TypeIsCheap

Year: 1997
Make: BMW
Model: 3-Series
Price: $12500
Mileage: 181000
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): TX
Color: Green
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive
LS Engine?: Car has LS engine

Dropping asking price to $12.5k before I prep for a BaT auction. May be interested in trading for other vehicles.

This was my start-to-finish plan, budget, execute dream build with "almost no expense spared" and no compromises, component selection was based on this theme. I decided on a used LS1 with stock internals, instead of built, to limit the number of variables during the build and to maximize compatibility and reliability. Designed to be a great daily driver, autocross toy, and track/HPDE beast. This car is so much fun.

Build threads:
https://www.facebook.com/e36ls1
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...ly-driver.html

All of the listed items were BRAND NEW for the build unless otherwise specified.

1997 BMW 328is
181k miles, garaged since new
NO SUNROOF car
Small dent on hood, peeling clearcoat on bumper
Normal rock chips on front for the mileage

Engine/Transmission:
USED LS1 from a 2002 Camaro w/ 70k miles
USED T56 6-speed transmission (70k miles)
USED BMW E36 OEM Limited Slip Differential (3.91)
ATI Super Damper
Improved Racing oil pan baffle w/ trap doors
Belts, hoses, plugs/wires, thermostat
LS7 Flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, ARP bolts
Rear main seal
MGW Short Throw Shifter

Swap Components:
Vorshlag E36 LS1 swap kit
- Engine and tranny mounts
- Stainless steel headers
- Fuel lines and filter kit
- ABS reloc brake lines and bracket
- Steering shaft
- Remote bleed throwout bearing
Wiring harness merge and modifications done by me
- Auxiliary fuse/relay block for LS1
- Everything worked the first time I started the car
Custom PCM tune for swap modifications only (VATS, etc.), no performance modifications

Steering/Suspension:
REFURB OEM BMW Z3 steering rack (quicker ratio!)
AST 4150 single Adjustable Monotube Dampters
Vorshlag Camber Plates
AST Rear Shock Mounts with RSM reinforcements
Front Powerflex Control Arm Bushings
Powerflex Rear Subframe Bushings
Weld-in subframe reinforcements
AKG Motorsport Differential Mount Bushing (diff threaded for oversized bolt)
OEM Rear Trailing Arm Bushings
Hyperco springs 500f/550r
Front control arms / ball joints
Poly sway bar bushings (stock bars)

Interior/Comfort:
Stock interior
- OEM CD changer in trunk
- Everything works except the typical dead pixels on the OBC and "crunchy" window regulators
AFR500 Wideband Controller and LED readout
A/C was wired and A/C compressor is installed, needs A/C lines to be completely operational (assuming the 70k mile compressor is good)
New NAPA battery

Exhaust:
Four new NGK O2 narrow band sensors
One new NTK wide band sensor
Dual 2.5" Magnflow catalytic convertors
Magnaflow resonated x-pipe
Dual 2.5" in/out Spinwerks mid-muffler
E36 catback with dual 2.4" in and dual tips

Wheels/Tires:
REFURB 17x8.5 BMW E46 Sport Wheels (Style 68), square setup
USED 255/40R17 BFGoodrich Rivals all around (~60% tread)

Other Details:
Designed as a full OBD2 legal build, a few minor deltas but nothing that affects OBD2 readiness, i.e. no DTC tricks
Dyno'd at 313hp/325tq with stock tune, healthy Camaro w/ bolt-on numbers
~500 pictures thoughout the build available to the buyer as well as almost as many receipts

GTOFAN91

20k...seems a bit high GL with sale

TypeIsCheap

That's a fair comment. Price is negotiable, starting price is there to start the discussion with the right buyer.

FASTFATBOY

iTrader: (23)

Build one, then get back to him.

Price is good, nice ride.

TypeIsCheap

Thanks! Really, this was one of those things where I originally envisioned a "buy parts and bolt it all together" type of build and it really is so much more than that.

Somewhere close to $20k would be great and like I said I'm open to offers, if it's not in the ballpark I'll just keep it.

TypeIsCheap

Price dropped to $19.5k!

TypeIsCheap

One final bump before I put it in my trailer to hibernate. $18.5k.

rayholan

Let's talk privately. My email is ray

AT


fmdataworks

DOT

com

Thanks.

86Z28USAF

iTrader: (1)

^^^^^^^^^SCAM!!!!!!!!
GLWS nice ride

drunk on diesel

make the AC functional and PM me!

99WS7

iTrader: (13)

Just wanted to say props on a cool off the wall build. I'm stationed in Italy where cars like that are everywhere and damn what fun it would be to spank some of the fast cars out here with a car like yours. Ultimate sleeper for my area.

kawtipin

vary nice build!!! i am doing the same thing as we speak kinda funny. I found this by your build thread. I have a 97 328 I am tracking so the ls1 is what i have been wanting. your price is vary reasonable. and the work looks superb!

TypeIsCheap

Price drop to $12.5k, hate to see this thing sitting around and I've got some other priorities right now.