kevvve's e30 BUILDTHREAD

[ohthejosh]

Thanks man, appreciate the info. These systems are serious moolah sounds like. Out of my range at the moment tho LOL Well keep on keepin on man can't wait to see the finished product!

[kevvve]

My Nardi wheel and hub came in today. I have to say this thing is beautiful and so classy. I've seen nardi wheels in person but never a wooden one. The spokes sparkle and the wood is just flawless. By far my favorite steering wheel. Now to find a DIY to install this badboy... Anyone have any leads?? If I can't come up with one I'll have to whip out my Bentley manual and figure it out on my own.

[revhead888]

interested to see where this goes... looks good

[Rubes]

excited to see what you're planning to do... i have the same e30, but in black. probably we're doing the same setup, but i'm going megan suspensions. how much did you get your air for?

[kevvve]

UPDATE 8/2/12: got home from watching The Dark Knight Rises. with my grandfather. SICK MOVIE. Decided to hang with buddies Mike Barry and Furby and decided to go ahead and tackle this install. Install is very very straight forward. Took half hour tops. Pop off the emblem, loosen the center bolt, remove wheel, put adapter on, attach wheel, and push in horn button. I wasn't able to figure out the horn button. I might do a train horn with the air install or something "fun" like that.

Impression? I FUCKING LOVE THIS WHEEL. I went with a 330mm wheel and its tiny but not by much. It feels great and man I don't know what else to say. I LOVE IT. Onto some pictures shot with my iphone.

[kevvve]

interested to see where this goes... looks good

excited to see what you're planning to do... i have the same e30, but in black. probably we're doing the same setup, but i'm going megan suspensions. how much did you get your air for?

thanks guys for following the build. I truly appreciate it.

Rubes, the airride is going to be custom.. a lot of the stuff we had laying around from previous builds and Misha, my buddy taking care of the fabrication, is a Bagriders dealer. So unfortunately I dont have an exact dollar amount. Before we got the bug to bag this car I was going to keep it static and drop it on BCs but baggin it will be badass and pretty fun.

[freeride53]

nice BUILDTHREAD BRO.


love the nahhdi.

[kevvve]

Update




Euro clock and euro smileys arrived today. The passenger side smiley arrived damaged so have to go back, be inspected and exchanged. Kinda a buzzkill but NBD since I havent ordered the euro grilles or hid kit yet. I want to take care of it all in one shot.

Pics of the damage.

[RawToast]

Wow you're doing everything I don't have the money for... Lovin' the Nardi wheel & euroclock!

[RSGM]

I like where this is going. yay for more e30s on air.

[kevvve]

Wow you're doing everything I don't have the money for... Lovin' the Nardi wheel & euroclock!

I like where this is going. yay for more e30s on air.

Thanks guys!

RSGM your e30 looks amazing. I stayed at the super8 at SOWO and remembering seeing it parked in our lot. real clean.

UPDATE: Vagfair was this past weekend soo I had to get the e30 "ready" for another show. Nothing serious yet just installed the euroclock which I absolutely love. Adds a nice touch of refinement to the interior. and upgraded the headunit. The old blaupunkt was outdated and wouldnt pick up many stations. New headunit with usb port FTW. Some pics for your viewing pleasure.





Not air'd out at the pump. will change this week;)

[kid325e]

This has got potential! Nice progress thus far. Keep it up man!

[kevvve]

This has got potential! Nice progress thus far. Keep it up man!

Thanks buddy!

I'm not one for teasers but a little sneak peak at the progress





Enjoy for now.

[kevvve]

Update: while roaming the interwebz I came across these mk2 power recaros for a decent price. Unfortunately I am away on vacation and couldnt pick them up until Tuesday but after a few phone calls and a little planning my buddy Brian was able to pick them up for me. They are good shape. Diaphragm look good no tears or burn holes. Driver side thigh bolster is a little soft/flat and needs to be replaced. I plan on having these rewrapped not exactly sure in what kind of material or color yet. I was thinking a shade of brown/tan like peanut butter. I been in touch with Ron at JJCUSTOMS to figure the details out. For now I'll leave you with some photos.








Read somewhere that mk2 rear bench fits in an e30? Can anyone clarify? I was thinking about selling the rear bench alone and finding a sport rear bench.

[kevvve]

Update: It's bagged. I'll post up more pics this weekend.