My M60 318is.

[MattAvino]

^golden. This is coming along so well.

[dirty30]

Large pile of e30 parts

[dirty30]

Made a large order at the dealer today. New body side mouldings, cowl vents, rear center moulding, misc. hardware, E34 motor mounts, 540 clutch and some other stuff. Should have a test fit of the engine this weekend.

[gkurey]

Looks really nice!

[dirty30]

Finally got the car back home and got right down to business. Everything in the pictures is bolted on for good. Going to start in the rear and work my way forward.



















A whole lot of work has to be done here!!

[dirty30]

Great look with these wheels. Did you use a spacer to get them flush? I belive they're 16x7 et20?

No spacer and I think they are 16x7 et 20. The Hankook R compounds on those wheels are really wide for a 205/50/16.... more like a 225/45/16 street tire.

[Hans Gruber]

Update! Sorta...

Installed a C02 tank, lines and tap in the shop fridge so not much progress has been made lately. Mounted some e60 style 134 with a set of Hankook R comps I had laying around. Clear the M3 brakes and I won't need to roll the fenders.

Great look with these wheels. Did you use a spacer to get them flush? I belive they're 16x7 et20?

[e30guydownunder]

looks great! awesome result.

[dirty30]

Masking off

[dirty30]

Was there anything else required to get rid of the airbag stuff? Did the SRS light come on in the check panel or anything like that or is it just as simple as remove the sensors and swap out the steering wheel?

Amazing build! I love the black engine bay. :up:

I unbolted the sensors, shaved the brackets and pulled the wiring back through the main engine/ body grommet in the firewall. I have a euro upper sunroof crank surround/ front headliner trim panel that is blank where you would normally find the check panel. I also put in a Momo wheel and a spacer I made for the airbag column.

[bubbajan21]

Crash sensors and brackets are gone.

Was there anything else required to get rid of the airbag stuff? Did the SRS light come on in the check panel or anything like that or is it just as simple as remove the sensors and swap out the steering wheel?

Amazing build! I love the black engine bay. :up:

[E30ruben]

Oh ya good decision man!

[dirty30]

Great job! Looks great man love the color.. I personally would've done the engine bay same color. But still looks nice.

That was my original plan but it would have been more money to paint body color and the semi flat lets me change things in the bay (weld brackets etc.) and then I can just touch it up myself without a trip back to the body shop.

[E30ruben]

Great job! Looks great man love the color.. I personally would've done the engine bay same color. But still looks nice.

[dirty30]

Some clearer pictures, can't believe its finally painted!