I figured I'd start a log of some things I've done to my POS. Pretty boring and some low rez cell phone pictures but here it goes anyways.:yawn:
It started with a Craigslist find that had been listed for $2500 and then dropped to $1900. I called a friend to see if he wanted to go check it out but it turned out he already had, and had talked the guy down to $680. He already had a e30 coupe and didn't really want another so I dropped the $$$ and drove it home. Unfortunately I didn't take many before pictures but...
The car came from Michigan and I was amazed at the amount of body rot, but for $680 I still thought it was an ok deal. There were a few minor issues like the passenger side sway bar mount being completely broken off ect.
Non Airbag wheel meaning the little incident the guy had with the deer wasn't that little. This explains the grey body panels but thankfully the damage doesn't extend much past that.
Passenger side jacking point or lack there of
Core Support Damage
Adequate battery ventilation? I think so
I started collecting a few minor things from forum members to fix all the little issues as well as a set of H&R Sports and 15mm Drop Hats. Around the same time I helped R4esh lower his car so we had a borrowed spring compressor and I decided to lower mine. This was were things started to go wrong. I started pulling the struts only to find a good deal of the suspension was held together by corrosion. I absolutely hate to buy a bunch of shit twice so I decided to pull the trigger on an MZ3 5lug swap.
This was a victorious moment, it was pretty easy but working in gravel just plain sucks.
My method of holding up the m20 while there was no subframe
L to R Stock e30, 98 e36 M3, H&R Sport
Backing plates pulled off by hand
Just about everything was pulled apart, thoroughly cleaned, painted and reassembled with new hardware.
e30 vs e36 M3 rotors (before new rotors had arrived)
I know its going to be covered in brake dust within a week but I couldn't help myself
Monster calipers FTW
Some almost free DS1's from a friend of a friend w/ my lip temporarily mounted.:D
before I had the rear springs in
should be fairly menacing once its all actually together properly and the same color.
And worst of all my empty tool kit :(
There isn't really much of a write up needed as the procedure is almost identical to using e30 parts. It is literally plug and play. Thanks to Artyp for his writeup on the 5 lug setup and all the necessary components.
More updates to come but this pretty much catches everyone up to speed.
It started with a Craigslist find that had been listed for $2500 and then dropped to $1900. I called a friend to see if he wanted to go check it out but it turned out he already had, and had talked the guy down to $680. He already had a e30 coupe and didn't really want another so I dropped the $$$ and drove it home. Unfortunately I didn't take many before pictures but...
The car came from Michigan and I was amazed at the amount of body rot, but for $680 I still thought it was an ok deal. There were a few minor issues like the passenger side sway bar mount being completely broken off ect.
Non Airbag wheel meaning the little incident the guy had with the deer wasn't that little. This explains the grey body panels but thankfully the damage doesn't extend much past that. Passenger side jacking point or lack there of
Core Support Damage
Adequate battery ventilation? I think so
I started collecting a few minor things from forum members to fix all the little issues as well as a set of H&R Sports and 15mm Drop Hats. Around the same time I helped R4esh lower his car so we had a borrowed spring compressor and I decided to lower mine. This was were things started to go wrong. I started pulling the struts only to find a good deal of the suspension was held together by corrosion. I absolutely hate to buy a bunch of shit twice so I decided to pull the trigger on an MZ3 5lug swap.
- 98 M3 Knee assemblies w/o calipers from local JY $212.00
- H&R Sports $200
- 15mm Drop Hats $85
- Calipers $115
- Rotors $200
- UUC SS Lines $80
- Hawk HPS Pads $50
- AKG subframe reinforcement and replacement JY subframe $130
- E36 Steering rack and required spacers $140
- Ball Joints, CABs, M3 End Links, Strut Bearings, Tie rods, Rack Boots are brand new Approx $300~$350
This was a victorious moment, it was pretty easy but working in gravel just plain sucks.
My method of holding up the m20 while there was no subframe
L to R Stock e30, 98 e36 M3, H&R Sport
Backing plates pulled off by hand
Just about everything was pulled apart, thoroughly cleaned, painted and reassembled with new hardware.
e30 vs e36 M3 rotors (before new rotors had arrived)
I know its going to be covered in brake dust within a week but I couldn't help myself
Monster calipers FTW
Some almost free DS1's from a friend of a friend w/ my lip temporarily mounted.:D
before I had the rear springs in
should be fairly menacing once its all actually together properly and the same color.
And worst of all my empty tool kit :(
There isn't really much of a write up needed as the procedure is almost identical to using e30 parts. It is literally plug and play. Thanks to Artyp for his writeup on the 5 lug setup and all the necessary components.
More updates to come but this pretty much catches everyone up to speed.
Go ahead I deserve it.
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