So I was bored searching craigslist, and I found a 91 3 series with a 128k on it, that was supposedly not running. Went to check it out, only had surface rust (thank god..) and some fried wires(Crank position sensor!). Only bad thing, it an autotragic.
So I bought it. 500$ and an hour and a half drive later, I'm thinking, "what the hell did I get myself into." Did some research for a few days, bought a CPS, and a manual swap and I fired it up. the ODO wasn't broken, and it ran pretty well. Went across the street, did some burn outs and a couple donuts, and drove her back in the shop for the rest of the winter.
GOALS- around 350whp. And a decent looking exterior. Doing this smart. Not cheap, but not expensive either. I have lots of time to search down parts on various forums.
NEEDED:
Intercooler piping
Random gaskets, flanges, bolts, and maintenance parts
Coilovers and other suspension bits
Arp head studs
M50 manifold
Build list:
Ms3x- purchased
Turbo- 7 blade "super" hx40. Internally gated but I will close it.
Condor supplied motor/trans mounts. Also got a ps delete. Will eventually buy all the other mounts.
injectors- 80# Siemens for e85
Manifold- need to find/make a manifold for the m50 e30
intercooler and BOV-
26x12x3 going to probably re-weld the inlet/outlet, but whatever. Got it for nothing practically.
Wideband- a spartan wideband.
Exhaust- 3 inch dump basically. Might do a flapper mod eventually if I want to drive around town. Might just cut it out through the fender(because racecar!), or do a 45 right infront of the passenger side rear wheels.
Clutch- F1 racing stage 4. purchased
Flywheel- Got it resurfaced.
Thanks for any input at all! Extremely appreciated!
Build is going MUCH faster than I thought.
So I bought it. 500$ and an hour and a half drive later, I'm thinking, "what the hell did I get myself into." Did some research for a few days, bought a CPS, and a manual swap and I fired it up. the ODO wasn't broken, and it ran pretty well. Went across the street, did some burn outs and a couple donuts, and drove her back in the shop for the rest of the winter.
GOALS- around 350whp. And a decent looking exterior. Doing this smart. Not cheap, but not expensive either. I have lots of time to search down parts on various forums.
NEEDED:
Intercooler piping
Random gaskets, flanges, bolts, and maintenance parts
Coilovers and other suspension bits
Arp head studs
M50 manifold
Build list:
Ms3x- purchased
Turbo- 7 blade "super" hx40. Internally gated but I will close it.
Condor supplied motor/trans mounts. Also got a ps delete. Will eventually buy all the other mounts.
injectors- 80# Siemens for e85
Manifold- need to find/make a manifold for the m50 e30
intercooler and BOV-
26x12x3 going to probably re-weld the inlet/outlet, but whatever. Got it for nothing practically. Wideband- a spartan wideband.
Exhaust- 3 inch dump basically. Might do a flapper mod eventually if I want to drive around town. Might just cut it out through the fender(because racecar!), or do a 45 right infront of the passenger side rear wheels.
Clutch- F1 racing stage 4. purchased
Flywheel- Got it resurfaced.
Thanks for any input at all! Extremely appreciated!
Build is going MUCH faster than I thought.
128k on the odo! 
fried wires. Bought a new engine harness. 
manual trans and stuff. Along with my failed attempt at plasti dip. 
some of the rust. Just some sanding.
the other rust spot. Probably the worst. 
fixing some rust here. Going to respray the car the same color. 
there was a hole here. Not anymore. Turned out pretty well.
overview of this bad boy. 
good ol engine bay.
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