1987 BMW 325is track car
- Year
- 1987
- Make
- BMW
- Price
- $11,500
- Location
- High Point, NC
- Status
- For sale
- Mileage
- 75,000 miles
- Transmission
- Manual
- Drivetrain
- RWD
Description
Spec E30 suspension with H&R Race Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Ireland Engineering sway bars and camber plates
All urethane bushings and mounts
Engine fully rebuilt in 2010 - head rebuilt, crank polished, cylinders honed, bearings, rings, Ireland Enginering Windage Tray, oil pump, injectors rebuilt
Corbeaux FX seats, 5-point harnesses, weld-in 4-point roll bar
Custom fabricated aluminum floor and door panels
New control arms and bushings, tie rod ends and wheel studs in 2023
New clutch, presure plate, pilot bearing, guibo and slave cylinder in 2023
New front sway bar bushings in 2025
4:10 limited slip diff installed (spare 3:73 included)
4 Team Dynamics wheels (15") with used slicks
4 Kosei K1 wheels (15") with new Yoko Advans (plus 2 spare K1s)
5 stock basket weave wheels (14")
Build history
Car was purchased in 2009 and was built into a street legal HPDE track car. During the build, the engine was pulled, disassembled and sent to a machine shop which cleaned all parts, honed the cylinders, checked the crankshaft and polished the journals. The intake manifold and valve cover were media blasted. The engine was then reassembled with new crank and rod bearings, piston wrist pins, rings, connecting rod bolts, head bolts, oil pump, seals and gaskets. An Ireland Engineering windage tray was installed to prevent oil starvation and a fully rebuilt head was installed. The fuel injectors were rebuilt and flow tested. New water pump, thermostat, hoses, gaskets and ignition components were installed. The flywheel was polished and balanced and a new clutch, pressure plate and pilot bearing were installed. All transmission seals were replaced. Both fuel pumps were replaced.
A Spec E30 suspension consisting of H&R race springs, Bilstein shocks, Ireland Engineering camber plates and Ireland Engineering sway bars was installed. All suspension bushings and motor and transmission mounts were replaced with poly bushings/mounts. (Subframe and differential bushings were replaced later, in 2016). A short shifter and new shifter bushings were installed with an E36 shift knuckle and Turner Motorsports DSSR selector rod. The brake lines were replaced with stainless steel lines.
The interior was stripped, the sunroof cassette removed, and a weld-in roll bar installed. The sunroof panel was welded back into the opening and sealed. All of the sound deadening tar was removed from the interior, undercarriage and trunk. The interior and roll bar were then painted.
Custom fabricated aluminum diamond plate was installed in the driver and passenger floors, a customer dead pedal was fabricated and installed and aluminum door panels were fabricated and installed.
Corbeau FX and FX Pro seats were installed, along with 5 point harnesses. The driver’s seat is on a Corbeau slider. Stock seat belts were retained for street use.
The exterior is painted Plymouth Prowler Orange (paint code PVF).
The trunk is wired for a cool suit setup with tie-downs for the cooler installed in the spare tire well.
Since the original build, the car has been used solely for HPDE track days and is driven to and from the track (~135 miles round trip). The power windows, cruise control, heat and defrost are all functioning. (A/C was deleted). The car has never done more than 3 HPDEs in any year since it was built.
The oil and brake fluid have been changed yearly and other maintenance done as necessary.
In March 2020 the car was dynoed at 150 HP and 143 ft/lb torque at the rear wheels with stock engine ECU and pump gas. Just completed an HPDE at VIR North in June 2025 where the car ran flawlessly.
This is a well maintained and very good looking E30 track car. Spare parts, including 3:73 diff and original cylinder head, and build/maintenance records will be included in sale.
Selling to thin the fleet since I plan to start driving my Cayman at HPDE events.