BMW E30 320i S50 -not M3 M5 CSL 1991

 Late 1990 320i Saloon in Brilliant Red. 3 litre S50B30 conversion. br>


A car that has had damn near every nut and bolt removed and reattached at some point in my 7 years of ownership. this car has been loved and looked after and an extensive development thread exists on the e30 zone:

Exterior:

Very nice Brilliant Red coachwork. recently detailed and maintained with select products. All 4 doors replaced with rust free items. correctly shimmed and panel gaps are spot on. Minor stone chips and small car park related dings. nothing PDR couldn't solve and. if perspective buyer requests. can be negotiated in sale. Sunroof in perfect working condition. various spares included in sale no longer necessary with the car's departure.

Freshly refinished 15” BBS wheels in standard silver and Nogaro silver centers. very good standard and they have that many coats of Poorboys sealant on them I'm almost blind… Toyo Proxies' all round. less than 100 miles on them.

Genuine M-Tech 2 front bumper section coupled with IS lip spoiler. SE side skirts and the tech 2 rear spoiler/bumper combo. odd yes but I fancied something slightly different…

Interior:

Black leather sport Interior in good condition. rear headrests. rear parcel shelf with roller blind. rear armrest. Tech 2 wheel & Gear selector in very nice condition. leather gaiters and handbrake handle. Factory upgrade tweeter pods. New Anthracite mats from the dealer. Sony Xplod head-unit with various lines in iPod/usb etc… See pictures



Suspension and steering:

Eibach Pro 35/40mm kit coupled with Bilstein B8 dampers. OEM -1. 5 degree offset front top mounts. Recent new wishbones and E30 M3 offset bushes. Recent new OEM beam bushes and poly trailing arm & differential bushes. E46 compact ‘067 quick rack fitted at engine conversion with ‘Danthe' solution steering bar/UJ and piping.

Engine and Drivetrain:

1994 E36 M3 with 89k miles donated a very nice engine and gearbox. conversion completed by BBB based in Ipswich. The only way to describe the conversion is ‘proper' and I do not use the word lightly. Custom loom adjustment for a factory looking install. BTB exhaust manifold mated to a Zero exhaust system which only features a rear silencer. legal but loud. in a good way. AKG engine mounts. invoice for conversion included along with a few trees worth of service and parts invoices.



Driving impressions:

This car accelerates. handles/turns in crisply and inspires confidence. I love driving it and having had a few engines in this shell I can state without pause that this is the best lump yet.

Straight line acceleration is suitably rapid. the differential is currently a 3. 73 ratio LSD to be ideally swapped for a 3. 25/3. 46 LSD unless like me B-road terrorism is your game.

This car acquitted itself superbly around the Nurburgring. well balanced and most importantly fun.

Current plate to be transferred off before sale.



In summary:

Yes you could have the same performance from a well-worn e36 m3 at a lesser cost but to me that's kind-of missing the point. it is an e30. quite a fast. well presented one -optioned nicely.

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