach schnell]

Nice cars!!

Any chance we could see a close-up of the 16" E38 wheels and tires? I'm curious about how much the 205 45's are stretched (or not).

Thanks!

[Wh33lhop]

Awesome looking sedan. Honestly, though, I liked it more with the E38 weaves.

[mach schnell]

Awesome looking sedan. Honestly, though, I liked it more with the E38 weaves.

Me too.

[LuckyHenriksen]

He still has the Style 54's guys. The M Systems are just a set I have at my shop that we put on for the pictures

[e30austin]

The 205/45's are the perfect size for my suspension set up and wheels. Not a ton of stretch but not fat either. I will get pics once the weather gets better.

I love the look of the M-Systems, but they'd look better without the covers at times.

[e30austin]

Trans took a shit last night. Lost 1st and 2nd. Yanking it out now and swapping in a new (to me) one.

[dball4]

IMHO, The M Systems really set your car off man. Love the look

[e30austin]

^ Thanks man!

Guess I should update this. After a very long and unfortunate series of events over the last couple weeks, the car is running again and will be back on the road. Was able to find a wrecked vert with a 20k rebuilt transmission which was pretty badass. Haven't ever felt a stronger trans before.

[cmybimmer]

Looks great! Would you suggest a 5-lug swap or just dropp ~$300 on some 5-lug adapters so I can go back and forth?

[e30austin]

Full 5 lug is the way to go, IMO. There are so many better wheels available for the 5x120 platform. However, I'm a little biased ;)

[cmybimmer]

Hmmm thanks for your input.. Im just not completely sold for some reason.. I mean, the adapters would provide best of both worlds so thats why im so hesitant. Whatevs I guess haha