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

[JD_RFTR]

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[jpod999]

Offer it up to EAG for $80k.

[Jordan]

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

[0-60 freak]

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

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[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.

[TheMtechnique]

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

[flyboyx]

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

[burkey001]

just superb, love every bit of it

[bangn]

real shame you're selling it.. I couldn't do that to mine after a resto, just way too many man hours in it.

its interesting how the colour shifts in the shade, looks like melbourne red

[Jordan]

I took my first passenger out this evening after my work, my wife was given the honor and she so deserves it for all the time I've spent working on this car away from her and the kids.

I let the car warm up a bit before setting off and then took it down the street to the freeway feeder road and took the gloves off. I'd put 8 miles on it thus far and I was confident at this point there were no operational issues and it was safe to drop the hammer.

Drop the hammer I did. Ripped off from a 5mph roll in 1st, squealed loudly into 2nd, and squawked the tires most surprisingly into 3rd. These aren't pansy ass 500 treadware all season 195's either, these are stickky-as-they-come 200 treadware Dunlop Direzza ZII's 225's. This little red E30 GETS IT, and gets it well. The M54b30 is just nothing short of amazing. My god this engine was made for this chassis, I'll never do another S52 swap for a customer again!

Acceleration is so smooth and fast you don't realize you're even doing it. Effortlessly moving up through the cogs riding a fat ass wave of torque. Meanwhile hardly a noise from the engine and exhaust, it just twists that speedometer needle while you look at it dumbfounded! Mind you this is coming from a person that daily drives a twinscrew supercharged 440hp E39!

I love it I love it I love it. I was, believe it or not, genuinely unattached to the car for all I've been through... but now? I would be OK if it didn't leave me.

[0-60 freak]

When that first number starts with a 2, let me know :-)

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[stonea]

Glad you love the M54, I love the one in my Z3. Its perfect for the streets! I have a super low milage 2.5 liter that I can't wait to put in my 325i. Its only got 25,000 miles on it and I personally put half of those miles on it before the car met an untimely demise.