** Editors Note: Ive been watching Mitch build this car for years, starting with an entirely different chassis and an aluminum block M52. Car has been evolving for years and it finally seems to have gotten where he wants it. Another E30 that the owner built to their own tastes, showing that you dont have to have a mint $60k car to earn a spot as our November 2019 Car of the Month! Congrats!***
Color- Zinnoberrot
Interior color:
Engine modifications:
Obd1 conversion
Vems stand-alone plug and play w/ Bluetooth Control
3 port MAC boost control solenoid, controlled by vems
Push to connect vacuum lines for wastegate, heatwrapped
Gm IAT sensor
M52b28 from a e36 328i
New Crank and Rod Bearings
0.140mm copper headgasket spacer and cutring headgasket
New piston rings
Cylinder head and Block decked and hot tanked
All valves removed and cleaned
All gaskets replaced
Rebuilt vanos with anti-rattle kit
Chase bays Vanos line
Turner Motorsports alternator pulley
New OEM oil filter housing
Garagistic billet throttle bushing
New OEM e34 throttle cable
eBay e36 performance radiator
Toyota prévia modified coolant hoses
Electric fan conversion, controlled by Vems, Spal 16” Electric fan
Rally Road oil cooler cap Mishimoto oil Thermostat and oil cooler
-10 oil cooler lines with vibrant fittings
CPE air station vacuum manifold
Smoothed and painted black engine bay
Condor Speed Shop engine mounts
Red46 stainless skid plate
A/c delete w/ shorter bolts for crank pulley
Custom 4” intake with -10 pcv fitting
Wrinkle black powder coated m50 valve cover with relocated pcv vent with -10 bulkhead fitting
Mishimoto catch can with SS braided -10 Lines
22rpm Valve Cover Vanity Cover
NGK 1 step colder spark plugs gapped at 0.022”
ARP 2000 Head Studs
Engine Block Painted Black
318is Engine Harness Cover
Chasebays Engine Ground Cable
RS Engineering Late Model Aluminum Coolant Res.
New Coil Packs
Throttle Body Cooling Delete
Turbo/Exhaust:
Borg Warner s362sxe turbo with ceramic coated compressor housing and 0.88 t4 ceramic coated turbine housing
Good n’ Tight T4 e30 Turbo Manifold
304 Stainless custom downpipe with Mormon flange at turbo and vband at Exit, heat wrapped
304 SS Vbanded custom catback, full 3” with one single Custom Performance Engineering muffler and 4.5” tip
Pw46 precision wastegate with custom made 304SS Open Dump Tube
Misimoto M-Line intercooler 3” core
3” custom made charge pipes, powder coated black
Tial q bov
Mishimoto Throttle body intake boot
Race German 3D printed headlight intake duct
Drivetrain:
New FEQ Axles
Condor Speed Shop diff bushing
Condor Speed Shop transmission mounts
New Center Support Bearing
Redline transmission and Differential Fluid
Garagistic Secondary Diff Mount
Fx racing stage 4 clutch with lightweight flywheel
Stainless Braided Clutch line
Akg Stage 2 Shifter
Chromolly DSSR
S2.93lsd, resealed, painted, powder coated diff cover
Suspension:
New front wheel bearings
Painted front subframe
Powder coated rear subframe
Condor speed shop solid Delrin m3 style front control arm bushings
Condor Speed Shop trailing arm bushings
Condor Speed Shop 12mm riser subframe bushings
Bilstein 325ix front struts in shortened housings with garagetastic spring perches
GE coilover conversion kit
Ireland engineering adjustable sway bar end links
St suspensions 22mm front sway bar with new bushings
New rear sway bar end links
Ireland engineering race camber plates
Bilstien rear shocks with heavy duty strut mounts
Rear shock tower brace
Front strut tower brace powder coated black
New front control arms
Condor Speed Shop Power Steering Delete
E36 rack conversion
Wheels:
225/45/16 toyo r888 front tires
245/45/16 rear
Front 12mm Motorsport hardware traclite spacers
54mm stud conversion
16x9 et 6 and 16x10et -2 oz futuras, gold hardware including center caps with carbon fiber ring center cap, barrels powder coated flat black, faces polished with ceramic smoke clear, lips polished with ceramic clear coat
Exterior modifications:
Mtech 1rear spoiler
Modified front valance for intercooler
eBay reiger replica lip
Rolled and pulled fenders
Black kidneys and repained grill
All window trim painted black
Depo Smoked ellipsoid smiley headlights
Interior modifications:
Nrg steering wheel with extra nrg quick release and hub for nardi steering wheel
Auto power race roll bar stripped and repainted
Rear seat delete
Schroth rallye harnesses
Condor speed shop polycarbonate door cards with red pull straps
Corbeau fx1 pro seats
Garagistic billet floor mounts with unknown fixed side mounts
Garagistic Fire Extinguisher Mount
Kiddie 2lb fire extinguisher
Mele Design Firm Rally Battery Mount
Story Behind the Car: After building a more "stanced" e30 vert, I had decided that I wanted to start building an e30 that will eventually get me more into track driving and something fun for the backroads. Sometime in college I acquired a white 318is with an aluminum block m52 in it. It was a blast and but the body wasnt the cleanest. Nonetheless, I started collecting parts, including a iron block m52. By this time, I was working for a performance shop a few days a week while finishing up the last few years of my engineering degree. As time went on, I eventually rebuilt the iron m52 for boost and collected enough parts for the build. After a ton of work, I eventually got the car somewhat running before I had to leave for the summer to Japan for a study abroad program. During that time, I had sold my daily and picked up a 89 Zinno 325i coupe. Long story short, 2 cars became one. The body of the zinno 89 and the engine and drivetrain of the 91 alpine car. The next 3 years would be a balance of time, energy and money to get the build on the road. I replaced every suspension component, had as many parts powdercoated as I could, changed turbos, changed ECU's, changed headgaskets, rebuilt the exhaust, built the wheels. I wanted it to be a testament of what I could do.. In late 2018, the company I worked for moved from Maryland to South Carolina. In an attempt to not have to trailer the car down in pieces, I took some time to knock out the last 5% to get it a running and driving car. In July and August of 2018 I was finally able to take it for a test drive and fast forward to 2019 and I have been driving it to and from work a few days a week and taking it to cars and coffee on the weekends. The car still has a small list of issues to be addressed and a few boxes of parts left to be put on, but it is by far the funnest car I have ever owned and 100% worth it.
Color- Zinnoberrot
Interior color:
Engine modifications:
Obd1 conversion
Vems stand-alone plug and play w/ Bluetooth Control
3 port MAC boost control solenoid, controlled by vems
Push to connect vacuum lines for wastegate, heatwrapped
Gm IAT sensor
M52b28 from a e36 328i
New Crank and Rod Bearings
0.140mm copper headgasket spacer and cutring headgasket
New piston rings
Cylinder head and Block decked and hot tanked
All valves removed and cleaned
All gaskets replaced
Rebuilt vanos with anti-rattle kit
Chase bays Vanos line
Turner Motorsports alternator pulley
New OEM oil filter housing
Garagistic billet throttle bushing
New OEM e34 throttle cable
eBay e36 performance radiator
Toyota prévia modified coolant hoses
Electric fan conversion, controlled by Vems, Spal 16” Electric fan
Rally Road oil cooler cap Mishimoto oil Thermostat and oil cooler
-10 oil cooler lines with vibrant fittings
CPE air station vacuum manifold
Smoothed and painted black engine bay
Condor Speed Shop engine mounts
Red46 stainless skid plate
A/c delete w/ shorter bolts for crank pulley
Custom 4” intake with -10 pcv fitting
Wrinkle black powder coated m50 valve cover with relocated pcv vent with -10 bulkhead fitting
Mishimoto catch can with SS braided -10 Lines
22rpm Valve Cover Vanity Cover
NGK 1 step colder spark plugs gapped at 0.022”
ARP 2000 Head Studs
Engine Block Painted Black
318is Engine Harness Cover
Chasebays Engine Ground Cable
RS Engineering Late Model Aluminum Coolant Res.
New Coil Packs
Throttle Body Cooling Delete
Turbo/Exhaust:
Borg Warner s362sxe turbo with ceramic coated compressor housing and 0.88 t4 ceramic coated turbine housing
Good n’ Tight T4 e30 Turbo Manifold
304 Stainless custom downpipe with Mormon flange at turbo and vband at Exit, heat wrapped
304 SS Vbanded custom catback, full 3” with one single Custom Performance Engineering muffler and 4.5” tip
Pw46 precision wastegate with custom made 304SS Open Dump Tube
Misimoto M-Line intercooler 3” core
3” custom made charge pipes, powder coated black
Tial q bov
Mishimoto Throttle body intake boot
Race German 3D printed headlight intake duct
Drivetrain:
New FEQ Axles
Condor Speed Shop diff bushing
Condor Speed Shop transmission mounts
New Center Support Bearing
Redline transmission and Differential Fluid
Garagistic Secondary Diff Mount
Fx racing stage 4 clutch with lightweight flywheel
Stainless Braided Clutch line
Akg Stage 2 Shifter
Chromolly DSSR
S2.93lsd, resealed, painted, powder coated diff cover
Suspension:
New front wheel bearings
Painted front subframe
Powder coated rear subframe
Condor speed shop solid Delrin m3 style front control arm bushings
Condor Speed Shop trailing arm bushings
Condor Speed Shop 12mm riser subframe bushings
Bilstein 325ix front struts in shortened housings with garagetastic spring perches
GE coilover conversion kit
Ireland engineering adjustable sway bar end links
St suspensions 22mm front sway bar with new bushings
New rear sway bar end links
Ireland engineering race camber plates
Bilstien rear shocks with heavy duty strut mounts
Rear shock tower brace
Front strut tower brace powder coated black
New front control arms
Condor Speed Shop Power Steering Delete
E36 rack conversion
Wheels:
225/45/16 toyo r888 front tires
245/45/16 rear
Front 12mm Motorsport hardware traclite spacers
54mm stud conversion
16x9 et 6 and 16x10et -2 oz futuras, gold hardware including center caps with carbon fiber ring center cap, barrels powder coated flat black, faces polished with ceramic smoke clear, lips polished with ceramic clear coat
Exterior modifications:
Mtech 1rear spoiler
Modified front valance for intercooler
eBay reiger replica lip
Rolled and pulled fenders
Black kidneys and repained grill
All window trim painted black
Depo Smoked ellipsoid smiley headlights
Interior modifications:
Nrg steering wheel with extra nrg quick release and hub for nardi steering wheel
Auto power race roll bar stripped and repainted
Rear seat delete
Schroth rallye harnesses
Condor speed shop polycarbonate door cards with red pull straps
Corbeau fx1 pro seats
Garagistic billet floor mounts with unknown fixed side mounts
Garagistic Fire Extinguisher Mount
Kiddie 2lb fire extinguisher
Mele Design Firm Rally Battery Mount
Story Behind the Car: After building a more "stanced" e30 vert, I had decided that I wanted to start building an e30 that will eventually get me more into track driving and something fun for the backroads. Sometime in college I acquired a white 318is with an aluminum block m52 in it. It was a blast and but the body wasnt the cleanest. Nonetheless, I started collecting parts, including a iron block m52. By this time, I was working for a performance shop a few days a week while finishing up the last few years of my engineering degree. As time went on, I eventually rebuilt the iron m52 for boost and collected enough parts for the build. After a ton of work, I eventually got the car somewhat running before I had to leave for the summer to Japan for a study abroad program. During that time, I had sold my daily and picked up a 89 Zinno 325i coupe. Long story short, 2 cars became one. The body of the zinno 89 and the engine and drivetrain of the 91 alpine car. The next 3 years would be a balance of time, energy and money to get the build on the road. I replaced every suspension component, had as many parts powdercoated as I could, changed turbos, changed ECU's, changed headgaskets, rebuilt the exhaust, built the wheels. I wanted it to be a testament of what I could do.. In late 2018, the company I worked for moved from Maryland to South Carolina. In an attempt to not have to trailer the car down in pieces, I took some time to knock out the last 5% to get it a running and driving car. In July and August of 2018 I was finally able to take it for a test drive and fast forward to 2019 and I have been driving it to and from work a few days a week and taking it to cars and coffee on the weekends. The car still has a small list of issues to be addressed and a few boxes of parts left to be put on, but it is by far the funnest car I have ever owned and 100% worth it.
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