84' 318i 302 V8 SWAP

[defaultName]

Did you just pick this up?

I saw it for sale and tried to contact the seller but he never replied. The car was for sale for so cheap I guess he didn't want to bother dealing with e-mails...

[TheBankslife]

I picked it up off kijiji about a month ago, I got it for $250!

[defaultName]

I picked it up off kijiji about a month ago, I got it for $250!

Nice! Yeah it was listed for $400 and if I was local I would've grabbed it. I sent an e-mail and didn't get a reply so there wasn't much more I could do.

The ad picture was really shitty but I spotted the Recaro's through the windshield!

[TheBankslife]

Soo decided to work on the interior today! and got a lot done!





Looks pretty good.. tbh

[efficient]

Thats cool. Are you gonna run with no carpet?

[TheBankslife]

Yeah probably no carpet, I'm moving to Phoenix, AZ in about 3 Months and it's strictly a summer car no heat, or ac so why bother.. I am however going to keep interior parts such as the dash and around the shifter & e brake. Don't worry I'm not keeping that shifter either.. I can't believe someone could imagine that looking good in there.

[TheBankslife]

Thought I'd see what it looks like with some of the interior in it haha.

[Denny]

Thought I'd see what it looks like with some of the interior in it haha.

Looks good :)

[Jean]

Let me know if you have any questions, I have basically started with the same chassis and then did a full rebuild and m30b35 swap as well.

[TheBankslife]

Picked up a crack free dash for $120!!! As I'm not using the bmw wiring harness I'm replacing the speedometer and rpm gauge. So I want to keep the BMW housing but didn't think it was necessary to keep all the Engine lights & notifications so I blacked them out.






I'm putting a couple spacers in the steering wheel bracket as I don't like the current height of it.

[TheBankslife]

FINALLY got this bastard off. The bolts were beyond rusted on, I snapped every one of them by hand.

[TheBankslife]

Decided to upgrade some suspension!

[TheBankslife]

Here's some updates, finally got the rear suspension out! and no I didn't paint that caliper green.

[Jean]

Get another set of stands...

[zig553]

Yes that looks fairly sketchy with that one jack sitting on a block of wood, but it looks like its coming along well. I think I saw this car on Kijiji a couple months back. If your looking for jack stands The Princess Auto on 111 ave usually has jack stands on sale for 10-20 dollars. Definitely something to consider if you are getting under your car. :)