Is your e30 currently driveable?

[DatUtahGuy]

yes, but I can't get in it because it's giant block of ice, waiting for spring to start thawing process.

[crxb16t]

Haven't driven it in 2 years. Soon though i hope. It started as hey my muffler rusted out i'll just... Now i'm in over my head on a e30 money pit like you guys

-headerback stainless exhaust getting pieced together with Vbands.
-Rear suspension is sitting on the ground awaiting 3.73 posi and an arsenal of AKG bushings ready to roll on 14" bmw steelies with studded snows.
-My exterior has an Alpine Mtech II kit somewhat fitted.
-My interior is in pieces waiting to get the stereo amped up with a 12" Lukebox.

:pimp:

[DatUtahGuy]

next time

1. yank rusted exhaust with bare hands(like a boss!)
2. drive around neighborhood with your cool face on
3. race car

[mikeedler]

all 3 are together and running.

[TurboJake]

Is my E30 driveable?

all 3 of them. Yes.
Soon that number will be back down to 2. Because number 3 will no longer be.
And yes. It will be the zinno one sadly.




ALSO!

Haven't driven it in 2 years. Soon though i hope. It started as hey my muffler rusted out i'll just... Now i'm in over my head on a e30 money pit like you guys

-headerback stainless exhaust getting pieced together with Vbands.

Like this?

-Rear suspension is sitting on the ground awaiting 3.73 posi and an arsenal of AKG bushings ready to roll on 14" bmw steelies with studded snows.

With all these parts, and stripped down and recoated subframe, like this?

-My exterior has an Alpine Mtech II kit somewhat fitted.
-My interior is in pieces waiting to get the stereo amped up with a 12" Lukebox.

I didn't do those. But it also only took me a weekend to do the suspension rebuild (I did the fronts too...).
And a day for the exhaust.

Get crackin. You're slow.

[dannyyisntt]

Which one?

[BrewCity11]

What E30?

[72ratcamaro]

DD duty for my E30. MPG is the whole reason I bought it.

[Simontibbett]

Nope, every time I've driven it since I bought it Thanksgiving night something has broken. Right now it has a stripped oil pan plug, a massive oil leak, a broken upper strut mount, and a misfire.

It has broken down twice since then as well.

[ill4noreason]

91 hell yes
87 hell yes
88 hell no

[325ix]

Nope, down for:
radiator
HG
T-stat
timing belt and water pump
radiator hoses
seats
and some electrical crap.

[rThor432]

Ahh nope.

[crxb16t]

next time

1. yank rusted exhaust with bare hands(like a boss!)
2. drive around neighborhood with your cool face on
3. race car

I pulled 3 rusty catbacks that weekend that weekend. The guy I work with his e30 didn't even need tools the attaching points disentegrated when i went to remove them, even the rubber had rust on it! lol Didn't drive it around the block but I revved it up to watch the header stainless get cherry red, and shoot fireballs out of the x pipe.

Like this?

^ That yes except i'm keeping the dual pipes and the axle back will be stock style, I want to be able to use other bolt on systems in case the Chinese ebay muffler makes angry bee noises like my old car. bleh The ebay header will be cut and vbanded so i can swap out the aftermarket cat with an x pipe easily. I do need some more research on other peoples setups so i can make sure i have the 02 and the wideband 02 in good locations. Oh yeah i get 2" .071 409 stainless for 16 cents an inch at my work :nice:

With all these parts, and stripped down and recoated subframe, like this?

Brakes and springs were already done, this is just a quick while i'm in there putting in a diff, may as well spend $250 more on bushings, I'm going to be back in there for a Pt3 when i get bigger bars heim joints and reinforcement tabs. When it gets warm out though. Also What did you paint the rear subframe with VHT, Por15, Rhinoliner? has it held up?

[OniKyan]

Two are, two aren't.

One should be sold tomorrow night, allowing funds to be spent on the main one, "Ron Burgundrot". If all goes well, the buyer might be taking the parts car too, providing even more funds for E30 mods.

[slammin.e28]

My "e30" is a stripped out shell of a 1989 325is in Lachsilber. Waiting for some act of god to get me money/time to build it.