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<blockquote data-quote="teejay" data-source="post: 332424" data-attributes="member: 51"><p>LEt me offer you some advise and hope you take it very seriously as i probably wont repeat it. Read the replies in red</p><p> </p><p>1) How long can the body of the E30 generally last? For example, can I expect to drive a '87 unit for another 5 years without finding a hole in the carriage floor? Is acid bath and repaint recommended?</p><p><span style="color: red">-last forever if maintain properly from the start</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">-most pre 88 unit suffer from bad rust in the floorboards, mine has gone for a complete change using original floorboards from a donor car cost 4k</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">acid bath dont exist here, repaint possible ,quality paintjob cost 4k</span></p><p> </p><p>2) When is it necessary to rebuild the engine and is that more practical than doing a transplant?</p><p><span style="color: red">-your guess as good as mine, m20 rebuild from blueprinting to internal n essential parts new, cost about 8k or so i heard</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">-transplant to another same family engine possible but again, essential parts must be changed to avoid unneccesary repairs in the future cost 4k-8k</span></p><p> </p><p>3) Is it possible to get used M3 engines in Malaysia? Is it possible to order one locally?\</p><p><span style="color: red">-yes anything possible, cost of halfcut 15k-20k, another 5k-8k for labour and minor parts</span></p><p> </p><p>4) Which newer BMW engines are most <strong>easily transplanted</strong> into the E30 if I want more power?</p><p><span style="color: red">-m44,m50,m52 easy</span></p><p><span style="color: red">-m30,m60,m70,m88, s30,s32,s36,s38, can be done but not so easy, all you need is money</span></p><p> </p><p>5) Is it possible to get a new original / OEM dashboard and centre console (I'm guessing not..)?</p><p><span style="color: red">-possible, have the money??</span><span style="color: red"> 1k used , 2.5k brand new</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>there are lots more to learn, suggest you spend time reading all of the past topics to get more info as all of your future question will have already been answered and debated upon, plus the fact the other older older older otai have input, nowadays there wont be much proper input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teejay, post: 332424, member: 51"] LEt me offer you some advise and hope you take it very seriously as i probably wont repeat it. Read the replies in red 1) How long can the body of the E30 generally last? For example, can I expect to drive a '87 unit for another 5 years without finding a hole in the carriage floor? Is acid bath and repaint recommended? [COLOR=red]-last forever if maintain properly from the start[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]-most pre 88 unit suffer from bad rust in the floorboards, mine has gone for a complete change using original floorboards from a donor car cost 4k[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]acid bath dont exist here, repaint possible ,quality paintjob cost 4k[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][/COLOR] 2) When is it necessary to rebuild the engine and is that more practical than doing a transplant? [COLOR=red]-your guess as good as mine, m20 rebuild from blueprinting to internal n essential parts new, cost about 8k or so i heard[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]-transplant to another same family engine possible but again, essential parts must be changed to avoid unneccesary repairs in the future cost 4k-8k[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][/COLOR] 3) Is it possible to get used M3 engines in Malaysia? Is it possible to order one locally?\ [COLOR=red]-yes anything possible, cost of halfcut 15k-20k, another 5k-8k for labour and minor parts[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][/COLOR] 4) Which newer BMW engines are most [B]easily transplanted[/B] into the E30 if I want more power? [COLOR=red]-m44,m50,m52 easy[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]-m30,m60,m70,m88, s30,s32,s36,s38, can be done but not so easy, all you need is money[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][/COLOR] 5) Is it possible to get a new original / OEM dashboard and centre console (I'm guessing not..)? [COLOR=red]-possible, have the money??[/COLOR][COLOR=red] 1k used , 2.5k brand new[/COLOR] there are lots more to learn, suggest you spend time reading all of the past topics to get more info as all of your future question will have already been answered and debated upon, plus the fact the other older older older otai have input, nowadays there wont be much proper input. [/QUOTE]
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