1991 325i S50 Swap (Albany NY)

[D1t]

Up for sale is my Brilliantrot 1991 325i with 1995 M3 engine and transmission. The car has been very heavily modified with the aim of creating an incredible driver’s car which turns heads and can be taken grocery shopping.


The car was built in March of 1991, making it a last year and last month model. The car was sold in Virginia that July. The vehicle was taken off the road sometime between 2005 and 2006, and was not re-registered until 2013. It spent a just under a year in Minnesota before being brought to New York where it has remained since.


I purchased the vehicle in January of 2017 and in May of 2017 swapped in an engine and transmission from a 183K mile 1995 M3. The engine had been serviced thoroughly by it’s previous owner including welding of the oil pump nut. The engine was tuned by RK tuning on long island before I purchased it.


In May of 2018 the vehicle was hit on the right front corner, which pushed the right front wheel into the passenger’s footwell and totaled the car. Luckily the subframe, shock tower, and all other mounting points remained intact. The car was professionally repaired by replacing both front fenders, valence, bumper, and completely respraying the car. At this time all the rust was repaired except for a small hole under the battery.


As I am moving to California I would rather sell this than go through the expense of making it SMOG legal.


Modifications:


Suspension:
Bilstein Sport dampers with Ireland Engineering progressive race springs
Z3 steering rack (power steering deleted)
Increased caster front lower control arm bushings
Reinforced front subframe
Wheels are 16” style 5 from E32 which have been filled and redrilled to 4x100 before being refinished. Slight curb rash present.
Tires are Continental Extremecontact Sport and have less than 5,000 miles
Custom wheel spacers/center bore adapters


Brakes:
Wilwood 4 piston Dynapro calipers in front with EBC Yellowstuff pads / Volkswagen Corrado rotors
Rear calipers are stock - recently rebuilt
New rotors and pads all the way around
New stainless steel lines
New E32 M5 master cylinder
325iX brake booster
New 2002ti remote reservoir
ABS works


Engine:
1995 BMW S50 Engine
Recently replaced water pump and thermostat
S50 intake
Ebay equal length headers
New Borla Pro XS muffler used as resonator with Vibrant Street Power muffler
New 318is Radiator
New Spal 16” pusher fan with low temperature fan switch
New RevShift 80A polyurethane engine mounts
New Cone filter
Fuel pump replaced shortly before purchase
Oil level sensor gasket leaks


Driveline:
1996 325i driveshaft
New center support bearing with engine swap
Z3 3.15 Torsen LSD
Replaced all CV boots within last 10,000 miles
New Polyurethane differential mount
New Polyurethane transmission mount
New Z3 1.8 shifter with all new bushings in last 10K miles


Interior:
Incredible black leather sport seats, amazing condition
New blower motor and climate controls
8 button clock
New Renown 280mm steering wheel
ZHP shift knob
JVC single din head unit
Replaced odometer gears
Center console has been modified for cupholders
All lights work
External thermometer replaced
No lights on dash
Seat belts have begun to fray
Carpet has seen better days



Exterior:
Resprayed in summer 2018 by Paintworx in Albany NY. 2 stage. Brilliantrot. Window trim removed but all windows remained in.
New Morimoto HID’s in stock Ellipsoid housings
Perfect condition fog lights
Almost every piece of trim has recently been replaced
IS lip and spoiler
Antenna deleted
Sunroof works perfectly
No leaks
Tail Light seals replaced
New Euro Grilles
All lights work
Some rock chips in front valence


Considering all the work that has been put in and the fresh respray I am asking $15,000, but am open to offers.


https://imgur.com/a/gCqpAOo

[sdremsw]

Beautiful car! Have you had any issues with the fill and drill on the wheels? I'm tossing up whether to do that or go with adapters.

[mredwin25]

sweet glws

[D1t]

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