Journey E30 - The Cory E30 in the new home

[2mAn]

Curious why you bought new wheels if you like the ones that are on there?

[iXBeater]

Picked up the new set of wheels at my tire shop


Might be a few days (or more) before I will be a able to get them on the car. I like the wheels that are on there better, but looking forward to seeing how these look!

[2mAn]

I don't know why I'm nervous about fit, but I am...

its going to look great

[iXBeater]

By way of Poland (possibly directly from Ronal), I now have an alternate set of wheels for Scooter.
(Seller's Image)


My quick box-pic:


I dropped them off with my wheel guys to have some Vredestein Quatrac 5 all-season tires I bought a couple months ago when I bought the wheels.

It felt like forever for them to arrive - I bought them on eBay from "Deutsche Felgen DE", and of course all the tarifff chaos ensued, which slowed them down from the typical six weeks to more like nine and a half. But that's just the world...

I didn't even pop them on to dry-fit them before I took them to the shop. I'm assuming they'll look like this: (though I don't think the tires are quite that high-profile)
(I don't know why I'm nervous about fit, but I am...)

[iXBeater]

I bought an eBay gasket, and while it's a bit thicker than the OEM, I am very happy with how easy (relatively) it was to install...

Probably best to have some soapy water to spray on to make the install a little faster, but it went fine anyway...

On the way is a black suede headliner from CATuned. That's going to be an adventure...

[iXBeater]

Do you recommend replacing any other parts while you're in there? It looks like there are a few springs, gaskets and other plastic bits to consider.

I updated to the newer airbag style pedal mount (which retro'd to all E30's from what I can tell) so I could update to the brass brake and clutch bushings. All the spring stuff you see in the video is not in the new bracket - it's simplified and feels amazing. The "Episode 6" vid @ around 2:00 shows the brass bushings. I put new pedal pads, a new accelerator pedal with the upgraded Delrin bushings and, of course, the reinforcing bracket.

[ehrawn]

Last week the pedal box cracked :(

I've grabbed a bunch of stuff - a box and pedals from a '91 318is, the Garagistic bronze brake and pedal bushings (along with the Delrin accelerator pedal bushing and the billet throttle cable bushing) and a set of new OE pedal rubber (which I'll probably just tuck away for later - just wanted to have another set while the BMW OE stuff is still available).

Do you recommend replacing any other parts while you're in there? It looks like there are a few springs, gaskets and other plastic bits to consider.

[iXBeater]

Got the pedal box fixed, and upgraded to bronze bushings...

Highly recommend the Roth Engineering Bracket from Dave Pepin. I don't think he's got an online store so see the email below.

Compared to the IE bracket:

[iXBeater]

Last week the pedal box cracked :(

I've grabbed a bunch of stuff - a box and pedals from a '91 318is, the Garagistic bronze brake and pedal bushings (along with the Delrin accelerator pedal bushing and the billet throttle cable bushing) and a set of new OE pedal rubber (which I'll probably just tuck away for later - just wanted to have another set while the BMW OE stuff is still available).

[iXBeater]

Wow - I ordered brake pistons from BimmerWorld around 2PM on Monday, and had them on my porch before 10:30AM Tuesday. I sincerely doubted the "Your Item has Shipped' notification, but I won't doubt theirs going forward...

[iXBeater]

Leo handles are nice, but If you replace all the linkage bushings, make a little preload they’re next level.

Yeah - I'm loving the handle every time I use it. At some point I'm replacing the door cards, and will "rebuild" the door with new grommets/etc, give it a thorough cleaning and replace the (ratty - see the vid around 2:30) vapor barrier.

[Northern]

Pretty sure they're all the same ones made by FLG

[iXBeater]

Leo handles are nice, but If you replace all the linkage bushings, make a little preload they’re next level.

At some point I'm going back in the door for some new door motors/mechanism, clean up everything, new moisture seal and swap in some black door cards.

Are these the same as Leogrand racing ones?

I'm not sure. I got them from Angry ass.

[moatilliatta]

Leo handles are nice, but If you replace all the linkage bushings, make a little preload they’re next level.

Are these the same as Leogrand racing ones?

[iXBeater]

so tempted. I hate the feel of plastic.

Now that I've felt the metal, I agree.