A UUC Motorwerks E30 - S52/BBK/Wheels/Mtech/More

[Rob@UUC]

I like this wheel fitment so much more than the hellaflush stuff. Quite a looker, too :)

The flush and Euro-stretch look just aren't my flavors. I like a little bit of chub to a tire, reminds me of those old school Koenig conversions, back when a 235 was insanely wide and good luck finding any wheel wider than 7".

[Rob@UUC]

you fucker.. where was all this stuff when mr MSR had my car in pieces, with his head firmly planted up his ass? haha!

Dude... your car was my inspiration! Even half-assed (meaning when it first rolled and there was still much to do), it was the reminder of what modern power in a clean E30 was like. Remember, I did tell you (twice) that I'd be ready to take your car off your hands!

i'll be keeping an eye out for new stuff.. i love everything ive gotten from you. thanks again.

Lot of new stuff coming. Next up: total header and full exhaust system for S5x/M5x swap cars. :-D

[Wh33lhop]

Indeed, you could have 235/50s all around at no expense of steering response if you had some wider barrels to put them on. :) (Someone needs to talk to D-Force about that, cough cough)

But I digress. Looks tits. I definitely like some flush fitment but I also like function over form, which is what this suspension/wheel/tire setup is. Looks great beside that, you could use some euro grilles though.

[VacMan]

what a clean ass car. what color might that be? I wanna eat it

As he said, E39 Carbon Black.




Beautiful car, awesome pics. Disappointed in the wheels but understand 100% why you're showcasing them on the car.

[rafiki]

this is very nice

[Holland]

The one thing that beast lacks are euro grilles.

[kronus]

I like this wheel fitment so much more than the hellaflush stuff. Quite a looker, too :)

[sefb222]

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the compliments, much appreciated!

My E30 is an example of "project creep". What was supposed to have been a simple "drop the S52 I pulled out of my E36/S54 project into my '88 Schwarz automatic winter car and have a fun daily beater" turned into a bit more.

I bet a lot of you know how it goes... oh, let's clean things up a bit. Look, a great deal on some iX flares in charcoal, close enough, I can stick in some big tires... oops, found a little rust when we cut the fender, let's refinish that fender... dammit, paint the whole car. Well, since we're painting it all anyway, let's do E39 M5 Carbon Black... which would be silly to do with aluminum bumpers, so let's pick up those M Tech 2 parts. Ebay.de has that M Tech 1 spoiler I like so much, order that up... dammit, there's an E30 M3 interior in black to replace this gray leather... adjustable Konis? Sure...

And on it goes. And my "nice" '89 iX becomes the "beater". :mrgreen: But I really do drive this E30 90% of the time, it's a fun little beastie. In many way, it's more entertaining than my E36.

As for the mirrors, I like 'em. But every now and then, I wonder about putting the original barn doors back on. Good thing they were painted Carbon Black also.

The exhaust is getting a bit more tweaking, that was a last-minute rush job during our move. But who knows... this car may provide a template for a complete pre-fabricated M50-swap exhaust product to make available to others.

Tires are Toyo R888s, 195/55-15 front and 235/50-15 rear, a good matched set of near-same diameters. The idea for the 195 fronts is that it retains excellent public road steering response, feels a bit crisper than having the 235s in front. Now if it were a track car, sure, 235s all around would make sense. But it's not a track car... for that kind of fun, I have racecars around.

Love these E30s, which is why we're working on so many new parts for them.

Thanks again for the kind words!

- Rob

you fucker.. where was all this stuff when mr MSR had my car in pieces, with his head firmly planted up his ass? haha!

i'll be keeping an eye out for new stuff.. i love everything ive gotten from you. thanks again.

[Kershaw]

it looks great.

but the rims look really cramped with that brake set up. it needs 16s.

[RainierHooker]

I like it, alot...

[george graves]

A new set of rims and I'd really love the hell out of that car.

[onaquest]

The exhaust is getting a bit more tweaking, that was a last-minute rush job during our move. But who knows... this car may provide a template for a complete pre-fabricated M50-swap exhaust product to make available to others.

Yes please to the exhaust idea.

What clutch are you using with your s52? Would it happen to be teh stage2 kit with 8.5lb, oe M5 p.plate and disc ?

[Tavern Gnome]

Thats one of the best looking E30s I have seen in some time.

Rob, tell Arjun that Ryan says hello!

[bimmer_E30]

Good to see what lamin x on front headlights looks like.

car is so nice

i want you to shoot my car!

[Tree18is]

what a clean ass car. what color might that be? I wanna eat it