EuroNasty: RIP /thread

[freeride53]

This gone' be 'gud. Looking forward to seeing this build unfold!

[e30m3s54turbo]

Look forward this project. Clean 323i you have.

[Wrinckled]

Was just about to say "WAIT! Don't molest that mint E30"... too late haha! Good luck with the build, looks like it's in good hands.

[JinormusJ]

Looks like a great starting point for a great build; love the euro bumpers
Sounds like you've got great plans in store. Can't wait to see where it goes

[MR E30 325is]

Impressive already!

[Larzzz]

Hell yea! here we go!

[PaladinReed]

So wait, you have another set of euro bumpers? Looking to sell them? Build looks awesome.

It was nice to meet your fellas last weekend. Looking forward to updates

[IronFreak]

Win the lottery....we'll have it done this fall hahaha!

[unloadedak]

Change of plans; this thread is dead, go HERE


My name is Adam. I am a Mechanical Engineering student. This will be a slightly slow build. I hope you lime pictures. Enjoy!

This is not my first project. I started back in mid 2009 on an 87 325iS and that went through multiple phases. It ended up being an S52/ZF/5 Lug/Euro drift/autox/daily. The S52 is currently in pieces and will be rebuilt. The chassis is now being parted and scrapped. Both quarter panels were trashed and I needed something to do. I tried to sell the shell as a perfect SE30 chassis, nobody wanted it. Might have seen this picture around forums, I tend to whore it out...



I daily an OBD1 S52 swapped 95 M3. I love it even though it's an E36.



This leads me to the 323i, known from here on out as "the euro car" or "EuroNasty".

IronFreak and I are building similar projects. Totally different drivetrains but this will document my progress.

Goals:
-Rebuilt OBD1 S52 with ZF and 3.25LSD
-E36 M3/Ti 5 Lug with Ground Control Koni Setup
-Seam Welded, Gutted and Caged
-Fiberglass E30 M3 Style Flares
-APEX ARC-8 17x10" with 255s
-Imola Red Exterior, Alpine Interior
-Wilwood Pedals, Fuel Cell
-<2,450lbs without driver

Theme: 24v, gutted, weight reduction, because racecar, red on gold with white caged interior, bavarian as f*ck-hoonigan machine. It will be rough where it needs to be. While still remaining classy.

Back last August I got word that a local BMW enthusiasts brother was selling his euro e30. Once I saw it was a euro, I was interested. I then took a trip to Lincoln to go check it out and see what he wanted for it.



Went on a quick test drive and in normal E30 fashion it died on me. Right then I knew I wanted it. I gave the man his $1000 and drove it back to Omaha in a monsoon with wiper blades that worked perfect on the passenger side... I parked it in my driveway for a couple days.





I then needed to focus on school so I stored it at a buddies storage facility thinking that if I didn't see it everyday I wouldn't want to do anything with it. It worked. It sat for about 4-5 months in storage while I developed a game plan.





After getting an idea of what I wanted to do I brought it back home and let it spend some time with the iX before I sold it. I immediately started to strip it down to pull the drivetrain and sell it. I cut out the core support because I will be making it removable.





I then started to tackle the interior. Originally planning on putting it back together..



Here I was swapping parts to make the red car 'roll' so it could be sold.




The car sat for a little over a month while waiting for a buyer for the red car. I just recently had two snow days and didn't have to work. I am taking advantage of it to get the car fully stripped so I can throw it on a rotisserie.





Once I pulled the carpet up I was very glad the red car didn't sell. I will be using the floor pans out of that for sure!!




After getting over the minor depression of the rusted floor boards I got back into gear and started to strip it out. Pulling some sound deadening, gutting trunk, pulling body harness, dropping fuel tank and making the garage even more of a mess! I'll let pics explain.








This is how it sits as of this post. I just got the fuel tank out and will be pulling the body harness tomorrow morning. My garage is a total disaster right now. What you don't see is the red shell in the driveway stuffed with 'trash parts'. I can't even park the M in the garage. The goal by end of summer is to be fully caged, fabricated and painted. S52 to be rebuilt next winter.