e30mclow's e30 #14 - Now 1.5jz + 6 Speed

[QuiqueUy]

I'm a fan of this thread sir .

fitment looks so good with 245's but i bet they rub like there is no tomorrow !

what a beauty and clean car you just picked up , what's your plan ?

[e30mclow]

Another one!

Managed to find a 1 owner, 89k mile/144k KM '88 325iS manual. Boom.

It has been parked inside since 2002.
Tires are dated 1998.
Spare tire is an original 1987 item, stamped "Made in W-Germany".
Crack free dash
Leather is definitely gone dry and needs love
Only a small bit of rust on the edge of the sunroof panel from a paint chip
Gas tank needs to be cleaned and flushed
Full tool kit
Cosmoline still all over the engine bay, making it look crappy.
Solid base!

[e30mclow]

Picked up some 17x8 et15 ASA AR-1s for cheap, then decided to see about packing some 245/40r17s under the rear.
Looks killer!





I'm going to mount some 215/45s up front and try it out tonight.
It should change my 3rd-4th gear merge game:

[e30mclow]

yeah 1jz is good. I liked how smooth my friends 1jz 240 feels compared to my rattling 4 cylinder. I think 1jz with a zf would fit better in an e30 rather than the CD009 trans. What size turbo did you downsize to OP?

Indeed, the cd009 required removal of the tunnel and interior modifications. It also required modification to the trans itself.
I downsized to a 58mm. Something around 63mm would be nice like an s363.









Some elbow grease












Just waiting on my autocross tires to arrive and it'll be looking sweet if this season ever starts.

[ccsdo5]

This seems like such a no-brainer swap for the E30...

yeah 1jz is good. I liked how smooth my friends 1jz 240 feels compared to my rattling 4 cylinder. I think 1jz with a zf would fit better in an e30 rather than the CD009 trans. What size turbo did you downsize to OP?

[2mAn]

This seems like such a no-brainer swap for the E30...

[e30mclow]

Baller time









I also downsized the turbo to see how I'd like it.

[QuiqueUy]

amazing build! Still can't believe is rattle can painted hahah.

I wish i got those RS'S! love them

[Northern]

it looks so good

[Mazi!]

DAMN those wheels!!!!

looks awsome! :)

[e30mclow]

More photo dumpage

Launch control mawfakers....





Micro momentary switch




All wired up with a quick disconnect in case I need to pull the trans




I made a neoprene sleeve to keep the wiring semi-clean at least


I could have easily worked it off of the clutch switch, but this is just so much more of a cool gimmick.

My new carpet is in, which meant sacrilegiously cutting it up to fit the modified tunnel.


Redid all of the crusty in-bay loom


Sharpie'd by cluster and polished the screen to a near new finish




The interior is now ready for some serious ripping this summer


Fitted the ultra-rare SedanKing Heckblende


I'm finishing up a neat license plate holder, as this one was just for mockup.

Next up is a deep clean, then she's back on the road this weekend!

[2mAn]

A+ photo dump

[e30mclow]

Here is a photo dump of progress:

2.93 LSD Fitted




Burned off all available tires before the snow hit




Tucked it in beside the Pajero Evo for the winter


Finally found an immaculate carpet to replace the terrible one that's in it




Bought a terrible winter car while the Evo is being kept safe


Converted the front core support to a removable setup










Now the engine and trans can come out in about 40mins from start to finish




Replaced the decimated throw out bearing


Soundproofed/Heat shielded the tunnel and bay






Deleted any unnecessary wiring now that the ABS & Airbag are gone








Did the timing belt, water pump, tensioner and a few other things to the 1JZ




Chopped out any unnecessary bracketry in the bay




Started looking at clocking my BC top plates to gain more caster without changing the wheel position


I'm going to re-drill the stud locations to rotate the plate 30degrees, which will increase caster about 20mm and keep the strut towers untouched.

Made a rather large purchase - BBS RSs

16x8 et11 Front
16x8.5 et5 Rear

Perfect for my suspension setup!

[tyeler18]

Can you post of photo of the 245 square setup? 16s or 17s?
My fronts are a challenge as my front track width is about 15mm wider per side.

16x8 +20 square here, 24.8" tall tire, so any 17 in a similar offset will work as well. This is completely stock suspension minus M3 offset FCAB's. Coilovers and camber plates would get a +25 or similar under the fenders better. I tracked it all night saturday night like this with minor rubbing, 99% of it due to the stock springs being so soft the tires were in the fender liners all night.

Untitled by Tyeler Andersen, on Flickr

[e30mclow]

That's a great power to weight! I'm just a bolt on LS1 car but I've got 245 square A052's on my HPDE car and they hook up great for the track. I'm Probably 150hp and 50ftlbs less but you should still have reasonable traction on a 245

Can you post of photo of the 245 square setup? 16s or 17s?
My fronts are a challenge as my front track width is about 15mm wider per side.