EP 1: Manual Swapping my E36 in under 10 Minutes / 1995 E36 325is

This is my 1995 BMW E36 325is with an M50B25TU. Owned by my family since new, eventually passed down to your boy (thanks Ate Gina!). It was 100% stock when I acquired this car in 2018 with 135k miles. That's ~5.8k per year! 7 years later and I've only put on ~12k miles, currently sitting at 147k. Still pretty low considering that annual average dropped down to 4.9k per year.

In October 2020, when E36's were still common at junkyards, I stumbled upon a 1995 E36 318is with a 5 Speed Getrag Transmission. Per the Vin (*JA11186), it had an M42 1.8L 4cyl. Some sources say this Getrag is definitely a 220, but other sources sat it may be a 220 or it could be a 250. If it was a 220, why would it fit in my M50? Who knows? Maybe Goober lol. I pulled most of what I could; Transmission, Cross Brace, Driveshaft, Pedal Assembly, Clutch Master Cylinder, Clutch Hard Line, and Flywheel Assembly. Everything else I had to buy brand new.

In any case, one of my biggest gripes with my car is the Automatic Transmission. Not a fan. I recently started having issues with automatically shifting into and out of 2nd gear. Why fix it when I can replace it with parts I've had on the shelves for 5 years? Car Guy Math checked out.