Dream come true- E30M3 Content Inside

[AWDBOB]

Dont be discouraged. The timing chain rails are one of the only ridiculously priced parts with rebuilding a s14. The rest is reasonable.

The rest seems reasonable! I was a bit taken back at that.

I won't start buying parts for this car until the iS is running/driving, and the iX resto is finished/sold. But my OCD has me making spreadsheets with everything I need in preparation.

[jhaurimn]

I'm actually sending the M3 back to PA until I have the space to work on it out here in Indiana, so it will be very close to SIGFest in June!



Just saw that! I'm going to hold off on registration until I make progress on at least 1/3 of my cars that all need love. The struggle is real.



Edit: Just learned that the timing components alone for an S14 are $1000......

My total order through Guten to rebuild 85% of my iS was like $950.

Let the fun begin, I guess.

Dont be discouraged. The timing chain rails are one of the only ridiculously priced parts with rebuilding a s14. The rest is reasonable.

[AWDBOB]

It has been sorta of of on S14.net Might be the first I attend, went a few years ago to Guttenfest which was fun but i prefer non urban enviroment.

I'm actually sending the M3 back to PA until I have the space to work on it out here in Indiana, so it will be very close to SIGFest in June!

Registration for the vintage 2017 just opened

Just saw that! I'm going to hold off on registration until I make progress on at least 1/3 of my cars that all need love. The struggle is real.



Edit: Just learned that the timing components alone for an S14 are $1000......

My total order through Guten to rebuild 85% of my iS was like $950.

Let the fun begin, I guess.

[tiger_e30]

Registration for the vintage 2017 just opened

[M-technik-3]

It has been sorta of of on S14.net Might be the first I attend, went a few years ago to Guttenfest which was fun but i prefer non urban enviroment.

[AWDBOB]

Erase the 2014 and insert 2017 June back at Woodcliff Lake, NJ aka corporate headquarters.

Awesome! I'm there. I'll keep an eye out for when they release the official event details.

[M-technik-3]

That's the plan! I'm planning a mountain bike/E30 roadtrip this summer. Don't know if I'll have the heart to take the M3 or not but we'll see when the time comes.

Erase the 2014 and insert 2017 June back at Woodcliff Lake, NJ aka corporate headquarters.

[AWDBOB]

Well, when it's running make a road trip out to Colorado!

That's the plan! I'm planning a mountain bike/E30 roadtrip this summer. Don't know if I'll have the heart to take the M3 or not but we'll see when the time comes.

I sold one of mine for good numbers, was a California car but high mileage and theft recovery, but was very solid. Your Zinno looks like mine did when I got mine back in 06, solid unmolested minus an ecu chip and needing paint and freshening.

Mine still needs paint but runs very well for a car with nearly 300K miles on it. Here is a shot of mine at my older place.

PS welcome to the torture of NLA for unique parts.

Your gals look clean! It's crazy how well these things run. This car has about 170K on it and I feel it hasn't even reached its half-life. I don't think I'll ever repaint it, as I am going to drive the heck out of this car. Maybe for resale some day down the road, but I don't ever foresee that day coming.

Happy for you ! s14 ftw!

Thanks, man!

[JeLani]

Happy for you ! s14 ftw!

[M-technik-3]

I sold one of mine for good numbers, was a California car but high mileage and theft recovery, but was very solid. Your Zinno looks like mine did when I got mine back in 06, solid unmolested minus an ecu chip and needing paint and freshening.

Mine still needs paint but runs very well for a car with nearly 300K miles on it. Here is a shot of mine at my older place.



PS welcome to the torture of NLA for unique parts.

[squidmaster]

Well, when it's running make a road trip out to Colorado!

[AWDBOB]

Nice! Looks like your friend just drove the car as is without any mods. That's tough to do. Restore it and show it some love before parts get even more ridiculous. No need for 2.5L if you build the 2.3 right.

Thank you! Yes, I am very happy about the fact that the car has not been modified/tampered with. The body is in fantastic shape underneath the grime.

The main thing I'm currently facing is the head gasket. It's really bad. Once I do that and refresh everything else while I'm in there it'll be running/stopping/driving, and I can begin to pinpoint and restore section by section from there.

Great find! Can't wait to see it running also

Thanks, man! I'll be doing the HG once it gets a bit warmer, as I can't really fit in my shop with the door down haha! Once that's done it'll be running to the point where I can at least bring it to a car wash to start cleaning up the exterior.

Things are a lot more difficult when you don't have a home garage with common necessities like a hose, lights in your garage, etc.

I think that one in Jersey sold in under a day. The price on that one seems high but it sold so quick he probably could have gotten 20 for it. Cheapest one on eBay right now is 45k and that has 125,000 miles.

There were around 5000 brought to the USA so I believe the prices will just keep going up. Man wish I had bought one 10 years ago instead of a Honda prelude

Yep, I think it did sell in a day. There are hawks all over the country looking for these things. That guy in NJ probably got more than his asking price wired to him from a broker in LA 15 minutes after it was listed.

And yeah, they're going to keep rising. I'm just curious as to when/where that's going to stop, if it ever will.

Is the E30M3 going to be a $200,000 car in 5-10 years?

[tiger_e30]

I think that one in Jersey sold in under a day. The price on that one seems high but it sold so quick he probably could have gotten 20 for it. Cheapest one on eBay right now is 45k and that has 125,000 miles.

There were around 5000 brought to the USA so I believe the prices will just keep going up. Man wish I had bought one 10 years ago instead of a Honda prelude

[squidmaster]

Great find! Can't wait to see it running also

[reelizmpro]

Nice! Looks like your friend just drove the car as is without any mods. That's tough to do. Restore it and show it some love before parts get even more ridiculous. No need for 2.5L if you build the 2.3 right.