Early model, euro bumper, s52 swap complete

[drulle]

Very nice... s52 is indeed best motor for e30.
Wish I didn't sell mine.

[MyE30]

Bringing this back. Awesome work!

Have you had any issues with the water pump contacting the back of the electric fan motor under hard braking? How much clearance do you have between them?

[netcsk]

No issues with the wp contacting the fan and I do have big brakes. The AC crank pulley is actually closer than the wp. But I haven't done any real hard driving either. I'll be hitting the mountains this weekend though and will report back if there are any issues. Also, I've now mounted an ac compressor and it clears.

[Sea Aych]

Wow, beautiful job! Made it look like a piece of cake :p
I'm still always amazed how much room there is in the bays of these cars...

[netcsk]

No issues with the wp contacting the fan and I do have big brakes. The AC crank pulley is actually closer than the wp. But I haven't done any real hard driving either. I'll be hitting the mountains this weekend though and will report back if there are any issues. Also, I've now mounted an ac compressor and it clears.

Just to follow up. Zero contact issues with the fan setup and I definitely stood on the brakes a couple times from a high rate of speed.

[Nick_S]

Stunning. Looks OEM.

[JubJub]

Why does your valve cover look just like mine? I was told it was supposed to be unique!

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[scabzzzz]

Wow dude, nice job on keeping this car around and in good shape and even then some. Props.

See you on Halo tonight?! JK :D Wrong year.

[netcsk]

Why does your valve cover look just like mine? I was told it was supposed to be unique!

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You have an obd1 cover. RobertK sells them CNC engraved and powder coated.

http://kadunza.myshopify.com/products/bmw-m50-s50-m3-m-engraved-valve-cover

Mine is obd2, which you likely won't see another quite like it.

[netcsk]

Wow dude, nice job on keeping this car around and in good shape and even then some. Props.

See you on Halo tonight?! JK :D Wrong year.

Good to hear from you man. How's it going?

[Mesarina]

nice build!

[freeride53]

This project is startlingly nice. Very, very, tastefully done.

[netcsk]

Thanks for the compliments! Sure is a lot of fun. Some updated pictures (including newly redone seats and vinyl headliner) below.

[Spaz]

Just cruising through threads looking at exhaust solutions as I need to replace mine, dwhat cat did you end up using on your car? Looks great and will solve o2 sensor issue in
one go

[netcsk]

I used the dual 2" in/out Magnaflow cat model 94008. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mpe-94008/overview/

At this point, I'm pretty sure it's already not doing anything. After hard mountain run last year, I could hear the contents shaking around (no noise anymore) and the exhaust smells like I don't have a cat. That's probably not atypical of any aftermarket cat though.