New beginnings... a tale of a $650 eta

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  • Joe318is
    R3V OG
    • Sep 2005
    • 6451

    #31
    i want a set of type a's so bad

    lookn' good


    Originally posted by vlad
    Do you know anybody else who built that many bad ass E30s?

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    • tabasco
      E30 Modder
      • Mar 2006
      • 861

      #32
      cool
      Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.

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      • Greekstyles
        Wrencher
        • Feb 2008
        • 215

        #33
        wait...did anyone ..like...hello....bondo on a wheel?..wouldnt that just crack off...?>..LOL??

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        • HarryPotter
          No R3VLimiter
          • Jan 2010
          • 3642

          #34
          sup with the front coils? No helper springs? Look like cosmos to me.


          "Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."

          John F. Kennedy

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          • broke30
            E30 Enthusiast
            • May 2007
            • 1019

            #35
            Originally posted by HarryPotter
            sup with the front coils? No helper springs? Look like cosmos to me.
            I have helper springs but I'm not running them right now. They are definitely h&r though.
            Max

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            • broke30
              E30 Enthusiast
              • May 2007
              • 1019

              #36
              Originally posted by Greekstyles
              wait...did anyone ..like...hello....bondo on a wheel?..wouldnt that just crack off...?>..LOL??
              If you understand what a car is made of, which is metal, you should understand that although not the best method of repairing a wheel, the tiny amount of bondo I used (well tiny after sanding) to fill in the small curb rash will not make a difference whatsoever so long as it is done properly...
              Max

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              • HarryPotter
                No R3VLimiter
                • Jan 2010
                • 3642

                #37
                Originally posted by broke30
                If you understand what a car is made of, which is metal, you should understand that although not the best method of repairing a wheel, the tiny amount of bondo I used (well tiny after sanding) to fill in the small curb rash will not make a difference whatsoever so long as it is done properly...
                Max

                How do the helper springs sit in their exactly? Is there another plate between the helper springs and the coils? I need to figure out wtf to do since I don't have any helper springs or nice coils.

                And with the wheels I'd just be warry of a poor tire installment chipping off some of that bondo.


                "Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."

                John F. Kennedy

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                • broke30
                  E30 Enthusiast
                  • May 2007
                  • 1019

                  #38
                  Originally posted by HarryPotter
                  How do the helper springs sit in their exactly? Is there another plate between the helper springs and the coils? I need to figure out wtf to do since I don't have any helper springs or nice coils.

                  And with the wheels I'd just be warry of a poor tire installment chipping off some of that bondo.
                  I have a set of collar/plates for the springs but I may just leave them out. When I had my GC coilover setups in the past they don't use the helper springs. What coilovers are you running?
                  And btw, yes I have thought about the tire installment. I am far more worried about paint scratching than chipping bondo honestly. As I stated before, I had everything to do this laying around and just wanted to give it a shot. It was a better option to improve the wheels for now instead of spending $180 per wheel to have them professionally done.
                  Max

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                  • HarryPotter
                    No R3VLimiter
                    • Jan 2010
                    • 3642

                    #39
                    Originally posted by broke30
                    I have a set of collar/plates for the springs but I may just leave them out. When I had my GC coilover setups in the past they don't use the helper springs. What coilovers are you running?
                    And btw, yes I have thought about the tire installment. I am far more worried about paint scratching than chipping bondo honestly. As I stated before, I had everything to do this laying around and just wanted to give it a shot. It was a better option to improve the wheels for now instead of spending $180 per wheel to have them professionally done.
                    Max
                    I've got cosmos (i know their shit) (they were 200 dollars :D) I was just worried that the spring might be floating around up there to much. And is the only alternative to ridding yourself of the drop hats a set of camber plates?

                    Also, the wheels look really good anyways. I wouldn't worry to much. Just don't have some jackass do the tires.


                    "Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."

                    John F. Kennedy

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                    • broke30
                      E30 Enthusiast
                      • May 2007
                      • 1019

                      #40
                      Originally posted by HarryPotter
                      I've got cosmos (i know their shit) (they were 200 dollars :D) I was just worried that the spring might be floating around up there to much. And is the only alternative to ridding yourself of the drop hats a set of camber plates?

                      Also, the wheels look really good anyways. I wouldn't worry to much. Just don't have some jackass do the tires.
                      I am not running drophats or the stock spring perches, I have the special plates from GC that let you run smaller ID springs on the stock strut hats, which I am doing until I can afford camber plates. I don't know how the cosmos coilovers work but do they just sit in the stock spring buckets and use the stock upper spring hats?
                      And yes, I have a specified tire shop locally luckily that can handle aftermarket wheels.
                      Max

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                      • broke30
                        E30 Enthusiast
                        • May 2007
                        • 1019

                        #41
                        Decided to dial down the fronts about 3/4 of the way down on some 15" team dynamics I have just for shits. It was horribly undrivable. I have since raised the front to match the rear. Anyways, just a couple shots in the slight snowfall we got.



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                        • GaryE30
                          R3V Elite
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 4791

                          #42
                          Get some!
                          Estoril E36 M3/4/5 | Toledo E53 X5 3.0 | LeMans E90 335D M-Sport

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                          • Zacm829
                            E30 Mastermind
                            • Jan 2008
                            • 1919

                            #43
                            Moving along very nicely, how much did you score the 3.46 for? The 3.73 in my car is not cutting it around town.
                            1987 325i-M60b44 swap

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                            • broke30
                              E30 Enthusiast
                              • May 2007
                              • 1019

                              #44
                              Originally posted by Zacm829
                              Moving along very nicely, how much did you score the 3.46 for? The 3.73 in my car is not cutting it around town.
                              Haha, I got it for $275 shipped. Not too bad..
                              Max

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                              • trackjunkie21
                                No R3VLimiter
                                • Jan 2010
                                • 3962

                                #45
                                Nice eta!, I need a 3.25 badly in my car.
                                Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.

                                Originally posted by Wh33lhop
                                VANOS: sometimes you just need to go full retard.

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