That is a volvo lip, but since its getting painted I am adding a whole slue of parts to my 'need to get' list. Euro grills, euro trim, my 12th iS lip, etc.
Everything I do with this car needs to call attention to it. I dont know if I wasnt loved enough as a child, or if I am partially retarded, but I want the paint to stand out, just like the rest of the car does. It was built to be low, loud, fast and aggressive. So thats how I want to portray it to everyone that is fortunate to lay eyes on it.
With that in mind, we are thinking of a metallic matte darker orange, with two shiny black racing stripes smack dab in the middle. The rims would definitely become gloss black as well. All the trim and plastic pieces would either be new, or be freshly repainted to really compliment the orange.
Though that is still up in the air. But I can envision it looking pretty drastic. Which is just how I like it.
And I know I promised videos!! But I still do not have any to show you. I promise I will have something soon!
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stay with diamondschwartz. you car will look sex with fresh paintLeave a comment:
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if you didn't care about looks, you wouldn't such a sweet stance :D
what lip is that? not some version of an "is" lip is it? or volvo?Leave a comment:
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First post here, but I want updates! I've been watching this thread closely. Very nice project you have going.
What color are you going to paint the beast?Leave a comment:
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Videos will be uploaded tomorrow, I have the 4th of July to celebrate tonight!Leave a comment:
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June 30th, 2010
The second day of driving the E30. It has been on the road for about an hour now. It isnt running as rich, but I can still smell fuel heavily. Thats something the second, third and fourth tunes from TRM can fix. But first I have to get the thing on a dyno. I will post charts afterwords and whatnot.
I can officially say, the E30 is finally quick enough. I havent given it more than half throttle, simply because I dont need to. 40 to 80 mph is achieved with a blistering quickness at only half throttle.
I am in heaven when I am behind the wheel. It is so crisp, and the power is so instant, regardless of gear and rpm.
I know I have to get you guys videos, but I never have a free hand! haha, I will get some quickly though.Leave a comment:
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Second day of driving the E30.
The radiator is leaking though. Looking for another oneLeave a comment:
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June 28th, 2010
I got the MAF moved another 13 inches from the supercharger per TRM's instructions.
I managed to get it down through the hole that my old "CAI" was through, and I extended the MAF wiring to reach the new location. I cut a tube, attached em all together, checked over my work, crossed my fingers and fired her up.
And all I heard was the beautiful beautiful noise of a supercharged S52 inside an E30 as it purred at idle in all its glory.
Some smoke was being emitted, and it worried me. I let it warm up for a few minutes, then i slowly applied some throttle. It revved gently to 2k, and fell right back down to idle. Perfect. I let it warm up some more and I started pinning the throttle, just taking in the beautiful sound it made. Though there was still some black smoke, but it was dwindling.
I let it warm up to almost operating temperature, and more vrooming was in order. To my surprise there was almost no trace of smoke from the exhaust.
I was leaking from the damn oil cooler again, so I shut it down and resealed it with some JB weld for good this time. If it hadn't of been leaking I would have romped the damn thing all over base.
So tomorrow at lunch when it is fully set she is getting opened up for the first time. I am shaking with anticipation and excitement.
On a side note, my buddies car that the supercharger came off of got started today after we reinstalled his detuned ecu and put stock stuff back on it. As he left I told him to text me and let me know how slow his E36 M is. haha
Thats all for today. All in all a pretty pivotal day, and I am feeling very confident in the abilities of my E30.Leave a comment:
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