My Delphin Project

[jp_slick]

Update
Some progress done today
finally got all the little pieces i needed for the swap
Put the car on jack stands and dropped the tranny
the bolt all the way in the top is a bitch
how its sitting right now



I checked the trailing arm and it is bent
plan to finish the swap tomorrow
last pic is to compare the auto shaft vs the manual shaft

[Wicked]

Ok so since the last post the 5-speed swap has been completed, aswell as a few other things. The car just needs a few things to be road worthy. Homeboy saw another car on here with cheap ebay coil overs and decided to give that a try on the Delphin. Got that done today and the car sits pretty low. It is NOT set to the lowest setting. Here's some crappy cellphone pics. I'll try to get better ones soon...

[aschroeder92]

That looks so sick! It almost looks ridiculous with the rear tuck though

Don't get me wrong though... I love that car haha.

[Wicked]

Haha! it's always nice to hear what people think. We see this car as a beater so we're just really trying things we've never done before. It's a good learning experience..

[416stroker]

Looks good want to see better pics of the drop. I want your bumpers.

[jp_slick]

Looks good want to see better pics of the drop. I want your bumpers.

Better pictures tomorrow
only the front bumper is in good shape the rear is trash

[jp_slick]

Better Pictures as promised

[dannyyisntt]

haha looks sweet. what ebay coilovers were they?

[jp_slick]

haha looks sweet. what ebay coilovers were they?

e36 coilovers

[dannyyisntt]

what ones? lol. i've been thinking about playing around with the ebay coilover option for shits and giggles while my car is in the paint shop, but don't know what ones to go with...

[aschroeder92]

Looks sick, I think I'm that low in the front, just not in the back

[jp_slick]

The coilovers we used are just like these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-98-BMW-E36-3-SERIES-COILOVER-LOWERING-SPRINGS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1171Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem4a97f0ff98QQitemZ320376733592QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

not much progress made on the car
I did grab a mint passenger side sport seat, transferred all the cushion and vinyl to a drivers side and M tech 1 wheel


this pic is to compare the ride height
white car lowered on eibach springs with pads still on and gutted trunk

Also picked up a lip from an e32 740 that I might mock up to use it

[Wicked]

Umm please don't put that lip on there. And NO WHITE BOTTLECAPS!! :hitler:

[Hick]

better fix the rear suspension before you try to drive that thing.

either the subframe is bent or the driver rear trailing arm is bent.

[jp_slick]

better fix the rear suspension before you try to drive that thing.

either the subframe is bent or the driver rear trailing arm is bent.

The arm is bent, it looks worse since the wheel is bent as well.
All of that plus more is going to get replaced before it get driven around.
And Juan bottlecaps or not its get light colored wheels, but no more fruity colored ones.

Ohhh yea and my turn signals are courtesy of toyota.