I wont type too much, the pics explain what going on here!

Car is a '82 BMW e21 323i
Start with a few of the car before i blew the engine up!

(original 28 yr old paint)

Trial fit of new engine

2.5 24V M50 Non Vanos Twincam from 90's 3 and 5 series

The two more challenging jobs. Routing the exh manifold turned out to be easier than expected, just ran it as close to the block as i could. The sump however was a little more tricky. Had to modify the diecast pickup.

And finished, small jobs left to do but it went back to being my daily driver less than 8 weeks after i pulled it off the road. It is biggest single task i have undertaken (apart from the escort build, but thats only going backwards) so i was happy to have it completed to quickly.

Currently makes a tad over 200hp with loads of torque but i am waiting for next summer to start extracting another 20-30 out of it. The straight 6 sounds beautiful at 7000rpm btw

It now does the 0-100 sprint in the high 6's so its not a rocket but its loads of fun.

That is a fantastic car And an awesome engine swap too

Well done mate..

Looks right at home in there!!!

Cant wait for the turbo install....

Shaun.

Basically, I am in awe of how cool that is. I seriously dig those wheels too.