Someone please save this E28 M535i

[sniff diesel]

Ok so at a glance it looks like a shed but dig a little deeper and it's all original still, even got a couple of wings ready to bolt on. Get them sprayed (£100 tops?) give it a good service and clean and you've got yourself a great classic car for peanuts.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/750510.htm

If I wasn't over run with E36's I'd be checking it out at the weekend.

[sniff diesel]

Agree about the rust, this was my first ever RWD car and despite appearances it had just failed an MOT needing a couple of hundred quid worth of welding. It also had the bootfull of water problem mentioned earlier. Sold it to a guy that already owned a 2002i and needed something newer for everyday!



It had real character despite only having 125 bhp, I'd love a '35i M (what power would they put out?)

I still think the advert and photos don't do the car justice, and if they didn't most buyers would take an offer.

[sniff diesel]

siobe said:

PJR said:

Someone will have that, just to stick the motor in an E30 3 series. Quite a popular conversion these days.

However, even at £600, I couldn't bring myself to buy a car from someone that can't even spell a 2 letter word like "of"

P,

So, will that engine fit in my E30 325i Sport. I thought my engine is the small 6 and that is a bigger block 6. Can anyone give an idea how much work is involved in the transplant and what needs to be altered? If it is fairly straight forward I might look at the idea. I guess today one of these engines after a top end rebuild would not be that expensive, if done at home. Spealing is a problem but FSH might be worth a look.

Probably better off going for an M50 conversion? less weight, more common for parts, better fuel consumption for not much less power and cheaper to get hold of.