-----My 328Ti project-----
 

Finally after 3 years! I can join the Ti swap club! I just brought my friend wreck 328IS and plan on swapping all I can over. I will do my best to update this thread when I have done something on the car.

Plans:
1. Upgrade my brakes to 328. (done!)
2. Re-paint my car to Montego Blue(BMW 2008 Color). (done!) :2pistole:
3. 318Ti to 328Ti (done!) :2pistole:
4. Auto to Manual transmission conversion (done!) :2pistole:

Day 1

Brought the car.

http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/328.jpg
http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/328_2.jpg

Very dusty!

http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/328motor.jpg

Day 2
Took the interior out TRIED to install into my car.

328 interior:
http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/328interior.jpg


Before:

http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/interiorBefore.jpg

After pics:

http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/interiorApart.jpg
http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/interiorAfter.jpg
http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/interiorAfter2.jpg

Dash won't fit do to this bar in the way. I may have to replace my bar with the 328:

http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/interiorAfter3.jpg

Dude, I want to see that dash in the ti, now. I don't care what it takes. DO IT! It's looking good! Grats on the project, come do my car next, bring a donor too :D

holy crap dude that is some serious stuff haha for one day!!!

He needs the sedan dash for an easy swap.

I knew the sedan would be a lot easier and would fit better. What I've seen so far is that our windshield align differently so it won't fit as clean unless I do some more custome work.

Make sure you take lots of pics! people are really interested in doing swaps (me in particular) and want to know what we are getting into!!!

7/29/2007

Breaks are about to come off and will be install on Aug 11th.

[img]www.noahpham.com/bmwSWAP/328brakes.jpg[/img]

[img]www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/328brakes2.jpg[/img]

so you got the slotted and some EBC Green stuff right there!! good find haha!!
yeah so we got brakes now but still no power soon to be solved!! ;)

8/03/2007

Starting to take the front end off but got stuck because I don't have the right Hex size to take the AC lines off.

http://www.noahpham.com/bmwswap/328front.jpg

8/08/2007

Finally took the front end off

http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/328engine.jpg

http://www.noahpham.com/BMWSWAP/328engine1.jpg

nice man!! see ya sat. bro!!

Pull that entire front suspension and add the 1995 M3 offset lower control arm bushings (those are probably shot anyway), caster tops on the struts and change to the M3 struts and sway bar/end links. Don't forget the strut top reinforcements as well. Once the car is all together, and you've driven a few miles, have it aligned to the specs I have posted here under the tech section.

If you don't get the entire sub frame, at least use the M roadster/coupe rear springs and M Coupe rear sway bar. If you keep the stock trailing arms in the rear, they have to be reinforced or they will rip.

You won't be dissassapointed....

I already have the reinforcement plates and new struts and springs, but the sway bar will have to wait until I find some more funds :cool:. for now I probably just run all stock like the other Ti's in my area. They haven't had any issues yet.. Thanks for the info though, I will think about it.