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

[Anguz]

fucking beautifullllllll

[sefb222]

I wish... too many projects. Want to trade for a Lotus 7 replica with R1 engine? ;-)

For anyone considering Sef's car... when I saw it, it was PRISTINE. One of those "little old lady, only drove it on Sundays" kind of cars. If I hadn't built my own, I would definitely buy his.

- Rob

thanks Rob... it's only gotten better since you've seen it. pics SOON. i'm in the middle of a ridiculous detail job on it right now.. all trim removed, glass taken out, shadowline treatment, new lip, all new trim clips, etc.

glad to see you around the E30 board! still have that E34 M5 touring?

[Be30mer]

Nobody likes the mirrors? Huh... I thought they were a tasteful and subtle update. As a detail point on BMW styling, they are "period correct" as E34 M5s had those as a factory option in Europe.

I may change them back, but primarily for the reason that the other mirrors give better visibility.

the mirrors dont match the car's geometric styling. some rectangles would look nice...

[formula driver]

Nobody likes the mirrors? Huh... I thought they were a tasteful and subtle update. As a detail point on BMW styling, they are "period correct" as E34 M5s had those as a factory option in Europe.

I may change them back, but primarily for the reason that the other mirrors give better visibility.

Correct me if Im wrong but its my understanding that those style mirrors were put on DTM e30 m3's before anything else. So yea, there period correct.

[formula driver]

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

That made me laugh...

Thats just a bunch of "while your in there stuff" no biggie. Its justified! haha...

Nice car, that color is crisp!

[Rob@UUC]

but, shit... i wish i knew you were in the market. i'm actually in the middle of prepping my car now, for a potential sale offering.
so yeah... letting go of lots of stuff.
need a spare? ;)

I wish... too many projects. Want to trade for a Lotus 7 replica with R1 engine? ;-)

For anyone considering Sef's car... when I saw it, it was PRISTINE. One of those "little old lady, only drove it on Sundays" kind of cars. If I hadn't built my own, I would definitely buy his.

- Rob

[TexasTerp]

that is a beautiful car!

[b*saint]

the picture shows the front tires 195 width

[Jean]

looks like the 15x8 et20 slips are NLA, but they do have a 15x7.5 et20 at 18racing.com

LTW5 in 15x8 would be sweet.

Do 15x7.5 et20 clear Lee's BBK?

[Jean]

Oh wow!!! Car looks awesome and I think it would look even better with wider front tires!!!

[sandlock]

nice work.

[4doorE30=D]

1 word..BEAST!

[sefb222]

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!



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

haha.. thanks, man. glad i could inspire! yours looks amazing!

but, shit... i wish i knew you were in the market. i'm actually in the middle of prepping my car now, for a potential sale offering.

(i got a letter from the government, the other day. i opened and read it. it said they were suckers.)

so yeah... letting go of lots of stuff.

need a spare? ;)

[dinanm3atl]

Damn. I love the look of them. Love my 16s. Can't wait to see a set of the UUC BBK behind them.

[2002maniac]

What are available offsets of the slips? Seems mostly high like et40 is where every rota is at. I haven't looked into a set of 15s though. I have some of the group buy et20 16x8 slips. Love them.

looks like the 15x8 et20 slips are NLA, but they do have a 15x7.5 et20 at 18racing.com

LTW5 in 15x8 would be sweet.