Since a very young age I wanted an e30, loved everything about them, especially those curves (or the lack of them haha), how good they look lowered and so on, but wasnt able to source/afford one..
So yeah last year finally managed to afford a car and bought myself an e36 323 vert, which was great fun! But later on I noticed the chassis wasnt even height on all 4 corners, not to mention rustyness, leaky roof, burning oil, etc..
So I decided Ill just invest into the engine and drivetrain and later on swap most of the parts onto e30.. Not long after engine developed tapping noise, which was the lifters, was quoted 300 for repairs, which seemed ridiculous as I had a butchers on ebay and you could get a m52b28 engine for as little as 250 or so, and thats what I did! Obviously this engine wasnt flawless, many parts broke down and instead of replacing them with the same ones, I looked for upgrades and ended up with m52b30 stroker with 330 cams, rotating assembly, m50nv intake on exhaust, m50 manifold, BBTB, 3.5" MAF and intake, loads of new sensors and lighter flywheel, fan delete and such
Well, the moment finally came when MOT and tax ran out for the vert, and I got myself a long awaited e30 (chooligan as we call em
) Heres the two together
and the one i bought
Ill be making this my daily fast car
Parts list (more of a note for myself):
e34 sump, oil pickup, and dipstick +
e28 535 engine mounts +
brown temp sensor
rear 5 lug conversion
respray
Many thanks for any help, there will obviously be more pictures as the build progresses
