Sale

1991 BMW 318i (M30)

Unfortunately the time has come to part with my long term project. I recently moved into a house without a garage (what was I thinking!?) and don't have time or the facilities to finish restoring my old girl so hopefully one of you will give her a nice home and pick up where i left off.

Details

I performed the swap myself in 2011. The m30b34 was out of my former e28 535i. The engine itself has just over 70,000 miles and has a ton of life left in it. I never drove this car in the winter during my ownership and it's been garage kept. Had a valid PA state safety inspection valid through 09/2019. It lapsed due to lack of driving / pandemic.

1991 318i Slicktop (189,882 miles)
Diamond Black Exterior / Silver Cloth Interior
m30b34 swapped (~70,000 miles)
Manual Transmission (Getrag 265) / S3.73 Diff

Notable Upgrades

I tried to keep this short so I didn't include all the random maintenance items I've replaced over the years. If you have questions about anything specific let me know.

Suspension

Ground Control Front and Rear Suspension
Ground Control Camber Plates
M3 Offset CABs
Ground Control RSMs
Adjustable Rear Subframe
Powder-coated subframe and trailing arms
Powerflex subframe bushings and RTABs

Brakes

Turner Stainless Steel Brake Lines (6-piece kit)
All New Parking Brake Parts (cables, shoes, etc)

Lighting / Electrical

Euro Hellas wired for Low and High beam operation when in the High beam position. All new adjuster hardware.
16” Spal Fan / Flex-a-lite 30332 Fan Controller
Optima Red Top 34R. Wired for easy hookup to Optima battery tender without removing battery.

Engine / Exhaust

059 ECU w/ Miller MAF Conversion
Vibrant 1040 Muffler (2.5” to dual 3.5”)

Wheels

16x8 740i Style 5 redrilled to 4x100 with Spinfab centers. 205/50R16 Dunlop Star Spec Z1.

Interior / Audio

Bavaria C Reverse II Tape Deck wired for Aux
Infinity 529i 5.25 Rear Speakers
Fischer C-Box Tape Storage Center Console
Unknown Brand / Model Fixed-back Fiberglass Seat (Original cloth driver's seat included in sale)

Fluids

Brad Penn 20W-50 (Half a case included in sale)
Klotz Gear Oil (Transmission and Diff)
BMW Coolant
ATE Super Blue / Typ.200

Included Extras

Stock cloth comfort seat
Emergency Jack
Odds and ends. Fasteners, nuts, bolts, trim pieces, euro electrical connectors, etc.
Smoked Tail Lights
Front Valance
Glovebox
Unmodified Rear Subframe
New Tie Rods (inner and outer)
Fog Light Blanks
Optima Digital 400 Battery Tender
Copy of a Carfax report current as of 10/31/2021

The Bad

In the interest of full disclosure here is a list of all of things I can think of that still need addressed. Varying degrees of importance on this stuff.

Front valance is dinged up (have replacement)
A couple of minor rust spots are starting to appear (see pictures)
Trunk lid doesn’t line up perfectly on the driver’s side
Hood needs painted. I acquired one second hand and it doesn't really match.
Odometer gears need replaced
Glovebox is cracked and falls open when driving aggressively (have replacement)
Washer Bottle isn’t hooked up but I do have it and all the parts needed to hook it up.