Post your CUT CORNERS hackjob on your E30

[kalib0y]

ive duct taped torn CV boots

[rturbo 930]

I ran into this problem as well. i came to the conclusion that its because my frame rails are bent a little bent. so what i did was hone out the subframe a little bit with a dremel to get that extra play that i needed. but not too much because they're sleeved. worked perfectly.

credit for the idea goes to my stepdad though. good luck man.

i had to break the tab that held my exhaust up and so when i put it back it on i had to find a way to keep it back up lol. i never drove like this, but whenever i moved my car this is how it was help up.

Thanks man, good to know I'm not the only one haha.

When you say your frame rails are a little bent, what do you mean? The beam, ie, the subframe itself? The shell of the car? My car has been in a few minor accidents, but I don't think anything is bent, especially that far forward from the rear. Did you install poly bushings, or OE replacements? Mine are poly bushings from IE. Thing is, it didn't seem like they were too big around. Seemed more like they were all the way in, and just couldn't go in any farther. And they didn't budge, even after torquing the subframe bolt to 100ftlbs. I have no idea on this one...

[E30Gus]

I once cut an e30 into pieces to fit onto a civic.

Some kind of car turduckin?

[InuFaye]

I once cut an e30 into pieces to fit onto a civic.

[butters]

put dual tips on my swapped 318. told muffler shop to expand the valence opening. they literally cut a corner, limited tools I suppose. so now the right side of the opening is a 90 degree corner. still need to smooth that out...

[Xat1cZ]

....thinking about posting a link to this thread in here http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=158008

[Mr. Burns]

Could "cut corners" be determined by how many zip ties are currently holding various parts of the car together?

in that case, see my left eurogrill assembly.

tab snapped off, ziptie to the rescue...no-one is the wiser.

[J.Rizo]

Could "cut corners" be determined by how many zip ties are currently holding various parts of the car together?

zip ties aren't cutting corners, they're pure genius, heavens little gift to earth, tiny little miracles in all of our toolboxes.

[E30Gus]

Could "cut corners" be determined by how many zip ties are currently holding various parts of the car together?

[StinkE30]

Ohhhh, this is a great thread!

My antenna mast broke, so I just snipped the whole thing off and capped it with some sort of aerosol can cap that I literally found on the ground where my car was parked. :)

[J.Rizo]

My subframe bushings aren't installed correctly. They should be pressed into the subframe another 3/8" or so. I couldn't get them to when it was out of the car, so I assumed they'd compress with I put the subframe back in, and torqued the subframe bolts. They didn't. And FUCK taking that whole assembly out again. I'll do it when I have to take the whole thing back out again, unless someone knows of an easy fix.

The window seal on my pass. door also needs to be adjusted a hair forward. That, too, is a fucking bitch to do.

I ran into this problem as well. i came to the conclusion that its because my frame rails are bent a little bent. so what i did was hone out the subframe a little bit with a dremel to get that extra play that i needed. but not too much because they're sleeved. worked perfectly.

credit for the idea goes to my stepdad though. good luck man.

i had to break the tab that held my exhaust up and so when i put it back it on i had to find a way to keep it back up lol. i never drove like this, but whenever i moved my car this is how it was help up.

[lambo]

RTV'd my drain plug instead of changing the pan...

[Mr. Burns]

cut corners? what's the point?

your just fuckin yourself later when you wish you fixed it properly from the start

BMW decided to use a complex pandoras box with their e-brake design. I got fed up with tweaking it, so it's just gone.

[Vtec?lol]

^lol

[Stanley Rockafella]

cut corners? what's the point?

your just fuckin yourself later when you wish you fixed it properly from the start