The MR E30 Project Thread

[ian e30 318is]

Holy shit Mike! Hahah this is freakin awesome! Jealous of all your parts dude

[MR E30 325is]

October 6th, 2012

After posting my latest update and receiving no comments I had a definite Gladiator moment of "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?!"

Anyways............ more work was done yesterday, and Jericho and I had a blast with our once in a lifetime opportunity of cutting an E30 in half. The sawzall blade he has cut through the entire chassis like butter.



And you thought your E30 was lightweight! You cant touch this with a 10' pole!



I am guessing that almost no one has ever seen an E30 photographed like this....



This is what was left, 6 hours later.



We are removing the entire rear suspension to replace the bushings and make it easier to strip all of the undercoating off of the bottom and reseal it with POR 15. Picked up the wire wheels and angle grinder undercoat remover attachment, along with a respirator from Home Depot today.

I enjoy having a project to invest in. Though I am ready to get the trailer back on its wheels and out of the garage to make room for the real investment.

[MR E30 325is]

October 4th, 2012

Progress was made! Jalves619 came over last night and we cut away at the E30 trailer. Literally.

Engine is pulled and ready to be sold, if anyone is looking for a M20B25.

It always makes the job 1000x easier when you can simply cut the car out of the way.



The engine came out with ease.



When we got to this phase,, out of the darkness we heard "Hey mang, something looks wrong with your doors alignment! I don't think its gonna shut."

Ok, that didnt really happen, but it would have been hilarious.



Voila! Convertible E30, kinda. The sawzall made mince meat out of the metal. It took 30 seconds to cut through each pillar. very impressed.



And this is how we ended the night. We had to drain the fuel tank so we decided to wait for it to dry and evaporate for a couple of days before we went ahead and made the major cut through the bottom of the car. By Saturday night it will be cut in half, and the rear end will be stripped of all unnecessary goodies.



Side note: Revshift diff/trailing arm/12mm raising subframe bushings were ordered two days ago, as well as a set of treehouse lollipops. I just put the order in for a new clutch kit as well. Next will be the IE 25/22 adjustable swaybar kit followed by a plethora of random but necessary maintenance parts. It is all coming together, and as soon as I get this trailer out of the garage, the beast gets to take its place.

[MR E30 325is]

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1896330

Unless you enjoy driving the tractor.

J, you are such a badass.

The tractor isnt too bad.

[bimmer630]

I opened this thread thinking somebody built a mid engine e30, Haha. Still a cool car though

[Jalves619]

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1896330

Unless you enjoy driving the tractor.

[Mr. Tasty]

damn this thing is cool. I am visiting my brother in flagstaff for halloween. First time being to flag. I am exited.

[Jalves619]

Still waiting on the shop to return my jeep, but once I get it I'll be over there with a sawzall.

[MR E30 325is]

September 24th, 2012

IMPOSSIBRU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On the way home from University this afternoon, I heard an atrocious sound and I smelt a pretty heartbreaking stench. But as I was cruising down the freeway no lights came on and my beloved E30 was running just fine.

Coming off the freeway I start to hear a bad whining/screeching sound. I limp her home, keeping close eye on the cluster. Pull in front of the house and pop the hood.

My serpentine belt is half the size it should be, and the water pump pulley is offset, relative to all the others. I cut the belt free and grab a hold of hte water pump pulley and easily wiggle it all over the place. At least I found the culprit. The sad thing is that I literally just replaced the water pump about 16 months ago. I guess I bought a crap one. If anyone has a link to a respected water pump, please lemme know.

The bad news is, the E30 is going to be out of commission early, relative to when I wanted to put it down for the winter rebuild. I definitely wanted to get another month out of it before the snow fell, just because I enjoy DD'ing it so much.

But alas, I cannot continue driving it, and I wont take it all apart, replace the pump, just to drive it for a couple more weeks before I put her down for real.

So this is now the DD. Not quite as wallet friendly in the gasoline department, but it is a solid and reliable vehicle.



The trailer is still being deconstructed, albeit slowly. I have to get it cut apart so I can throw the real E30 in the garage.

Til next time!

[MR E30 325is]

umm wait snow? in AZ? in october?

nice build!

Haha I am in Flagstaff my man. Snow falls all the time in this place.

You must be thinking of PHX, where its hotter than madonna in a pointy bra all year long.

[jakeb]

August 5th, 2012

95 M3 steering rack was just purchased to go along with a sleu of other steering and suspension components.

Big plans for the E30 this winter. The car is being ripped apart starting the first of October, before the snow starts coming down. By the end of February it will be a different beast.

Boring updates for now. Much more exciting updates in the months to come.

umm wait snow? in AZ? in october?

nice build!

[MR 325]

Sounds like fun! You should just buy mine though. ;)

[stinkydriverx]

I'm excited for that.

[MR E30 325is]

September 13th, 2012

I had 2 E30 related deliveries today.

First I received these in the mail, direct from Fuzz Fabrics, who I definitely recommend to other forum members. Excellent customer service and there was even a nice thank you card included, thanking me for the purchase. Top notch if you ask me.



Its just another part that is added to the quickly increasing pile of parts for this winters massive E30 rebuild, which I am very eager to undertake!

The other E30 related news is slightly more interesting and worthwhile. Before I left for school this morning, this was delivered to my garage.



Some of you may say, "Hey I recognize that car!" and you would be correct. It is/was owned by a member of this forum. You might then ask "What is it doing in your garage, and why is this fact so interesting? Tons of E30s are in garages everyday. Dee dee dee."

I am sure that most of you will be able to infer what is coming next, with this one simple statement. This particular E30 is rusted to shit all over the front half of the car. But miraculously, there is none of the cancer that we all despise on the rear half.

I know, I know. Is it too much?

I am going 'matching my S52 E30' with this one. A 5 lugged trailer. On style 5's. As black and as rugged as the monstrosity that will be pulling it along currently is. It wont be heavily fabricated like the beauty that MR 325 put together. Just some simple square stock to hold its shape and add rigidity. But damn is it going to look cool.

Stay tuned for the pictures of the carnage!!

[MR E30 325is]

Mike can't wait to see the new updates! I miss this thing...oh and I miss the supercharger too haha

We all miss the SC!