SLC: 1989 Zinno coupe. Superlight, Super Functional *6spd swap inside*

[ThatOneEuroE30]

SLC: 1989 Zinno coupe. Superlight, Super Functional Stripped DD/Track Rat

so, good news and bad news.

good news: we primed and painted the inside of the car.

bad news: we ran out of paint right toward the end so we didn't get totally finished. my roommate is going to pick up more paint this weekend for me so i will be ready to finish it. just a couple spots didn't get covered, the biggest one being the driver side rear floor. the two front floors are bare primer but they'll be getting bedlined so no need for paint there.

pictures:

Looks great. Hate when I run out of shit right before the finish.

[mitchlikesbikes]

changed the diff fluid last night. between tonight and tomorrow i'm hoping to get the trans fluid, oil, filter, adapter and gauge senders, front brakes, front wheel studs, and fog deletes done.

i need to flush and fill the coolant and find my fuel leak but i can't do either of those without power, and i can't put the battery back in for power until the paint is finished.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

The car needs power to drain coolant?

[anokES]

In need of any seats?

[Old city bimmer]

that's a massive diet on the E30.

[eduTechnic]

The car needs power to drain coolant?

Yes. To drive the cooling tube impellers

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Yes. To drive the cooling tube impellers

I see I guess you don't properly need to do It if your pulling the motor haha

[mitchlikesbikes]

yeah exactly, i can drain it as is but the car needs to be running to flush and refill/bleed the system.

i would consider buying a black passenger seat if you have one, this tan seat is going to be ugly in my car that no longer has anything tan inside. i already have my cobra for the driver side.

[anokES]

I have a black houndstooth passenger if you want it. It's pretty dirty but I'll clean it before I give it to you

[mitchlikesbikes]

I have a black houndstooth passenger if you want it. It's pretty dirty but I'll clean it before I give it to you

i would definitely be down for that. how much do you want for it?

[anokES]

I don't really know what they're worth. What do you wanna pay?

[mitchlikesbikes]

I don't really know what they're worth. What do you wanna pay?

it's a sport seat rather than a comfort right?

[mitchlikesbikes]

lots of stuff done today. changed the trans fluid, installed my fog deletes, replaced the front rotors and pads, installed the front apex studs, changed the oil, installed the sandwich adapter and gauge senders, drained the coolant from the block, and started removing my driveshaft harmonic balancer.

everything went smoothly other than a stripped rotor set screw. none of the local parts stores had one so i had to just modify a conical bolt from ace hardware. worked great though so no worries there. i'm also really happy with how the ebay oil sandwich adapter fit. obviously i won't know how well it works/seals til the car is running but it seems great so far. i was also amazed how easily the oil drains from the filter when you remove it. i didn't even have to move the catch pan away from the engine pan drain to catch the filter drainage. i think this is the first car i've ever seen that is like that.

anyway, picture time:

original set screw on left, bolt to modify in the middle, and modified bolt on the right



drainage:



wix filter + sandwich adapter (this was before i screwed the senders in)



fresh rotors with improvised set screw:



and with caliper:

[vitiokas95]

Good job you doing here.

[mitchlikesbikes]

things to do just continue to pile on. i decided to cave and drop my driveshaft to remove the vibration dampener since i didn't want to deal with the clearance issues with my shifter. when i pulled my exhaust i realized the cheesedick axleback from the previous owner was rusting out. i'm hoping i can salvage it for now since it is an ANSA muffler with magnaflow tips, just the tubing itself and the welds are shit so i'm not stoked about it. anyway, some pictures.

exhaust out:



driveshaft, post dampener removal:



douchebag mcdickhead dampener:



my roommate got me more paint so i will be able to finish that up in the next couple days. hopefully bedlining soon too.

oh and i still need to flock my dash. that's probably the most daunting task currently.