12/06/06 – Conception
1986 BMW 326rb
= RB26DET in an E30 1
Picking up the motor tomorrow, the shell this weekend...2
If there is any interest, I'll keep you guys updated. 3
I got everything for 3500 bucks, which, if you know anything about
pricing of
the GT-R engine, that's a steal. The motor is out of a running skyline
GT-R. It
will be single turbo (I got my old rb26deT manifold that I made back).
It comes
with wiring harness, ECU, RB26 transmission (which I will have to cut
the transfer
case off of) and a Nismo triple plate clutch. 4
It's going in an E30 coupe (1986 328e) 5
I know this engine like the back of my hand, so it should be pretty
straight
forward. 6
Very early on, my ambition was a quick project with cheap parts. This does not jive with my overall method of doing things the RIGHT way. The initial budget for the car was 4000$ (less the cost of the motor). It’s laughable to think that the wheels and ECU I purchased later nearly eclipsed this initial estimate.
(1) There are a few mistakes early on… I initially believed the car to be an 86 when it was, in fact, an 87.
(2)
I
definitely did not pick up the shell that
weekend
(3)
There
was actually very little interest on
the Lotus Board, yet I continued to update the site regularly, simply
because
there WAS no interest. It
was easy for
me to keep track of my own posts without them being cluttered by people
asking
me if I was keeping the AWD setup
(4)
I
never did get the wiring harness or
ECU. The clutch was
actually a Nismo 3
puck clutch.
(5)
I
don’t think that a 1986 328e ever existed.
(6) HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
