Schwartz Facelift 87is

[departeg]

And I gotta add Innovative Goods shift lights



Mucho bueno



And well, if you upgrade the tach you gotta upgrade the springs, old Bilstein sports pictured



If you upgrade the springs you gotta get the H&R race setup



And if you upgrade the springs you gotta update the brake lines to BMA stainless steel lines



And you gotta go with the 280mm Meyle Rotors to match



Sometimes it's good to upgrade parts because you see what all the streets of New Orleans broke



I got everything installed and then this happened, tie rod bolt stripped so I gotta order new ones and bleed the brakes and this puppy will be ready to roll.


Ordered new 4 point roll cage from Kirk Racing in B'ham and as soon as that gets in I'll install the seats and harness. I also have shifter bushings from Garagistic to clean up my shifter and plan on completing the murdered out look with tint and Smoked Hellas but first things first...

[departeg]

It's been a while since I updated this thread. Been building more of a racecar since I've done the swap. Shortly after the thread was complete, right around the time I got my exhaust the car began overheating. It was quickly realized that the head gasket was shot. I paid a friend close to $2k to redo the head gasket and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. He uncovered all types of ghetto rigging in the engine which we meticulously unfucked. Now the car runs better than ever and is more than ready for the track.
Race or rice?





Nola Bimmers salute






Picked up a tune from RK programmed for the pink top injectors, 3.5" MAF, m50 manifold. Really came up on this, friend said the tune was garbage so he tossed it in the trash, I asked him for it and RK tunes said they would retune it for free just to prove his tunes were good and he was right, this thing was definitely worth the money if I had to pay for it.





my Oger mechanic, iliad on R3V and the founder of Nola Bimmers, swap extraordinaire from turbo m20s, to m50/s52, s38, and now s54. He is the man!












my favorite shot



that low low





yours truly



if you don't look back at your car when you park it you have the wrong car







Get that growl under control. $300 9th ward special









Department of Public works likes my car so much they want to sell it for scrap at their next auction. F New Orleans DPW!



I got my racecar a big brother, 550i M sport



Garagistic Strut Brace to set it off



Reppin the home team



This is why you never buy Uro hoses, replaced this hose with OEM.





How I have to work every time I do something on my car, no offstreet parking means watch your legs!



Added the Ryan G splitter for that downforce



New tire/wheel setup Tirerack brand C1 15x8 square on BF Goodrich Rival S 225/45/15. Sticky as honey













Got some rx7 brake caliper adapters on the cheap. High grade lightweight aluminum



Time to paint the rx7 calipers





What color you say, well with black wheels I only had one choice, Porsche Birch green







And since this will be a track/autox setup I had to get some racing brake pads



Pads installed



And if I'm going to be racing off course I need to upgrade the front sway bar to an H&R 25mm

New vs Old, the H&R feels alot more beefier



And if I upgrade the steering, tires, and wheels well I gotta upgrade the seats, went went 2 Corbeau Microsuede Forzas and 2 Cipher 5 point harnesses. My coworker checks the fit.



And if I upgrade the seats I gotta upgrade the Tach, look at this boring thing

[pandaboo911]

you got some sexy seats and matching door cards. Me likey

[departeg]

can't find out how to embed the first start video but here it is

http://youtu.be/d5J2GENhXqc

[efficient]

Nice build.
Lol your avatar and sign look funny

[departeg]

and it begins








Found out what happened to my m20





Finally on it's way to my buddies house for the swap





last time a m20 will be under the hood

























Kind of a weird situation. So I bought a 330i e46 rack from Brian but we couldn't find any stock boots for under $30 a piece, these were $7/pc. and they didn't have the same colors, so being out of pocket already with the swap these will work perfect and I actually kind of like them



Had to hardline part of the harness into the car because it's an 87.





Getting close





more to come, I'll post up the first start video this weekend.

[613EDRTY]

Lots of test fitting and trimming...shortened it like the plastic bumper and attached it right to the early model metal valence.


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[departeg]

Your car is looking sweet man! I ended up redoing that rear valence looks better now,


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Damn dude looks great! How did you do that?

Thanks, just ordered all the swap parts I needed and now the waiting game. Can't wait to get her back on the road.

[613EDRTY]

Your car is looking sweet man! I ended up redoing that rear valence looks better now,


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[departeg]

Man inspiration for my schwartz coupe. I need those euro valances. Are those US rear apron? I wonder if I can convert my 84 to that same setup

The rear is a custom fiberglass piece made by a friend of the previous owner. I love the valence

[deeze30]

Man inspiration for my schwartz coupe. I need those euro valances. Are those US rear apron? I wonder if I can convert my 84 to that same setup

[JonTheHero22]

Sorry to hear about the M20, but that S52 is gonna be amazing. Wish you luck with sourcing all the parts man

[departeg]

Amazing the change a set of wheels makes!

What paint did you use for the shadowline?

Thanks, I agree it changes the whole look. I used some montana flat black I had lying around.

[e30Brah]

Amazing the change a set of wheels makes!

What paint did you use for the shadowline?

[departeg]

What the heck is up with that intake manifold on the S52?

It's something called drugs. Kids are taking them nowadays and doing all kinds of crazy things.

If you look at the swap list in the comments section of the engine it explains it all. Also I already have the m50 manifold and corresponding unf#$king parts already.