My E30 S50 swap + progress (updates pg. 7)

[DisgustipatedAP1]

Paint detail work looks great!

Thanks man! There's still a couple spots I'd like to do and some extra detail work left, but I'll get to it soon enough. :)

[MR 325]

Paint detail work looks great!

[DisgustipatedAP1]

Oh, what is this? A package from Germany?



What could be in here... oh, yeah.



Some clear front turn signals... so much better than the amberlamps ones that were on before.

[DisgustipatedAP1]

After coming to terms with the car and getting some basic maintenance done, I've decided to post up the results of some 'work' I've done on the car.

First, I spent about 6 hours reworking the paint with a Porter Cable 7424XP DA orbital polisher, lots of different pads and Meguiars M105 + M205 + some nice wax.

(Click on pictures for full size)

Before:









Ok so the paint was pretty decent before... minus the roof. Let's see what it looks like after all that hard work.

After:











More to come...

[DisgustipatedAP1]

No, it was a 69.

Brother, is that you?

Supercharging a bike engine isn't easy,no way to drive it with no external pullies so it requires lots of custom machining.Decently sized turbo will be "fairly" linear anyways.

Where is those in car 0-100mph runs I asked for anyways?,I'd like to compare your S52 to my M52 E30.;)

Hah, I'll get those soon enough. Problem is, not sure how to record it myself... borrow a GoPro? Have a passenger record it (skews the runs)? Do a shaky cam? LOL

[Vegas227]

Lucky SOB! I want an S50! Take good care of it bro!

[L8 apexr]

No supercharger for linear powerband? ;)



Haha, not quite. Maybe we're house-soul-mates.

Supercharging a bike engine isn't easy,no way to drive it with no external pullies so it requires lots of custom machining.Decently sized turbo will be "fairly" linear anyways.

Where is those in car 0-100mph runs I asked for anyways?,I'd like to compare your S52 to my M52 E30.;)

[accident]

Just sayin'

[Farbin Kaiber]

:madface:

[accident]

Yep. It's really uncanny. Just needs a broken 318 in the garage

[Farbin Kaiber]

It even looks like the houses next door, and the whole being on the outside corner thing. even the damn brickwall.

[accident]

It really does look like your old garage. Spooky. Needs moar r3v dumpster

[Farbin Kaiber]

No, it was a 69.

[DisgustipatedAP1]

I checked, it's just very similar looking, my garage was deeper.

Did you have a '67 Camaro in the garage too? :pimp:

[Farbin Kaiber]

I checked, it's just very similar looking, my garage was deeper.