MattRabbit E30

[e30m20TurbO7]

wheres your emblem?
volvo

[mattrabbit]

The previous owner owned a body shop and decided to shave the rear emblem at some point. I think it looks nice and clean this way.

[mattrabbit]

I had a little photo shoot in Sussex county a couple weeks ago with a friend of mine and she finished the editing recently.
Here are some of my favorites:










Some of her other stuff can be found here http://www.j-karr.com/auto/


This week marked some pretty decent progress as well. I changed the tie rod ends, got an alignment, had the car inspected, pulled all the trunk tar out, and drove the car to work for the first time. Super excitement.

[lambo]

Shoulda kept the kidneys chrome, imo...

[mattrabbit]

yea, I was debating it. It looks really good in certain lights and really bad in others. The one I painted was all flakey anyway, so I figured it wasn't a huge loss.

[krooks]

chrome kidneys! awesome car.

[JubJub]

Dude, you're not that far from me. I'd love to see this in person and get some pointers on a swap I'm currently doing.

[ScHpAnKy]

how do you like that 2.93 lsd? what's your redline and 2nd top speed?

[mattrabbit]

PMed you JubJub.

I like the 2.93 except it is a little sluggish in 1st until you get up into the power band. This motor still has enough power that I rarely downshift to pass on the highway. I just went out for a ride to check and it looks like 2nd gear red lines just around 65 if my speedo is right.

[mattrabbit]

My MOMO hub adapter arrived yesterday while I was at work, so today I put in the MOMO Race wheel I had laying around from a previous project. I like that it isn't a big boat wheel like the original, but it does tend to block the gauges a bit.

[mattrabbit]

a couple updates for this week: I aquired an e30 parts car from a friend of mine so I'm hoping to sandblast and powdercoat the subframes and trailing arms so I can swap in some fresh parts with new bushings with minimal down time.

I also replaced my cracked hvac panel and installed a 13 button obc, although it seems the backlight is no good so it will all be coming apart again very soon.

Recently the check engine light had been coming on after I would drive in heavy traffic for a while. The code was 1221, an o2 sensor fault. The code would clear itself after some more spirited driving but when I finally got around to buying a new sensor, I found that it made the car run much better.

The next project that I'm hoping to tackle on this car is to install a/c. My original plans for the car didn't include having it, but I enjoy this thing so much that it is most likely becoming my daily driver. I will be getting the compressor used from my friend but I'm wondering if I could also get the e36 condenser to fit, that should make for a relatively easy hookup.

anyway, progress...