FS: E30 BMW 1988 325 Black, 2-Door, 5-Speed, Many Upgrades

[E34 HOOLIGAN]

FS: E30 BMW 1988 325 Black, 2-Door, 5-Speed, Many Upgrades

ASKING $8,600

Selling my beloved E30. I’ve had this car and daily driven it for over 11 years.


We’ve been through a lot together and I’ve put countless hours under the hood with this beauty.


Looking for a good new home, please understand what your getting into when you purchase one of these cars (30 years old). While I have it in good shape it does need continual TLC.


I have many maintenance logs showing all the repairs and scheduled maintenance I’ve done over the years.


Here are some of the cold hard facts about the car you’ll want to know:


Cars Location: San Diego, California


Year: 1988


Body Style: 2- Door


Color: Black (schwartz)


Transmission: 5-Speed, Manual


VIN: WBAAB5407J4286071


Miles: 243,XXX


Model: 325 (SUPER ETA) - I have done a full conversion making this a “327i” car. I purchased a “885” BimmerHeads rebuilt head. It was ported and polished, new stainless steel valves, HD rockers, 272 Billet Cam, new Valve springs. it had THE WORKS. This was installed in June of 2017. So it’s VERY FRESH


Along with the head: I installed the larger intake manifold and had it professionally powdered coated black.


Installed all new coolant hoses (blue silicon)


Installed a 325i refurbished MAF, 325i Throttle Body and TPS


17.5 LBS M50 injectors which I had fully rebuilt


3.0 Bar Fuel Pressure Regular - brand new


173 ECU with SSSquid 2.7i chip


7K redline tachometer (even put in some cool looking rings)


I used all new high quality gaskets etc everywhere, I took my time and it turned out very nice.


New Bremi Cap and Rotor and STI ignition wire set.


Since then I’ve installed a rebuilt drive shaft and a new Bosch Starter.


The list goes on but you get the picture.


To further compliment the “327i” conversion I installed a 3.73 Diff and removed the dual mass flywheel, installing a single mass “i” one and had it machined down. I put a new clutch disk, pressure plate, TOB, etc in. Changed out ALL the tranny seals etc (I do a very thorough job whenever I work on this car)


Wheels / Tires: Ronal LS 15’ - very nice wheels that are period correct. I had these imported from RONAL in Europe. Less than 2 years old with ZERO curb rash - they are in immaculate condition. They are wrapped in Direzza DZ102 205 / 55 / 15 all around with lots of life left.


Suspension: H&R Race Springs with Bilstein Sport Shocks. Every bushing and mount has been replaced.


Subframe mounts: new Lemforder stock rubber
Trailing Arm bushings: new Lemforder stock rubber
Rear Shock mounts: upgraded E46 “ I believe “ rubber
New Rear Springs Pads


New Front Strut Bearings/mounts
New CAB’s E30 M3 offset version
new sway bar bushings and links
new Lemforder tie rod assemblies
New front wheels bearings/hub assembly


The suspension is very stiff and solid - but not nasty squeaky like you’d get with polly bushings.


Upgrades:


As stated above, full conversion to a 327i stroker motor, freshly rebuilt top end.


Real Genuine Hartge Front and Rear Strut Bars *RARE


MHW Tail Lights *RARE


M-tech 1 Steering Wheel


X5 3.0 shifter with M weighted shift knob, Leather with M stripe shift boot


E46 M3 Floor Mats


Blue Silicon Coolant/Radiator Hoses


E34 Leather E-Brake handle


E30 Leather E-Brake Boot


Rear Premium Speakers installed (OEM)


RONAL LS Wheels (near mint condition) Less than 2 years old


Genuine Hartge Rear Badge (H28), also have Chinese Hartge Badging.


Front Euro Grills


Front Blinkers Clear Smoked


Front Smoked Head lights and high beams


Front Euro Trim


Front Vinyl Sport Seats installed, Driver is near mint condition, and passenger is all mint except a hole which i have covered with a leather patch (looks decent). All the seat shocks have been replaced.


Shadow Trimmed all around the windows (looks very nice)


Windows tinted 35% all around (professionally done)


Recent Wheel alignment


Map light front an “IS” car


Euro Clock installed


Plastic Bumper Conversion


Front IS lip (aftermarket)


AC Delete


Cruse Control Delete


Windshield washer system Delete


Blacked out Front Kidney Grill


Throttle Body Heater Delete (Done Very Nicely - makes engine compartment a lot cleaner)


CD Player with AUX port


Maintence:


I bought this car at 133,XXX miles in 2007 and have meticulously maintained it. I have many of my personal records to show you (I did all the work myself). It’s had oil changes every 3 months or 3,000 miles with Castrol GTX 20W50 every time. Fuel Filters every 10K, timing belts every few years, coolant and brake fluid changes often. Air Filters often. Valves adjust every 10K, new NKG spark plugs. Tranny fluid changed every year. Diff fluid changed often too. You name it, it’s prolly been done with all high quality oils, gaskets and parts.


With that said this is a 30 year old classic and it does have a few beauty marks and a few things that need some attention.


Paint: it’s original and looks very good for it’s age, it does of course have scratches, chips and blemishes etc


Front Driver Side Fender has some damage (see pics)


passenger side door has some dents (see pics)


And the body has small little dings here and there.


The rear wheel bearings just started to make noise a few hundred miles ago and i haven’t got around to replacing them.


The rear Drive axles are going. You can feel it in the driveline if you aren’t smooth with the gas pedal.


Dash has a few cracks (very typical)


Driver side door is squeaky (I have the bushing for it just haven’t gotten around to installing it, part included in the sale)


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Overall this is a fantastic car, I really want to see it go to a good home. I have put hundreds of hours of blood sweat, tears and $$$$ into this car over the last 11+ years and want to find someone who will appreciate it and make it even better than it is now.


Just passed SMOG on Jun 14 2018


Clean Title, Tags registered until March 2019, Car has lived in California it’s whole life.


Price: $8,600 OBO, Cash and only Cash


Serious Buyers PM me and we’ll go from there.

[n4ppy]

Nice build! I'm still confused after reading this post as to what makes it worth over 5k (as a 1990 325is owner myself with similar modifications/30k fewer miles).