My SuperEta. About to get a lil more Super!

[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]

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 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]

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

[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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[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.

[88SuperETABD]

Today I am going to pick up some aircraft stripper..I'm going to strip the black and clear on the lips and fully polish the new wheels

[88SuperETABD]

My SuperEta. If only I had more funds!

Some updates...

Got some rolling shots taken, I posted them in a diff thread, but figured they belong here too cuz I sold the RX's

Dont worry, they went to another e30 owner :) haha.




Got an insane deal on a set of wheels. Shout out to Leo @ Veloximo & Detail Addict, he's the man for any needs related to wheels or detailing or pdr. His website is http://veloximo.com/
and he's also a e30 owner and enthusiast so why not keep the business in the community :)



Need some fender work before i can roll like this :) 10mm spacer is too much but looks sick! haha.
how it is





I love the front fitment

Which leads to some engine building :)
Finally got off the lazy train went down and installed the crank since i had the ARP studs, bearings and assembly lube.
All crank journals were mic'd and plastigauged. All my clearances are good. All at .002 +or- .0001. My machinist did a good job polishing or something, cuz they were all the same.

He also countersunk the holes

Talk about Stroker Tight?

[sam_]

congrats man!

[ak-]

Congrats on graduating :)

[DER E30]

Congrats on graduating! BBK looks great!

[88SuperETABD]

SO F&#@IN Happy!!!!!!!!!!!! I finished college up today at SJSU, Mechanical Engineering. Can't wait to start a career. Thats why I havent been on and been so busy.

Some updates....And for a final product on my senior project if you guys are interested... Here.


Here's a fun video we showed of our prototype working. I learned how to weld with this project and it gave me the confidence to tackle all the metal work I plan to do on my 2002.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEmxexHmiQg

Now to the e30 stuff you guys care more about...

So I got some bigger spacers (20mm) to fit the BBK. #Hellaflush! Lol.
I love how the tire pokes out the side...this is probably my favorite angle of my e30/a car.

Here's a pic of me and a friend Eric's car at a lil meet up in San Jose.
Basically twins.


Time to slip this crank spacer for my 2.9L m20 on. Thanks to Matteo for the help on extra torch power and the hookah tongs :)


And after its on/where it goes.

Keyways arent hit in all the way.

Matteo also sold me a resurfaced 323i euro flywheel :) Since i gave me lightened/resurfaced m20 flywheel to a friend so he can attend his drift track day he had paid for.

Heres a comparison pic to show people... The back side of my old lightened m20 ~15 lbs


323i flywheel ~13.5 lbs

Bad pic, but notice the diagonal step down which was machined out, you can mimic this on the m20 flywheel, but you gotta know how deep you can go. also you need a lathe big enough. my machinist only had his mill, so he just took down the back flat.

This lil shit made my BBK install a little more difficult


But i got her on


and the other side


Wish my struts werent red now...

wheel on.

Theres plenty of clearance, could have use a 17mm spacer probably. a 15mm works, but theres like 3 thou of clearance.

The pop :)

AND THEY STOP!

The braking has MUCH improved even only just swapping calipers/bleeding. gonna do a brake fluid flush when i put my orange stock rear e30 brakes with bronze bushings on. but going to bimmerfest and dont have enuf time for that cuz of school. that will be next weekend :)


Hope to meet some of you guys I see on here @ Bimmerfest...whoever's going. You'll find me with some other SJ e30 guys.

[88SuperETABD]

So, I haven't updated in a while cuz school is nuts, senior project is taking hella time up, but is super fun, and I've learned how to weld because of this project. I'm getting better :)

We're making a Solar Quadricycle Hybrid vehicle. Basically a solar/electric golf cart.

Last semester we designed it all up and CAD'd it, now we have to fabricate it this semester. Super fun.

Here's some pics. If you guys care...






Fun stuff, and pretty suprised on how it turned out for my first ever fab work. lol, just dove in, couple practice beads then started on the frame. now i have the confindence to go CRAZY with my 2002 build.

Back to some e30 stuff, even though i've been broke lately. I've messed with the BBK finally.

But I need 15mm spacers to clear the caliper instead of my 10s. Which means i need new studs too. FML.


Polished the pistons


Will get a stock caliper weight when i take mine off.


Fits....but hits the nub


Also took apart the oil pump from the old engine and everything seems okay, Nothing wrong with reusing it right?

[88SuperETABD]

You're correct. I am getting my ME degree...

What I have learned from my 8 years of e30 ownership/modifying is:

1) YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!! Pick 2. (Fast) (Reliable) (Cheap).
2) I felt similar power gains by doing simple maintenance like cap/rotor/spark plugs wires, plugs, k&N filters, etc.
3) Don't cut springs for the low and expect anything but crap lol. *Ground Control full kit Rocks*

I have mixed emotions about Miller War chip. Im not sure if its the chip or my old 305k motor thats acting up. I havent tried out megasquirt yet tho, so let me answer that question later.

For your 87 eta, what do you want? Where do you live? Is turbo allowed? Whats your budget? PM Me with that and I can tell ya what I would do.

To be honest, I was actually talking to my dad about this the other day, He is suprised I still have it and is impressed with what I have transformed it to (He's and oldschool chevy guy). He's given respect to the little go-kart like BMW. Wait till he feels the power of a turbo'd inline 6.

He figured I would have crashed it before I left high school. He was wrong....95k miles and 8 years of abuse it has taken..and 0 accidents. *knocks on wood*.


And I can make an e30 one, but I dont have any more of those wooden keychains, I can make em out of plastic.

[ncsubowen]

I think he mentioned that he was getting a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, so Tesla makes sense.

Also - awesome build. This thread has a million things going on - if you were to go back and start from scratch ('87 ETA, to be specific), what would you do different? I've also got vacuum leaks, need to get a smoke test to figure out where but I just haven't had time.

Would you go Megasquirt from the beginning? It seems like you've done and then redone a lot of work.

Many kudos, clearly you've put a lot of time and love into this car.