tooFATtoDRIVE
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- May 12, 2011
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- E55
Looking at what the VIN has said, it does look suspicious. The VIN states its a 3.2 with a 722.5 5-speed auto box. Genuine E36 cars only came with the 722.4 4 speed box and a 2.82 rear diff. Ive seen pictures of a genuine E36 ECU and it has the AMG logo on it and its written "HM AMG 3.6L 6 Zyl" with a "HWA 124 545 12 32" part number as an example. Interior wise, the gearknob had E36 stamped on it. There would be the AMG sticker on the slam panel in the engine bay too.
Those are the things I'd be looking for to see if it was a genuine car, especially that rear diff and gearbox. Most people who do these engine swaps only put in the engine and leave the standard 3.06 rear diff in. Unless if they have a genuine 36 on the side as a complete donor car.
The gearknob does not have the E36 stamped on it, and the AMG sticker on the slam panel in the engine bay is missing too - this is clearly seen from the pics in my first 2 posts.
Also, the full car spec reveals that it has a 722.5 5-speed auto box ...
VEHICLE TYPE: Car
MODEL NAME: 320 TE / E 320 / E36 AMG
ENGINE: 104992 12 088697
TRANSMISSION: 722503 04 130435
FRONT AXLE: BE1150S1962557731124
ORDER NUMBER: 0521405065
LIGHTS: HELLA
WIPER: BOSCH
INTERIOR COLOR: 261
PAINTS: 269
RETARDER: 1 950411
211 AUTOMATIC LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL (ASD)
240 OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
260 TYPE DESTINATION ON TRUNK LID - ELIMINATION
280 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND LEATHER GEAR SHIFT KNOB
291 AIRBAG FOR FRONT PASSENGER
425 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
515 MB RADIO CLASSIC WITH TRAFF. MESS., RDS
541 DOUBLE ROLLER BLIND USD.AS LUGG.AND PASSENG. GUARD
550 TRAILER COUPLING
570 FOLDING ARMREST, FRONT
580 AIR CONDITIONING
584 ELECTRIC WINDOW LIFTER, 4-WAY, V 124, 6-WAY
620 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
652 8-HOLE LIGHT ALLOY RIMS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
885 HIGHTEN THEFT PROTECTION
910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO)