This is originally an Arizona / California car that I had shipped to the east coast about four years ago now.
It's incredibly fun to drive and I can't imagine anything I replace it with will come close but I need something more comfortable for longer commutes and don't have room for multiple cars.
1989 325is with
Drivetrain:
1995 S50 155k miles
1995 M3 5spd ZF Transmission 155k miles
Z3m 3.15 LSD
Z3 short shifter
Raceland longtube headers
E34 525i oil pan, dipstick, oil pickup tube, and gasket
Wire tied oil pump nut
Beisan O-ring and rattle kit
Samco 3.5" intake boot
3.5" MAF
AEM dryflow cone filter
Castro Motorsport Airbox
E34 throttle cable
AKG swap mounts
UUC "red" poly trans mounts
Stewart water pump
Metal thermostat housing
E36 mishimoto radiator
E36 m3 clutch and pressure plate
Ireland engineering stainless steel clutch line
Electric 16" SPAL pusher cooling fan
TRM tune 91 octane, 3.5" MAF, EWS delete, stock injectors, stock cams
E36 328 manual driveshaft (rebuilt) PN: 26111227283
2.5" in/out 12" vibrant resonator
2.5" in dual 2" out vibrant muffler
E36/E30 wiring harness conversion
Body/Appearance
Antennae delete with plug
Euro grills
Euro front bumper trim
Red tail lights (sprayed and cleared)
Bosh euro smilies with driver side high beam delete for intake
Resprayed "is" lip and lower rocker trim
Ryan G is splitter
Rolled fenders
57mm Motorsport hardware studs
TRM C1 15x8 et20
Hankook RS3 225/45
Suspension and brakes
Ground Control C/O kit 450/700 springs with Bilstein sports
Ground Control touring camber plates
AKG end link tabs
Custom end links
Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts
E36 steering rack with new hoses and reservoir tank
Treehouse racing FCABs
Lemfoerder Control arms
Lemfoerder Tie Rods
Ireland engineering strut brace
Rear shock tower brace
Custom aluminum sway bar spacers
Garagistic rear shock tie-downs
E30 front hubs and wheel bearings
AKG 75d subframe, rtab, and diff bushings
944 brake booster
Massive street kit front bbk 280x22 dynapro calipers with massive hats
Hawk HPS (rebuilt rear calipers with brass guide pins/sleeves)
Wilwood street front pads
Hawk HP+ rear
Bimmerworld stainless steel brake lines V2
Interior
370mm Mtech II wheel
318is black front sport seats
Black rear bench
Black houndstooth door cards
OEM anthracite carpet
Radio delete plate
Alcantara shift and e-brake boots
OEM lower belt assemblies
Black Felt wrapped parcel shelf with speaker delete
Other
88 degree tstat
80/88c Aux fan switch
E36 engine mount arms
Manifold/power steering/alternator bolts
E30 center support bearing
E30 heater control valve and seals
E36 spider coolant hose
Coolant level sensor
Hydraulic and accessories pulleys
Spare tire well delete
New battery (April, 2017)
Pros:
Incredibly fun to drive
Great exhaust note
Gets compliments daily
Cons:
No A/C
Gauge cluster is intermittent with rpm and speed. Hasn't bothered me enough to look into.
Could use new tires
Single crack in center of dash forward/aft
$12,500
located in Annapolis, MD area
slachapelle8@aol.com
pictures
It's incredibly fun to drive and I can't imagine anything I replace it with will come close but I need something more comfortable for longer commutes and don't have room for multiple cars.
1989 325is with
Drivetrain:
1995 S50 155k miles
1995 M3 5spd ZF Transmission 155k miles
Z3m 3.15 LSD
Z3 short shifter
Raceland longtube headers
E34 525i oil pan, dipstick, oil pickup tube, and gasket
Wire tied oil pump nut
Beisan O-ring and rattle kit
Samco 3.5" intake boot
3.5" MAF
AEM dryflow cone filter
Castro Motorsport Airbox
E34 throttle cable
AKG swap mounts
UUC "red" poly trans mounts
Stewart water pump
Metal thermostat housing
E36 mishimoto radiator
E36 m3 clutch and pressure plate
Ireland engineering stainless steel clutch line
Electric 16" SPAL pusher cooling fan
TRM tune 91 octane, 3.5" MAF, EWS delete, stock injectors, stock cams
E36 328 manual driveshaft (rebuilt) PN: 26111227283
2.5" in/out 12" vibrant resonator
2.5" in dual 2" out vibrant muffler
E36/E30 wiring harness conversion
Body/Appearance
Antennae delete with plug
Euro grills
Euro front bumper trim
Red tail lights (sprayed and cleared)
Bosh euro smilies with driver side high beam delete for intake
Resprayed "is" lip and lower rocker trim
Ryan G is splitter
Rolled fenders
57mm Motorsport hardware studs
TRM C1 15x8 et20
Hankook RS3 225/45
Suspension and brakes
Ground Control C/O kit 450/700 springs with Bilstein sports
Ground Control touring camber plates
AKG end link tabs
Custom end links
Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts
E36 steering rack with new hoses and reservoir tank
Treehouse racing FCABs
Lemfoerder Control arms
Lemfoerder Tie Rods
Ireland engineering strut brace
Rear shock tower brace
Custom aluminum sway bar spacers
Garagistic rear shock tie-downs
E30 front hubs and wheel bearings
AKG 75d subframe, rtab, and diff bushings
944 brake booster
Massive street kit front bbk 280x22 dynapro calipers with massive hats
Hawk HPS (rebuilt rear calipers with brass guide pins/sleeves)
Wilwood street front pads
Hawk HP+ rear
Bimmerworld stainless steel brake lines V2
Interior
370mm Mtech II wheel
318is black front sport seats
Black rear bench
Black houndstooth door cards
OEM anthracite carpet
Radio delete plate
Alcantara shift and e-brake boots
OEM lower belt assemblies
Black Felt wrapped parcel shelf with speaker delete
Other
88 degree tstat
80/88c Aux fan switch
E36 engine mount arms
Manifold/power steering/alternator bolts
E30 center support bearing
E30 heater control valve and seals
E36 spider coolant hose
Coolant level sensor
Hydraulic and accessories pulleys
Spare tire well delete
New battery (April, 2017)
Pros:
Incredibly fun to drive
Great exhaust note
Gets compliments daily
Cons:
No A/C
Gauge cluster is intermittent with rpm and speed. Hasn't bothered me enough to look into.
Could use new tires
Single crack in center of dash forward/aft
$12,500
located in Annapolis, MD area
slachapelle8@aol.com
pictures
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