Front End Thread

[BimmerTim]

Then something is wrong or your fan does not provide sufficient cooling.

My S50 car has an M42 radiator and has NEVER heated up on me.

I have a slim pusher fan. My coolant temp sender is on the head in the same location as the stock one, and it gets to about 200-220F.

[MikeDE]

I have since added a new roundel, fresh chrome kidneys and the MT1-delete mod.

[davey101]

rawr

luckily winter mode is over. "is" lip and weaves back on in one week!

[MR 325]

Which brings me to the latest iteration. Sold the iS lip, ditched the blanks, threw on an ACS apron, and yellow lamin-x'd the highs. Fogs will be going in shortly.

Looking good!!! I want to see a daytime picture though.

[MR 325]

I have a euro s50b32 radiator in it now and it gets pretty hot, the last thing I need to do is put a smaller radiator in.

Then something is wrong or your fan does not provide sufficient cooling.

My S50 car has an M42 radiator and has NEVER heated up on me.

[BimmerTim]

You could just use the m42 radiator. It has an integrated coolant expansion tank so you could get rid of the ugly external one all the m20 cars have.

I have a euro s50b32 radiator in it now and it gets pretty hot, the last thing I need to do is put a smaller radiator in.

[stevofthahill]

Figured I should post in here now that my front end is nearly where I want it.

Went from bone stock...



To lowered with black iS lip, brake ducts, fog blanks, and mhw turns



Same setup but decided to color match the lip



Destroyed my first iS lip, went on to the next one and back to black. Also added depo smileys.



Decided to ditch the depo's for a set of bosch euro ellipsoids which I proceded to smoke.



Which brings me to the latest iteration. Sold the iS lip, ditched the blanks, threw on an ACS apron, and yellow lamin-x'd the highs. Fogs will be going in shortly.

[theox69]

I might just get a brand new one from the dealer. Then it would be white.

You could just use the m42 radiator. It has an integrated coolant expansion tank so you could get rid of the ugly external one all the m20 cars have.

[Don Stevens]

92 Vert

[BimmerTim]

I might just get a brand new one from the dealer. Then it would be white.

I'm not sure yet.

Here are some of the bay pics





And to keep it OT



I'm glad that I destroyed that lip. I like my iS lip much, MUCH better.

[OOMPH!]

you should get a radiator with expansion tank built in, or get a small one welded and painted to match your engine bay. its the only thing holding the shaved look back.

Yea paint it white!

[straight6pwr]

There's actually a story behind it.

When I bought it, the fenders were destroyed, so I ordered 2 new ones. I was talking to a co-worker about it, and I mentioned that I had gotten new fenders, and that I was thinking of doing something funny with one of them. Now, I was just thinking of putting stickers all over it, or something of that nature, just until I painted the whole car. But, his first response was, "like what? Paint it pink?" That instantaneously made up my mind.

And here we are.

you should get a radiator with expansion tank built in, or get a small one welded and painted to match your engine bay. its the only thing holding the shaved look back.

[BimmerTim]

There's actually a story behind it.

When I bought it, the fenders were destroyed, so I ordered 2 new ones. I was talking to a co-worker about it, and I mentioned that I had gotten new fenders, and that I was thinking of doing something funny with one of them. Now, I was just thinking of putting stickers all over it, or something of that nature, just until I painted the whole car. But, his first response was, "like what? Paint it pink?" That instantaneously made up my mind.

And here we are.

[OOMPH!]

Thanks man. I get a lot of mixed reviews on it. Some people love my car, and some people hate it.

I don't really care either way, because I love it. I put so much damn time into it.

Not into the pink color but I like the idea. Maybe an orange or darker grey would've been cool. Love the shaved engine bay! Nice work!

[BimmerTim]

Thanks man. I get a lot of mixed reviews on it. Some people love my car, and some people hate it.

I don't really care either way, because I love it. I put so much damn time into it.