What better way to kick off the new year than with one of the most popular platforms in the word for modifying, the BMW E30. This E30, concocted by the team at Vorshlag, was built to compete in the Grassroots Motorsports $2010 Challenge, and then went on to win the $2012 event the following year. Watch as it goes through three engine swaps and two paint-schemes, all while being cleverly modified by the Vorshlag team to be competitive while keeping under the budget limit.

CLICK HERE for the full build thread.

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When I look back at the 4 BMW E30s I’ve featured on the site in the past, it’s interesting to see that only one of them retained it’s original motor. The other three were powered by an RB26DETT, an E39 M5 V8, and an E60 M5 V10. So that means we’ve had 4 cylinder, 6 cylinder, 8 cylinder, and 10 cylinder E30′s, so where to from here? Well a V12 is really the only natural progression…

Thanks to Archie for submitting.

CLICK HERE for the full build thread.

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I’ve featured a few E30′s now, and I’ve said numerous times that they’re universally loved the world over, I don’t know what it is about them but they just seem to push everyone’s buttons. VDubbin recently submitted this one to me, a full and very thorough restoration including detailed rust-repairs, acid dipping, lots of bodywork, cavity waxing, a super-detailed gearbox overhaul, and some Simpsons quotes thrown in for good measure – all adds up to an automatic win in my books.

Note: There seems to be a limited amount of pages you can view on the forum as a guest, I found myself having to sign up to continue reading, but you should be able to view the whole thread from start to finish if you do it in one go.

Some great progress has been made, but there’s still more to come, so keep checking the build thread for updates http://www.e30owners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4446

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It looks like the RB26 E30 that I featured last October is finally finished. Click here to go back to the old post where you’ll find links to the owners build thread so you can read up about the completion of this crazy 3 series.

Thanks to Jeroen from Speedhunters for kindly throwing this build my way. Once again, everyone’s favourite car (or should I say, the Internet’s favourite car), the E30 BMW, get’s some major lovin’. This one’s getting it’s new heartbeat from Nissan’s finest, an RB26DETT (with both T’s removed and replaced with one big T). Purists look away.

It’s still in the build, so head to either http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f152/1986-bmw-326rb-32022/ or

http://www.onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html to keep up to date with the progress.

UPDATE: This build is now complete

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say a bad word about E30 M3′s. Maybe I’m not listening hard enough, or maybe they’re just one of those cars that are commonly lusted the world over. I just stumbled across this awesome build on VWvortex. The car not only receives an engine swap, but also new subframes and suspension pick-up points, essentially making it a whole chassis swap with only the appearance of the original shell remaining.

The build thread is located at http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4515333 however it’s more of a pictorial with no real information.

Alternatively you can head to Piper Motorsport’s website for more information, http://www.pipermotorsports.com/moredetail.asp?id=146

Lastly, the car has it’s own Car Domain page http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2929437

This car is an insant favourite wherever its posted on the net. It seems everyone has a soft spot for E30 BMW’s, and this one is definitely praiseworthy.

I’m not one of those people who turns up their nose when a person chooses to use a motor from a different manufacturer for an engine swap. I like the way people stuff LS1′s, 2JZ’s, SR20′s and 13b’s into all different kinds of cars, but I always think it’s more appealing when a motor from the same stable is used, it just seems “right”.

That premise applies to this E30 which has had an S62 V8 from an E39 M5 shoehorned into the engine bay, and then a turbo strapped to each side. When you see an example like this it’s easy to see why E30′s are universally loved by most car enthusiasts. It doesn’t get much better than this.

According to the owner, the car has been in winter storage since last November, but work is set to commence soon. So keep an eye on the build thread for updates.
http://www.s14.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23938