anyone want a project e30?

[Pinepig]

Would somebody who knows tell me why you would even start a swap on a 4 door in that bad of condition to start with.

[atomic]

Bummer, too bad we arn't closer, I would have to find some shameful competition for us. Maybe a hand-slap fight in a meat locker?

Everything about that comment above is GHEY

but look who it came from too...



;)

[cramer]

Mike- weren't you saying something about how R3v is tame compared to Vortex ;)

[cramer]

Would somebody who knows tell me why you would even start a swap on a 4 door in that bad of condition to start with.

Excellent question as usual.

Perhaps to do a budget build? Oh wait, then it woudn't be worth $4500 would it?

Perhaps because the car was free... wait again, see point above.

hmm, I'm stumped on that one.

[Pinepig]

Mike- weren't you saying something about how R3v is tame compared to Vortex ;)

Well look at that, I haven't seen you post in the Corrado forum in AGES, of course I don't go there much anymore since I sold mine ( Pigsdofly ) .

[cramer]

I do go there less frequently, and I see post you every now and then ( more then I). I mostly just lurk now ;) I miss the old group that made up that forum....

[Pinepig]

Excellent question as usual.

Perhaps to do a budget build? Oh wait, then it woudn't be worth $4500 would it?

Perhaps because the car was free... wait again, see point above.

hmm, I'm stumped on that one.

I just don't get it, I'm watching Jean collect parts for his swap, and as Jean does things he'll have at least 4k in parts when he throws it in the car but for a junk yard swap I'd say you could probably get everything needed to swap the 24 valve in the car for well under 2k, a weekends worth of work and that's it.

The only reason I could anybody buying that 4 door, is for the swap so you could put it in a better starter car.

[FredK]

Bummer, too bad we arn't closer, I would have to find some shameful competition for us. Maybe a hand-slap fight in a meat locker?

And mess up my manicure!? NO. WAY.

I just don't get it, I'm watching Jean collect parts for his swap, and as Jean does things he'll have at least 4k in parts when he throws it in the car but for a junk yard swap I'd say you could probably get everything needed to swap the 24 valve in the car for well under 2k, a weekends worth of work and that's it.

Nah. If you use a G260 in good shape with a clutch in good shape, you can do the swap for around $1100. I did a swap with an M50, E36 G250, driveshaft, S3.25, for $1500 including a new M42 radiator, OE waterpump, t-stat, t-stat housing, on an M50 that puffed 190 psi on all six cylinders...

[Pinepig]

I do go there less frequently, and I see post you every now and then ( more then I). I mostly just lurk now ;) I miss the old group that made up that forum....

Yep, there was a time when the Corrado forum was the best subsection on the tex, I don't recognize hardly anybody in there anymore.

[Fidhle007]

And mess up my manicure!? NO. WAY.

Nah. If you use a G260 in good shape with a clutch in good shape, you can do the swap for around $1100. I did a swap with an M50, E36 G250, driveshaft, S3.25, for $1500 including a new M42 radiator, OE waterpump, t-stat, t-stat housing, on an M50 that puffed 190 psi on all six cylinders...

Exactly, my S50/ZF is at about $3k including motor, tranny, UUC Stage II flywheel/M5 clutch and other misc goodies. Took me an extended weekend to get it in and running.

[ducatipaso]

Mike- weren't you saying something about how R3v is tame compared to Vortex ;)

hehehe yeah I was thinking about that today after this thread blew to umpteen pages.

[Farbin Kaiber]

r3v is tame? I guess I need to ratchet it up.

[Funkmasta]

$4500 is not out of line for an ASKING price. It's the way buying and selling work. If he was selling it for $2500, it's not like someone would show up with $3500.

I probably wouldn't buy it for $4500, but maybe I would consider it, if it had an M30b35... :mrgreen:
For someone that doesn't have the ability, space, or time to do an M50 swap by themselves, this could be a good choice

[ducatipaso]

speaks teh mastah :D

[Pinepig]

For someone that doesn't have the ability, space, or time to do an M50 swap by themselves, this could be a good choice

Boy I hope they are good at body and paint then.