Colorado general chat...

[Roland H]

Didn't read the entire conversation, but why would you swap in an M52B28? Also, manual swap is a pita, and it is easy enough to find manual E36s that it doesn't justify getting an auto and doing the swap, unless the auto is ridiculously cheap and in amazing condition.

OBDI M52 swap is cheap power, also fun in DSP.

No sun roof will be hard to find.

not really. Only hard to find on an M3, since it was a no cost option on the M3. On a non-M, it's pretty easy to find. Finding a non-sunroof car would be my primary focus for a track car.

Also, cloth interior may be on the hard side to find, but if you get leather, cloth seats are an easy swap out.

Yeah, cloth interior should be the last thing on the mind when shopping for an E36, it's too easy to swap seats on these cars.

[iamsam]

i've never seen a slicktop E36. Not that I remember. try to find one on CL...

[iamsam]

lowball the snot out of this guy. Needs some cosmetic work, but hey, it is a track rat. If it runs/shifts/drives great.....

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2490269133.html

or lowball the snot out of this guy: http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2473886919.html

[Bimmerman325i]

Well, if they like cars, then yeah, but what are the chances?

Here is my plan:

-92 325is or later model with m52b28
-auto or manual, I can handle a swap
-four doors
-no sun roof
-cloth interior
-basic maintenance: brakes mostly, a street set-up and some track pads, I may do stainless lines for that and tranny while I'm in there, also metal t-stat housing, and water pump impeller, anything else to do?
-track it
-coilovers: Single adjustable, I know very little about set-up, Tcklines, are there any other brands to consider?

Tires will be next most likely.
Good plan?

Just buy a manual, and definitely look for a no-sunroof car. Very few cars had cloth interior though.

Single Adjustable Coilover brands that are worth looking at in the $1500-2k range:
TCK
GC
AST
KW

[Roland H]

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2473886919.html

you don't want that car lol.

[iamsam]

you don't want that car lol.

Have looked at it, or what?

[Roland H]

Just buy a manual, and definitely look for a no-sunroof car. Very few cars had cloth interior though.

Single Adjustable Coilover brands that are worth looking at in the $1500-2k range:
TCK
AST (if you want to spend srs money)
GC (only if new)
KW (only if you hate your kidneys)

Fixed.

[Bimmerman325i]

lowball the snot out of this guy. Needs some cosmetic work, but hey, it is a track rat. If it runs/shifts/drives great.....

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2490269133.html

or lowball the snot out of this guy: http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2473886919.html

Either of these would be good starting platforms if the motor passes a bill of health. I'd be surprised if it wouldn't, M50s are tanks.

[Bimmerman325i]

Fixed.

lulz. For AST, you wait for a killer sale around xmas, for GC yea don't run them on an E36 as the TCKs are better, and as for KWs, they're actually really good shocks.

[Roland H]

Have looked at it, or what?

Yeah, it needs more than "a new catalytic converter, and some minor electrical repairs."

[Roland H]

and as for KWs, they're actually really good shocks.

Not on an E36, they're comparable to the E36 bilsteins: great until you drive over an expansion joint or drop a wheel.

[Bimmerman325i]

not on an E36

which variant have you experienced?

[Roland H]

which variant have you experienced?

v2.

[blefevre]

You can find some really nice late model 328's with sport package (will keep you busy while saving money) on CL. I still want one so I look often. I still think that's the way to go. Plus you skip that ugly two tone non-body colored crap.

[Bimmerman325i]

v2.

Ah. I hear the V3s ride better.

You can find some really nice late model 328's with sport package (will keep you busy while saving money) on CL. I still want one so I look often. I still think that's the way to go. Plus you skip that ugly two tone non-body colored crap.

Only problem is that 328iS will be 2-3x more money than a generic 325i.

I reaaaally want one for a DD though. Badly.