84' 318i 302 V8 SWAP

[defaultName]

Get another set of stands...

Yes that looks VERY sketchy

[TheBankslife]

Well it's been a while since I updated but heres whats new. I picked up a blue nose pitbull puppy thats 5 weeks old so I'm a little distracted from the car. besides that I ran out of paint and haven't made my way to Ctire in a while and not to mention I was jacking up one side of the car a little too high and the stand happen to cave in and the car fell against my Suzuki gsxr and did a little damage to both the bike and car. I know "Get another set of stands" well now I have 5 stands because 1 was still good but it didn't make sense just buying a set of 2 and having 3 in total.. Anyways heres how it's looking now. I've complete sanded and painted the front and painted the grill.

I apologize for the shitty quality pictures MY IPHONE 5 happened to be sitting on the engine bay when it collapsed and got crushed by the block :D WOO!






I've got newspaper all over it now just haven't got that recent of a picture yet.


Broke the left fearing on my bike and bent in the right fender a bit on the e30 and broke my iphone chapped.

[ScHpAnKy]

what's going on with the tire back there, bud

[TheBankslife]

I have both back tires on I just had to get them up a little because when It fell off the stands it hooked onto the bike and the only way to get it off was to roll it back so I had to put the wheels back on.

[TheBankslife]

Just got done sending my designs to Jaywood for a gauge panel for the interior.





Hopefully it'll look as good as I imagine it!

[MattAvino]

some sketchy shit up in here

[Mr_Tripp]

some sketchy shit up in here

+1 for reals

[mbonanni]

Keep it safe man.

You don't want your new puppy being your bike next time, or even worse, yourself.

Keep the progress going, safety first.

[TheBankslife]

Yeah believe me I wasn't too interested on working underneath without another set of jack stands. Anyhow I've got it up on 5 stands so I'm pretty sure I'm safe now. Just perfected my drawings a little for the gauge cluster.

[TheBankslife]

Finally! front grill, headlight assembly, and the rest of the frame, now I just have to do the rest of the engine bay and it'll be ready for a nice M30!

[TheBankslife]

Havent had much of a chance to do any updates as I've been busy travelling and working but I finally had the M10 removed and changed my mind to do a Ford 302 V8 motor swap.

[eurotrash]

Black in the interior was a terrible idea. We dont even see the sun here in wa and it heats the interior up quick on track. Also whats the point in pulling the interior if your just going to put a heavy ass bedliner in? heavy ass v8 is gonna make it handle like a box of dicks.

[Link]

There are always going to be haters, keep it up, build the car you want to, not what other people deem worthy.

[TheBankslife]

Black in the interior was a terrible idea. We dont even see the sun here in wa and it heats the interior up quick on track. Also whats the point in pulling the interior if your just going to put a heavy ass bedliner in? heavy ass v8 is gonna make it handle like a box of dicks.

Considering the "heavy ass bedliner" isn't covering the entire interior nor is it heavy at all I'm not too concerned not to mention I'm not really planning on driving on the track it's more of a toy to save me from getting killed on my GSXR 750. Not too worried about weight considering theres no hood, heavy fuel tank heavy interior carpet & ducting & rear seats. But thats why I'm driving it and not you right :) Not to mention I'm not interested in driving a car with an interior thats 30 years old and has been sitting in the snow and what not for years. Specially if you look at my first post you can see it was full of glass. Otherwise thanks for the completely useless comment.

Next time I'll make sure to message you so I can build it to your liking and specifications instead!

There are always going to be haters, keep it up, build the car you want to, not what other people deem worthy.

Thanks I appreciate the comment.

[TheBankslife]

Some updated pics after cleaning the engine bay, Painting it tonight or tomorrow.