Some people told me you guys liked E30's so I figured I would start a build thread here. A friend was selling his E30 for stupid cheap and I couldnt pass it up. So I figured I would turn it into a rallycross car. Supposed to be an uncommon build, leather sport seats, M steering wheel, and manual windows.
What I have to work with is a 09/83 production 1984 318i Coupe Manual. Not super rusty but not great either, has about 130k on it.
First the bad, 1-2 sychro is gone, needs all general maintenance, and has no brakes. It does run pretty well and drives good. All suspension bushing have recently been replaced, newer radiator and head gasket as well.
First job was getting it home, borrowed a truck and trailer and brought it to my house.
Car had been sitting about 6 months without moving, normal soap or carwash wasnt touching the dirt so I washed it with simple green.
Luckily there is a great local E30 rallycross following by me so I have been picking their brains on what to do. Will be a fairly basic SR build for now. Just doing tires, maintenance, mud flaps, and a skid plate.
First up was finding why it had no brakes used some google and found the rear T is a common problem and sure enough its leaking there.
Need to order some copper nickel lines to replace everything. Ordered a skid plate along with stainless braided lines.
Also ordered some snow tires to use for rallyx, cost more than I paid for the whole car.
This weekend I'll be doing some basic maintenance and going over the car a bit. May do more if parts get here on time.
Im hoping to have the car ready in 1-2 months for a few events in the near future. As of right now, I dont plan on replacing the trans until I do at least a few events.
What I have to work with is a 09/83 production 1984 318i Coupe Manual. Not super rusty but not great either, has about 130k on it.
First the bad, 1-2 sychro is gone, needs all general maintenance, and has no brakes. It does run pretty well and drives good. All suspension bushing have recently been replaced, newer radiator and head gasket as well.
First job was getting it home, borrowed a truck and trailer and brought it to my house.
Car had been sitting about 6 months without moving, normal soap or carwash wasnt touching the dirt so I washed it with simple green.
Luckily there is a great local E30 rallycross following by me so I have been picking their brains on what to do. Will be a fairly basic SR build for now. Just doing tires, maintenance, mud flaps, and a skid plate.
First up was finding why it had no brakes used some google and found the rear T is a common problem and sure enough its leaking there.
Need to order some copper nickel lines to replace everything. Ordered a skid plate along with stainless braided lines.
Also ordered some snow tires to use for rallyx, cost more than I paid for the whole car.
This weekend I'll be doing some basic maintenance and going over the car a bit. May do more if parts get here on time.
Im hoping to have the car ready in 1-2 months for a few events in the near future. As of right now, I dont plan on replacing the trans until I do at least a few events.
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