2nd e30, 87 Lachssilber Revival

[rcsoundn1]

Looks great, How has the ride been with the drop? I am considering dropping one of mine and am shopping for suspensions.

[Reichart12]

In preparations of my engine build for the silver car Im going to put a little bit of money into this one to get it back on the road so I can take my time on the swap and DD the black one.

And it appears the engine plans have bumped it up to 2.9L as I will be getting custom pistons. Final parts buying will probably occur through December and the swap hopefully around the holidays or just after.

DSC_0359 by nreichart12, on Flickr

[Reichart12]

Time for a 2.8 m20b25 stroker build.

[Reichart12]

Did the sway make much difference?

Im not too sure yet. Ive only been able to drive back and forth to work on a fairly straight road. Ill know after I hit some more windy roads. My main reason for buying the set was for new end links since my old ones were beat and I didn't want to buy stock replacements so I went for upgrades.

[econti]

Did the sway make much difference?

[Reichart12]

Woooo update time! Not much has been going on but I finally got a new front sway bar and links. Its an IE 22mm bar with their bushings and adjustable links. I probably should have got fixed links because I don't know much about adjusting them but what the hell, Ill figure it out.

I have some bumper trim pieces from the junkyard to paint and put on, hopefully I can get that done before Bimmerfest East this Saturday. Also got some ellipsoids but Im still debating if Ill put them on or sell.

Sway swap pic



And a picture of the car...

DSC_0788-1 by nreichart12, on Flickr

[Reichart12]

I haven't been doing too much with my car besides taking pictures lol, they have their own thread. I did switch over all the premium speakers from my black car to the silver one. The tweeters don't work but that could be a headunit wiring problem by me.

Also did compression test on the black. Off the top of my head I think it was like 140-145 on all but one that had like 120. Still no clue on what Im doing with this car. I need a job now that ive graduated so I can make some money and fix up both.

My need to buy list for the silver car is a sway bar kit. I really just need the mounts as the passenger side is snapped. Only one side of the bracket is bolted to the car. Gotta decide what kit to get, I don't want to get one needing welding for reinforcements because I don't know how lol.

[Reichart12]

Just a few more days til I graduate from college with a BS in biology. Spending my time taking pictures and not studying for finals lol. Now I just need to find a job so I can continue buying car parts.

[Reichart12]

looks good but a lot of rust. What springs did you go with?

Rust isn't terrible. Its really just three spots, right rear fender, battery tray, and surface rust on the bottom of drivers door.

[Reichart12]

Look like h&r race springs to me

Yup, you got it. Theyre H&R race.

[KIRIEIW]

looks good but a lot of rust. What springs did you go with?

Look like h&r race springs to me

[Crazyhorse13]

looks good but a lot of rust. What springs did you go with?

[Reichart12]

Just out having some fun.

[Reichart12]

Ok a bit of an embarrassing noob question here... Ive seen a lot of talk about removing spring pads to get a little lower, would 15 and 16 be what people refer to? I was unsure if the spring would still be able to stay mounted. Can anyone help clarify?

[Reichart12]

Just finished up my last break from college for undergrad. While home I was able to plastidip my door trim. I did a quick job so its not perfect but I wanted to see what it would look like all black. And after that I got a z3 1.9 lever installed. The difference is amazing. I never would have thought it would change the feel that much.

Instagram


Super bright iphone pic


Lever comparison