My SuperEta. About to get a lil more Super!

[MR 325]

Looking good man! Keep it up!

What are the specs on the new wheels? I must say I'm going to miss the RX's on your car though.

[sam_]

Looking good man! Keep it up!

What are the specs on the new wheels? I must say I'm going to miss the RX's on your car though.

seconded..loved the RX's but car looks good nonetheless


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[88SuperETABD]

They're 16x8 et 20. They're actually 3.5 lbs lighter than the Rx's which were 16x7

I'm gonna be trading two wheels to my friend who has these in 16x9, so gonna be staggered. And the stripper works great!

Teaser

[88SuperETABD]

So after I stripped em, I gave em a quick polish. Not satisfied with the shine. I want these babies to be mirrors. So i will be sanding them...you get a pic as they sit now. Wont show again till they on the car :)



Put together my first Piston and rod. Assembling an engine is disappointingly easier than I thought it was.




FYI, I'm using Klevite Bearing Gaurd and ARP hardware everywhere.


The line up. I wonder what the ceramic coating will look like after a few thousand miles and heat soaks?



Tested ring gaps. I read your supossed to push the ring down to the depth of the groove it belongs in. My problem with that is, my pistons are not flat tops...so wouldnt it be crooked in the bore? Next thing to do is the ring gaps. I need a file tho. My top ring gap is perfect...the middle needs about .010mm off. and the oils need about 7 thou.

[88SuperETABD]

Went to a buddies house to finally do the waterpump/timing belt I have been putting off for the last 10k miles. Figured 70ishk was about time...
It was his first time with it so he was eager to start, after completion he says he will never do it again haha.


I love the way it looks with no hood :)

That Bar.
Everything out...Oh How I'd love to stuff an intercooler and turbo in there...look at all that room!
But because stupid CA laws, must wait until built m20 goes into 2002.
And that +10 hp ultimate fuuulll racccceeee racing timing belt.


I managed to strip both my alternator and ps tensioner star wheel things. so Steve @ BluntTech is gonna be sending me those soon. Got my alt belt tensioned by hand then set, but couldnt do it with PS. So no ps for a while. lol...its not the first time i havent had ps before.

[88SuperETABD]

So Power Steering is working again haha. changed out both brackets and star nut things.

I also got my pistons and rods in the block and rotated her! She spins smoothly and clears everything!!! I hope I did everything correctly. Everything seems really straight forward, hard to mess up I feel as long as you got a torque wrench.

A friend, Eric also took some pics of my car...with my new wheels...very happy with his pics and the way the wheels fit compared to the RX's although I will miss them too. But I got that STIGGEDY STAGGERED STANCE now BrO lol.

Less talk, more pics right??

Bling Bling


309k and counting...




you may recognize the 2014 e30 (blue 4 door) haha...damn near everything rebuilt/replaced on that car...its sooo nice and smooth and quiet.






and interior shots ive been dying to have.


e30 gay sex


Fin

[88SuperETABD]

Oh...I got new tints too...35% back 3, 50% front sides

[MR 325]

Cool pics. It's looking good!

[88SuperETABD]

Cool pics. It's looking good!

Thanks!!! you getting any trouble for having that snail under the hood down south?

[MR 325]

Thanks!!! you getting any trouble for having that snail under the hood down south?

No issues but most cops also don't expect an E30 to have something like that going on.

Please I don't drive it that much. 8)

[88SuperETABD]

Little Update...

Pic after using the tapered wiseco ring compressor (85mm), soo much easier than those stupid allen key ones.


Connected the rods and painted the block and put new freeze plugs in.



Then I decided to see how the 225's hook up launching my car at 3kish. Mistake.

Im guessing i sheared one of the guibo bolts. cuz i heard something (metal to metal) hit the tranny tunnel and soon after I got up to speed, I had MASSIVE vibrations under my ass.
I thought i broke a u-joint or something, but luckily just lost a guibo bolt and I had a replacement!


But Im back on the road and she's solid! No rubbing! So Happy. 310k miles now.

You know your addicted to your e30's lines when you take selfies while driving. This is oddly, my favorite part of my e30. I'm weird. haha.


Starting my big boy job soon at Applied Materials in Santa Clara. So my car game is gonna step up cuz I'll be working full time and have gotten quite a pay increase :)

More to come.

[squidmaster]

[jprastrullo]

Im guessing i sheared one of the guibo bolts. cuz i heard something (metal to metal) hit the tranny tunnel and soon after I got up to speed, I had MASSIVE vibrations under my ass.
I thought i broke a u-joint or something, but luckily just lost a guibo bolt and I had a replacement!

What a relief haha, could've been much worse!

[88SuperETABD]

Got some goodies from bimmerheads!!! Thanks Matt, your the man!

284/274 cam, hd rockers, hardware and clips, and new intake/exhaust studs. Oversized eccentrics.

[MR 325]

Thank YOU sir! 8)