318i auto bronzit reborn as m52

[johnmaccow]

Owned a E36 and had bought M52 for it but then got offered the E30, stripped with no engine and interior etc but had plate F79MDL.
I was born in 79 and surname McDowell so thought I would buy it and get plate off it as £200 was bargain for private plate.
Got it home and it's rock solid so E36 went with intention of fitting the M52 to it and hammering it round croft.
However after 6 years of odd weekends messing with it and rebuilding it I can't do that to it so a couple more jobs and it's MOT time finally.
It's m52 with m20 flywheel and manual conversion, m50 inlet and ecu tweaked by Dante and manifolds the same, cannot recommend him enough and wish had just had loom conversion done by him as it was a right sod.
325i brakes and suspension and exhaust with a tailpipe hidden to look like standard 318i
Bodywork has couple scratches and marks but will get sorted maybe next year.
Have few pics of it from first collecting it to how it sits now, even got hold of fibreglass bonnet (off M3 racecar) to make it easier to work on in garage lol

[johnmaccow]

Few more pics

[martauto]

Love the colour and that engine looks as if it was supposed to be there , nice one mate

Mart.

[Tedswagon]

Cool story, looks great Gota love a bronzit. My first E30 was a bronzit. Had a sierra too. Rwd ftw

[johnmaccow]

Need refurb but got them cheap off my brother
Not 100% set on them but 17x8 et35 so need 15mm spacers and 215/40/r17 from what I've read about fitment n stuff.

[johnmaccow]

Nearly ready for test
Rear fog to sort , fan wiring and think it's about there.
Only taken 7 years lol

[Foe]

Nice work
They do say, the best things come to those who wait!

[magpie]

good save John lad, i remember getting the headlight washer kit off it for £35 about 8 yrs ago, i do remember it being a clean car .

[johnmaccow]

Need to change lazy starter and inlet gaskets while I'm there and get fan wired in and get headlight aim done and finally test time.

[johnmaccow]

So bit of an update finally,
Wasn't starter at fault after removing and stripping and cleaning and refitting it turned out to be ignition switch had broken clip and wasn't turning all the way to engage so got cable tied lol.
Decided to change droplinks for mondeo ones and change ARB to polybushed 22mm one and the lollipops disintegrated so swapped those for poly m3 ones and now drives a lot different .
Over 9 years ago I bought it as a rolling shell and I'm pleased to say it now has 12 month MOT as of today with advisory for wiper blade .
Few more small jobs to do but I'm loving it, just need this lockdown to end

[martauto]

Well done mate
At least you can sit in her ????
You know whats coming now...................PIC`S please

Mart.

[johnmaccow]

[johnmaccow]

A few pics

[DanThe]

At last