rampelsauce Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 So I stumbled upon an E3 on Craigslist. The car is in fantastic shape. Supposedly needs a trans. Need to start digging into this one. Car is unbelievably rust free. It will be a crash course in carbed bimmers. And before you ask, yes the strap across the hood was the only one holding the car on the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Full Banana Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 This is awesome. Good luck! rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 That is awesome! Looks like it needs a manual swap. Remember your last slowmatic? rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Looks good. Nice color too. rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Looks like a sweet project. Does it run but needs a tune up? rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 That looks awesome, nice find! I'd probably just rebuild the carbs if they are all gunked up. Also, I recognize that truck! Glad it's being used to haul sweet bimmers around, I miss that thing sometimes. rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Keeping it automatic? Also what motor is in that? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 M30B30 carbed. Apparently it runs. Just need to hook up a battery and give it a shot. I'll be keeping it auto at first. Flirting with the idea of 5 speed swapping but the priority is to get it running and driving, then cosmetics. Then possible trans swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 wow. nice find Jeff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 nice find! i think you should accidentally swap a m30b35 with 5-speed swap rampelsauce and andyhundley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 5 minutes ago, straight6pwr said: nice find! i think you should accidentally swap a m30b35 with 5-speed swap This was discussed. Who knows what the future holds? I just want to get it on the road for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Cleaned up my keys a bit at work. I'm still surprised that they used to do keys this way. REKIII 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 This is the sort of car id like to have with a cheap LS truck engine, modern auto trans, soft suspension, and great AC Those keys are off the chain, brother rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 36 minutes ago, Snap said: This is the sort of car id like to have with a cheap LS truck engine, modern auto trans, soft suspension, and great AC Those keys are off the chain, brother I took them off the chain to polish them up, but I assure you they are back on the chain at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 just gotta stick some silly putty to my screen to get an impression before you take that photo down. B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I have a manual trans and spare parts for the m30 by spare parts a whole motor that came from a 75' 530i fuel injected though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted April 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Jeff said: I have a manual trans and spare parts for the m30 by spare parts a whole motor that came from a 75' 530i fuel injected though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pedals and such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I will check and see if I still have the pedals and such Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk rampelsauce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e92boost Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Awesome!! Swap something nice :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 This thread has a striking lack of pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Haha. Sorry. Will post some updates soon. Carbs are out and getting cleaned up. I'll get some more pics after I get everything re-installed and I get the car up on the lift. REKIII 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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