Ballin' on a Budget. Budget Street/ Road Course E36
So yeah, fuckin around at Devo on CL last night "loosely" looking for a new car as a project. We came across this gem. 1993 BMW 325i. First year e36, 5-speed, 3.15 rear with LSD. Ended up taking the guy down from $1,300 to $950 (settled the last $50 on a coin flip) because it was all sorts of fucked in the front end suspension. My main goal is to make the car road competition ready by spring, and stretch every dollar in the process. I will list every modification and price along the way. I will update this thread with prices. Got it to the shop, and went head first into it this morning.
-Pass. Lower ball joint was FUCKED. $18.00
-Passanger front strut was "fucked"....... bolt ended up being loose. FREE.
-Battery was tired. Replaced with Interstate. $100
-Bottom rockers were faded and had lots of surface rust and a few holes. Patched them ans sprayed with rhino line. $16.88
-Installed Performance chip in ECU. Adds a bit more fuel and raises rev limiter 500rpm's. FREE
-Installed new wheels as fronts were bent to shit and rears leak air. ON LOAN UNTIL I GET KOSEI K1's.
-Headlight was out. Found to be fuse. Had spare in fuse box. FREE.
-Taillight was out. Found to be bad connection. Lubed with dielectrode grease. FREE.
-Reverse light out. $1.83
-Modified exhaust with big ricer tip
FREE
Today's total? $1085.68
Car now runs and drives smoothly. Front end is tight as can be.
Tomorrow I will be fixing the driver and passenger windows (dont move, but motors are operating.) Fixing stereo, and cleaning the hell out of the car.
9/7/12
-Cleaned the hell out of it. FREE
-Oil Change & Filter. $48.00 (Fuckin 7 quarts of oil gayness)
-Thermostat. $15.87
-Thermostat gasket. $2.13
-Serpentine belt while I had it all torn apart. $22.17
-O'riley's brand coolant. $12.99
Also, deleted the clutch fan while I was in there, car still has E-fan, no overheating whatsoever, and more powahh.
Registered it as well. $249.00
Total = $1,435.85 for a now fully serviced and registered BMW... and people say these cars are expensive
9/17/12
Fixed windows by replacing guides 4 x $5.99
Installed door speakers (were in car, but not in doors) FREE
Head unit (old as hell but works) FREE
9/25/12
Replaced malfunctioning gauge cluster $40 off Euroteknik.
3/7/13
-AKG Reinforcement plates, motor/trans mounts and all suspension bushings $725
-Hawk HP+ Pads, Rotors and SS brake lines $430
So yeah, fuckin around at Devo on CL last night "loosely" looking for a new car as a project. We came across this gem. 1993 BMW 325i. First year e36, 5-speed, 3.15 rear with LSD. Ended up taking the guy down from $1,300 to $950 (settled the last $50 on a coin flip) because it was all sorts of fucked in the front end suspension. My main goal is to make the car road competition ready by spring, and stretch every dollar in the process. I will list every modification and price along the way. I will update this thread with prices. Got it to the shop, and went head first into it this morning.
-Pass. Lower ball joint was FUCKED. $18.00
-Passanger front strut was "fucked"....... bolt ended up being loose. FREE.
-Battery was tired. Replaced with Interstate. $100
-Bottom rockers were faded and had lots of surface rust and a few holes. Patched them ans sprayed with rhino line. $16.88
-Installed Performance chip in ECU. Adds a bit more fuel and raises rev limiter 500rpm's. FREE
-Installed new wheels as fronts were bent to shit and rears leak air. ON LOAN UNTIL I GET KOSEI K1's.
-Headlight was out. Found to be fuse. Had spare in fuse box. FREE.
-Taillight was out. Found to be bad connection. Lubed with dielectrode grease. FREE.
-Reverse light out. $1.83
-Modified exhaust with big ricer tip
FREEToday's total? $1085.68
Car now runs and drives smoothly. Front end is tight as can be.
Tomorrow I will be fixing the driver and passenger windows (dont move, but motors are operating.) Fixing stereo, and cleaning the hell out of the car.
9/7/12
-Cleaned the hell out of it. FREE
-Oil Change & Filter. $48.00 (Fuckin 7 quarts of oil gayness)
-Thermostat. $15.87
-Thermostat gasket. $2.13
-Serpentine belt while I had it all torn apart. $22.17
-O'riley's brand coolant. $12.99
Also, deleted the clutch fan while I was in there, car still has E-fan, no overheating whatsoever, and more powahh.
Registered it as well. $249.00
Total = $1,435.85 for a now fully serviced and registered BMW... and people say these cars are expensive
9/17/12
Fixed windows by replacing guides 4 x $5.99
Installed door speakers (were in car, but not in doors) FREE
Head unit (old as hell but works) FREE
9/25/12
Replaced malfunctioning gauge cluster $40 off Euroteknik.
3/7/13
-AKG Reinforcement plates, motor/trans mounts and all suspension bushings $725
-Hawk HP+ Pads, Rotors and SS brake lines $430
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Thats sweet dude!
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) Getting the windows tintes this week, along witb a gauge cluster and wiper transmission. Also snagging a head unit from a friend for free. It's older, but it's got AM/FM, is 4x50 and has a CD player and AUX.... good enough for me.
