New arrival

[Ben Carufel]

Who's the tweaker? I think I saw him on an episode of COPS.

[Greekstyles]

^ mad tweaksauce right there

[Paukert11]

lmao wow!

[constructor]

What attracted you to this car? Serious question. Especially to get it shipped across the country.

Who's the tweaker? I think I saw him on an episode of COPS.

Hilarious.

[550]

I don't understand what is so bad about wanting to save a car...?

Minimal rust is a huge plus in our area :-/

Besides from what I can "see" that car isn't that bad.

[Greekstyles]

I don't understand what is so bad about wanting to save a car...?

Minimal rust is a huge plus in our area :-/

Besides from what I can "see" that car isn't that bad.

so seriouslly can we get more pics of the tweaker..no joke.

[nutrof]

Very nice, I've only had mine for a 3 months... and I'm on a similar quest. thanks you for making her respectable again and getting rid of the clown car color.

good luck!!!

[ikkitousen]

Wooo! nutrof
I have only seen one other person use that sig before...

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DAMN DARKAGEOFBORS!!!

[mikegar]

where did you have the car shipped from?

[maximumangle]

Who's the tweaker? I think I saw him on an episode of COPS.

mind you, yes he does look like a hillbilly from TN, but in his defense, dennis knows his shit when it comes to e30s, and is probably one hell of a lot cooler than the guy making random cynical posts on the internet, to boost his self esteem lol

[nutrof]

Wooo! nutrof
I have only seen one other person use that sig before...

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DAMN DARKAGEOFBORS!!!

Dude, thats me!!! the raccoon!!

[constructor]

so seriouslly can we get more pics of the tweaker..no joke.

he is in the back of this one if you look closely.

[truism]

subject = his car, not me

he is in the back of this one if you look closely.

lolz thats my skinny ass..(unfortunately i inherited very high metabolism) i assure you that im in no way a drug user, shoot i dont even smoke, lol. (i get sick around cigarette smoke :( ) but anyways.. lets get back to topic since this thread is about his car not me...

you find any of the parts you needed to use ur godspeed radiator?

man it looks nice in there with the black and those tails are killer.

[travis816]

jeez people really are losers. i dont think its to bad at all. totally thrasher that probly rails! right on diggin it

[maximumangle]

Update!

heres an update for all of ya's following the build. the usual suspects (nfshot, truism) came up again this past weekend...and we pretty much fucked off all weekend long. You know, a bit of drinking, fucking around with cars, go find an abandoned parking lot to set up a course in and get kicked out by the cops kind of weekend. In the end it wasnt a loss though. went to the junkyard and picked up some various bits from a 740iL (gauge needles, speedo, strut tower covers, other misc. b.s.) alternator, p.s. pump, half a set of Volvo 740 turbo injectors (had four but one was junk), a perfect pair of chrome headlight trim and a bunch of other random small shit.
oh yeah, and a battery.
All of the electronics work perfectly, except for the headlights, for which i still have to wire in the ellipsoid connectors.


I have to say, for all the haters, all in all, this was not nearly as bad a car to setup as everybody predicted. ;)

having said that, got the motor mounts yesterday, and went ahead and installed them, as well as the alternator. now my oil pan doesnt sit 2 inches off the ground!! instead, it sits four. while i had the car up in the air i decided to remount the FMIC, since it was sagging on one side and sat off to the pass side. I ended up reworking all of the intercooler piping after i got it remounted. the end result is less piping and bs, and no more 180 degree bend off of the turbo.

Started the fab for the shifter yesterday too. yes, it is modified at the topside, and yes it does provide a significant improvement in shifter throw and response. as soon as i can get access to a proper MIG welder again, i will be finishing with the bottom side of the shifter. up next is re-wrapping the shift boot. the interior is in surprisingly good condition, minus the san andreas fault in the dash, it was just really effin dirty. and needs a rear seat.

Also i decided to set off on an experiment. idk if this has been done before but i thought id give it a try just for kicks.
740il gauge needles + 160MPH 740 speedo face + E30 Gaugeset = Awesomeness
It is a PITA to modify everything though. but the end result is awesome.
its not complete yet, because the tach needle got lost somewhere, and i screwed up one of the short gauge needles while drilling it, so i need to go back for more. here are the pics, enjoy. :D



Close up of speedo (excuse the cuts for the odo. was not final finish on them)


Comparison: As you can see, the 740 gauges (speedo and temp) are subtle from directly ahead


Mondo oil cooler mounted up


FMIC recentered, and that stupid grille mesh removed





And for the record, I FUCKING LOVE THESE CARS!!! They are like legos, but way fucking better. you can interchange shit from completely different bmws, and cars ten years ahead and the shit bolts right up! by far one of the easiest and coolest cars to work on/modify.

Heres a picture of the short shifter, and also a teaser pic. :D