Another Tasty BaT offering...EH!

[conkitchen]

certainly if one was to poke around deeper, this mighty awesome eye candy will surely disappoint further. 

[conkitchen]

And the hits just keep on coming. Can you see it? 

 

[iinca]

 I like it.

 

those little nit picky things you mentioned Mark are so easily fixed. Profit over Profit? ...Your being too hard on it for sure. Maybe they rushed it to market.?.. but all that little stuff could be fixed in a lazy weekend 

 

the motor sounds really smoooooth...

 

but he drives like a wuuuuuuuss! I think everyone would love to

hear this car put through it's paces. To bid I'd have to see/hear it

at song'

 

BAT> the home of the 

pussyfootin', short shiftin', lolly gaggin' weak driving video

 

****his garage is ridiculous

 

I'm gonna go $58k on this one (not that I'd pay that but somebody will)

 

 

Edited May 25, 2020 by iinca

[conkitchen]

10 minutes ago, iinca said:

 I like it.

those little nit picky things you mentioned Mark are so easily fixed. Your being too hard on it for sure. Maybe they rushed it to market.?.. but all that stuff could be fixed in a lazy weekend

 

Barney, indeed this one is subject for folly, but for the money people will eagerly throw it's way, the build quality is not there. It only leads me to suspect what other major items are afoot. I.E. how did they attach the rear seats? Will they hold up to a collision if my daughter and her friend were in there? Harsh maybe, but when one alters a car it's not just about the parts list. To me it's more about the build quality. This one might be less than acceptable-for the money.  

Edited May 23, 2020 by conkitchen

[gary32]

M2 is no easy conversion or easy car to maintain.

A reputable shop or individual would have lots of sorting after the build.

Buying her from a used car dealer in British Columbia would not be the route I would take.

 

[Mike Self]

Quote: "The selling dealer states that the speedometer and the odometer are inoperable, as the gear to drive the cable needs to be replaced in the gearbox."

 

They're gonna be looking for a long time to replace the speedometer drive gear in an E30 M3 gearbox...

 

On another note--anyone recognize that rear license plate holder?  That's a pretty slick setup--much better than drilling two holes in the rear body panel and have the license plate scrape on the character line at the bottom of the plate.

 

mike

[Mike G]

6 minutes ago, mike said:

Quote: "The selling dealer states that the speedometer and the odometer are inoperable, as the gear to drive the cable needs to be replaced in the gearbox."

 

They're gonna be looking for a long time to replace the speedometer drive gear in an E30 M3 gearbox...

 

On another note--anyone recognize that rear license plate holder?  That's a pretty slick setup--much better than drilling two holes in the rear body panel and have the license plate scrape on the character line at the bottom of the plate.

 

mike

https://www.iemotorsport.com/product/license-plate-holder-2002-roundie/

 

I think if they had more pictures of the parcel shelf to rear center console transition there could be more nits picked there as well

[tashakes]

Surprising that there has been no mention about the offset of the wheels, especially the fronts.  I had my E30 14" basketweaves with a 5mm spacer when I first bought them (usual idiot move of mine, did not notice they were stuck to the wheels when I first tried them) and the rubbing on the front was intolerable. These 15s look even worse than mine were, so I can only imagine the rubbing on the arch at the slightest compression while turning.  But, it does look cool.  Very nice car and it will go for large money.  

[ray_]

2 hours ago, mike said:

Quote: "The selling dealer states that the speedometer and the odometer are inoperable, as the gear to drive the cable needs to be replaced in the gearbox."

 

They're gonna be looking for a long time to replace the speedometer drive gear in an E30 M3 gearbox...

 

On another note--anyone recognize that rear license plate holder?  That's a pretty slick setup--much better than drilling two holes in the rear body panel and have the license plate scrape on the character line at the bottom of the plate.

 

mike

 

 

True. NLA  https://parts.bmwmonterey.com/p/BMW_1977_320i/SPEEDOMETER-DRIVE/43742346/23211207772.html

 

?

[NickVyse]

4 hours ago, conkitchen said:

And the hits just keep on coming. Can you see it? 

 

 

the witness mark between exhaust manifold and steering idle arm? That's going to buzz quite nicely through that little steering wheel. That anti-roll bar link is unforgiveable and must clonk about when driving.

 

Edited May 23, 2020 by NickVyse

[conkitchen]

1 hour ago, NickVyse said:

 

the witness mark between exhaust manifold and steering idle arm?

well that I suppose, but the tie rod end is backwards. 

 

What's whacked is the other side is done properly. How do you not get both to be the same? 

 

 

[NickVyse]

6 minutes ago, conkitchen said:

well that I suppose, but the tie rod end is backwards. 

 

What's whacked is the other side is done properly. How do you not get both to be the same? 

 

 

 

and how did I miss that? Who put that suspension together and would you trust it in a fast corner? No, me neither (that tie rod will foul and bind on the drag link when the suspension is under compression, scary). All easily sorted, but the list is starting to add up and that's without a proper inspection. Bit of a worry, which is a shame as otherwise it looks like a nice car.

 

 

Edited May 23, 2020 by NickVyse

[Mike Self]

5 hours ago, ray_ said:

8 hours ago, mike said:

Quote: "The selling dealer states that the speedometer and the odometer are inoperable, as the gear to drive the cable needs to be replaced in the gearbox."

 

They're gonna be looking for a long time to replace the speedometer drive gear in an E30 M3 gearbox...

 

On another note--anyone recognize that rear license plate holder?  That's a pretty slick setup--much better than drilling two holes in the rear body panel and have the license plate scrape on the character line at the bottom of the plate.

 

mike

 

 

True. NLA  https://parts.bmwmonterey.com/p/BMW_1977_320i/SPEEDOMETER-DRIVE/43742346/23211207772.html

 

The description says that's an M3 gearbox, not an E21, so it has an electronic speedometer--no mechanical drive at all...

 

 

[jgerock]

7 hours ago, tashakes said:

Surprising that there has been no mention about the offset of the wheels, especially the fronts.  I had my E30 14" basketweaves with a 5mm spacer when I first bought them (usual idiot move of mine, did not notice they were stuck to the wheels when I first tried them) and the rubbing on the front was intolerable. These 15s look even worse than mine were, so I can only imagine the rubbing on the arch at the slightest compression while turning.  But, it does look cool.  Very nice car and it will go for large money.  

I certainly noticed the offset.  Rub-a-dub, dub.

[02Les]

11 hours ago, iinca said:

 I like it.

 

those little nit picky things you mentioned Mark are so easily fixed. Profit over Profit? cute...Your being too hard on it for sure. Maybe they rushed it to market.?.. but all that little stuff could be fixed in a lazy weekend 

 

the motor sounds really smoooooth...

 

but he drives like a wuuuuuuuss! I think everyone would love to

hear this car put through it's paces. To bid I'd have to see/hear it

at song'

 

BAT> the home of the 

pussyfootin', short shiftin', lolly gaggin' weak driving video

 

****his garage is ridiculous

 

I'm gonna go $58k on this one (not that I'd pay that but somebody will)

 

 

 

Maybe those "little nit picky things" noted by some, are why the guy doesn't drive the wheels off the car in the video. If they are so easily fixed we'll see if the Seller fixes them as they have now been mentioned in the messages.

 

Some non-mechanicky BAT Buyer may end up with a real surprise.