Saved a M30 Swapped 91 318is from being parted out project

[slammin.e28]

I was going to pick this up, glad to see someone on r3v did.

I was about to say.....

[drumad]

Glad this went to a good home. Kid was well, being a kid.

I wanted it but I literally had no space for it. Gah, treat her well, I am jealous.

[slammin.e28]

Glad this went to a good home. Kid was well, being a kid.

I wanted it but I literally had no space for it.

Coulda parked it in your driveway over the red paint dust.

I kid, I kid. ;)

[drumad]

hahah, then I'd get cited for having 3 cars on a 2 car driveway

btw, I'm changing my location to VAGINIA BEACH

[slammin.e28]

hahah, then I'd get cited for having 3 cars on a 2 car driveway

btw, I'm changing my location to VAGINIA BEACH

...and yet if you had two Ford King Ranches in that driveway you'd probably be fine....although I assure you (based on the pics in your FS linky) they would hang out onto to road more. ;)

VAGINIA is a good place to be...as long as it's the right one. Hope you like da sand...


Anywho, nice OP! Save eeeeet!

[sticksdaman]

Actually, I have been super busy on this car. Found a complete new front clip, same color, locally and all of it is being replaced. I have already pulled out the entire interior and cleaned the carpet. I found some useable front sport seats until I decide what to do for seats. He had sold the seats already. The radiator was damaged so I installed a new radiator out of a 535i. There is really minimal damage. It appears to have a new steering rack and the shop said the entire suspension is straight. I ordered new springs, as these were cut. I found a few small rust spots on the floor and the battery tray so I grinded them down and painted with rust bullet. Oh and I did ditch the license frame.

if you dont mind me asking, whatd it cost you to replace the front clip? you can pm me if you'd prefer.

[QUKBMER]

Nice score bro!!!! I really hate seeing e30's stripped out with minor damage. Glad to see you put this one back on the road.;)

[drumad]

...and yet if you had two Ford King Ranches in that driveway you'd probably be fine....although I assure you (based on the pics in your FS linky) they would hang out onto to road more. ;)

VAGINIA is a good place to be...as long as it's the right one. Hope you like da sand...


Anywho, nice OP! Save eeeeet!

more off topic, the rules say you can't have a vehicle that overhangs the drive way yet all these fucks have double cab trucks with extended beds

I mean, like, whatevs right!?

I can only get off when sand's in the vagina. I likes the frikshennn.

[Big Chief]

Sticksdaman, to replace the front clip was cheap. I lucked out at our local pick and pulls. We have 4 good ones in Richmond and they all had e30s. If you pull a bunch of stuff they give you a discount. I pulled litterally half the car at one of our pick and pulls. Entire front clip, door, almost entire interior, seats, shocks, guage cluster, spare tire, window switches, etc. They brought a pick up truck out into the yard for me to get it all because it would have taken me 30 trips with a wheel barrell. they only charged me $370....I was thrilled. The thing is, it's just luck if they have one and I got lucky because they had just set this one in the yard. Usually they are picked clean by the time I find them. This car had everything I needed

[sticksdaman]

Awesome deal! When you said front clip i thought you meant that you literally cut the front end off of the car and replaced it. I wish there were yards like that in my area.

[Big Chief]

nah, by front clip I just meant both fenders hood, valance bumper, etc. The Car is all straight under the sheet metal. Actually the left fender and door weren't damaged in the accident. I replaced the other parts just because they were so clean on the junk yard car and mine had typical dings on them.

[Big Chief]

Drumad, do you know anything else about the history? The kid I bought it from didn't do the swap and didn't know much about it.

[drumad]

Drumad, do you know anything else about the history? The kid I bought it from didn't do the swap and didn't know much about it.

Nope sorry dude. Like I said, dude was a kid. Very fast car for someone his age. He ran it when I was there and I was surprised how smooth it was. It also looked like it didnt need too much up front to be driveable. Even DDable.

The only thing I was sketched about when I looked at it was the wiring near the driver side bulkhead. There was a connector there that use a crimped on spade terminal or something of that sort.

[Big Chief]

wiring is not tucked up neatly. It's kind of all over the place but pretty much everything worked as it should. Front blinkers were wired wrong and I fixed those but despite the messy appearance it seems to have been wired correctly. I have just been going through replacing swithes and bulbs. Right now pretty much everything works but i'm getting a rebuilt cluster as the tach doesn't read correctly.

[Simon S]

Fuck yeah.

Love more than anything to see someone save one of these cars..

Nice save and nice work !