just picked up this e30

[z50_Jumper]

What would u do?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=177608&highlight=LS1

[1989e30]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...&highlight=LS1

i had a ls1 240 that was wicked fast but i bet the bmw is much harder to put one in

[5spoke]

How heavy was it?

[325issguy]

Hey man,

With 6g's you can do alot of work with that e30.

Im in the area and started buildin my e30 late last year. Check out my thread here.... http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=168404

First things first take care of any maintenance...
Then start the upgrades with suspension and move on from there. Replace any of the bushings that need to be replaced, etc. This is the best mod in my opinion for an e30 to start making it into a fun driver.

After you decide which route your taking for suspension you can see what you have left over after that and maintenance for performance and asthetic mods. I emphasize suspension first because a fast e30 with stock suspension would be dangerous if ever driven near its potential.

All in all looks like a great car to start with. Let me know if you ever need any parts I still have a good deal of extras from the last car I parted out.

[1989e30]

How heavy was it?

the 240 or his biemmer?

[1989e30]

Hey man,

With 6g's you can do alot of work with that e30.

Im in the area and started buildin my e30 late last year. Check out my thread here.... http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=168404

First things first take care of any maintenance...
Then start the upgrades with suspension and move on from there. Replace any of the bushings that need to be replaced, etc. This is the best mod in my opinion for an e30 to start making it into a fun driver.

After you decide which route your taking for suspension you can see what you have left over after that and maintenance for performance and asthetic mods. I emphasize suspension first because a fast e30 with stock suspension would be dangerous if ever driven near its potential.

All in all looks like a great car to start with. Let me know if you ever need any parts I still have a good deal of extras from the last car I parted out.

yea just ran into a rats nest of wires i could use some help if u would like to look at with me tell me whats what

[1989e30]

took some pictures of the previous owners po wire job and there some thing not connected maybe you can help me out here are the pics

[1989e30]

and heres more

[1989e30]

and more

[1989e30]

that black bow is a viper alarm system that was the main part of the nest. pulled all that shit out but that when i noticed that there are also more plugs and wires not plugged into anything. half of them are for the radio (on the way) but the others i have no idea. like i said im new to this.

[nickflic3]

What would u do?

M52 turbo
MT2 kit, hella smoked US ellipsoids and MHW's
Full GC setup
Hit up Falgen Garage for some killer wheels; maybe 3 piece Alpinas.
Oh and it would be black

/Dream

What do you want to accomplish with it?

[1989e30]

its got to be fast
proberly build the tranny up a tap
drop suspension maybe an eibach pro kit with sway bars
fix some lil shit
nice wheel dont know which ones yet
red smoke tires on the back to have fun with haha and some good ones up front
maybe a body kit
black lights out a tad
roll cage
front racing seats harness
keep the white but get a new paint job
skids
chips
lsd with big gears in the rear
maybe a stronger drive shaft
5 lug conversion
turbo for sure eventrully
idk what else

M52 turbo
MT2 kit, hella smoked US ellipsoids and MHW's
Full GC setup
Hit up Falgen Garage for some killer wheels; maybe 3 piece Alpinas.
Oh and it would be black

/Dream

What do you want to accomplish with it?

[Teaguer]

Looks like the po or you did a number on yanking stuff out of there!

That green connector you are holding with the blue wire clipped off goes into the back of the instrument cluster.

The two wires coming out near the shifter plug into the other two different colored wires on the right of the shifter with the same long white rectangular plug.
Those are your reverse light sensor wires.

Looks like the window switch base plugs are near your center console area.

All those twisted wires/rats nest under the dash is associated with that viper alarm.


Good luck and don't get ahead of yourself with mods.
Get it right first.

[1989e30]

this is how all of it was when i got it all i did was take some pieces out. i figured out the cluster one and trust me ive learned my lesson about mods on other cars im gonna fix everything first.

Looks like the po or you did a number on yanking stuff out of there!

That green connector you are holding with the blue wire clipped off goes into the back of the instrument cluster.

The two wires coming out near the shifter plug into the other two different colored wires on the right of the shifter with the same long white rectangular plug.
Those are your reverse light sensor wires.

Looks like the window switch base plugs are near your center console area.

All those twisted wires/rats nest under the dash is associated with that viper alarm.


Good luck and don't get ahead of yourself with mods.
Get it right first.

[drumad]

omg.. Ok, I had an aftermarket alarm installed in mine too and I thought mine was a hack job :/. I feel better now aha. I just recently cleaned up the wiring as well.

I have some front control arm bushing lollipops I can give you for free so you can push in some fresh bushings if you want.