Strict budget, slow restoration. *Now with moar budget*

[Wh33lhop]

It depends. Usually it's in the $75 range for a 2-wheel alignment. Unless you've had adjusters put in, you won't have any need for a 4-wheel--if they try and sell you one after looking at your car, walk away, they're trying to fuck you. Happens a lot. The only reason they should read the rear specs is to get the thrust angle.

These guys acted as if aligning to custom specs would take longer than to factory specs. It doesn't (doing the caster may have slowed them down). But I didn't have a lot of time and I just wanted to get it done.

[fiftytakedowns]

bahaha thanks for the good advice, my car pulls a little to the left since the susp swap so Im like hmm may beed alignment lol

[Reap3r]

Just read this whole thread. Nice work man! Good to see someone who gets in and does it :)

[DTM190]

great read and mad props

[Wh33lhop]

Finally got rid of the AC condenser and mounted the SPAL to the radiator.



I nicked the radiator and cut one of the passages open while trying to cut one of the zipties (turned out I didn't even need to). I cut away the surrounding vanes in preparation for surgery.





Patched it up with some JB weld, it's not pretty but it should work.

[chadthestampede]

How thin is that fan?

[Wh33lhop]

It's the medium-depth 16" (1610CFM) SPAL. IIRC it's about 2 and a half inches deep.

[Wh33lhop]

Here's the car in its current state, for strictly journalistic purposes ;)

[TheEtaUnderdog]

fucking tits man.

[jaywood]

Nice job on the e30 so far man! I'm in sb too...you know of any e30s for sale in town? I can't find one!

[nouseforaname]

everyone should be required to subscribe to this thread.

good to meet you at the picnic, nate.

[trackjunkie21]

Makes me want an m50 even more, Great job on the build!

[nouseforaname]

my wife has to listen to me bitch about how i don't have garage space to do a swap or other big work. i should show her this and tell her to be glad i don't have the sack to do it in our driveway or the street.

[N2MYE30]

Wow, that thing sounds great! Nice vid!

[s_ribs]

Make a fan shroud!! Works better and no half-assed through the radiator mounting. Mounting through the radiator makes me nervous.