after owning a few e30s, i have FINALLY found an e30 M3 in my price range, and got it.
drove it home, and the ride begins.
1st pix of it on the dealers lot.
*note; middle click usually opens images i post in a separate tab. (firefox v24 )
hmmm this is interesting.
1st things of order was to fix all the issues.
1. no interior fan (no heat, defrost on any speed) - fixed (10 hours btw)
2. no wipers at all (1 hour got them to slowly churn, 3 hours later, work ok on all speeds)
3. every dash light on (a few days here sorting out the wiring- fixed
4. interior (pix coming up later) lets just say omfg.
5. horn never worked - found issue. broken at the stem, on the column
6. removed a/c compressor (going to remove internal ac rad too)
7. new dash on the way
8. new oil level sensor on the way
9. new seats on the way
10. new steering wheel on the way
11. deciding to sell the back seats, and headliner, back shelf, and install a cage
this car will be a weekend, fair weather, day cruise, and occasional track car.
the engine is a m20b23i (euro) engine afaik, with a brand new head, and supposedly a custom engine w/240hp....(got it from a friend who just started his own dealership, and says the last owner rebuilt the entire engine with rare pistons, and other parts... but feels like 180atm with bad shocks, tires, and no dyno as of yet to prove it.
also, this (m20b23) engine can rev to 7k (and has on the way home), also comes with the updated wire harness, so im thinking of putting back in the 173 ecu (that they swapped in a 525 ecu so it would idle better). and going with the prostreet intake and WAR chip if possible.
pulled the front struts out to replace the upper mounts and found old racing dynamics springs. (going to sell them and get ground control coil over w/koni or billies)