Just another e30 resto and eventual 5.0 swap.

[eastcoastcory]

Okay! Sooo. It's been quite some time since I've updated this post and I've been having some hard times financially so I haven't done too much BESIDES buy another e30. [emoji16] so basically I convinced my girlfriend that one could be hers, the crappier one, and one could be mine, the cleaner one.. essentially the plans now for these things are to get them both running and go from there. My girlfriend wants to keep hers basically stock anyways. Just clean and stock. So I'm going to take the interior from my new project car and swap it all into her e30. I'll probably take the shitty back seat and put it in mine then buy new racing seats for the front. They both need brakes, suspension stuff and obvious cosmetic work. Both need fuel pumps and tunes ups to get running. I plan on doing the plastic bumper swap, I may even try to order the EVO bumpers because I kinda like them better but I'm not 100% sure yet since the only options I found are from duraflex and some other website that is slipping my mind right now. The 5.0 is being put on hold because I reallllyyyy want to get all the cosmetics done first so I definitely have a car/cars to take down to OCMD this year. HOWEVER If I can get all that done and then manage to 5.0 swap it then I will definitely. I kinda leaned toward doing a m50/52 swap for a little bit but I may try to get a vert shell and do it in that one since I still realllllyyyyy want a vert e30, we'll see one thing at a time.

That's pretty much my super brief update. Also I'm trying to move back from Maryland to New Jersey again so I can really start putting maximum effort into these things. Hopefully my union transfer goes though, if not I'll just do something else in the mean time because the show must go on. Anyways, if you guys have any advice on anything going on here. Just let me know. Always open to new opinions. Thanks for reading !


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[eastcoastcory]

I noticed that too in your pictures. It'll get there man. Just takes patience and money


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Good thing I'm gonna be getting my next apprentice scale raise in a month and start working like 60 hours every week [emoji23]


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[eastcoastcory]

That's what I emailed them about. He doesn't have the welder he did have, so he can't do the pans right now. He said the instruction CD has instructions on how to modify the oil pan so it's easier and cheaper to get it done locally. I just started a thread in this section.

Nice man. :) yeah the pan is the most expensive part lol. Surprisingly. Definitely cheaper to outsource that.


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[Reyhan335]

I noticed that too in your pictures. It'll get there man. Just takes patience and money


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[eastcoastcory]

make sure to check all the rust spots man. Just because you don't want to get so deep into it and decide hey I should have gotten a better car with less rust. other than that it looks like you got your head on straight with getting the swab done. I'm definitely following it.


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Luckily I got a car where all the rust is on things I'm going to be replacing anyways like suspension components. Only has rust going into the rear fender wells/trunk and under the drivers seat. Thanks man. :)


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[Elysian]

Nice. Yeah man. Let me know how fitment it. :) did you order their oil pan as well or are you going to do it yourself.?


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That's what I emailed them about. He doesn't have the welder he did have, so he can't do the pans right now. He said the instruction CD has instructions on how to modify the oil pan so it's easier and cheaper to get it done locally. I just started a thread in this section.

[Reyhan335]

make sure to check all the rust spots man. Just because you don't want to get so deep into it and decide hey I should have gotten a better car with less rust. other than that it looks like you got your head on straight with getting the swab done. I'm definitely following it.


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[eastcoastcory]

Got my mounts yesterday. Quality seems decent, welds look alright, no idea on fitment. I'm going to wind up getting them powdercoated, they ship them raw. I also got their instructions/info discs, wish they had a USB option, but thankfully I still have a PC with a optical disc drive. They shipped the mounts the same day I ordered, and even responded to an email immediately. Wound up putting the E30V8 Motorsports sticker on my pickup :D

Nice. Yeah man. Let me know how fitment it. :) did you order their oil pan as well or are you going to do it yourself.?


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[Elysian]

Got my mounts yesterday. Quality seems decent, welds look alright, no idea on fitment. I'm going to wind up getting them powdercoated, they ship them raw. I also got their instructions/info discs, wish they had a USB option, but thankfully I still have a PC with a optical disc drive. They shipped the mounts the same day I ordered, and even responded to an email immediately. Wound up putting the E30V8 Motorsports sticker on my pickup :D

[eastcoastcory]

My build thread is 5 years old and in the 24v section, and basically never really started, I only recently decided to go V8

I'm not sure what I'm doing on the rear, my thought is go Z3 rear arms. On the front I'd like to go all E36 M3. I have 2 M3 left knuckles already, but still need the other side. I'm still not certain on which wheels I'll run. I have a set of gold BBS 15" basketweaves, or a set of 17" style 5's to choose from. I also have some 5 spoke X5 wheels.

We'll definitely let me know. :) I might do the whole rear frongaragistic because why not. I'm really a fan of these wheels



I really don't want a crazy wheel set up. Just want something that looks clean and has good fitment.


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[Elysian]

Let me know how the fitment is on the mounts because I heard both good and bad things about them. I don't really care much for bigger wheels as I'm not going to be stancing the car. I more or less care about the brakes. Are you using all e36 m3 parts or a mixture of both. Also I'm gonna try to find your build thread if you have one so I can follow along with yours as well. [emoji51]


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My build thread is 5 years old and in the 24v section, and basically never really started, I only recently decided to go V8

I'm not sure what I'm doing on the rear, my thought is go Z3 rear arms. On the front I'd like to go all E36 M3. I have 2 M3 left knuckles already, but still need the other side. I'm still not certain on which wheels I'll run. I have a set of gold BBS 15" basketweaves, or a set of 17" style 5's to choose from. I also have some 5 spoke X5 wheels.

[eastcoastcory]

Go 5 lug IMO. You and I are doing basically the same build, I want to have options for bigger wheels, so I'm definitely going 5 lugs. Doesn't help that the 4 lug wheels on mine look like garbage.

My e30v8 kit arrives today :D

Let me know how the fitment is on the mounts because I heard both good and bad things about them. I don't really care much for bigger wheels as I'm not going to be stancing the car. I more or less care about the brakes. Are you using all e36 m3 parts or a mixture of both. Also I'm gonna try to find your build thread if you have one so I can follow along with yours as well. [emoji51]


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[Elysian]

Go 5 lug IMO. You and I are doing basically the same build, I want to have options for bigger wheels, so I'm definitely going 5 lugs. Doesn't help that the 4 lug wheels on mine look like garbage.

My e30v8 kit arrives today :D

[eastcoastcory]

Alright so it's been a stagnant few weeks so I figure I'll update this on my day off and hopefully you guys will be able to lend me a hand. Current situation is that my apartment complex desperately tried to kick my e30 out and I didn't want to waste time and money getting my m20 running. So, I had my buddy pick it up and were deciding to just go right into the engine swap. I've been just pricing everything out based on estimates and things I've found online. My current battle is which suspension and brake set up I would like to use which will also influence my wheel set up as well.

My options are split between keeping the 4 lug, getting a moderate brake kit, being happy running 16" wheels and if not then just get the 4 to 5 lug adapter plate

OR

convert to a e36/46 suspension entirely, get 5 lug wheel possibilities and more sizes, bigger brakes.

Ultimately it seems like it would be the cheaper option to just swap over to the newer model suspension, and better in the long run because eventually more power means bigger brakes so I might need to switch to a newer model suspension set up anyways.

HOWEVER, there is a 3rd option I've found which I could run a two caliper set up on my 4 lug wheel set up which could prove more than efficient. And if I ended up doing drifting or something of that nature I could just run a hydraulic hand brake to one of the dual calipers in the rear. I think this would be a happy medium cost option but would ultimately suffer if I was just driving the car around the street.

I've also decided to just get a stock clutch set up for now which I'll just upgrade later. No reason to pay $800+ for a 500+ hp set up that I don't even have yet. As opposed to $150-200 for a 300hp oem set up kit. Also looking into making my own hydraulic conversion clutch kit because cable sucks. Pricing for that is in the picture minus the cost of a bracket i need. Really don't wanna pay $600 plus to convert [emoji848]

I think that's about it for now. Here's a picture of my current grocery list and costs for what I need to get this girl going. Still don't know what I'm doing for suspension yet which is another thing dependent on the lug/brake set up. I'd love to have a beige interior but I may or not not just run some good front seats with a stripped and painted interior.

Idk how much m20 swaps are worth. This e30 has like 200k on it though so I'm assuming not much especially since it's an i version. It'll be for sale soon if anybody wants it.

Thanks in advance guys. !

(Enjoy the picture of my 10 years of sitting suspension rust [emoji28][emoji23])




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[ahrensNW]

What's the point of being a dick?


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Lol don't be a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles