# My budget BMW "320T" Build.....SR **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [January 10, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121 "2013-01-10T17:27:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@maz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maz)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/1 "2013-01-10T17:27:49Z")
I figured that i should show my project that I’ve been busy with for 3 months after so much work on a very tight budget… 1984 bmw 318i this is when i first got the car… and yes that is factory height with the motor still in it ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0048_zpsd11dde97.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0048_zpsd11dde97.jpg) after coilovers and rims ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0082_zpsa90b2fed.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0082_zpsa90b2fed.jpg) pulling the old junk out ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0244_zps25a41e76.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0244_zps25a41e76.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0245_zps29a4849a.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0245_zps29a4849a.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0252_zps87ed4948.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0252_zps87ed4948.jpg) engine out and got to see how filthy the engine bay really was ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0254_zps07672b2f.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0254_zps07672b2f.jpg) and with a little degreaser and scrubbing ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0259_zps9cd90806.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0259_zps9cd90806.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0261_zpsed5d902e.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0261_zpsed5d902e.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0266_zpsccdd6345.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0266_zpsccdd6345.jpg) the new rad came in aswell ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0227_zps5bfac6be.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0227_zps5bfac6be.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0268_zpsbb7e50f9.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0268_zpsbb7e50f9.jpg) intercooler ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0103_zps987b8762.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0103_zps987b8762.jpg) new gas tank for the walbro 255 ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0077_zps3224107d.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0077_zps3224107d.jpg) and some other stuff as well ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0226_zps359e7ae5.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0226_zps359e7ae5.jpg) and the sr came too ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0219_zpsaf583ed7.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0219_zpsaf583ed7.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0218_zpsc4dca019.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/IMAG0218_zpsc4dca019.jpg) setting up for primer ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0269_zpsee1fb55b.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0269_zpsee1fb55b.jpg) first coat of primer ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0271_zps3ba1af1e.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0271_zps3ba1af1e.jpg) and the flat black ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0276_zpsca0852b9.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0276_zpsca0852b9.jpg) put the motor in the next night with some mounts made by some guy in thailand i thought i would have to modify them but…surprisingly they were perfect!!! ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0280_zpsd3665eea.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0280_zpsd3665eea.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0281_zpsf1e57ded.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0281_zpsf1e57ded.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0282_zps19d3b548.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0282_zps19d3b548.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0283_zpscc6f65f3.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0283_zpscc6f65f3.jpg) a common issue for those guys who have already done this swap steering knuckle hits the o2 hosing ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0284_zps8bc35e7c.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0284_zps8bc35e7c.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0285_zpse7afaf7a.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0285_zpse7afaf7a.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0290_zps5f01e924.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0290_zps5f01e924.jpg) had to cut the firewall and move the steering over one iinch with some slim knuckles and 3?4 steel rod… sorry no pics of this part the mounts were 1/4 inch steel ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0286_zps517ba9cb.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0286_zps517ba9cb.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0287_zpsea7aee2d.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0287_zpsea7aee2d.jpg) motor in position ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0288_zpsf3f9b2ef.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0288_zpsf3f9b2ef.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0291_zpsc1605cef.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0291_zpsc1605cef.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0293_zpsc4dd0c1f.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0293_zpsc4dd0c1f.jpg) and finally starting it up with some sputtering this is a video [![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/th_VIDEO0006_zpseb57dc9e.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/th_VIDEO0006_zpseb57dc9e.jpg)](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/VIDEO0006_zpseb57dc9e.mp4) as it sits right now with everything done ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0351_zpsb50bdebd.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0351_zpsb50bdebd.jpg) ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0349_zpsed6cad13.jpg](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c311/mahrod2005/e30%20sr20/IMAG0349_zpsed6cad13.jpg) still got to make the drive shaft… hopefully this weekend!!! 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**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/2 "2013-01-10T20:10:08Z")
Looks great so far! ---
**Author:** ![chris240sx\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris240sx\_3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chris240sx_3)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/3 "2013-01-10T20:27:57Z")
Sic build looks neat! Keep up the work ---
**Author:** ![jdm-only](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@jdm-only](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdm-only)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/4 "2013-01-10T21:24:57Z")
smart move with the new e test laws, was the swap alot more work then putting it into a 240? labor cost wise? ---
**Author:** ![maz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@maz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maz)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/5 "2013-01-10T21:30:14Z")
Thanks guys ---
**Author:** ![maz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@maz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maz)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/6 "2013-01-10T22:54:31Z")
> [@jdm-only](#): > > smart move with the new e test laws, was the swap alot more work then putting it into a 240? labor cost wise? Yea no emissions for me because the car is older than 25 years. Mounts were extra… Labor I did my self so just the matter of moving some things around and wiring ( which I have alot of experience in)… The rest were upgrades that I would have done even if I had a 240… Having the mounts make it very feasible. ---
**Author:** ![jdm-only](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@jdm-only](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdm-only)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/7 "2013-01-11T11:57:27Z")
i see very cool. car looks brand spanking new ---
**Author:** ![Londonmax](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/londonmax/32/5914_2.png) [@Londonmax](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Londonmax)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/8 "2013-01-13T07:25:37Z")
props on a clean build. ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Adam\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adam_s13)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/9 "2013-01-13T10:55:55Z")
I always liked how sr20 fits under that hood and all possibilities for cooling setups. ---
**Author:** ![GoanRacing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@GoanRacing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GoanRacing)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/10 "2013-01-18T19:04:06Z")
Looks good Maz, we’ll see you in the summer. ---
**Author:** ![moulds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moulds](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/moulds)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/11 "2013-02-05T06:04:30Z")
gotta get my buddy to do this to his 325i…sick build man ---
**Author:** ![GreyGandalf\_S14](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/greygandalf_s14/32/5475_2.png) [@GreyGandalf\_S14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GreyGandalf_S14)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/12 "2013-02-05T20:18:14Z")
very nicely done!! can’t wait to see her in action!! ---
**Author:** ![maz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@maz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maz)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-budget-bmw-320t-build-sr/228121/13 "2013-03-31T21:14:44Z")
so i finally got the driveshaft in and put it in on friday… took it for a short drive and it did not disappoint [video][http://youtu.be/201s1dLhaAo[/video]](http://youtu.be/201s1dLhaAo%5B/video%5D)