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thanks for the feedback. yeah it doesnt owe me anything, i ve had it for nearly 25years. but if its value was around 15k painted, running and wof and reg then i think it is nearly worth it. looking at parts on trademe it seems they are alot cheaper then porsche parts, or cheaper then they use to be. I dont really want to modified this one as i have an e30m3 and some other go fast cars, and i just enjoyed the way it drove. No doubt it is a lot slower then i remember So if I budgeted 10k for paint, 5k for mechanical (suspension, plugs, filters etc) I am probably about even. looks like secondhand running engines around about 4k.

a really long time member, i havent been on bimmersport for about 14 years but my account still works. So I have an e30 which i parked in a garage about 14 years ago, nothing special coupe manual 320i. Thinking about doing a restoration on it. new paint etc. Assuming sum of parts is more then it is worth, but so i dont go crazy on it, what would a restored to a mid level e30 320i coupe manual sell for?

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hi own a jap e30 m3. yes it is H gear box.. nice little car great fun. mine is in Km/h and has bumpers like you describe. sorry i dont know what the size of the fuel tank is. mine is a 86.

hey will where abouts up north, I have a shed up near dargaville with a few e30s in it. let me know if you are up that way and i will bring the m3 for a spin

what page is that one on?

steering would cost the most. i priced it up at around 9k.

i have done it. It has to be brought in on a private name! It must be twenty years old then you can keep it left hook. But i think u will find it hard to find any more in Japan. We had a lot come in last year and a lot went to the UK, USA and Europe. But in saying that i am sure there are a couple left here an there.

I had super low kings in my 328 coupe. To be honest i would not do it. BMW mechanic told me either buy new springs or a new diff. Ended up with some progresive springs which handle far better than the superlows.but if you really want it low and want a set of kings PM me maybe we can work something out

ok I have it all apart. was not to hard. charging the camera now. Yeah i ve seen a few replica m3 based on a 325. at the end of the day they are quite close. The engine parts of the s14 are so light. its really nice to work on no heavy lifting.

its a black 2.3 1986 left hook.

thanks guys. i will finsh pulling it apart today. when BMW made this engine they really went to town on fastners. I have never seen a engine with as many nuts on the rocker cover to undo.

yeah i know what u saying but how am i ment to learn if i dont do. I have a bmw mechanic on standby if i get in a real mess. did a m20 head gasket and it was fairly straightforward but i did have a manual.

Hi i have started to pull the m3 engine apart as the head gasket has gone. Does anyone know of a workshop manual for this as it is starting to look a little complicated. I am about to take the cams out now but it would help now before i take the cam chain off to work out if i need to mark the timing etc.