1988 24V BMW E30

So, Chapter 1 done with, it was time to find a replacement shell.

An old college friend heard of my plight and messaged me to say he had a black 2dr E30 tucked away which had been parked up for about 5 years, so I jumped in my car to go and take a look, I was nursing a pan handle when I opened the lock up to find a diamondschwartz chromie parked there...

Wheeled it outside for the first time in 5 years to have a better look





So I decided to buy it and a few weeks later a mate helped me drag it out and get it back to his place for a look over and sort an MOT, threw a bucket of water over it too


Eventually got it back home, where it sat for a while until I got my in gear

Moved into position on the drive, ready for a raping

Out came the fire breathing webber equipped M10 yog bag

I thought about leaving the donk outside for the winter and pishing on the block to give it 1500bhp of F1 heritage, but thought better of it lol

Gave the engine bay the good news with a pressure washer and some TFR


Ditched the keep fit steering rack and fitted E36 PAS rack to give it a quicker turn


Time to stuff it full of M52 B28 rightness

Pulled out the carpet to check the floor and also get rid of the pov spec nylon loop carpet and fit a black deep pyle one I had dyed







Back to the strip for some more 1/4 mile action, managed a 14.1 @98mph







And that's about where she is at the moment

Wiring was plug & play as I bought an adapted loom, I detest wiring

Where did the loom come from? Wiring is something i have no time for either!

It's a 2.8 lump mate, came out of this


PRC - I got the loom from a guy on E30 Zone, he makes them, think they are about £150 with your old loom in exchange. I also got an electric fan loom from him as you have to ditch the viscous fan on these when fitting in an E30.

If you go on www.e30zone.net (you have to join to view the forum) and look up a member called DanThe, he'll sort you out

193 I think, but mine has had the 2.5 M50 inlet manifold fitted (has larger inlet tracts) as the 2.8 was restricted for german insurance groupings, so they only make about 1bhp more than the 2.5 but a good dose more torque. I'm also running a full M3 scorpion system which has twin 50mm pipes throughout. I'd estimate it is probably doing about 220bhp now.

Need to get a remap done to extract the best from it, will get this done in due course.

I agree with all that has been said. I also note your local to me, so I look forward to seeing this around some time (not that I'll be able to keep up!)

Hello, i remember the touring from E30zone, it was bad times when it got bent, looking what you have now though, more that makes up for it.
Stunning.

I will vouch for the qtr time, i do remember the touring wasting the 928 at pod!

Nice read, thank you for the report and good luck with the 2 door