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Boris3

There are issues here but again not a surprise.

In addition to structural issues, the bulkhead removal raises a safety issue with the battery placement in spare tire well. The battery needs to be fully enclosed in a battery box for the safety of the driver. Any decent organization would fail the car in tech. Hoping the jumper cables were just to start and not a permanent fixture (still, running the cables through the car rather than removing the truck lid raises other questions, maybe "quicker'?)

The tape over the top of the sunroof panel might be OK if the panel is welded or riveted to the roof skin. Looks like the latter. My panel has welded on brackets that are bolted to my cage, and has seam sealer and gorilla tape over the seams to keep out the water when it rains.

I'm assuming the rear trunk clips are because of the gutted bulkhead but if you want weight reduction it would be much better to remove the front hood assembly and use clips there.

Similarly replace the front comfort seat and slider which weighs a lot and offers no support at all for autox or track.

The coil relocated to the top of the passenger fender well could be OK as long as the bracket is bolted through so the coil doesn't come loose. Coil coming loose and banging against the exhaust headers can fry the car's electrics.

Heater core is pulled which is fine, but given Wisconsin you'd want some setup to deal with defogging the windshield.

Taped over hole to the left in the passenger floorboard could be to get access to trans fill hole to run a fill hose? Useful if the case.

If you could pick this up for $3-4k, there is potential. The suspension bits are a plus. Go through it thoroughly to make sure everything is OK mechanical and electrical. Get it up on a lift to check structure and rust. There's been some repainted stuff out of Homer Glenn covering some poor body conditions. You'd also want much more detail on who did the stroker rebuild and how well it was done. Battery box or weld in a new bulkhead depending on who you plan to run with, cage it or add a roll bar at minimum, pick up a used race seat, harnesses, etc., and you could have a fun toy.

By that time / price point though there are other things you could have bought.

m42b32

straight6pwr said:

first off, who the hell cuts the bulkhead at the rear seats?! its structural!

oh yeah, that's right, homer glen guy would. he thinks he knows everything about e30s

that car is way too crusty for 7k. the sunroof delete is taped on.

Not sure how I missed the cut bulkhead.... it wasn't even done cleanly, just hacked out.

I think my eyes glossed over because I want the coilovers and K1's.

RobZR

I know it's not an E30, this is what I call the Ultimate Driving Machine.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-bmw-740i-27/

ChrisO

That thing is so cool, but $36k and rust spots

patsbimmer1

Rust spots be damned! Take my money!

straight6pwr

holy hell

YoungCR

Yeah I’d still buy it, that’s a sweet build

P_Roloff

Holy hell, that thing's cool.

m42b32

Oh man, that thing is so cool!

SteelBlue

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/urbana-1991-bmw-325i-coupe-e30/6802278007.html

P_Roloff

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/schaumburg-2006-bmw-m3-cheap/6814687539.html

If you're feeling lucky...

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/harwood-heights-2006-bmw-330-zhp/6793512324.html

So clean, but auto

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/aurora-bmw-m3-2008/6792730031.html

I just threw up in my mouth a little.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/cto/d/willowbrook-1989-bmw-750i-long-carfax/6813357440.html

Before texting remember it's v12 LONg !

Guess he really wants to drive home the fact that its LONG!

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/westmont-2003-bmw-540it-wagon-touring/6812573112.html

High mileage but clean 540iT, s62 swap anyone?

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/plainfield-2005-bmw-x5-44l/6808640938.html

Never knew x5's could have pushbars, found part numbers though so they do exist. Not sure if this one is OEM, but it sure is fugly.

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/delavan-1998-bmw-parts-or-whole/6810184468.html

Could probably part the wheels and 6-speed swap for a lot more than he's asking.

https://appleton.craigslist.org/cto/d/oshkosh-1991-bmw-325i/6806683303.html

Decent looking e30, only two shitty pictures though.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/darien-2000-bmw-540i/6801700137.html

Combine this and the 6 speed parts car, and voila, 540i/6 in a cool color and a parts car.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/lake-villa-2007-bmw-328xi-manual-wagon/6800514029.html

And a manual e90 wagon, higher miles and AWD though.

YoungCR

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/d/costa-mesa-1984-bmw-e28-m5-group/6814596799.html

Pretty fare price imo, I subtract my vote for the e38 to use my "$30k budget" towards this

m42b32

YoungCR said:

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/d/costa-mesa-1984-bmw-e28-m5-group/6814596799.html

Pretty fare price imo, I subtract my vote for the e38 to use my "$30k budget" towards this

Now that is awesome

HipMF

https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-1983-bmw-320i-m20/6806642517.html

*SEMA BUILD*

https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-sema-build-turbo/6814265169.html

rampelsauce

I'm sure this has been posted before because its been for sale for half a decade. Not sure why it hasn't sold.

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/spring-green-1981-bmw-320is/6807796394.html

Jdesign

SteelBlue said:

https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/urbana-1991-bmw-325i-coupe-e30/6802278007.html

REPOST!

P_Roloff said:

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/schaumburg-2006-bmw-m3-cheap/6814687539.html

If you're feeling lucky... NOPE.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/aurora-bmw-m3-2008/6792730031.html

I just threw up in my mouth a little. Been for sale for almost a year now. I wonder why?

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/westmont-2003-bmw-540it-wagon-touring/6812573112.html

High mileage but clean 540iT, s62 swap anyone? Needs a 6spd and would be

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/delavan-1998-bmw-parts-or-whole/6810184468.html

Could probably part the wheels and 6-speed swap for a lot more than he's asking. I agree, This is a killer deal

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/darien-2000-bmw-540i/6801700137.html

Combine this and the 6 speed parts car, and voila, 540i/6 in a cool color and a parts car. I think I posted this earlier. Has an M5 bumper too!

Lots of good links here. It seems like the amount of interesting cars posted FS has been limited with the cold weather

HipMF said:

https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-1983-bmw-320i-m20/6806642517.html

*SEMA BUILD*

https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-sema-build-turbo/6814265169.html

That E21 is sweet. That E30 though......is not.

rampelsauce said:

I'm sure this has been posted before because its been for sale for half a decade. Not sure why it hasn't sold.

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/spring-green-1981-bmw-320is/6807796394.html

HOLY SHIT!! IT FINALLY HAS MORE PICTURES! Too bad its still not worth $10k.

P_Roloff

rampelsauce said:

I'm sure this has been posted before because its been for sale for half a decade. Not sure why it hasn't sold.

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/d/spring-green-1981-bmw-320is/6807796394.html

When the new pics have time stamps from 2013 lol

SteelBlue

HipMF said:

*SEMA BUILD*

https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-sema-build-turbo/6814265169.html

This would be kind of cool in a weird way if it wasn’t fiber glass and body filler colored

Rekpoint

great price for a RWD e91 wagon

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/2007-bmw-328i-wagon/6819494256.html

ChrisO

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=498220671&zip=54301&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D54301%26extColorsSimple%3DYELLOW%26startYear%3D1981%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceDESC%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26marketExtension%3Don%26endYear%3D2020%26makeCodeList%3DBMW%26searchRadius%3D0&startYear=1981&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&endYear=2020&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=0&clickType=spotlight

Seems like a really good deal for only 28k miles+ a hard top and the color combo

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