1999 BMW 318ti (bastard M3 swap, see inside)

rockthemullet

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Alright, so I'm looking at doing some consolidating, just figured I would throw it up and see if anyone was interested.

1999 BMW 318ti, M-tech package
~140k chassis, ~5k engine
Leather, heated seats, power windows/locks, sunroof (only partly functional)
Headliner was recently redone in grey fleece (doing it this weekend, actually)
No PS (have most of the parts), No A/C (have no parts)
Engine is an E36 2.5L block with an E46 2.8L crank/pistons, and an E36 S52 3.2L M3 head (with S52 cams)
Converted to OBD1 with a 413 red label computer and an Auto Authority chip
325i transmission, lightweight flywheel, stage 2 clutch
325i exhaust manifolds/midpipe, magnaflow catback
Vogtland struts/springs up front, H&R springs and Monroe Sports in the rear
18x8 M6 replica wheels with 225/40/18 Nitto 555s (less than 2000 miles)

Blemishes:
Passenger side rear quarter has a couple bruises, might be able to come out with paintless dent removal
Passenger fender is tweaked from running stupid low
Front bumper is ripped on the side, currently ziptied
Driver side rear wheel arch has a bubble about the size of a silver dollar
Rock chips up most of the hood
Couple interior plastics are missing, easy stuff in the junkyards

The car is fun, torque is instantaneous. I haven't had it to the track or dyno but it sits about half a car behind an 05 STi (20psi vf39, full exhaust, intake, tune) from 50-140mph.

Body isn't perfect but I bought it for a daily to park in shopping cart territory without worries. Starts up every time, no grinds on the trans, engine pulls clean. The cluster was swapped due to pixelation issues, the new cluster shows a crap ton of miles but it works.

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(The wheels in the second picture, 17x7.5 BMW DS1s are not included but are available, one has a crack in the lip)

The car blue books for $3,400 in good condition completely stock. I'm selling for $3,600 with an I6 swap and wheels/tires that were $1,400 new. I will only consider trades for a VW TDI. I have cash to add. Priced for super quick sale.

I have a carfax for the car, everything is on the up and up.
 
I would have been very interested a month ago. The 318ti was one of my choices but I couldn't find many that were worth the price. Obviously ended up with a ZX5.

GLWS
 
My mom bought one of the first 318tis when they came out in '95. She put about 180k miles on it before she bought a new 325 in' 02. I drove it quite a bit when I came home from college on breaks. It was a fun little car and I always wondered how it would do with an M swap.

Good luck with your sale.

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