Have you ever seen a E30 335i

[///Motorsport KoP]

:excited:

It was in the early 90's and my uncle was a duk BMW kop. So him and his mates took a E30 shell and decided to drop the engine from the beast of all beemers back then - the 535i !! :hammerhead:

This coupled with some 325iS parts, painted the famous BMW Dakar Yellow (or something similar as i don't even think there was Dakar yellow at the time). And the end result was this :drool:

 

[clutchplate]

lol, kiefit man ! looks hectic bru

 

[Gandalf038]

this must have been quite a handfull.. :clap: how did the car handle the new weight distribution?

 

[Nic_s]

That looks great :thumbsup:

There is a guy in Langebaan that's doing the same. He might actually be finished with it, but I haven't heard from him in some time. I'll direct him to this site if I can get hold of him.

 

[///Motorsport KoP]

This car was POWERFUL!!! I cant really explain, but maybe this will help - in order to make a doughnut all you needed was space as large as the length of the car :dropjaw:

 

[Twinz]

wow...!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup: Stunning!!!

Background...wolvekloof/ceres?

 

[444YYY]

Complete with customised plate :shocked:

 

[m3nace]

Looks good man. Must have been quite terrifying to drive though with no traction control...:dropjaw:

 

[Fuzzy]

Those were the days. Dakar Yellow was known around 92-93. Reason why I know cos I started selling cars and another car dealer who I ended up working for had a Dakar yellow 325i.

I was hooked on the colour since then!!

Nice pics!!! :thumbsup:

 

[scunick]

Let me climb back into the far reaches of my ageing brain...:hammerhead:

If I remember correctly there were rumours that BMW SA had two SA only E30's:
Well known SA only E30:
333i which was essentially a E28 535i motor in a E30 body...very cool had the choice of aircon Or power steering

Rumour mill E30:
335i which was a E28 M5 motor in an E30 body. The rumour was that 10 of these were built as a special assignment and they were sold as once off's to "special clients". They were clad with a Evo II body kit and were seriously low to the ground. The rumour went on to say that most were written off in the early days as they were a real handful to control.

Thats it... brain empty

atb

Nick

 

[Julz]

I saw a e30 335 for sale in the cape ads a while ago.1 day id love to have a e30 with a e34 m5 engine

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I saw a e30 335 for sale in the cape ads a while ago.1 day id love to have a e30 with a e34 m5 engine

 

[kabal]

325iS was also SA only car AFAIK

 

[scunick]

325iS was also SA only car AFAIK

333i was definitely a SA only E30. It was homologated for Group N racing and was only sold in limited quantities in SA just to get homologation status.

325iS Evo and Evo II were sold in the UK in large numbers.

atb

Nick

 

[///Motorsport KoP]

I freaken love the DAKAR YELLOW colour still!! Yeah yeah yeah, im a solid KULARD hehe and proud

Traction control is already a bitch on a standard 535i , so on this car it was even more hectic to handle!! But my uncle could i promise you that!

Old Beemers are still the shiz - even today i'd still want a clean 535i !

 

[scunick]

Old Beemers are still the shiz - even today i'd still want a clean 535i !

Absolutely... I am looking for a clean M625csi..... and they are as scarce as hens teeth!

 

[wynandd]

I had a 333i and it was apparently not the 3.5litre motor, but rather the 3.3 litre motor from the 733i, which was shoe-horned into the E30's nose. The management was a little uprated to go with the shorter ratios of the E30 gearbox, which translated in a claimed output of around 135kW and 288Nm @ 4300Rpm. Mine was a little bit tweaked and I recorded figures of closer to 200kW at 5600Rpm. With a kerb weight of less than 1300KG, this thing was a real b1tch when pulling away fast...would light those 16" rears up like a candle!!!:thumbsup:

 

[scunick]

I had a 333i and it was apparently not the 3.5litre motor, but rather the 3.3 litre motor from the 733i, which was shoe-horned into the E30's nose. The management was a little uprated to go with the shorter ratios of the E30 gearbox, which translated in a claimed output of around 135kW and 288Nm @ 4300Rpm. Mine was a little bit tweaked and I recorded figures of closer to 200kW at 5600Rpm. With a kerb weight of less than 1300KG, this thing was a real b1tch when pulling away fast...would light those 16" rears up like a candle!!!:thumbsup:

Just checked and we are both correct.. the motor used was a M30 straight six. The internals defining the displacement. The 333 motor displaced 3210cc as apposed to 3420cc of the 535i... that will teach me to post from memory
More detailed data here => http://www.motortopia.com/vehicles/view/p/cars/v/9719/i/triplethree

later

Nick