MOM !!! Look what followed me home ! Can I keep it ??

[HarryPR]

There was a whole 323 drive train with 4 barrel and E21 green interior on Ebay. 59 minutes left at 500.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260247029595&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016

Saw that a couple of days ago. He'll probably take less, since there are no bids, but I don't have where to store it.

Isn't that the tranny used for '02 M20 swaps?

[H_Krix]

Aren't you moving to Atlanta soon Harry? Drop me a line when you come into town next.

[mikem]

I didn;t realize thay made them for the US market with the big bumpers. I always thought they were all gray market imports.

[punchesdfw]

I was looking at that one as well. But, I just bought a Z3 with a blown M44 and Julie will only let me have 5 BMW's at a time. If you part i, I want the diff.

[pkbinplano]

Couldn't bring myself to part this one

[HarryPR]

I didn;t realize thay made them for the US market with the big bumpers. I always thought they were all gray market imports.

Being that Paul's is a 323i, it was surely an Euro version which was federalized.

This one on Ebay could be a US version:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-3-Series-320i-1979-BMW-320i-Baur-Convertible-very-rare_W0QQitemZ220244103527QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220244103527&

The guy says he'll take $1300 for it.

[mikem]

So they went in there and welded in big box frame mounts for the bumper shocks?

I've seen 323s that had euro bumpers. Did federal rules change over the years?

[HarryPR]

So they went in there and welded in big box frame mounts for the bumper shocks?

I've seen 323s that had euro bumpers. Did federal rules change over the years?

I guess that it all came down to the luck of the draw when it came to the Federal certification inspectors. Some guys got by with only a reinforcement to the Euro bumpers, others installed US bumpers. A guy who used to post here (I think vtgti is/was his username), once had an E21 323i Alpina with US bumpers. Since no 3232's were officially imported, bumpers had to have been added on.

The ugliest bumper solution I remember seeing was on a McLaren F1 owned by a guy from TX that was on one of the enthusiast magazines.

[AndyS]

Found this on Ebay , not sure if it would interest you guys.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts-Accessories_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__BMW-320-6-engine-320i-6-320i-e21-6-cylinder-euro-motor_W0QQitemZ350061849564QQddnZPartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQddiZ2811QQadiZ2865QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3756.m20.l1116