Picked up a e34 touring - S50 Swap

[KIRIEIW]

No turning back now.. picked up a M52B28 at one of the local yards. The yard close's at 5pm.. I started removal at 2.15pm. Yes, somehow I manged to get her pulled and payed for! Getting the engine back to my house was an entirely different situation seeing I drove my e46 330ci. Honestly I had no plans on grabbing an engine, I wanted to get a OBD1 VANOS engine harness from a e34 (which I also got), M50tu valve cover (vs plastic valve cover found on M52's) and a M50tu oil filter housing BUT I saw this engine and had to have it too.

Engine had 196,441 miles according to the writing on the windshield before being pulled from the 1998 328i at the yard. It was an automatic so I'm assuming it was babied somewhat vs some of the other M52's they had with manual transmission's.

[KIRIEIW]

Well its not e30 content but maybe it'll interest some? I decided to move this build over to the members rides section on here.




I couldn't resist and picked up this little grocery hauler. She has some cool goodies including bilsteins, lowering springs (not sure of the brand yet), pretty nice interior and a newer head unit. Really cool seller, it's a shame the engine developed rod knock on him. I think it must have ran low on oil or something.


Future plans...
-5 speed swap (I have all the parts already in my backyard, picked them up at a junkyard months ago in hopes of finding a e34 wagon to stick them into :D)
-M50, S50 or S52 swap.. Really debating on sticking an S5x engine in this thing..
-Headliner needs to be fixed at some point
-M parallel wheels



We met right in a neighborhood where the major Santa Rosa, CA fire's happened. The entire block we met at was burn to the ground and new houses are being put up currently..






And her at home, after a 70 mile tow.











Oh looook, I found the problem. Damn rod knocking M50