Well, Ive been on this forum for a while now but haven't had the energy to put together a build thread. I guess it's kinda too late for that as I think Im going to keep my current setup until at least the end of summer.
Got the car in late October. Limped it all the way home. Had a blown HG and the throwout bearing froze up, which in turn destroyed the pressure plate. The clutch was non existant. Arrived at my house at 12:00 PM and started striping it down immediately.
I removed the fenders. Totally striped the interior. Replaced rusted sheet metal and POR15'd almost every inch of the damn thing.
The car: 1991 318is
Factory 4.10 LSD
Engine: M42
- Ported head
-Reground camshafts
-VW lifters
-Oil cooler
- Volvo fan with manual override switch
-Aux gauges (oil pressure, temp, voltage, fuel pressure)
-Fuel kill switch
-Dual core M20 radiator
-All new gaskets
-Straight pipe to magnaflow muffler (not ricey at all. I love it)
-Ebay Chip
-Lightened 323i flywheel
Suspension/ Brakes:
-Condor M3 offset FCABs
-ST front bar
-Ie rear bar
-Bilstien BTS kit
-E90 drop hats
-Race Skids x-brace
-wiechers front strut brace
-rear strut brace
-Solid rear differential bushing
-Poly RTABs
-Z3 steering rack
-All new ball joints/tie rods/endlinks
-Stoptech drilled and slotted rotors
-Bavauto SS brake lines
-EBC pads
-Autozone reman calipers
Exterioir:
-Red IS deck spoiler
-IS front lip
-Pop-out rear windows
Other:
- AC system delete (incuding evaporator and lines)
-All sound deadening removed
-All carpet removed
-Headliner removed (because it was shitty anyway)
-Airbag and airbag wiring harness delete.
-OBC and obc harness delete
-retractable antenna delte
-Power steering delete
-Steering wheel out of an 88 Vert
Wheels and tires:
-US weaves (because I have a boner for stock weaves<3<3)
-Brand new Falken Azines RT-615k's (Im excited to get these badboys mounted)
Meet my sexy German queen Heidi (yes she needs some paint BUTT)
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[/IMG] ^ The car that started my love affair with BMWs. 5-speed swap with automatic 3.46 differentials. OH BABY. She could launch.
I decided not to swap the motor right off the bat because I really want to learn how to drive the car at the limit with what it has. You know, the better driver mod? car control is everything.
Not sure what my next move on the build will be after paint. I picked up an M30 B34 with a freshly rebuilt head and an HX40 turbo. So it's very likely Ill be be turboed next year. If I do go that route it will be non intercooled with a low boost setup. 300hp is plenty for me. (for now at least) Not a huge fan of turbo motors but you cant argue with the performance figures per$$$. spent. I still like the idea of a High comp N/A m30B34 with ported head, 290ish cam, B35 valves, and VW 94mm pistons.
We shall see.
Ill post more pictures as soon as I get the chance.
Got the car in late October. Limped it all the way home. Had a blown HG and the throwout bearing froze up, which in turn destroyed the pressure plate. The clutch was non existant. Arrived at my house at 12:00 PM and started striping it down immediately.
I removed the fenders. Totally striped the interior. Replaced rusted sheet metal and POR15'd almost every inch of the damn thing.
The car: 1991 318is
Factory 4.10 LSD
Engine: M42
- Ported head
-Reground camshafts
-VW lifters
-Oil cooler
- Volvo fan with manual override switch
-Aux gauges (oil pressure, temp, voltage, fuel pressure)
-Fuel kill switch
-Dual core M20 radiator
-All new gaskets
-Straight pipe to magnaflow muffler (not ricey at all. I love it)
-Ebay Chip
-Lightened 323i flywheel
Suspension/ Brakes:
-Condor M3 offset FCABs
-ST front bar
-Ie rear bar
-Bilstien BTS kit
-E90 drop hats
-Race Skids x-brace
-wiechers front strut brace
-rear strut brace
-Solid rear differential bushing
-Poly RTABs
-Z3 steering rack
-All new ball joints/tie rods/endlinks
-Stoptech drilled and slotted rotors
-Bavauto SS brake lines
-EBC pads
-Autozone reman calipers
Exterioir:
-Red IS deck spoiler
-IS front lip
-Pop-out rear windows
Other:
- AC system delete (incuding evaporator and lines)
-All sound deadening removed
-All carpet removed
-Headliner removed (because it was shitty anyway)
-Airbag and airbag wiring harness delete.
-OBC and obc harness delete
-retractable antenna delte
-Power steering delete
-Steering wheel out of an 88 Vert
Wheels and tires:
-US weaves (because I have a boner for stock weaves<3<3)
-Brand new Falken Azines RT-615k's (Im excited to get these badboys mounted)
Meet my sexy German queen Heidi (yes she needs some paint BUTT)
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[/IMG] ^ The car that started my love affair with BMWs. 5-speed swap with automatic 3.46 differentials. OH BABY. She could launch.I decided not to swap the motor right off the bat because I really want to learn how to drive the car at the limit with what it has. You know, the better driver mod? car control is everything.
Not sure what my next move on the build will be after paint. I picked up an M30 B34 with a freshly rebuilt head and an HX40 turbo. So it's very likely Ill be be turboed next year. If I do go that route it will be non intercooled with a low boost setup. 300hp is plenty for me. (for now at least) Not a huge fan of turbo motors but you cant argue with the performance figures per$$$. spent. I still like the idea of a High comp N/A m30B34 with ported head, 290ish cam, B35 valves, and VW 94mm pistons.
We shall see.
Ill post more pictures as soon as I get the chance.
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