1988 325IS with s52 Swap, ZF 5-speed Transmission - $11600 (Sacramento)

[ELCID86]

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/4855748083.html

[wertyu78]

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/4855748083.html

Super nice car. A bit steep on the price, though...

[az3579]

Super nice car. A bit steep on the price, though...

Nope. Very clean E30's in STOCK form go for amounts in that neighborhood. A swapped one at that price is not bad at all, especially one that has been exceptionally done up like this one.


I want this car very badly.

[Johnmadd]

Mmmmmmm

[BADCLOWN]

very good price for (just looking at pictures) a seemingly super clean inside/out swapped E30. good call on the ZF trans and 3.93 diff as well. I sold my m52 swapped e30 for $14.5k (2-3k overpriced but i started out at $15k and found that "right buyer" before it sat for too long and had to lower it down to what it was worth).

[wertyu78]

Non-M E30's selling for those numbers? Jeebus. I should've sat on a few of the E30's I owned. That's outrageous. Seems like just 2-3 years ago they were barely fetching $5,500 - $7.5 for a 24v swap.

[BADCLOWN]

heres the list of items I had/what the car came with when i sold it to give you an idea:


1991 BMW 318is E30 coupe
Diamantschwarz metallic
Tan sport leather interior
Keyless entry system (installed by PO, not working as of now)
(1) used OE BMW key fob
(2) new spares cut


Motor:

-M52 24v motor mid-90k miles (painted black), Pulled from a running vehicle (rear ended)
-OBDI M3 wiring harness
-OBDI M3 fuel rail
-OBDI sensors
-Manifold
-24v oil pan (painted black)
-5spd ZF transmission (painted black)
-OEM M3 single mass clutch kit
-e36 driveshaft
-Red label DME
-working heat/no A/C

Maintenance (all items listed NEW):

-new Water pump w/ upgraded metal impeller
-Upgraded 120amp alternator (reman)
-(6) new NGK spark plugs
-new Center bearing
-new power steering rack boots (driver side inner torn)
-new Thermostat housing
-new 92 degree Thermostat
-new Rear drive axles
-new Front control arms and bushings
-new Tie rod ends
-new dip stick tube seal
-new oil pressure switch
-oil pick up
-new Rear sway bar endlinks
-All belts new
-new Headgasket set
-new Valve cover gasket
-24v oil pan
-new Valve cover grommets
-new Intake manifold gasket
-new Throttle body gasket
-new Oil filter kit (filter, seal)
-new Oil pan gasket
-new E34 M5 motor mounts
-2.93 rear differential w/ new seal done
-new oil drain plug/seal
-new crankshaft oil seal/front
-new crankshaft oil seal/rear (metal)
-new (2) knock sensors
-new 325ix brake booster
-new Spal cooling fan
-new radiator drain petrooster
-new Mishimoto radiator
-new Coolant bottle
-new coolant bottle cap
-new radiator mounts
-new camshaft position sensor
-new head bolts/hardware
-Oxygen sensor
-new 6cyl coding plug for tach correction
-Brakes/pads done before I bought it
-new m50/s50 Coolant hoses
-new e36 slave cylinder
-new e36 ///M throw out bearing
-new shift fork in bellhousing
-All fluids flushed/replaced (diff, trans, clutch, brake, coolant)
-All wiring pinned out (uses same body harness connector from OE body wiring and pinned out to the OBDI engine harness using OE connector)

Modifications:

-M52 polished OBX headers modified
-Custom 2.25 exhaust (flex/resonator/2.25 in – dual 3.5 out magnaflow 13816 muffler)
-OBD I conversion/red label DME
-Larger 3.5 inch MAF from 540i
-Bimmerworld euro MAF adapter
-ejnight black 24v skidplate
-cone filter

Interior:

-Tan sport interior
-Mint/crack free OE E30 dashboard
-carpet dash cover
-ZHP weighted 5spd shift knob with ///M logo (comes with OE shift knob/boots)
-Tri-color ///M stitched Matt-B shift/e-brake boots in faux leather (black)
-M-tech 1 steering wheel (great shape, comes with OE steering wheel/airbag)
-Brand new tan/brown/black front and rear floor mats
-New door panel clips for both doors
-New side mirror glass (uninstalled)
-new interior door handles and door handle trim
-convex rear view mirror
-OE glass sunroof (siliconed shut by PO, I have an OE sunroof seal for it, wont be -installed before sale
-325is tweeter pods


Stereo:

-Alpine headunit (ill have to pull the model number later)
-iPod integration cable
-Alpine 1000w mono amp (sub amp)
-Alpine 500-600w 4channel amp (speaker amp)
-Infinity Kappa Perfect 5 ¼ component front speakers
-Infinity Reference 5 ¼ rear deck speakers
-Alpine 10 inch type-R subwoofer in custom sealed box
-modified 325is tweeter pods
-Rockford fosgate digi cap
-amp wiring kit
-amp rack/sub box all carpeted to match OE carpet

Suspension/Wheels:

-KW V2 coilovers
-BBS RS 16x9 (2 ½ lip) et13 front 16x10 et13 rear (3 ½ lip) (drilled and plugged, originally 4x114.3)
-lips and caps wet sanded and repolished
-BBS valve stems and caps new
-Falken 512 215/40/16 front and 225/40/16 rear tires (80 miles or so on them now)
-3 spare used falken 512 tires (old tires)
-half-height polished hex caps
-front stud conversion
-(2) 3mm and (2) 5mm H&R spacers stacked in front
-4 corner alignment at my place of employment

Exterior:

-textured side moldings
-repainted OE rear decklid spoiler in flat black
-Euro textured front/rear bumper moldings new
-new BMW roundels front/rear
-black euro kidneys
-OE VW N/A lip
-euro smilies
-retrofitted HIDs
- BMW europlate frame with your choice of either a pair (2) of black w/ white lettering “TRITONE” plates or (1) black with silver lettering “BASTARD” plate if you so choose to want one
-hirschmann power antenna w/ OE grommet (not installed)




i wouldn't say that car was worth the $14.5k it brought but found someone fairly quickly that wanted it. i think it was realistically worth around 12.

[az3579]

Non-M E30's selling for those numbers? Jeebus. I should've sat on a few of the E30's I owned. That's outrageous. Seems like just 2-3 years ago they were barely fetching $5,500 - $7.5 for a 24v swap.

You are correct. Just a few short years ago, very nice E30's were around $5-6k. Now they're double that. It doesn't make any sense.
You can't even find a decent unmolested E30 M3 for less than $20k nowadays.

Keep in mind, the high-value E30's are ones that are sought after; M42 318i/is and 325i/is models. The 325e's and M10 318i's still get no love (for damn good reason), but even those are pretty high, between 3-4k.

[Hermes]

That car is not worth it in Cali since it hasn't been reffed. If it was legal I can see asking that price

[BADCLOWN]

if you buy it and live in a state where they have emissions testing, otherwise, who cares.

[Hermes]

The point is it's for sale in California, but it's not a legal California car. That makes a huge difference in who is willing to buy it. Personally I think that if you want to do an engine swap in our commie state you should know the rules. When you just do your swap and hope everything works out you're an idiot since the car can be impounded and sold by the state.

[SoDelBMW]

Not to steal the thread but really how bad is Cali emissions and whatever goes with it? As I am moving out to California in the next 6 months for college I guess I should get informed.

[toddness]

California emissions are the strictest in the country - if you have a heavily modified car or swap or installed headers and lack a cat - good luck.

If you are coming as a student, you should not have to register your car here unless you plan to claim residency. As a student you may be exempt (I think you have to be under 24 and not working) - I don't know about work-study.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1dmy&urile=wcm:path:/dmv_content_en/dmv/pubs/reg_hdbk/ch12/ch12_5

DMV.CA.gov is the official site - there are a number of imposter sites that may or may not give accurate information with similar URL's.

[Hermes]

Smog approved swap

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4888078646.html

Edit: ebay special, not bar approved

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/4868279554.html

[az3579]

Smog approved swap

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4888078646.html

Edit: ebay special, not bar approved

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/4868279554.html

I don't see how that first one is emissions approved when it was originally OBDII and then converted to OBDI...

[Hermes]

It depends on the ref who does the approval, and back then it was easier to get away with stuff. I'm not saying I like any of these cars more than the other, but if it was me as a resident of CA I want to see that approval sticker before I fork any money over for a possible registration headache. As long as the state has approved it before the car merely needs to maintain how it was approved.

[Mike V]

Damn that's nice. Acquiring the M Coupe last year helped to scratch the itch that I had for an S52 swapped E30, but I'd still love to have one.

[UdubBadger]

Looks good to me


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[duhmiko]

California emissions are the strictest in the country - if you have a heavily modified car or swap or installed headers and lack a cat - good luck.

If you are coming as a student, you should not have to register your car here unless you plan to claim residency. As a student you may be exempt (I think you have to be under 24 and not working) - I don't know about work-study.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1dmy&urile=wcm:path:/dmv_content_en/dmv/pubs/reg_hdbk/ch12/ch12_5

DMV.CA.gov is the official site - there are a number of imposter sites that may or may not give accurate information with similar URL's.


I live in SoCal. A lot of my friends have gotten their cats stolen or just drive rice rockets...

You can drive to East LA and pay $200 to get approved for smog. Not bad since it's only every 2 years. I don't know anyone who's been pulled over because of noise but you just have to be careful where you floor it...