Imported 1986 BMW 325e S52 Swap 76k Original Miles
1986 BMW 3-Series 325e
1986 BMW E30 325e Manual | Clean Title | Clean CarFax | No Accidents
The Car has clear title under my name and is in hand. (Check CarFax Report at the bottom of the photos, Not sure why there is a report from AutoCheck for minor title issue!)
Car was originally imported from Germany back in (exact date) 12/11/1985 to the US through Houston Texas port (still has the original import papers in the glove box check the photos). Car does is not equipped with ABS or Cruise Control but has AC lines (just need to modify Compressor and piping). The car was sitting since 2009 due to bad engine (Original owner installed timing belt wrong and broke 2 valves). The car is clean in and out, original paint, RUST FREE (always garage kept), and all small dents has been taken care of with PDR.
I purchased the car from a friend in 2017. He planned on fixing the engine but never had time to do it. I offered him a price and were able to make a deal. My original thought was to fix the engine but was not worth it and wanted a little more power and make it as a daily driver car. I tried to keep the outside as stock as possible. I started sourcing parts and came across complete S52b32 engine with 78k miles with new gaskets, spark plugs, E34 oil-pan, E30 Brown Temp sensor, M50 intake manifold, racing dynamic headers, 3" exhaust, Cats, and magnaflow dual tip muffler. The swap was on my friends car who went with s50b32 ITB euro engine. I used the original Transmission from the E30 (g260) with the s52b32 clutch kit.
The S52B32 engine story, the engine was swapped into my friends car back in 2014-2015 by another friend (Bret who had a shop in Orem Utah). The engine had 72k miles at the time of the swap. The previous owner did put about 5k~ miles as it was only driven to car events and in weekends.
Parts list:
ECU tuned by Kassel Performance (OBD2 and Kassel Performance Ultimate Swap DME)
RARE Z3m 3.25 LSD with finned cover for extra cooling,
E36 M3 steering rack,
E30 M3 wiring harness cover with modified plug and play adapter.
New Fortune Auto 500 series coilovers,
New front reinforced and powder coated subframe,
New front control arms,
New tie rods (inner and outer with boots),
New front & rear sway-bar links,
New CoolerWorx fully adjustable short shifter
New AC/Heater Euro Blower motor (different than the US cars, very rare & expensive part..)
New all Aluminum m42 Radiator
New Diff oil, engine oil, transmission oil, power steering oil, and coolant
New Walbro 255LPH fuel pump
New fuel lines
E21 brake booster
New brake pads and slotted rotors
Fog-light delete plates
Garagistic selector rod (24v swap)
Garagistic trans brace (24v swap)
Red42 skid plate to protect the oil pan (not installed)
Original parts came on the car (non US/Gray Market)
RARE perfect condition Startecs tail-lights
Euro plate filler
Euro clock
Euro overhead check panel
Euro cluster
RARE Lower center console vent (Car equipped with AC can be hooked up easily)
Euro Bumpers
Euro Fenders ( with side signals)
Crank Windows & sunroof
Cloth seats and door cards
Euro Rare BlauPunkt Radio
Since there are a lot of parts and work put into this car it can fit into many categories by just little more modifications. Track, show, adding to collection etc..
There are possibly a lot of things I forgot to mention about this car. Please let me know if you have any questions.
- Make: BMW
- Model: 3-Series
- Type: Sedan
- Trim: 325e
- Year: 1986
- Mileage: 76050
- VIN: wbaae510001245065
- Color: Red
- Engine size: S52B32
- Number of cylinders: 6
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Manual
- Drive type: RWD
- Interior color: Black
- Drive side: Left-hand drive
- Options: Cassette Player, Sunroof
- Vehicle Title: Clear Want to buy? Contact seller!
