Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)

[Earl]

"Adult driven, never raced"

[Jdesign]

That's a really odd car to set up for such duties. I think its going to be really hard to find a buyer.

[patsbimmer1]

I'm not even mad, i'm actually impressed that it was used to drift.  I really want to see a video.  The photo's are crap for the ad but he wrote it very honestly.

[P_Roloff]

My eyes...

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/1984-bmw-318i-e30-5-speed/6307759677.html

[P_Roloff]

Nice inexpensive set of wheels for an e30 if anyone's looking. 

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/wto/d/borbet-15-7x15-4x100-wheels/6310315449.html

[Jdesign]

P_Roloff said:

My eyes...

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/1984-bmw-318i-e30-5-speed/6307759677.html

I saw that on facebook. Looks like he did a great job masking..... Look at the mirror glass.

[m42b32]

NP/CP on Jalopnik today:

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/2000-bmw-323i-wagon-full-swap/6310344711.html

I love that they left the exterior pretty much stock looking, awesome sleeper

[Boris3]

P_Roloff said:

Nice inexpensive set of wheels for an e30 if anyone's looking. 

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/wto/d/borbet-15-7x15-4x100-wheels/6310315449.html

These look like Borbet Type H, strong wheel but heavy. Maybe 21 lbs in a 15x7?? Good for snow tires / winter hooning / potential curb smacking, etc

If the seller is correct on the offset of +35 then you'll probably need spacers to fit on a regular e30 to get it closer to +25 for a 15x7 fitment. Should work on an ix though without spacers.

[B C]

m42b32 said:

NP/CP on Jalopnik today:

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/2000-bmw-323i-wagon-full-swap/6310344711.html

I love that they left the exterior pretty much stock looking, awesome sleeper

Sleepers are awesome!

They have done well with that car

[straight6pwr]

m42b32 said:

NP/CP on Jalopnik today:

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/2000-bmw-323i-wagon-full-swap/6310344711.html

I love that they left the exterior pretty much stock looking, awesome sleeper

holy twatwaddle!. i'd probably rather have that than my e30... whats wrong with my brain.

[The Full Banana]

m42b32 said:

NP/CP on Jalopnik today:

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/2000-bmw-323i-wagon-full-swap/6310344711.html

I love that they left the exterior pretty much stock looking, awesome sleeper

I know the guy that put that car together. He used to be active on the RWD Volvo forum and I met him when I went out to Portland a couple years back. Super down to earth, really talented and has built a number of very nice trucks and RWD volvos in his garage.

[AsparagusMike]

s52 Motor and tranny, not too bad.....

https://madison.craigslist.org/pts/d/s52-and-zf320/6320808693.html

[straight6pwr]

AsparagusMike said:

s52 Motor and tranny, not too bad.....

https://madison.craigslist.org/pts/d/s52-and-zf320/6320808693.html

probably bad. blown head gasket from being boosted = motor could be wrecked

[B C]

straight6pwr said:

AsparagusMike said:

s52 Motor and tranny, not too bad.....

https://madison.craigslist.org/pts/d/s52-and-zf320/6320808693.html

probably bad. blown head gasket from being boosted = motor could be wrecked

Cracked head isnt out of the question either

[GunMetalGrey]

Snap said:

Stripped threads in the head isnt out of the question either

Fixed that for ya.

I would buy it, but have no use for it currently.
I believe he posted in on FB for 1700

[B C]

I know [emoji58]

Not the ideal scenario, but the compression test was all 190's, I got to hear it run, it was $500 and I repaired it properly.

I would have raged hard if one of the $2000+ S52s I was shopping had given me this sort of grief

[AsparagusMike]

straight6pwr said:

probably bad. blown head gasket from being boosted = motor could be wrecked

How do you know it was boosted?

[B C]

AsparagusMike said:

straight6pwr said:

probably bad. blown head gasket from being boosted = motor could be wrecked

How do you know it was boosted?

He has wept with a number of us who have wrecked our boosted engines.

There is also a stage 3 clutch listed in the ad too which is possible evidence. But mostly its just his spidey-sense tingling.

[stealthbimmer]

I just want the trans. Someone buy it and sell me the trans....I have like $50 for ya.

[straight6pwr]

AsparagusMike said:

How do you know it was boosted?

he posted it on facebook as well. he has more info there: "It was boosted for ~9k miles on a very mild tune making 340whp ish. It was very healthy and ran great up until the head gasket went between cylinders 4 & 5."