A trip down memory lane...89' 325is + S52 inside!

[theDELO]

Just read through the whole thread, gorgeous car. Cool it's back in winter-less Cali

[gkurey]

Thanks for taking the time to look at all that! You'll like what's in store later this year...

[efficient]

Very nice thread. Keep up the good work

[RBE9]

Let us know when you get back to the US. Join San Diego BMW CCA Facebook page. I'm more active on there. And also take it to autox. Next autox I am going to will be in June with them.

[bubbalyland77]

Man can't believe the love u put into that car! Didn't know you had mad skills my friend!

[gkurey]

Man can't believe the love u put into that car! Didn't know you had mad skills my friend!

Thanks bro! I have many more good things coming this year so hopefully we can get some local meets going.

Your alpine coupe was super awesome too!

[gkurey]

Hey guys, it's been awhile! I'll have a lot more updates now that I'm home and have some dollars to throw at the car.

For this update, I present the e30 Harness Bar/chassis brace/GoPro Mount! I built it myself in my shop (garage, ha!) and am considering making more. It ties into the body at 4 OEM locations and uses the same hardware as the existing restraints. It is a 1.5" tube with 1" tubular supports. It is MIG and TIG welded and uses beefy 3/16 end plates with 3/8 hardware. The main bar is height adjustable and the suppports also adjust using threaded spherical joints. They bolt together with stainless hardware. I think the finished product is awesome. I'm going to drive it around for a few days and make sure it doesn't need any modifications before I take it to get powdercoated (although it looks awesome raw IMO). Please enjoy the pics!





Installed:











Thanks for looking!

[kid325e]

That's pretty slick. You should make like 5 of them... lol

[CRBR30]

Yeah those are dope

[bubbalyland77]

Wow would def like to mount one of those in the ride. Local pick up! Lol


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[gkurey]

Thanks for the props guys! More on the harness bars coming soon...I have some things I want to tweak before I offer it to the general public.

For this weekend's update...new kicks and another BIG turn for this project!

I got a sweet score at the yards on labor day...some e38 Style's for extremely low pricing. I couldn't resist. The wheels are wrapped in 215/45/16 Falken Azenis RT615K's and should help my grip a little. 42DD adapters are on the way and I will be sure to post pics once I have the wheels mounted. For now, here are the wheels wrapped in fresh rubber!



My next and biggest update is:



I got a GTX3076R for the next 'phase' of this car. After 5 years, stock S52 power is growing monotonous and I just want a little more. The turbo should offer excellent response and still provide all the power I could want. Housing is a T3 .82 with V-band. My plans include this turbo, blow-thru maf/tune, an air/water IC, cut-ring/ARPs, clutch (tbd) and general refresh of the engine bay.

Stay tuned!

[bubbalyland77]

👍🏽👍🏽


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[efficient]

This car is nice. Makes me want a alpine white car.

[bubbalyland77]

I decided to put my style 5s on too. Ordered adapters today. Mount them babies.


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[gkurey]

efficient, thanks!! bubbalyland77, sick dude...we will continue to be twins, haha!! Here is a recent pic:



I need to get out and do an actual photoshoot with it some time soon.

I don't have too many updates currently; gathering parts for the turbo project. I recently got the Good n' Tight manifold. Here is a test fit on my spare block:



Also, my largest distractor from car stuff has been my foray into CNC Plasma-cutting. I have plans to build some parts with my set up and just got it running...stand by for some awesome stuff out of this. One pic of the first cut:



Also a little video: