1989 BMW Spec E30
- Year
- 1989
- Make
- BMW
- Price
- $21,500
- Location
- Cary, NC
- Status
- Sold
- Mileage
- 12,345 miles
- Transmission
- Manual
- Drivetrain
- RWD
Description
ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN:
- Bratton motor 160/160
- Panzer digital AFM
- Injectors cleaned and flow tested
- Fuel tank, pumps, filter, lines, FPR, etc
- Plugs, wires, cap & rotor, etc
- Rebuilt transmission
- Kinematic shifter
- Clutch master and slave
- Rebuilt rear CV axles
- Center support bearing and guibo
- Aluminum radiator, coolant reservoir, intake boot and hoses, etc
- Electric fan
- Motor mounts
- Transmission mounts
SUSPENSION & CHASSIS:
- Shocks, struts, camber plates
- Control arms and tie rods
- All bushings and mounts essentially new
- Front sway bar, rear adjustable bar with quick link
- Reinforced front strut towers
- Reinforced rear subframe with newer bushings and mounts
- Diff mounts and diff studs
- Trailing arm bushings
- Condor adjustable rear trailing arm mounts
- All sway bar mounts reinforced
- Wheel bearings and wheel studs front and rear
- Corner balanced, hits weight perfectly with a 190 lb driver plus ballast
- Adjustable ballast box for you hefty or skinny drivers
BRAKES:
- Brake master cylinder
- Rebuilt ABS pump, rebuilt calipers, ABS sensors
- Brake lines, rotors, pads
SAFETY:
- Lifeline Zero 2000 AFFF fire suppression, professionally serviced
- Sparco Circuit II QRT seat, FIA 8855-1999, valid through 2028
- Back brace
- I/O Port window net, SFI 27.1, valid through June 2027
- Schroth center net
- Solid state kill switch, rain light
- Heavy duty skid plate mounted to front rails
ELECTRICAL & INTERIOR:
- Harness completely thinned, essentially all electrical connections redone
- Instrument cluster deleted, custom four-gauge panel: fuel pressure, oil pressure, oil temp, water temp
- AiM Solo 2 DL
- Helmet blower with NACA duct
- Condor polycarbonate rear side windows
- Sunroof delete
- Throttle cable, throttle and brake pedal bushings
- DieHard AGM battery, trunk mounted
- Coolshirt box & hose mounted in car
There's more to this car than I can put in a list. Tons of small parts replaced or upgraded along the way that I've lost track of over the course of owning it. Ask me about anything specific and I'll tell you straight.
INCLUDED: the wheels and tires shown on the car in the photos.
NOT INCLUDED: transponder, AiM SmartyCam, and any other spares.
OPTIONAL SPEC E30 WHEEL AND TIRE PACKAGE
Sold by itself or with the car as a package.
- One set of BRAND NEW Team Dynamics Pro Race wheels with brand new Maxxis RC-1 stickers, mounted and balanced
- One set of wheels with used Maxxis RC-1's mounted
- One set of wheels with used Maxxis rain tires
- Three additional BRAND NEW unmounted Maxxis RC-1 205/50ZR15 stickers
PRICING
Car - $21,500
Car with wheel & tire package - $23,900
Wheel & tire package alone - $3,400
Build history
2024 SE Spec E30 Champion. Class lap records at Road Atlanta, VIR, Roebling Road, and CMP. Never failed to finish a race it started - zero mechanical DNFs. Ready to run Nationals this year and win.
The time has come to part ways with such an amazing Spec E30. I don't plan on racing SE30 anytime soon and hate seeing such a great car not get used. Bittersweet for sure.
Countless race wins. It makes grid every weekend and runs perfect.
CURRENT LAP RECORDS:
Road Atlanta - 1:42.240
VIR - 2:14.501
Roebling Road - 1:21.465
CMP - 1:47.815
I bought this car from a former Spec E30 driver. It was pretty tired and in need of some TLC. I rebuilt it completely. Nearly every part on it, big or small, has been replaced. Built to the limit of the rules. All maintenance is current. Everything listed below is practically new, with only a few race miles on it.