1987 BMW e30 325is
I am selling this car as a means of raising money to open a small auto repair facility and "I have receipts for everything stated below" that will go with the car
• Painted e36 Brillant Red (exact paint code)
o Exterior body painted in 2011 with PPG Euro Line two stage "base coat-clear coat"
o Cut in door, hood, trunk Brillant Red with single stage paint
o Single stage painted all 4 inner wheel wells Brillant Red
o Single stage painted Brillant Red the entire under belly with rear subframe removed
o Car comes with extra paint left over from paint job
o All body panels are original with the exception of the brand new front fenders
o Alphina rear spoiler
I have the stock "is" spoiler that will go with the car
This spoiler is also painted Brillant Red (I didn't know which one I was using, so I painted them both)
o All door and body moldings are brand new form dealership and are late-model style
They don't have the chrome stripe
All trim clips are brand new
o Brand new sunroof seals installed
o Brand new tail light seals installed
o Brand new side marker lights installed
o Brand new turn signal covers installed
o All brand new exterior light bulbs were used
o Painted window trim moldings black with high quality trim paint
o All under belly splash panels are in place
Brake ducts are in place and in working order
Fog lights are aimed perfectly for maximum visibility
o Installed e30 EVOIII M3 hood / fender seals (increase arrow dynamics and helps keep the engine bay clean of debris)
o Heated windshield wiper squirters
• Suspension and brakes are all brand new and installed last year (FULLY-ADJUSTABLE)
o Big Brake's front and rear!!
o 5-lug conversion
o Adjustable proportional valve mounted next to e-brake handle
o Hydraulic E-brake system (no cables or parking brake shoes)
o Steel braded brake flex hoses (All 4 calipers and subframe hoses)
o All brake line were replaced with copper coated brake lines that will never rust
o All 4 wheel bearings are brand new (National "top-quality") and have a 3 year warranty
o Brake pads are Federated Professional Grade and carry a lifetime warranty
o Brand new rotors were heat painted and won't rust
o All 4 calipers were rebuilt with caliper assembly lube and painted with Silver caliper paint
o All disc brake backing plates were sand blasted and painted with POR-15 (Gloss Black)
o Offset front control arm brackets with nylon bushings installed
I have extra nylon bushing that go with the car
o Late model e36 M3 front lower control arms (brand new)
o E36 M3 front Billstein struts (brand new) (Lifetime Warrranty!)
o Fully adjustable suspension (front and rear)
E30 Ground Control SpecE30 legal front camber and caster plates
Rear camber and toe adjusting eccentric bolts and tabs welded in
o Polyurethane rear subframe bushing
o Polyurethane rear trailing arm bushing
o Rear Billstein shocks with aluminum shock mounts and polyurethane bushings
o H&R progressive rate sport springs
o Front and rear oversized anti-sway bars installed with polyurethane bushings
Rear sway bar links are adjustable
Rear trailing arms have sway bar reinforcement tabs
• These tabs are not welded in since that would violate SpecE30 rules (even though the entire care is not legal for SpecE30 I just decided to leave them un-welded just in case I decided to change directions with the build at a later date)
o ABS system is bypassed and dash light bulb is removed
o Current alignment specs: (I have this printed out on paper)
Front and Rear Camber -2.5 degrees
Front and Rear Toe +.05 degrees
Front Caster +10 degrees
• Tires have perfect "or" near zero tire wear at his setting
• For track days (add 1 more degree of negative camber to the front and rear (-3.5 degrees)
o I have only done one track day in this car and determined that this car will out handle and out brake almost anything out their
o This car does have some (very little) bump steer
Bump steer normal on e30's, however, there are ways to reduce it to zero
o Car currently sits on 16" stock e46 rims with Michelin Pilot Sport tires; %80 tread left (205/ 60R-16)
Full-size matching spare tire with %100 tread left
o I have 15" track wheels with BFGoodrich G-Force tires; %80 tread left (205/60 ZR-15) to go with the car
o Car will also come with the original 4-lug suspension set-up if buyer wants it
• Engine and drive terrain
o The engine and body are matching numbers original
o The engine and chassis have 225,000 original miles
Odometer broke and was replaced with a working one that says 180,000 miles
o Engine does not smoke and burns 1qt of oil between oil changes (every 5,000 miles)
Running Mobile1 full-synthetic
o Timing belt, tensioner, and water pump replaced 8 months ago
Also performed at this time was a valve adjustment (adjusted cold)
o Replaced radiator, heater core, coolant hoses, and drive belts
o New spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor
o Brand new crank sensor and #1 spark plug wire reference pick-up sensor
o No A/C
o Completely overhauled fuel system
New fuel tank (painted with POR-15 prior to install)
Every fuel line (pressure, return and vent) were replaced with plastic fuel line (lifetime repair)
Brand new fuel filter and fuel pump installed
Original fuel injectors (were not replaced)
o ARNSA exhaust system with factory catalytic converter
Exhaust is very quiet -- has a stock exhaust sound/ note
Car has no check engine light and there are no engine diagnostic trouble codes stored in ECM
Brand new Bosch O2 sensor installed
o Replaced ECM after original one failed
o Engine rear main oil seal was replaced when performing the 5-speed swap
o Heavy duty cultch installed
Brand new aluminum cultch slave cylinder installed
Brand new cultch master cylinder
o Z3 short shifter set-up installed
Using factory e46 weighted shift knob
o Z3 finned rear end diff cover installed with synthetic gear lube
I have and extra 3.73 LSD diff to go with sale if buyer wants it
o Comes with an extra M20 engine and 5-speed transmission if buyer wants it
• Interior details
o Black leather heated sport seats in very good condition (cold weather package!)
Matching rear seats with fold down arm rest
Black carpet installed
• Factory e30 BMW floor mats
o White M3 interment cluster gauge background
o M3 color stitching on leather shift boot
o Fully loaded with 19 button on-board computer and power everything
Computer works great
o Sony CD, MP3, aux input radio
Matching Sony component speakers installed
Factory door tweeters
Two 12" Competition Kicker L5 Solar Baric square sub-woofers with the matching 1500 watt mono block Kicker amp and matching Kicker box
• This system is professionally installed and works beautifully
Power antenna began to bind while raising and lowering
• I installed a universal antenna
o Original power antenna will go with the sale (just needs the mast replaced)
Car has factory BMW original e30 traler hitch installed
Car has all 4 factory BMW original mud guards / flaps with correct mounting hardware
I spent 3 years restoring this car and I am only asking $7,500 obo. I honestly have much more than that invested into this brillant E30.
This car comes with an extra (spare) complete powerterrain incuding a low milage engine, 5-speed transmission, 3.73 LSD diff, 15" track wheels and tires, and all of the original 4-lug suspension and brakes. I also have many other parts that that the purchaser may choose to take wtih the car. Too many to list.
Contact Mike @ 330-321-7115
Location: Medina OH
Dirtbykerhst@yahoo.com
I am having trooble posting pictures. I have a 5 loaded under the attachments since that is the only way I could figure out how to copy my pictures into the form. I will keep working to get more up. Thanks
I am selling this car as a means of raising money to open a small auto repair facility and "I have receipts for everything stated below" that will go with the car
• Painted e36 Brillant Red (exact paint code)
o Exterior body painted in 2011 with PPG Euro Line two stage "base coat-clear coat"
o Cut in door, hood, trunk Brillant Red with single stage paint
o Single stage painted all 4 inner wheel wells Brillant Red
o Single stage painted Brillant Red the entire under belly with rear subframe removed
o Car comes with extra paint left over from paint job
o All body panels are original with the exception of the brand new front fenders
o Alphina rear spoiler
I have the stock "is" spoiler that will go with the car
This spoiler is also painted Brillant Red (I didn't know which one I was using, so I painted them both)
o All door and body moldings are brand new form dealership and are late-model style
They don't have the chrome stripe
All trim clips are brand new
o Brand new sunroof seals installed
o Brand new tail light seals installed
o Brand new side marker lights installed
o Brand new turn signal covers installed
o All brand new exterior light bulbs were used
o Painted window trim moldings black with high quality trim paint
o All under belly splash panels are in place
Brake ducts are in place and in working order
Fog lights are aimed perfectly for maximum visibility
o Installed e30 EVOIII M3 hood / fender seals (increase arrow dynamics and helps keep the engine bay clean of debris)
o Heated windshield wiper squirters
• Suspension and brakes are all brand new and installed last year (FULLY-ADJUSTABLE)
o Big Brake's front and rear!!
o 5-lug conversion
o Adjustable proportional valve mounted next to e-brake handle
o Hydraulic E-brake system (no cables or parking brake shoes)
o Steel braded brake flex hoses (All 4 calipers and subframe hoses)
o All brake line were replaced with copper coated brake lines that will never rust
o All 4 wheel bearings are brand new (National "top-quality") and have a 3 year warranty
o Brake pads are Federated Professional Grade and carry a lifetime warranty
o Brand new rotors were heat painted and won't rust
o All 4 calipers were rebuilt with caliper assembly lube and painted with Silver caliper paint
o All disc brake backing plates were sand blasted and painted with POR-15 (Gloss Black)
o Offset front control arm brackets with nylon bushings installed
I have extra nylon bushing that go with the car
o Late model e36 M3 front lower control arms (brand new)
o E36 M3 front Billstein struts (brand new) (Lifetime Warrranty!)
o Fully adjustable suspension (front and rear)
E30 Ground Control SpecE30 legal front camber and caster plates
Rear camber and toe adjusting eccentric bolts and tabs welded in
o Polyurethane rear subframe bushing
o Polyurethane rear trailing arm bushing
o Rear Billstein shocks with aluminum shock mounts and polyurethane bushings
o H&R progressive rate sport springs
o Front and rear oversized anti-sway bars installed with polyurethane bushings
Rear sway bar links are adjustable
Rear trailing arms have sway bar reinforcement tabs
• These tabs are not welded in since that would violate SpecE30 rules (even though the entire care is not legal for SpecE30 I just decided to leave them un-welded just in case I decided to change directions with the build at a later date)
o ABS system is bypassed and dash light bulb is removed
o Current alignment specs: (I have this printed out on paper)
Front and Rear Camber -2.5 degrees
Front and Rear Toe +.05 degrees
Front Caster +10 degrees
• Tires have perfect "or" near zero tire wear at his setting
• For track days (add 1 more degree of negative camber to the front and rear (-3.5 degrees)
o I have only done one track day in this car and determined that this car will out handle and out brake almost anything out their
o This car does have some (very little) bump steer
Bump steer normal on e30's, however, there are ways to reduce it to zero
o Car currently sits on 16" stock e46 rims with Michelin Pilot Sport tires; %80 tread left (205/ 60R-16)
Full-size matching spare tire with %100 tread left
o I have 15" track wheels with BFGoodrich G-Force tires; %80 tread left (205/60 ZR-15) to go with the car
o Car will also come with the original 4-lug suspension set-up if buyer wants it
• Engine and drive terrain
o The engine and body are matching numbers original
o The engine and chassis have 225,000 original miles
Odometer broke and was replaced with a working one that says 180,000 miles
o Engine does not smoke and burns 1qt of oil between oil changes (every 5,000 miles)
Running Mobile1 full-synthetic
o Timing belt, tensioner, and water pump replaced 8 months ago
Also performed at this time was a valve adjustment (adjusted cold)
o Replaced radiator, heater core, coolant hoses, and drive belts
o New spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor
o Brand new crank sensor and #1 spark plug wire reference pick-up sensor
o No A/C
o Completely overhauled fuel system
New fuel tank (painted with POR-15 prior to install)
Every fuel line (pressure, return and vent) were replaced with plastic fuel line (lifetime repair)
Brand new fuel filter and fuel pump installed
Original fuel injectors (were not replaced)
o ARNSA exhaust system with factory catalytic converter
Exhaust is very quiet -- has a stock exhaust sound/ note
Car has no check engine light and there are no engine diagnostic trouble codes stored in ECM
Brand new Bosch O2 sensor installed
o Replaced ECM after original one failed
o Engine rear main oil seal was replaced when performing the 5-speed swap
o Heavy duty cultch installed
Brand new aluminum cultch slave cylinder installed
Brand new cultch master cylinder
o Z3 short shifter set-up installed
Using factory e46 weighted shift knob
o Z3 finned rear end diff cover installed with synthetic gear lube
I have and extra 3.73 LSD diff to go with sale if buyer wants it
o Comes with an extra M20 engine and 5-speed transmission if buyer wants it
• Interior details
o Black leather heated sport seats in very good condition (cold weather package!)
Matching rear seats with fold down arm rest
Black carpet installed
• Factory e30 BMW floor mats
o White M3 interment cluster gauge background
o M3 color stitching on leather shift boot
o Fully loaded with 19 button on-board computer and power everything
Computer works great
o Sony CD, MP3, aux input radio
Matching Sony component speakers installed
Factory door tweeters
Two 12" Competition Kicker L5 Solar Baric square sub-woofers with the matching 1500 watt mono block Kicker amp and matching Kicker box
• This system is professionally installed and works beautifully
Power antenna began to bind while raising and lowering
• I installed a universal antenna
o Original power antenna will go with the sale (just needs the mast replaced)
Car has factory BMW original e30 traler hitch installed
Car has all 4 factory BMW original mud guards / flaps with correct mounting hardware
I spent 3 years restoring this car and I am only asking $7,500 obo. I honestly have much more than that invested into this brillant E30.
This car comes with an extra (spare) complete powerterrain incuding a low milage engine, 5-speed transmission, 3.73 LSD diff, 15" track wheels and tires, and all of the original 4-lug suspension and brakes. I also have many other parts that that the purchaser may choose to take wtih the car. Too many to list.
Contact Mike @ 330-321-7115
Location: Medina OH
Dirtbykerhst@yahoo.com
I am having trooble posting pictures. I have a 5 loaded under the attachments since that is the only way I could figure out how to copy my pictures into the form. I will keep working to get more up. Thanks
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