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[StereoInstaller1]

Hey man, great job.

You certainly have your own ideas and if the guy who built that 2002 is your neighbor, I think I understand why you did some of the things you did.

I think the notched subframe is no big deal, and it was certainly done well.

What I wanna see is someone do a proper 4 link rear end and a double wishbone front end, even if it means a 4 cylinder from a different car to make it fit. That would take some serious engineering, and would actually take out quite a few compromises done in the interest of luxury/cost/performance, and take the car way up the evolutionary scale.

Seems to me all the work you did should net something more than a clean swap and a buttload of controversy. Don't get me wrong, I love the M30. I have personally done an indicated 105 in 3rd in an M30 car, so I feel ya on that motor...but damn, man, what a bunch of work that was!

It is beautiful BTW. Very nice work, the best M30 I have seen yet, I think.

[chadthestampede]

Looks excellent, but any reason why you didn't upgrade to m1.3?

[87e30]

What I wanna see is someone do a proper 4 link rear end and a double wishbone front end, even if it means a 4 cylinder from a different car to make it fit. That would take some serious engineering, and would actually take out quite a few compromises done in the interest of luxury/cost/performance, and take the car way up the evolutionary scale.

I've dreamt of this...

More realistic is e46 suspension. hmmmm.

[Apps]

Love it! Super clean and well done...along with the others I would have gone a slightly different route but well done! Mtech 1 is looking extra classy too...

[Farbin Kaiber]

I could enjoy some more bay close ups. Everything so clean and OCD really satisfies me. I love how all the BMW specific hose clamps are aligned on the same axis. I'm thinking that as many fasteners as possible are all torqued to the same horizontal axis as well.

That is my favorite part of seeing images of mechanical insanity, when the guy that put it together cared about making it so much more than perfect.

Way to go, and I only wish you'd have developed a tougher skin earlier, because like I told you before, car guys are gonna be asses, it's a type of brotherhood and camaraderie, and if you would have rolled with it, you'd have been welcomed into the fold a long time ago.

Just remember, like the little boy on the playground punching the little girl in ponytails in the arm on the swing set, most of the picking on ya was because people liked the direction you were going in.

[dannyyisntt]

good job man, looks really clean

[8380 Labs]

Way to go, and I only wish you'd have developed a tougher skin earlier, because like I told you before, car guys are gonna be asses, it's a type of brotherhood and camaraderie, and if you would have rolled with it, you'd have been welcomed into the fold a long time ago.

Just remember, like the little boy on the playground punching the little girl in ponytails in the arm on the swing set, most of the picking on ya was because people liked the direction you were going in.

this is some frat boy BS.

[Farbin Kaiber]

^ No, it just means you must be an entitled, whiny little emo bitch. Man up and accept the silverback gorilla mentality that you've chosen to surround yourself in by getting into cars.

[8380 Labs]

people don't call you out much, do they.

i can tell by your response. :p

[Super Sedan]

Car looks great, Andrew. Congratulations!

[dannyyisntt]

you don't have any pictures of your exhaust set up by chance, do you?

[Japandrew73]

you don't have any pictures of your exhaust set up by chance, do you?

I could enjoy some more bay close ups. Everything so clean and OCD really satisfies me. I love how all the BMW specific hose clamps are aligned on the same axis. I'm thinking that as many fasteners as possible are all torqued to the same horizontal axis as well.

That is my favorite part of seeing images of mechanical insanity, when the guy that put it together cared about making it so much more than perfect.

Way to go, and I only wish you'd have developed a tougher skin earlier, because like I told you before, car guys are gonna be asses, it's a type of brotherhood and camaraderie, and if you would have rolled with it, you'd have been welcomed into the fold a long time ago.

Just remember, like the little boy on the playground punching the little girl in ponytails in the arm on the swing set, most of the picking on ya was because people liked the direction you were going in.

Thank you very much for your kind words and for noticing my disorder. OCD can be a good thing sometimes ;)

Unfortunately, earlier today I put it away in storage. Here's a picture of the exhaust as well as some detailed pictures I took during assembly. The exhaust setup goes like there, e28 headers to e28 downpipes. At the bottom of the e28 downpipes an M3 flange was welded on to match the m3 center section downpipes. This matching flange satisfied CA BAR. From the M3 center section it mates up to the M3 muffler, of course it was all painted once installed, just don't have any pictures of that yet.

Also, not sure if anybody noticed since I forgot to mention it, but I had to relocate the power steering reservoir to where the relays bolt up since the intake boot was conflicting.

[Iain]

What I wanna see is someone do a proper 4 link rear end and a double wishbone front end, even if it means a 4 cylinder from a different car to make it fit. That would take some serious engineering, and would actually take out quite a few compromises done in the interest of luxury/cost/performance, and take the car way up the evolutionary scale.

Dirtysix on here has a project thread you'd be interested in.

Search the Project Forum for "The Bastard Child"

[CorvallisBMW]

Those mounts look, um, thin

How sure are you about their strength?

[Danny]

Those mounts look, um, thin

How sure are you about their strength?

Curious about this as well.

Have you driven it? How's it feel?