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

[Rob@UUC]

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

[dinanm3atl]

It sounds good from inside or outside the vehicle :)

[sefb222]

Hot damn that is one sick ass e30!!!! :bow:

That color is fucking amazing, what the hell is it????

I only have 2 qualms with it:

1. The lack of beefy tire up front, the bulge on the rears gives me a bulge! ;)

2. The m3 style side views, not a fan.

Other than that, the car is fucking perfect! It must sound amazing with that pricey UUC cat-back! The exhaust clearance is a bit scary though!

it looks like the same one i got from Rob, which is the RSC36, modified to fit under the e30. if so, yes. it sounds fucking amazing.

[JRKOUPE]

Best. E30. Ever.

nice car....


BEST ever?.........no way.




my .02 of course.

[e30polak]

Hot damn that is one sick ass e30!!!! :bow:

That color is fucking amazing, what the hell is it????

I only have 2 qualms with it:

1. The lack of beefy tire up front, the bulge on the rears gives me a bulge! ;)

2. The m3 style side views, not a fan.

Other than that, the car is fucking perfect! It must sound amazing with that pricey UUC cat-back! The exhaust clearance is a bit scary though!

[dinanm3atl]

Tis very nice. I enjoyed the quick drive I was allowed to partake in. Looks as good as it goes and stops.

[xphiledan]

iX Sides/Flares
MTech 2 Front/Rear Bumper
Mtech 1 Spoiler

that's what i thought, but for some reason they looked a bit different. must be because of the color.

[Jand3rson]

I just came. I'm talking enough to impregnate an entire sorority house. This is going to take me forever to clean up.

[freeride53]

that looks amazing

[dinanm3atl]

It's Robs car. He needs a skid plate! :D

Oh god... not that discussion!

[reelizmpro]

Nice...wonder what color that is. Looks like a really dark midnight blue.

[z31maniac]

Is that UUC's shop car? Looks like the front tires say 195/55R15. The r888 also comes in a 235/50r15. Sick nasty car!!!

Yeah that's what he said in his brake thread.

I was hoping he would check in and explain the odd tire sizing used.

[Mr Two]

It's Robs car. He needs a skid plate! :D

[red911turbo]

Is that UUC's shop car? Looks like the front tires say 195/55R15. The r888 also comes in a 235/50r15. Sick nasty car!!!

[threlevenguy]

Best. E30. Ever.