my e30: s50 w/6262 and a/c

[Mesarina]

finally scored an e30 325e 86/87 driveshaft!



ordered the blackbird kit with 12mm risers from condor speed



a friend sold me his 4 bilstein sport shocks for $155 after he had some speed bumps near his house, they have about 200miles on them!



got some front & rear crankshaft seals, valvo cover gasket and 80c thermostat



the passenger arm was broken because of the crash, but another friend which just put a TRM Turbo mount arm gave me his stock arm for free, then I installed the e28 engine mounts..





installed the thermostat housing with a 80c thermostat



removed the ugly manifolds

[Mesarina]

repaired my a/c vents... from this..







to that!



got my ss brake lines from turner motorsports



alcantara boots from topgaiters



before





after

[jbright407]

Nice thread. Very CLEAN!!!!

[getouth]

You my friend are doing it right! Keep us posted!!

[Mesarina]

old and leaky radiator out!





325 vs 318 radiator mounting bracket difference













cooling system done!





the car still runs everyday, my goal is to install the s50, and have it working in 1 or 2 days, plus exhaust work...

[Mesarina]

preping my suspension







scored a 5 series m50 dipstick with bracket on ebay



shift knob installed



installed leds on the interior lights, what a great difference it made







random pics





installed the 16" Spal fan



before & after







I also kept the resistor in place..



installed the aluminum pedals



with h&r 50406 springs after a day or two





e30 at the University...





installed the expansion tank...





so I met an orange 1m on here one day, started playing with me, when I came home, I started with the wiring, I need that s50 swap done! lol

















done!

[Mesarina]

bought a c101 engine side plug from e30s50dan, great seller



bought some 50406 h&r springs



e36 aluminum radiator



custom made bracket to relocate my brake booster



orderded these, not sure about the ///m..



lighted zhp shift knob



got some 12mm spacers, but sold them because it didn't fit the esm wheels



with 12mm spacers





without spacers

[Mesarina]

got my new expansion tank, a friend gave me a free bracket to mount it.







some pics from a meet

















ews delete chip, since my powertrain came with a silver label 413



new oil pan and exhaust manifold gaskets

[Mesarina]

Want to sell me your old 15" BBS rims? :D

Im actually saving most of the 318 parts (m42/240/rack/wheels) for a 2002 when I finish this swap...

[craz azn]

Want to sell me your old 15" BBS rims? :D

[Mesarina]

anyways, got my Magnaflow Y pipe delivered..



last sunday meet..





and started dissasembling the donor car...







got a tank full of gas!!!









engine is out!!!

[Mesarina]

Not sure I like the smoked look on black/diamant cars. The black kidneys are eh, and the carbon fiber isn't my thing.

As far as the car as a whole however, it looks great. Love to see other people who love their cars and at least attempt a tasteful mod build. Keep up the great work

It's the look I like to give to most of my cars...

Needs Chrome Kidneys. Then it would be perfect.

Maybe I like it, Ill will post a pic of the stock kidneys then..

[TimKninja]

Needs Chrome Kidneys. Then it would be perfect.

[JinormusJ]

Not sure I like the smoked look on black/diamant cars. The black kidneys are eh, and the carbon fiber isn't my thing.

As far as the car as a whole however, it looks great. Love to see other people who love their cars and at least attempt a tasteful mod build. Keep up the great work

[Mesarina]

why is it?