You guys will probably hate me for this

[salsaverde43]

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen!

So what I have here is a 1987 BMW 325is that's going to be LS swapped.
I've only seen a few people do this kind of build, and it's been something I've been thinking about for a while

BACK STORY:

I bought this car when I was 16, from my dad's friend. Many things wrong, and the car wasn't really taken care of.
Since I've had it, I made a lot of improvements, such as fix the ebrake, replaced bumper trims, installed missing
body pieces, etc etc...
It has the stock M20 with ebay headers, and Ireland engineering axleback exhaust. The odo broke at 214k when I bought the car.
I'm guessing it's around 300k now? :alright

Years ago after driving with my dad, he kinda pressured me into LS swapping the car, and well....it looks like I gave in lol

ON TO THE PICTURES!

Picture when I first bought the car. Now onto a little more recent pics










These pictures range from 1.5-2 years ago, before I joined the navy and actually saw the car everyday.
Here are the most recent pictures that I have, taken on Christmas, 2016.



Things that have been done to the car so far:
Ebay headers
Ireland engineering axleback
DIY cold (hot) air intake
Shadowline diving board bumpers
DTM Fiberwerkz rear valance
Foglight delete :rofl
Zender skirts
XXR 530 16x8 (don't even know the offset anymore)
Drilled rotors
Painted calipers
Vogtland springs
KYB struts
Suede steering wheel (forgot brand, not ebay!)
Short shift kit
Cipher seats (not for long!)
Takata harnesses for the driver

There are probably more things that I'm forgetting.

It is a fun car, in my opinion I think it looks good. But it's getting a whole new makeover, looks and power wise.

NOW HERE ARE THE GOODIES THAT YOU'VE CLICKED ON THIS THREAD FOR:

Pulled from an 03 Silverado. Unknown miles, it's surprisingly clean inside the engine. Comes with wiring harness as well

Pulled from an 04 CTS-V. 85k miles, paid $1300 for it

The replacement for those cipher seats lol

SIKKY SWAP KIT, PAID JUST UNDER $2000:




Custom oil pan, steel driveshaft, poly mounts for engine and trans. Direct bolt in!
With a big ass v8 going in a tiny E30, I need to delete the brake booster and relocate the master cyl assembly.
This is where this bad boy comes in:



I'm sure I'm missing a lot of things. Ask me questions!
Also If you want to see more pics/videos of the E30, scroll through my instagram: salsaverde43

[Pootis]

I don't hate it. Good luck man

[Sail Boat]

Virginian here!

Love the plan, but three cosmetic things I would do:

1) Euro bumpers (These look soooo good)
2) BBS RS style wheels, or any period wheel.
3) Make it look as original as possible

Can't wait to see progress on this one.

[wworm]

this is gunna be siiiiick

[LateFan]

We don't hate you at all.

[Mook613]

Not sure why you think anybody would hate on this... only hate by me is out of jealousy.

[MR 325]

V8 and a 6 speed is a win in my book!

The only thing I "hate" is the JDM modz. ;)

[salsaverde43]

Thanks for the support guys. I know purists will hate me though lmao


Small update:
My custom brackets and side mounts from Wedge Brackets came in today. They do look really good. Can't wait to see how it looks in the car.

[z28]

Nice! its always nice to see Ls builds. Cant wait to see more pics.

[2mAn]

Just finish it and dont crash the car. Nobody cares what you do, you're not special. Do a burnout when you're done :hitler:

[parkerbink]

My first thought from the title was you were putting a 1200 VW motor in an M3.

This is fine, enjoy!

[stonea]

As long its being used and loved I don't care what the e30 has had done to it. Good luck on the swap! I dream of an LS swapped e36.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Nothing wrong with an LS swap. Its just become a me too swap. Like oh you LS swapped your car me too. Still cool and make tons of power just not original anymore. Gotta do stuff to spice it up and give it flavor per say.

[2mAn]

Gotta do stuff to spice it up and give it flavor per say.

Like some salsa verde?

[varg]

If you want hate, I can hate; That's not an LS, it's a Vortec 4.8/5.3, and those stickers are lame.

Good luck with the swap ;)