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

[illest318i]

Updates?

[canakami]

So....we can haz updates?

[Wh33lhop]

Because it drives horribly, lol. Driveshaft is flopping around. Ordered a new giubo and CSB for it but I suspect I will need a reman'd driveshaft as well. When that is done and the rears ASTs are on, I'll take it to get an alignment and THEN come rave about it. Deal?

Old Konis seem to have no gas charge left. Some of them still do general dampy things though. They are rebuildable but likely not for lemons car prices.

Also, need to buy wheel bearings and repack with redline grease. Mine have a little play in them.

[kronus]

so you've put your blingy suspension and then didn't tell us how she drives? come on dude

how fucked are the old konis? are they rebuildable?

[Bimmerman325i]

Does your VANOS pop, yo?

Does yours not?

[Roysneon]

Does your VANOS pop, yo?

[george graves]

Nice! I always look forward to this thread updates!

BTW - since I removed my factory antenna - I forgot that thing looks like a 70's CB antenna on an e30!

[Wh33lhop]

C1s make good cupholders


FS: Set of Konis!


Brand new never installed


ASTs replace G60 Konis


Orange adjuster sex


Mounting something


bottlecap spare to ASTs and R888s


Look at how little droop travel these things have... these are seriously short stroke dampers and I'm actually going to have to lower my car to get enough travel to be comfortable


The flash really brings out all the beauty in the paintjob


Here she sits before I lower it further


Tune in next week!

[gettinscurvy]

Love your style. Wish I could just wrench on the street!

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[Wh33lhop]

How did you decide on the suspension?

Current off-the-shelf Konis aren't quite up to snuff for the spring rates I want to run. It was either double adjustable (noisy) Konis or ASTs for a similar price. AST is really the better damper. Matches better, nicer damping curve, and I've always wanted a set. Boom, decision made.

(Alternate explanation: one of my Konis is blown and I wanted ASTs)

I think it's time to drop "strict budget" from the title, Mr. AST. ;)

Utter shitbox + M50 + $1600 dampers = STRAIGHT BALLIN SON!!!11 :p

[Bimmerman325i]

How did you decide on the suspension?

Simple. You get what you pay for with suspension, and the GCs were shot so something needed done.

[FredK]

I think it's time to drop "strict budget" from the title, Mr. AST. ;)

Valid.

BALLIN!!!

[JCarp90]

waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles

[MR 325]

I think it's time to drop "strict budget" from the title, Mr. AST. ;)

[george graves]

How did you decide on the suspension?