My E30M3 S14B23 -> S50B32 -> RB26DETT. We are alive!! p.28

[Mr. Horsepower]

Pirelli is overpriced crap. Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs 235/40/18: $172 each from tirerack.com. The Dunlop's a better tire for your S50B32 anyway, and is a great street tire. It doesn't have the Pirelli name, but brand names are retarded anyway. Tire Rack probably would ship to you for added cost.

Not 235/35, but I bet the 235/40 will fit anyway-- PM Mystikal here. Why are you set on 35 section tires? I'd run the 235/40 all around for most grip and being able to rotate tires.

edit- nvm, saw your pics. Stretch tires are retarded, but it's your car.

I run Toyo Proxes T1-R and are happy with them. And if you do a calculation on the % of the rolling diameter of the tire, you will see that 235/40 will be WAY too big on an E30. Mine did rub a bit at front with 215/40-17. You will also have a balloon look.

My car is mainly a show and street car that is also used on the track. If I is going to run lap times I put on 17" with semi slicks for the track.

I want a German-Stuk over my car and I love stretched tires. I wanted 10" rim for the rear, but Claus at Felgen-Garage did not have parts to make them in 10" with the offset I wanted.

I KNOW that stretched tires is not as good as a tire that fills up the rim. I tracked my car with 8.5x17 with 215/40 and 10x17 with 245/35, and I kept up with a S38B38 powered, E36M3 front suspension E30M3 on 17" semi slicks in the corners.

Only I can say is, wait till you see the final result of the car. Maybe you will change your mind on the LOOK of it. And I will be the one to judge rather it is useless or not. :)

Glad you shared your thoughts though :)

[Bimmerman325i]

Pirelli is overpriced crap. Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs 235/40/18: $172 each from tirerack.com. The Dunlop's a better tire for your S50B32 anyway, and is a great street tire. It doesn't have the Pirelli name, but brand names are retarded anyway. Tire Rack probably would ship to you for added cost.

Not 235/35, but I bet the 235/40 will fit anyway-- PM Mystikal here. Why are you set on 35 section tires? I'd run the 235/40 all around for most grip and being able to rotate tires.

edit- nvm, saw your pics. Stretch tires are retarded, but it's your car.

[Mr. Horsepower]

I figured for painted and rusted parts, I'm going to try the electrolysis.

Yes, but you will have to get the rust and paint removed before doing that :) For aluminum parts you can anodize the parts.

[Mr. Horsepower]

You could fit another set of tires over the ones you put on those OZs. :(

Everything else is awesome.

If you want E36 balloon tire size yes. These are 18" OZ Mitos my friend, so there is no room for more tires.

215/35-18 at front and 225/35-18 rear. The 235/35-18 is a VERY expensive size, and only Pirelli P-Zero I could find with that size. The rear tires will be gone in a minute as soon as this train is up and running I'm afraid :D

[evil_twin]

I figured for painted and rusted parts, I'm going to try the electrolysis.

[kronus]

You could fit another set of tires over the ones you put on those OZs. :(

Everything else is awesome.

[noE30]

Sick project! your m3 is beautiful too.
Thats kind of a bummer about the e36 being tore apart but oh well its finding a better home anyway lol.

[Mr. Horsepower]

The glass works well for parts like these. But for painted parts and rust it don't work that well.

[evil_twin]

sick. I need to find a glass beader media blaster.

[Mr. Horsepower]

Nope, nothing at all. I did it on work one day, just TIG welded it with no thread adding. Then I helium-leak tested it to be sure it's not going to leak. We have a special machine that sucks vacuum and then I have a gun that I point to the weld with helium coming out from the tip. If there is a leak, the machine that sucks vacuum will indicate it.

[Jhonno]

I did not know that, but the welding of it cost me nothing :) That is cheaper..

You didn't pay for the welding wire and the gas then..? :)

[Mr. Horsepower]

You know there is a BMW part to block off the Air pump at the head right? Costs very little..

I like your garage! Could do with one myself :)

I did not know that, but the welding of it cost me nothing :) That is cheaper.


evil_twin : When media blasting the oil filter housing I also used glass. It is very very fine sand with glass balls in it I think.

[Jhonno]

You know there is a BMW part to block off the Air pump at the head right? Costs very little..

I like your garage! Could do with one myself :)

[evil_twin]

wow. Everything looks amazing. When you media blasted your oil filter housing, what was the grit?

[Mr. Horsepower]

Thanks for comments! For cleaning parts I have been washing them in a big industry washing machine on 90 degrees for half hour, then media blasted with glass sand.

Oh yes, there are som OZ's that have gotten the nose on the pictures. I have now gotten some tires on them and her you have some shots of the wheels and engine.
















Cleaned and polished the VANOS for 5 hours




A/C block off. TIG welded and helium leak tested.








Media blasted




Valve cover got painted with wrinkle paint, other black parts with BBQ and stove spray and the other "silver" with clear coat for bare metal parts.














And some parts have arrived