Help me make up my mind

[DAZ1985]

I have got a 1989 316 2 door thats got a mint shell

Now i didnt have the car long before the headgasket went

its got a 323 engine in it, the car seems to good to break but if all else fails i may have no choice.

do i?

-> Get the head gasket done?

-> Source another engine and drop that in

-> Strip the car for bits?

-> Sell the car how it is?

i know if i put another engine in id want keep it but with other projects on at the same time i wont have the space, so no matter what happens the car will be going one way or another, Just want to get as much money back as possible


opinions please ????

[Alex]

sort out the engine

[ImysE30]

Stick a M50/M52 in there

[LeonNewton]

eather way keep the car. wot ever you put in just have fun with it. if the shell is mintey mint and you keep it that way its worth it.

[leeparkes]

so no matter what happens the car will be going one way or another, Just want to get as much money back as possible


opinions please ????

Where are you located?

[DAZ1985]

say i did the work myself, im quite handy with spanners how much would it cost?

repair cost and new engine cost?


link to car if any more info needed

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/956104.htm

[DAZ1985]

so no matter what happens the car will be going one way or another, Just want to get as much money back as possible


opinions please ????

Where are you located?

Stoke on trent mate

[leeparkes]

What colour is it?

[DAZ1985]

I cant remember off the top of my head what black it was

[Chase007]

Repair it mate

[e30topless]

why not have a go at fixing the head gasket yourself ? if the head is not cracked it's an easy fix if your handy with spanners,

a weekend of coffee a packet of fags , some head scratching and the occasional glance at the zone tech part of the forum helped me do my first head gasket !

an elring head set and a set of stretch bolts comes to around 60 squids from GSF

[leeparkes]

PM sent.

[DAZ1985]

What would it be worth once its all fixed? And how much as it is?

[town325i]

alright mate its mark who bought the bottom arms off you about a month ago. i would fix it it will always be worth more running even if it means getting a new engine it wont take that long to sort out

[DAZ1985]

Aup mate you alright? Im just trying to justify what extra money id have to put to it and what id get back in return

[fowler]

sell the shell what colour is it ????

[town325i]

well you can pick up a m20b25 with ecu and all the bit needed to fit it for around £200 use the flywheel off the engine in your car as its lighter than the 2.5 flywheel. this is the way i would go its go to be better than messing with a m20b23

[DAZ1985]

I could idealy do with the money for me other cars though. say it costs me 350 to drop another engine in then abit of tax, mot is up in may then sell it like that just say 500 and its back on the road what is it worth like that?

[town325i]

if on ebay it could make £750 maybe more it all depends on who is looking for a car at the time but if the shell is really clean it could make realy strong money

[DAZ1985]

Im thinking then maybe its best stripping it. It owes me 1350 i have sold the wheels,strut brace and them bits you had off me so it now owes me 1k. Whats a good shell fetch these days?

[town325i]

i havnt got a clue if its a non sunroof model someone may want it for a track day car

[DAZ1985]

Its a sunroof model