I bought this E30 about a year and a half ago as my first E30. I was driving an E46 330i at the time and sold the E46 soon after because I liked the E30 so much. It was in pretty poor condition when I got it, faded paint, dents here and there. It started off almost completely stock except for some stupid things... It's an '89 325i but the previous owner swapped in an eta M20 supposedly because something bad happened to the original M20. So it's an eta engine, both eta bottom and eta head, but with the "i" bolt on parts like the "i" intake and exhaust manifolds, cooling system, exhaust, ecu and harness. So it's a strange thing, but nonetheless it's very fun to drive and got me obsessed with E30s.
I did a few mods here and there like Bilstein shocks + H&R springs, short shifter, wheels + tires, and brake pads, rotors, and SS lines.
I kept it in my dads garage in NJ over this past winter while I drove my other E30.
We just brought it down last week to my new house in MD.
Getting it on the trailer
My E30s finally both together in my garage. My own house and 2 car garage with 2 E30s, what more could I want in life:D I just bought this house and moved in about a month ago and it's a dream come true for me at this age.
Here's a pic I took tonight. I'm going to take the M20 out soon. No rush though, I still don't have a 24V engine lined up. I bought an engine hoist from harbor freight yesterday and when i was putting it together I discovered it's short one wheel, so I have to sort that out with them.
I'm not sure what will be going in yet. Could be anything from an M50 to an S52 depending on the circumstances. I just want a 24V engine. I've driven M50NV, M50TU, and S52 swapped E30s and they were all great and plenty quick. I like the way they rev up so smooth and fast. I already have a fast E30 and i'm not too concerned with outright power, it my be faster or slower than it, we'll see. I'm doing this for many reasons, a big one is that I just want to do an engine swap. I bought my M30-E30 already swapped. I want a project, a goal, something to work on and accomplish.
This will be an ongoing project thread for the 24V swap and whatever else I decide to do to it. I'm in no rush to make a lot of progress very fast, i'll be casually working on it as I get what I need for the swap and as I feel like it.
Oh and the E30's name is Ruby because it's red. my gf named it.:p
I did a few mods here and there like Bilstein shocks + H&R springs, short shifter, wheels + tires, and brake pads, rotors, and SS lines.
I kept it in my dads garage in NJ over this past winter while I drove my other E30.
We just brought it down last week to my new house in MD.
Getting it on the trailer
My E30s finally both together in my garage. My own house and 2 car garage with 2 E30s, what more could I want in life:D I just bought this house and moved in about a month ago and it's a dream come true for me at this age.
Here's a pic I took tonight. I'm going to take the M20 out soon. No rush though, I still don't have a 24V engine lined up. I bought an engine hoist from harbor freight yesterday and when i was putting it together I discovered it's short one wheel, so I have to sort that out with them.
I'm not sure what will be going in yet. Could be anything from an M50 to an S52 depending on the circumstances. I just want a 24V engine. I've driven M50NV, M50TU, and S52 swapped E30s and they were all great and plenty quick. I like the way they rev up so smooth and fast. I already have a fast E30 and i'm not too concerned with outright power, it my be faster or slower than it, we'll see. I'm doing this for many reasons, a big one is that I just want to do an engine swap. I bought my M30-E30 already swapped. I want a project, a goal, something to work on and accomplish.
This will be an ongoing project thread for the 24V swap and whatever else I decide to do to it. I'm in no rush to make a lot of progress very fast, i'll be casually working on it as I get what I need for the swap and as I feel like it.
Oh and the E30's name is Ruby because it's red. my gf named it.:p
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