'89 316i E30 LS1 Swap Build Thread

[sgtskid]

I bet the wrangler surprises the hell out of people.

[Q8y_drifter]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUUCwjrlBjV

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BUStSvLFKKB/

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I'm running an XForce Varex muffler, which has an internal exhaust valve which I wired up to a toggle switch. You can close the valve which reroutes the exhaust to the built-in muffler chambers or open it up which is like running a straight pipe.

[Massive Lee]

Damn. If I had an LS-swapped e30, I would fit the quieter mufflers possible. Just to surprise the dude with his shinny e60 M5 at the stop light... Make him believe he got outran by a 316i ;-)

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;-)

Your Wilwood brake setup combined with Garagistic's pedal box bracket is a kick ass combo. Still messing around with the bias adjuster and working out the pedals position but I can lock up the R888's without much effort.

[Massive Lee]

;-)

BTW I am curious to know how the rear differential and halfshafts are holding on the LS swaps.

[Q8y_drifter]

Took it for a drive today to fuel up and test my... well.. everything lol



Manual brakes work pretty good. They're actually pretty soft compared to stock calipers/rotors/pads, I think there's still air in the master cylinders. And the DTC-30 pads really need to warm up and I haven't given em much of a chance. Both front and rear tires rub the fenders so I gotta work that out. New steering wheel position is so much better, and the insulation really helps bring down the vibration and cabin noise. No overheating whatsoever, 200F was the absolute highest and once 2nd fan speed kicks in it drops to 193F or so.

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Finished installing the rear diff along with all the reinforcement parts, the CATuned axles, E36Ti RTA's for disc brake conversion, new rear wheel bearings, new parking brake cables and parking brake shoes & springs, Wilwood/Massive BBK all 4 corners with spacers up front, swapped out the passenger-side mounted individual Wilwood brake/clutch reservoirs for a Tilton 3-in-1 setup mounted on the driver's side. Redid all the plumbing and bleeding. Also finished the interior carpeting, new MOMO steering wheel, dropped the column about 1.5 inches, replaced some of the old fuel tank vent hoses which were cracked badly, and installed front ebay fogs (car had no foglight option from factory). Still gotta wire them up along with the horns. But for now it's driveable again and it's feels/sounds so much better with the sound deadener under the carpeting. I still have some more I might use in other areas. Also installed a shifter boot. That hole was pissing me off. Got a few more things in mind before I consider it "complete".

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Is that the 52mm thick r32 rad?

No idea how thick it is. It's the only Mishimoto Skyline R32 rad available.

[BUDNUNTA]

Is that the 52mm thick r32 rad?

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Video of the TJ!

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Haven't touched my E30 in almost a month now, but I did finish the rear end. The reinforced subframe was reinstalled along with the 188mm diff, upgraded axles, E36Ti rear arms with new rear wheel bearings, e-brake cables/shoes/etc and Massive/Wilwood 4-piston BBK.

I got a new Tilton 3-in-1 brake/clutch reservoir a few days back to replace my leaky wilwood reservoirs. Gonna be installing it on the driver's side to clean up the hoses.

In the meantime we were finishing off my friend's 5.7 LS1 swapped 2001 TJ Wrangler. Started it up today and all is good.

http://i.imgur.com/fmZA9J6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OLOTvOu.jpg

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Well, I welded Garagistic plates for the diff mounting holes and used their 2nd ear diff bracket. That's as far as I've gone with diff reinforcement mods.
The diff itself is a 188mm 4-plate BMW Motorsport diff which I've refreshed with new clutch discs and plates. and has poly bushings on both mounting ears.