Okay.. it started as an early hunt for a combo autocross car car for me, and a car that my daughter will need in a year, once she's driving. With that, I had four requirements:
1.) safe
2.) fun
3.) manual tranny (she's going to drive a stick whether she likes it or not)
4.) a BMW
Okay, I found a neat, light, powerful car in decent shape locally
and lost it same day posted on a local craigslist ad.
I was bummed out for a week, until I got emailed back saying the buyer couldn't get financing. I was there the next morning and bought it.
Here's the specs:
1997 318ti 5 speed, non-sport, with California roof (rare), with 63k miles, silver
- S52 M3 motor and tranny transplant
- M3 motor power pulley
- CAI
- Turner custom chip
- Supersprint exhaust
- M3 calipers upgrade
- Cross drilled rotors
- All stainless brake lines
- Bilstein sport shocks/struts
- H&R Sport springs
- M3 sway bar up front
- M3 front spoiler/side skirts
- M3 black leather vader seats
- Euro ellipsoid projector headlights with angel eyes
- UUC Short Shifter with UUC Rob Knob
- Style 71's with new tires
- M Contours with Snows
.. I know I'm forgetting some things..
I've ordered a 3.25:1 LSD and Schroth harnesses for it, and I want to replace the Bilsteins with Koni adjustables. Also, I already rolled the fenders and have my 17x9 lightweight wheels and 255/40/17 track tires on all four corners.
I ran at the local Porsche autocross event on Saturday with it, and only a handful P cars were faster, out of 70. I CAN'T WAIT to get the diff in this thing.
I always thought I'd be a two bimmer family, but I figured my wife would have the wagon instead of her audi.