318is M52 Vortech Supercharged

[10Toes]

Your car makes me miss my slicktop soo much. Keep up the great work!

Thanks, I know how bad it sucks to have some one rear end you car and total it, happend to my E46.

hey cool build.

if you dont mind me asking, what type of paint did you use to paint the block black? (say that 5 times fast.....)
Thanks!

I used Dupli-Color Engine Enamel
I thing it was DE 1634 Low Gloss Black I can check the number on the can that I used if you want. You can get it at most auto parts stors.

I have an extra exhaust tip. You can have it, I'll bring it Wednesday.

Whats it look like? I wan't just a simple straight cut 2.88 single exhaust tip.

[Jparkr]

I have an extra exhaust tip. You can have it, I'll bring it Wednesday.

[Dermeister3]

hey cool build.

if you dont mind me asking, what type of paint did you use to paint the block black? (say that 5 times fast.....)

Thanks!

[Bey]

Your car makes me miss my slicktop soo much. Keep up the great work!

[10Toes]

Today I worked on reinforcing the rear sway bar mounts.

I got the weld in mounts






Now I just have to have my friend come over with his welder and weld them in.


Then I made reinforcements for the sway bar link mounts on the trailing arms. They just need welded and then the hole drilled through them.


Still collecting parts

Side skirts


Stainless to make exhaust tip


Hope to have the rear end back together by the end of this week

[10Toes]

Finally got the E30 over my shop to start working on it.


Pulling the sub frame


All out


Pressed the bushings out of the trailing arms and sub frame.


Got more parts and did some work to the engine










Non AC crank pulley bolts

[RainierHooker]

Nice. I can't wait to see it in person.

Wider lips for the RMs?

[10Toes]

Today I finally pulled all the tint off of my car. I have been meaning to do this ever since I got the car a year ago.

Before


During


After


I even polished the glass.



I'm debating if I should get these seats for the E30.
Recaro Pole Positions.

[10Toes]

what size lips are you going with and where did you get them?

The lips are going to be 2" all around, nothing crazy. It should look a lot better then the .5" lips that are on it now. I got them from a guy on ebay Germany.

[yberther]

yummmm. looking good.

[bejbis]

what size lips are you going with and where did you get them?

[e30turboboy]

Look's good any more pic's

[10Toes]

Today I got my sway bars all painted.








I cleaned up the mounting hardware.




Then painted the engine. One of the exhaust studs would not come out and I didn't want to break it off.





And a picture of the car when I first got it.





and how it sits today.

[Simon S]

Pictures of new parts..
I love them.
I don't know why and I don't care !

[gverelli]

That first pic is ftw!