E30 Mtech-2 - Alpin-weiss 2 - M50B25 - E30 M3 5LUG

[Mazi!]

Just got some more stuff


e30 m3 front dust covers
e30 m3 front swaybar ends
e30 m3 front brake clips
e30 control arm brackets
and some bolts and stuff..





New pistons and rubbers for e30 m3 front calipers




Im going to sandblast the front brake calipers and paint them with that set,,, i got the idea from Sreten at m539 restorations on youtube
(silvergrey color)




Some more new stuff....
new speedsensor, speedsensor plug housing, swaybar stuff.




Bought the rear swaybar used (er smá ryðguð,, (its a little rusty im going to paint it) and e32 750 mastercylender




Front control arm bushings installed in brackets




new speedsensor installed




bought the speedsensor plug housing new because its cracked and old..




Cleaned the rear control arms before disassemble




Rear control arms disassembled




Dropped the subframe out,,, im not going to use anything on that picture (only the subframe itself)







Took the axle driveshafts apart, painted them and changed the grease and rubber boots










One side ready

[AWDBOB]

Nice- that's a dreamboat setup. I had a setup almost completed but never followed through with installing it. With the E30M3 KW Coilovers available with ackerman arms, it makes the conversion quite tempting. The main obstacle are brakes and dust shields. Rear hubs are quite pricey, too, but are at least still available. I remember just a few years ago one could buy rebuilt M3 calipers on Rockauto for $40-50 a pop. Oh, how times have changed.

[Mazi!]

Package day today!!




E30 M3 ATE brake calipers both sides rear
E30 M3 Zimmermann rear brake discs
Brakepad wear sensor front
Hjólalegur b/m að aft. orginal
Handbrake shoes
Handbrake spring set
Handbrake tensioners
both handbrake cables
both rear swaybar end links
all rear axle boots
Brakepipe set
Blower motor
















and this heavy package from USA with both rear control arms and axle shafts












Ireland Engineering brake hoses




now i got almost everything that i need for that 5lug swap

still need to buy
Brakepads front
brakediscs front
front wheelbearing
Dust shields at front.

[Mazi!]

Got a little package from USA today

Used E30 M3 brakecalipers and brackets both sides at front.. had to buy them used because they are discontinued from BMW
they were very expensive and hard to find and definitely need a full rebuild and sandblasting










Still waiting for more parts :)

[Glaede]

That's an awesome upgrade! The proper way to do 5-lug! :-)

[Mkcustoms88]

Nice! minus the garagistic bushings.

Make sure to put 12.9 hardware in those uprights.

What’s the deal with the garagistic bushings if I may ask?

[Mkcustoms88]

Beautiful build so far, looks like you have access to a garage when you need it makes things easier, keep up the great work

[ZEKTI]

Fantastic thread! So cool that you're also building this in Iceland. Those KWs are amazing.

[moatilliatta]

Nice! minus the garagistic bushings.

Make sure to put 12.9 hardware in those uprights.

[Mazi!]

I just sold the borbet a wheels because im going to do a E30 M3 5lug swap $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :bawl:

it is currently sitting on some trash wheels




Bought E30 M3 version of KW Variant 1












Also

E30 M3 rear hubs
E30 M3 rear brake dust covers
E30 M3 rear brake caliper brackets
E30 M3 rear brake pads and sensor
and some stuff for the handbrake








95a poly bushing kit from Garagistic




installed the diff bushing










As can be seen i got loats of the parts that i need already but im still buying and searching for many other parts before i can finish that 5 lug swap.

[Mazi!]

I went to a test drive after the M50 swap and the differntial lock slipped in every turn....


So i bougt a refreshment set from racingdiffs,, ordered the stage 1 kit with 40% lock




Diff is out!




Cleaned it




Everything apart




This is ready for blasting




Lock dissasembled




Here are the old LSD discs,, very worn and bad condition




New discs






Lock ready




Painted the housing










Stuff from blasting




2layers of clearcoat






Now its ready for install








But im not going to install it now because upcoming is full 5Lug swap and a real 5lug swap! from E30 ///M3 not some e36 shit :D

[Northern]

Nice!

what turbine housing are you running on the S257 SX-E ?

I'm using a T3 to 3" Vband 0.82 A/R housing from AGP Turbo. I already had bought the T3 manifold or else I would've used the normal Borg Warner 0.8x AR T4 housing.
Might consider a smaller A/R if I had a low comp motor.

[Mazi!]

I have two short ones, audio isn't great on either but they get the point across.

https://youtu.be/pbN-fvVJhmE

https://youtu.be/YZYiM0lUnTg

After turbo with external mic under the hood:

https://youtu.be/tJzrilZ7d7Q

Nice!

what turbine housing are you running on the S257 SX-E ?

[QuiqueUy]

Quique when will we see a build thread on yours?

I guess i'll have to make a thread of mine , i do have one on the bmwccu forum from uruguay , will have to transfer that to here :P

You need to make a thread about your car! :)

but yes these custom engine mounts give more clearance between engine and radiator,, thats why i can run fan shroud and orginal fan clutch


i'll definitely lower it a bit more when i buy adjustable suspension, but still the roads are not that great here :/

i'll do it more closer to last days of december then ! haha .

v nice , big fan of those ! i just run a pusher fan, it works great but i do have a bit of problems with the temp sensor for it haha.

yeah same , i wish i could go lower on my car , but it looks decent !

btw , v nice exhaust you got there ! keep updates coming !

[Northern]

Nice

do you have a soundclip? :)

I have two short ones, audio isn't great on either but they get the point across.

https://youtu.be/pbN-fvVJhmE

https://youtu.be/YZYiM0lUnTg

After turbo with external mic under the hood:

https://youtu.be/tJzrilZ7d7Q