Project Lessmeister: 91 318iS Restomod w/ MTech2 and modern drivetrain

[flyboyx]

Chris at sin city bmw would get 6 figures to restore a car like this.

[TheMtechnique]

Hands down my favorite build right meow.. If i could have a coupe, I would want it to look like this!

[CorvallisBMW]

Well the good news is that you're riding one hell of a bubble... there's likely never been a better time to get maximum dollars out of an e30.

[0-60 freak]

Im gonna have to tap out....phenomenal car in every sense .....

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[Jordan]

$38K is what I'd intended to list it for, which is at this point for all intents a break even number.

[jpod999]

Offer it up to EAG for $80k.

[Schnitzer318is]

I was thinking 30's-40's personally if you were willing to sit on it... but there's very few examples to compare this to. I remember when getting 10k for an e30 it had to be a concourse car.

Whatever you decide to do with it... good luck with it. Very nice car.

[Jordan]

I don't see the market bearing mid 60's to 70's for the car, not for an E30. Although Levent @ Gutenparts has said that is what it would cost for him to build this car to this spec if a client commissioned a build.

The AC will be functional yes, as soon as I charge it.

[Javier h]

I'd put this on ebay.

At least just once... with a high reserve to gauge the market.

Something tells me not only will it sell but might set a record or come close to it.

I am thinking twice what you think you can get for it. I'm not kidding. It's just the color combination and how this car was completely put together.

Is the AC functional? I didnt have time to read the entire thread.

[JD_RFTR]

I whis I could do the same to my car :(

[Schnitzer318is]

Well. Beautiful E30. Certainly one of the best out there.

A shame to sell it on, but I understand it was an investment all along. Hopefully the new owner will treat it the way it should be.

[Jordan]

paging george graves..

those seats sorted themselves right out. they look perfect now.
love the french stitch with the coupe pattern.

George has already seen it on Facebook, this update hit there yesterday afternoon ;-)

The seats have smoothed a good bit as the leather relaxes, and they will continue to do so with time.

Yes, it was a good decision on the seats. Piping is one of those things that really belongs left in the 80's.

I got my $100's ready ....hehe ...will you be offering a warranty on this car?

Get 'em counted and banded.

Yes, actually I intend to offer a limited warranty on the car for a serious local buyer along with a service contract. I'd also like to retain the right to correct or repair anything that comes up before anyone else is allowed to work on it.

I bought a seat heater fire damaged E39 last year, fixed it up and sold it on. I even stood behind that car with a warranty, supplying the new owner with odds and ends as needed for a few months. Only item of consequence being a failed MDK throttle body, shipped to him free of charge along with on the phone technical instruction on replacing and initializing it with the car.

I kind of wish I could have kept that E39, she was a beauty.

[0-60 freak]

I got my $100's ready ....hehe ...will you be offering a warranty on this car?

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[bradnic]

paging george graves..

those seats sorted themselves right out. they look perfect now.
love the french stitch with the coupe pattern.

[Jordan]

Sunday was one day closer to perfection and completion. A number of bugs found and sorted through following another rewarding test drive. Shes got 8 whole miles on her now!

Car is very dusty, but I wanted to take an opportunity to snap a few shots for the first time outside of the garage or driveway. A true milestone in the build.













I noted on the first test drive that the power windows did not work, which I traced back to the K5/K7 unloader relays not being grounded. I found I needed to run a wire from the X6011 connector Pin5 to C101 Pin 15. Instant window fix.

I also noted the power mirrors didn't work, which was an easier fix, the C405 at the door jam didn't seem to be fully seated and it clicked with a hard push. Mirrors working now.

The fuel pump I'd noted awhile ago to be making a bunch of noise, not death noise, just cheap aftermarket pump noise. I pulled it out of the tank and it appeared to be some "Made in USA, CARTER" pump. Never heard of Carter before, but its cheap noisy crap anyway. I pulled it off the hanger and deposited it in the trash. I had a used VDO E36 M3 fuel pump on hand and swapped that into the hanger, drops right in and is whisper quiet.

I also fine tuned the alignment a little more with a tape measure, its set up for about 1/8" of total toe in now. Steering feels really really great with the E46 712 rack.