I've been overhauled!

[brodee]

Finally got the e30 back on it's wheels last night. Over the last week I've been busy with the following.

Front
IE Stage 3 springs (no pads)
Upper strut mounts
Control arms
M3 offset CABS
Tie rod ends
Sway bar links
ATE power disk rotors
PBR pads (like Axxis ultimates)
Powder coated calipers
IE stainless lines

Rear
IE Stage 3 springs (no pads)
IE stainless lines (all 4)
Brembo rotors
Axxis Ultimate pads
Powder coated calipers

I also flushed the full brake system with ATE Super Blue, stipped my wheels to bare metal and repainted them silver (not sure yet if I like that), rebalanced the tires, and installed a new Mark D 93 chip.

Coming next week is the Z3 short shift kit, tranny mounts, motor mounts, new CAI with high beam delete, Redline in the tranny and diff, and Ryan G splitter. Should be a whole new car.

Oh and I know... Worthless without pics :) But I finished up just after midnight last night and had to go to work this morning so I'll post some up later.

BTW - If you don't have a brake pressure bleeder, buy one! Best $60 I spent, combined with the blue fluid makes flushing and bleeding the brakes a breeze.

[Julien]

BTW - If you don't have a brake pressure bleeder, buy one! Best $60 I spent, combined with the blue fluid makes flushing and bleeding the brakes a breeze.

i agree 100%.. it makes life soo easy

[King Luis]

wow...thats a lot of work. whats the damage if you don't mind me asking??($)
i got some work going into my car soon too...just need to collect all the parts.

[brodee]

wow...thats a lot of work. whats the damage if you don't mind me asking??($)
i got some work going into my car soon too...just need to collect all the parts.

I don't know, need to sit down and add it all up, but I'm kindof afraid to. Might make me rethink all this :)

[Stu]

Nice freshen up job, i'll bet it feels great now.

+1 on the power bleeder

[Digitalwave]

Can't wait to see pics. You had Eibachs before right?

[Rob]

still the koseis? I cant wait to see it Bro(dee)

[brodee]

Can't wait to see pics. You had Eibachs before right?

Ya, the eibach pro kit. These are considerably lower, I can put the IE's on the rear without undoing the shock.

still the koseis? I cant wait to see it Bro(dee)

ya, your old wheels. That black paint fell right off with a little help from some chem strip. I went ahead and sanded them down to metal just for fun . They may end up black again soon as I don't really like the shade of silver that went on them.

I damn near pulled a Dan on the car. Zapped the wheels on last night at midnight with the impact and then didnt hit them with the torque wrench. Took it for a drive around the block today at lunch and kept hearing a thumping. Pulled in the driveway and the driver's front had one missing and the other 3 backed off. I shouldn't work late at night don't think straight.

[jajou318]

Thad, where did you get your Brake Bleeder at?

[brodee]

Thad, where did you get your Brake Bleeder at?

Bavarian Auto part # PB01AK with the bottle, $59.90.

[bmwm3n528]

http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exec/product_id/1493/category_id/64/search_year/1989/search_model/36

...Anybody ever used these?

[brodee]

http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exe...earch_model/36

...Anybody ever used these?

I had some of those type on my Malibu, didn't really work that great.

[bmwm3n528]

I had some of those type on my Malibu, didn't really work that great.

I wondered...sounded a little too good to be true.

[A_325i]

Pics

[brodee]

Pics suck because it was dark out, but gives you an idea how it sits. The front springs need to settle still, the back is about where it's going to stay.



I'll take more pics in the morning.