325, S50 conversion? complete car?

Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:42 pm

Hi does anyone know of a 2door e30 with an s50 conversion for sale as a complete car? Doesn't have to be a track day warrior on coilovers just a fairly straight motor with the engine in an running an driving? What sort of money would they go for?

Thanks for any input

Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:13 pm

pm sent

Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:43 pm

Me too im lookin for 1!

Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:48 pm

Jhonno has a full conversion for sale.

Its a proven plug and play set up. Straight forward bolt in S50. FTW

PM him for details

Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:02 am

Theres one on pistonheads

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2072195.htm

not sure of the colour though

Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:27 am

airborne_7 wrote:Theres one on pistonheads

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2072195.htm

not sure of the colour though

defo not my colour
and i'm thinkin of a convertible

Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:30 am

Thats been through a lot of hands if its the one i'm thinking of.

Doubt there's been many S50s dropped into cabs.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:36 am

shabalake wrote:
airborne_7 wrote:Theres one on pistonheads

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2072195.htm

not sure of the colour though

defo not my colour
and i'm thinkin of a convertible

S50'd cab is madness imo

Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:53 am

Imagine the scuttle flex

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:20 pm

300bhp is nothing for a cab

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:27 pm

ImysE30 wrote:300bhp is nothing for a cab

You do talk some poo my friend. You will find out with that 3ton donk at the front and 350bhp at the rear, bolted to a rotten Roses tin.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:30 pm

ImysE30 wrote:300bhp is nothing for a cab

I would'nt call it nothing, it's nearly twice what most
would be running now, given the age, loss of Hp. Anything more would call for some structural strengthening, surely.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:30 pm

Dezzy wrote:
ImysE30 wrote:300bhp is nothing for a cab

You do talk some poo my friend. You will find out with that 3ton donk at the front and 350bhp at the rear, bolted to a rotten Roses tin.

2.7 Supercharged cabby on here running over 300bhp, has been comfortably without any problems for a while

Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:51 pm

I doubt it gets a good hiding tho. E30 Cabs shake even with an M40 in.

It is a silly idea.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:56 pm

I agree no point in a s50 cab. Also I've never met an m3 convertable owner who isn't a complete tool - as an example in the last 3 times I've visited the ring I've seen one get stacked only to hear the wide boy driver giving it the large back in the paddock.

I never seen the point of an m3 cab but I guess you have to be 'that way inclined'.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:17 pm

Cabrio owners are well known to be 'confused.'

Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:52 pm

oldroydsr4 wrote:I agree no point in a s50 cab. Also I've never met an m3 convertable owner who isn't a complete tool - as an example in the last 3 times I've visited the ring I've seen one get stacked only to hear the wide boy driver giving it the large back in the paddock.

I never seen the point of an m3 cab but I guess you have to be 'that way inclined'.

Alas, most M3 owners are "tools" , roofless or not

Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:21 pm

Totally agree. The advantage of the M3 is all the little changes to the body and running gear to make them handle better.

WTF is the point in cutting the roof off?

Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:44 pm

Royalratch wrote:I doubt it gets a good hiding tho. E30 Cabs shake even with an M40 in.

It is a silly idea.

i have an s50 in my cab and regularly thrash it within an inch of its life,the s50 is a smooth strong engine and will never rattle or shake anything its dropped in

Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:49 pm

The weight of these anchors does reduce the scuttle vibration slightly

Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:06 pm

Dezzy wrote:Totally agree. The advantage of the M3 is all the little changes to the body and running gear to make them handle better.

WTF is the point in cutting the roof off?

To court the pink pound which, interestingly, is plentiful.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:49 pm

Royalratch wrote:
Dezzy wrote:Totally agree. The advantage of the M3 is all the little changes to the body and running gear to make them handle better.

WTF is the point in cutting the roof off?
To court the pink pound which, interestingly, is plentiful.

That explains Imy then.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:07 pm

Dezzy wrote:Totally agree. The advantage of the M3 is all the little changes to the body and running gear to make them handle better.

WTF is the point in cutting the roof off?

As has been said on this site before, it was "done to put the homo in homologation".

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:10 pm

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:11 pm

It would be fun to see a Cabrio compete in a world class race series though!

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:14 pm

Royalratch wrote:It would be fun to see a Cabrio compete in a world class race series though!

Race round the drive through? First to order big mac and fries wins, extra points for bagging a hoe en route, maximum points for 'turning heads' with banging tunzs

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:16 pm

Hero status for a lamp post

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:21 pm

To the op, i saw a s50 e30 rally car go on ebay this week for 4200! But i think you would have to pay upwards of 6k for a reasonable one.

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:26 pm

Clearly not a 'rally' car, have you got the link still?

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:28 pm

Of sorts, I must admit it seemed very cheap!

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:30 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-M3-RALLY- ... 347wt_1141

It did go cheap for whats there!

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:32 pm

That's for nowt

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:32 pm

item number, 220722403322

Any thoughts as to why so cheap? Aside from the paint job.

I may well of bid on it but i was to late!

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:36 pm

Cage, tyres, gaz, s50 etc etc

Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:38 pm

No idea, ive seen M20'd track cars sell for more