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I'm posting this ad up for my best friend.
You can get in contact with him via email (s_w4ng@yahoo.com) or even message me as I've been there with him since day one of the build and his neighbor. (I see him nearly everyday).
In case you're a member on r3v:
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=337521
Steel Grey Metallic turbocharged S50 1986 E30 325e
Clean title rust free four door California car.
Hello r3v, I am regretfully deciding to sell my pride and joy and have to commit to it in order to move onto bigger and better things. I purchased the car in February 2012 from a middle-aged gentleman who listed it for sale after acquiring a new Mustang for his daily duties. The odometer works and had turned 204,000 miles when I was given ownership. It was a 100% stock model, which was exactly what I was looking for considering I knew I wanted a clean canvas to paint on. After researching my options and ideas, my newly acquired piece of German steel went through an extensive aesthetic and drivetrain build through Castro Motorsport in North Hollywood, California. My car has always been garage kept and never been in any sort of accident. I am often made fun of by my friends on how meticulous I am about keeping its appearance clean, washing it twice a week. Every service and modification, even down to the fluid changes, were religiously and professionally handled at Castro Motorsport.
Before we get to the meat of the sandwich, I would like to say that the car is fast and dangerous in the hands of a careless person. I am not shy to mention that I’ve spent north of $27k to bring it to its current form and really hope it goes to an enthusiast that is going to care of it as much as I have. I had every intention of keeping this car forever; continuing, learning, and adding to its build, but as mentioned earlier, an opportunity has presented itself forcing me to sell. Business is business
I promise to be back with something of the same caliber in the future.
Drivetrain:
- S50B30 swap from a wrecked 60k mile M3 owned by Chris Castro of Castro Motorsport
- Original head (< 65,000 miles), removed and resurfaced
- New top end gasket set
- ARP headstuds
- MLS .140 headgasket
- New oilpan gasket (< 3,000 miles ago)
- New bottom end bearings (< 3,000 miles ago)
- New piston rings (< 3,000 miles ago)
- Secured oil pump nut
- Castro Motorsport DTM style tunnel mounted shift plate (deletes selector rod)
- M Roadster gear selector
- E36 M3 ZF transmission
- Stage 4 Clutchmasters clutch
- New clutch slave and cylinder
- New stainless steel clutch line
- New remanufactured driveshaft (< 9,000 miles ago)
- New center support bearing and guibo (< 9,000 miles ago)
- 2.73 LSD
Turbo System:
- Turbonetics GTK550 dual ball bearing turbo with v-band .82 exhaust housing
- Turbo blanket and generic filter
- -3 AN stainless steel oil feed line
- -10 AN rubber oil return drain
- Oil drain tapped into the pan
- ORIGINAL Good ‘n tight 24v e30 turbo manifold
- TiAL 44mm V-band wastegate
- Wastegate dump recirculated into the downpipe
- Greddy type RS blow off valve
- Hallman manual boost controller positioned in the glovebox
- Big Ebay 3inch inlet/outlet/core intercooler with modified elbows to fit perfectly
- SPAL electric fan wired to turn on automatically
- Castro Motorsport fabricated aluminum charge piping (minimal couplers used)
- Castro Motorsport fabricated 3” stainless steel v-band downpipe with bungs for stock o2 and wideband
- Exhaust wrapped downpipe
- Heat resistant tape wrapped coil wires
- Castro Motorsport 3” v-band exhaust system
- Borla v-band 3” in, dual out muffler with custom 3.5” slanted tips
- AEM Digital Boost Gauge (-30 to 50psi readout)
- AEM Digital Wideband O2 AFR UEGO Gauge
- RK-Tunes Blow through MAF element w/ wiring harness adapter
- RK-Tunes welded on chargepipe flange for MAF element (no plastic housing used)
- RK-Tunes Siemens 60lbs high impedance injectors
- Tuned by Jordan, owner of www.RKtunes.com, himself @ Castro Motorsport
- Set at 14psi making 474WHP and 417WTQ per Mustang Dyno
Exterior:
- Paint code: BMW 400 Stahlgrau Steel Grey Metallic 51 91 1 052 651
- Rolled fenders front and rear by Socal’s Tony the Fender Roller
- Plastic bumper swap conversion
- European bumper trim
- DTM Fiberwerkz “Racing Dynamics” rear apron
- OEM European front grilles
- OEM ‘IS’ front lip with RyanG front splitter
- OEM ‘IS’ side-skirts
- OEM E28 M-Tech 1 rear spoiler
- OEM rear plate filler
- OEM New chrome kidneys
- New eBay clear fogs
- Antenna delete plug
- Smoked front turn signals
- “Shadow-lined” window trim with plasti-dip in case I ever changed my mind
- CA legal tinted windows
- US Ellipsoid projector headlight conversion with 55w 6k HID kit
- Castro Motorsport all candy-red tail lights
Interior:
- Original blue carpet
- Black front door cards
- Tan convertible seats (seats you lower)
- Dash mat cover
- “Robsgotit” custom delrin medium shift-knob
- M-tech 1 steering wheel
- “Jaywood” center vent 4-hole gauge pod
- “Jaywood” stereo delete panel
- AEM Digital Boost Gauge (-30 to 50psi readout)
- AEM Digital Wideband O2 AFR UEGO Gauge
- Semi-gutted rear interior with cloth retained
- LED dome lights
- LED trunk light
- Headliner in great shape
Suspension:
- Megan Racing Coilovers 51mm strut casing (32 way adjustable)
o 32 way adjustable, spring load and shock body height adjustable (won’t lose travel when lowering.)
o Camber plates
o Rear shock mounts
o 10kg/mm front rate
o 14kg/mm rear rate
o 1” shortened rear spring so adjusters are usable
- Castro Motorsport rear strut brace
Footwork:
- Staggered BBS RS setup
o Professionally refinished by VR Wheels http://www.vrwheels.com/ (10/02/14)
o Filled, drilled, and machined flat to 4x100, originally Porsche PCD.
o Gloss black lips
o Gloss black BBS hex caps
o New BBS hex cap logos
o Matte black bolts
o Matte black face
o Polished BBS valve stems
16x8 et11
- 205/45 Kumho Ecsta 85% tread left
- 15mm spacer with hub-centric rings
- Et-4 final offset
16x9 et11
- 225/45 Toyo r888 95% tread left (half a month old)
- No spacer
- Hub-centric rings
Walk around video:
Exhaust note video:
Engine bay video:
2nd gear pull video:
While the car is in very nice shape and fanatically taken care of, it isn't part of the 1%.
- Passenger side fender has had its lip rolled backwards when it caught the tire while reversing and hitting a pothole at the same time. It has since been pulled back to form, but the paint cracked as a result.
- There is an outward dent on the hood where the hood-support bracket is beneath, due to somebody dropping the hood on the bracket with the locking pin removed.
- One of the holes in the front driver side hub was stripped, so it’s been on 3 lugs for the past month without issue. You can either re-thread it, as we've done before on a friend’s car, or replace the whole hub and bearing as a maintenance job ($90 hub + bearing)
- Hi-beams aren’t wired in.
- Air Con removed since this isn't a daily
- Driver side control arm bushing needs to be replaced
- The rear door cards and seats have been thrown out with plans of installing carbon fiber door panels and welding in a 4-bolt bar and rear shock tower braces.
- As fantastic as the paint looks, the prepping and masking could have been done better – this judgment is left to your opinion
Here are some pictures demonstrating the above mentioned:
I’m proud of the car’s build and grateful for the people I’ve met through the process. This is a turn-key 500hp e30 that’s never missed a beat and has always put a smile on my face whenever I stepped inside. The most unreliable part of the car would be the height (oilpan) – which a few cranks of the coilover’s collars can take care of, other than that, I wouldn’t hesitate to take it anywhere at any distance. I encourage the new owner to stay in contact with me or Castro Motorsport with any questions or concerns.
I also have multiple pictures that were taken during the build - so let me know if you want anything specific, like installation of the suspension, engine out of the car with MLS/ARP, intercooler charge-pipe routing, and so on.
I’m asking $15,000 for the car and everything listed.
$13,250 will grant you the car without the wheels and tires.
Price can be negotiated, but I will start parting a few goodies here and there as consequence – I don’t mind keeping some things for whenever I decide to build another.
Interested parties, please direct your questions here, through PM, or even towards Abbi “ak-“, as he’s just as familiar with the car as I am.
Located in LA county, Southern California.
You can get in contact with him via email (s_w4ng@yahoo.com) or even message me as I've been there with him since day one of the build and his neighbor. (I see him nearly everyday).
In case you're a member on r3v:
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=337521
Steel Grey Metallic turbocharged S50 1986 E30 325e
Clean title rust free four door California car.
Hello r3v, I am regretfully deciding to sell my pride and joy and have to commit to it in order to move onto bigger and better things. I purchased the car in February 2012 from a middle-aged gentleman who listed it for sale after acquiring a new Mustang for his daily duties. The odometer works and had turned 204,000 miles when I was given ownership. It was a 100% stock model, which was exactly what I was looking for considering I knew I wanted a clean canvas to paint on. After researching my options and ideas, my newly acquired piece of German steel went through an extensive aesthetic and drivetrain build through Castro Motorsport in North Hollywood, California. My car has always been garage kept and never been in any sort of accident. I am often made fun of by my friends on how meticulous I am about keeping its appearance clean, washing it twice a week. Every service and modification, even down to the fluid changes, were religiously and professionally handled at Castro Motorsport.
Before we get to the meat of the sandwich, I would like to say that the car is fast and dangerous in the hands of a careless person. I am not shy to mention that I’ve spent north of $27k to bring it to its current form and really hope it goes to an enthusiast that is going to care of it as much as I have. I had every intention of keeping this car forever; continuing, learning, and adding to its build, but as mentioned earlier, an opportunity has presented itself forcing me to sell. Business is business
I promise to be back with something of the same caliber in the future.
Drivetrain:
- S50B30 swap from a wrecked 60k mile M3 owned by Chris Castro of Castro Motorsport
- Original head (< 65,000 miles), removed and resurfaced
- New top end gasket set
- ARP headstuds
- MLS .140 headgasket
- New oilpan gasket (< 3,000 miles ago)
- New bottom end bearings (< 3,000 miles ago)
- New piston rings (< 3,000 miles ago)
- Secured oil pump nut
- Castro Motorsport DTM style tunnel mounted shift plate (deletes selector rod)
- M Roadster gear selector
- E36 M3 ZF transmission
- Stage 4 Clutchmasters clutch
- New clutch slave and cylinder
- New stainless steel clutch line
- New remanufactured driveshaft (< 9,000 miles ago)
- New center support bearing and guibo (< 9,000 miles ago)
- 2.73 LSD
Turbo System:
- Turbonetics GTK550 dual ball bearing turbo with v-band .82 exhaust housing
- Turbo blanket and generic filter
- -3 AN stainless steel oil feed line
- -10 AN rubber oil return drain
- Oil drain tapped into the pan
- ORIGINAL Good ‘n tight 24v e30 turbo manifold
- TiAL 44mm V-band wastegate
- Wastegate dump recirculated into the downpipe
- Greddy type RS blow off valve
- Hallman manual boost controller positioned in the glovebox
- Big Ebay 3inch inlet/outlet/core intercooler with modified elbows to fit perfectly
- SPAL electric fan wired to turn on automatically
- Castro Motorsport fabricated aluminum charge piping (minimal couplers used)
- Castro Motorsport fabricated 3” stainless steel v-band downpipe with bungs for stock o2 and wideband
- Exhaust wrapped downpipe
- Heat resistant tape wrapped coil wires
- Castro Motorsport 3” v-band exhaust system
- Borla v-band 3” in, dual out muffler with custom 3.5” slanted tips
- AEM Digital Boost Gauge (-30 to 50psi readout)
- AEM Digital Wideband O2 AFR UEGO Gauge
- RK-Tunes Blow through MAF element w/ wiring harness adapter
- RK-Tunes welded on chargepipe flange for MAF element (no plastic housing used)
- RK-Tunes Siemens 60lbs high impedance injectors
- Tuned by Jordan, owner of www.RKtunes.com, himself @ Castro Motorsport
- Set at 14psi making 474WHP and 417WTQ per Mustang Dyno
Exterior:
- Paint code: BMW 400 Stahlgrau Steel Grey Metallic 51 91 1 052 651
- Rolled fenders front and rear by Socal’s Tony the Fender Roller
- Plastic bumper swap conversion
- European bumper trim
- DTM Fiberwerkz “Racing Dynamics” rear apron
- OEM European front grilles
- OEM ‘IS’ front lip with RyanG front splitter
- OEM ‘IS’ side-skirts
- OEM E28 M-Tech 1 rear spoiler
- OEM rear plate filler
- OEM New chrome kidneys
- New eBay clear fogs
- Antenna delete plug
- Smoked front turn signals
- “Shadow-lined” window trim with plasti-dip in case I ever changed my mind
- CA legal tinted windows
- US Ellipsoid projector headlight conversion with 55w 6k HID kit
- Castro Motorsport all candy-red tail lights
Interior:
- Original blue carpet
- Black front door cards
- Tan convertible seats (seats you lower)
- Dash mat cover
- “Robsgotit” custom delrin medium shift-knob
- M-tech 1 steering wheel
- “Jaywood” center vent 4-hole gauge pod
- “Jaywood” stereo delete panel
- AEM Digital Boost Gauge (-30 to 50psi readout)
- AEM Digital Wideband O2 AFR UEGO Gauge
- Semi-gutted rear interior with cloth retained
- LED dome lights
- LED trunk light
- Headliner in great shape
Suspension:
- Megan Racing Coilovers 51mm strut casing (32 way adjustable)
o 32 way adjustable, spring load and shock body height adjustable (won’t lose travel when lowering.)
o Camber plates
o Rear shock mounts
o 10kg/mm front rate
o 14kg/mm rear rate
o 1” shortened rear spring so adjusters are usable
- Castro Motorsport rear strut brace
Footwork:
- Staggered BBS RS setup
o Professionally refinished by VR Wheels http://www.vrwheels.com/ (10/02/14)
o Filled, drilled, and machined flat to 4x100, originally Porsche PCD.
o Gloss black lips
o Gloss black BBS hex caps
o New BBS hex cap logos
o Matte black bolts
o Matte black face
o Polished BBS valve stems
16x8 et11
- 205/45 Kumho Ecsta 85% tread left
- 15mm spacer with hub-centric rings
- Et-4 final offset
16x9 et11
- 225/45 Toyo r888 95% tread left (half a month old)
- No spacer
- Hub-centric rings
Walk around video:
Exhaust note video:
Engine bay video:
2nd gear pull video:
While the car is in very nice shape and fanatically taken care of, it isn't part of the 1%.
- Passenger side fender has had its lip rolled backwards when it caught the tire while reversing and hitting a pothole at the same time. It has since been pulled back to form, but the paint cracked as a result.
- There is an outward dent on the hood where the hood-support bracket is beneath, due to somebody dropping the hood on the bracket with the locking pin removed.
- One of the holes in the front driver side hub was stripped, so it’s been on 3 lugs for the past month without issue. You can either re-thread it, as we've done before on a friend’s car, or replace the whole hub and bearing as a maintenance job ($90 hub + bearing)
- Hi-beams aren’t wired in.
- Air Con removed since this isn't a daily
- Driver side control arm bushing needs to be replaced
- The rear door cards and seats have been thrown out with plans of installing carbon fiber door panels and welding in a 4-bolt bar and rear shock tower braces.
- As fantastic as the paint looks, the prepping and masking could have been done better – this judgment is left to your opinion
Here are some pictures demonstrating the above mentioned:
I’m proud of the car’s build and grateful for the people I’ve met through the process. This is a turn-key 500hp e30 that’s never missed a beat and has always put a smile on my face whenever I stepped inside. The most unreliable part of the car would be the height (oilpan) – which a few cranks of the coilover’s collars can take care of, other than that, I wouldn’t hesitate to take it anywhere at any distance. I encourage the new owner to stay in contact with me or Castro Motorsport with any questions or concerns.
I also have multiple pictures that were taken during the build - so let me know if you want anything specific, like installation of the suspension, engine out of the car with MLS/ARP, intercooler charge-pipe routing, and so on.
I’m asking $15,000 for the car and everything listed.
$13,250 will grant you the car without the wheels and tires.
Price can be negotiated, but I will start parting a few goodies here and there as consequence – I don’t mind keeping some things for whenever I decide to build another.
Interested parties, please direct your questions here, through PM, or even towards Abbi “ak-“, as he’s just as familiar with the car as I am.
Located in LA county, Southern California.
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