1996 325Ti :)

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Not mine, but it appears to be a relatively clean 1996 318 Ti with a 325is Motor swapped in, and is in need of a clutch... $2000

I am seriously considering offering him $1000-$1250 and seeing if he takes it, what does everyone think?

That could be fun!

Lowball him/her... fix/rig stuff and then do the cheapest turbo kit and bring a fun car to the Challenge.

this is exactly what I was thinking!

I already emailed the owner, waiting on a response... If the clutch is completely gone, I will have to rent something to get it back to me though (about 5 hours away)

okay, I got a confirmation that the clutch works and grips just fine but to quote the seller "makes a squeeking and clicking noise"....

sounds like a pilot/throwout/master/slave cylinder problem to me... :)

I have a buddy that can drive it to me when he comes down in a few weeks...

now to negotiate a price... :)

okay, I got this from the seller today...

"It is (the clutch? the tranny?) a grinding noise. About the swap i do not have much information on it because i bought the car that way with the engine already installed the engine now has 103600 miles. The price is negotiable."

hmmm, offer him $1000 and see if he bites? how hard is it to swap a tranny in an e36? anyone have a source for cheap ones?

Autolex wrote: how hard is it to swap a tranny in an e36? anyone have a source for cheap ones?

You need a bunch of long 3/8" extensions, some six point sockets and a little ingenuity jacking the motor to reach the top but its relatively easy once you get the gist.

If its clicking and grinding on shifts - it could just be a bad clutch slave or clutch. Assume the worst, hope for the best... either way, if you can get it for $1000 snag it.

ahh, this sounds almost exactly like a miata clutch job then! :)

I am having a buddy in the jacksonville area test drive it tomorrow and tell me how bad the tranny is, then I will make an offer, and have my buddy drive it to me (Crestview, FL)

walterj wrote: ...some six point sockets...

oops... I meant 12pt and female torx. The coffee just kicked in ;)

yeah, I am hoping to get it for $1000, then have basically a year to build it for the $2010 challenge.. :)

I did this swap in a buddy's Ti and that is soooooo worth it!

I wish I was closer to FL. I'd buy it!

You can sale that as a swap kit for $1000+ with in the 318Ti.org community. If you parted the car out you could easily make the money back out of it.

My buddy's is fast a crap and a hoot to race mustangs with being that is has the 318 badge still on it!

I am thinking DD duties for a little while (it has A/C, my miata doesn't)... at least until christmas time, then when I get my new truck, sell the miata, turbo the bimma ($500+/- on ebay) and megasquirt it after replacing the clutch/tranny... :)

is your buddies also a 325is motor?

how fast is it?

what all is done to it?

Is it bad that I am already picking out a wheel/tire combo for this thing?

(TRMotorsport C2's in 17" x 8.5" and Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star specs in 245/40/17) :)

sounds like the deal is a go!

$1100 - EDIT: We spoke about $1300, and my buddy ended up talking him down another $200!

Locost DONOR !!!!

maybe in the future? I am thinking $2010 challenge initially!

I now have a miata for a donor...

All right LEX!

Thanks guys!

Nice score! I'm a bit jealous.

I am anxious to get it here and start tearing into it! (my buddy is driving it to me friday from Jax!)

I will post lots of pics!

(and now that I have a second car to drive, the miata will be getting some lovins soon too!)

Congrats!

nice!

Curious what you ended up paying for it? I'm shopping E36's right now to replace my DD Cressida that was recently totaled.

Wow. That is a stunning deal. Congrats!

Autolex wrote: sounds like the deal is a go! $1100 - EDIT: We spoke about $1300, and my buddy ended up talking him down another $200!

Wow! I hope I can be even remotely as lucky in my search. I need to find some retail patience, which I have zero usually. I'm so giddy, the aftermarket for E36's is better than sex at Disney with your ultimate fantasy!

Looking for a low budget 325i or 325is in a running driving state. 4 door 5 speed Sunroof preferably working A/C

Anyone know of anything :-)