Project Maddvibe: ZXERT's E30 DD

[zxert]

I'll need an extra set of hands for sure when I do the M50 swap. I'm shooting for July to get that done. This weekend I will:

Replace CABs - 32$ at Automall BMW btw
Convert to late model brakes front and rear
Gut interior
Oil Change/Transvestite Fluid
Post pics
Profit.

[NuthinFancy]

Yo I was gonna try to sell u an extra dashcover I have laying around but from the looks of that dash I think ill just let u have it ...its not much but consider it a contribution to your build lol.

[zxert]

Sick man. Anything is a huge help with this car. I really think this car would be headed for the wrecker if it weren't for E30 enthusiasts.

[zxert]

The car is coming along. Its still idling high at the moment(about 1200-1400rpm) but I've been driving it to work every day. It eats alot of gas for a 4cyl so I have to figure out why its running rich.

Theres a ton of mold in the interior including in the seats, carpet, headliner and rear deck. So I have to strip that out and get all new stuff. Which is awesome but I don't have too much of a budget yet.

This past weekend I scored some Bilstein HD shocks and Eibach springs from the junkyard. I bought the whole front assembly so I can upgrade to vented rotors. On Friday I will be ordering caliper rebuild kits and rebuilding the ATE calipers. Also some rotors and decent pads. After that I'm gonna order all new bushings/control arms for the front and it should be totally rebuilt suspension wise. I'll get a rack from a junkyard and rebuild it.


Once the front is done I'll get the rear trailing arm setup and upgrade to disc brakes and rebuild the whole sub frame with new seals, bushings and paint as well as upgrade to a 3.73 LSD

Once I'm rolling nice and smooth I'll start to tackle interior and exterior problems. I plan on installing a clean dash and making custom door panels out of sheet metal. Also I will not be running a back seat or rear side panels, those will be made from MDF and covered with carpet.

About August I'll be doing 24v swap. Not sure which motor yet. I'll probably go for an m50/m52 because of the availability and price.

I will be running a roll bar of some kind and some decently aggressive racing seats.

Heres my stages and lists more for my own need than anything.

Stage 1, Full Frontal:
Need
Control Arms
Swaybar Endlinks
Swaybar Bushings
Possible Sway bar upgrade
Z3 non M
Steering rack w/ new tierods
Order on 2/25/2011
Caliper Rebuild kits(2)
Rotors
Pads
Have
Bilstein HD shocks
Eibach Springs
Control Arm Bushings
Brake Fluid

Stage 2, Rear
Need
S3.73
Diff seals and fluid
Rear trailing arms w/ calipers
New Rotors
New pads
Caliper rebuild kits(2)
Subframe bushings
Diff mount bushing
RTABs
Have
Bilstein HD shocks
Eibach Springs


Stage 3, Interior/Exterior
Need
Dash
Steering wheel
Seats
Door Panels
Headliner
Shift boot
Shift Knob
Rebuild Cluster
New windshield
All new seals for exterior
New hood
Front bumper
Rear bumper
Tails
Have
Broken ass Ellipsoids.

Stage 4, 24v
Decide what motor/Tranny

After That

Ground Control/Possibly some other coil setup

Cage

Wheels/Widebody

Paint

Turbo(Starting at 350whp with a top end of 450whp)

End of year? Yes.

[Imago]

I have an old Nissan Bluebird as my daily. Your build in some regard is very much similar to your BMW. When we first got it, it wasn't AS bad as your E30, however it was very dirty and was full of cigarette butts, a fair amount of mechanical problems (luckily the vast majority weren't terminal, the worst being the head gasket).

Once you start spending time on a car, and one improvement after another, you become attached and enjoy it. It'll never leave your hands until it's rooted.

It's incredible to see people as devoted as I am to our cars. You should be proud. Keep up the good work man, I love all the work you're doing.

And remember: Do it once, do it right! You don't want to have to revisit all your repairs.

Cheers.

[98turbo]

The car is coming along. Its still idling high at the moment(about 1200-1400rpm) but I've been driving it to work every day. It eats alot of gas for a 4cyl so I have to figure out why its running rich.

Theres a ton of mold in the interior including in the seats, carpet, headliner and rear deck. So I have to strip that out and get all new stuff. Which is awesome but I don't have too much of a budget yet.

This past weekend I scored some Bilstein HD shocks and Eibach springs from the junkyard. I bought the whole front assembly so I can upgrade to vented rotors. On Friday I will be ordering caliper rebuild kits and rebuilding the ATE calipers. Also some rotors and decent pads. After that I'm gonna order all new bushings/control arms for the front and it should be totally rebuilt suspension wise. I'll get a rack from a junkyard and rebuild it.


Once the front is done I'll get the rear trailing arm setup and upgrade to disc brakes and rebuild the whole sub frame with new seals, bushings and paint as well as upgrade to a 3.73 LSD

Once I'm rolling nice and smooth I'll start to tackle interior and exterior problems. I plan on installing a clean dash and making custom door panels out of sheet metal. Also I will not be running a back seat or rear side panels, those will be made from MDF and covered with carpet.

About August I'll be doing 24v swap. Not sure which motor yet. I'll probably go for an m50/m52 because of the availability and price.

I will be running a roll bar of some kind and some decently aggressive racing seats.

Heres my stages and lists more for my own need than anything.

Stage 1, Full Frontal:
Need
Control Arms
Swaybar Endlinks
Swaybar Bushings
Possible Sway bar upgrade
Z3 non M
Steering rack w/ new tierods
Order on 2/25/2011
Caliper Rebuild kits(2)
Rotors
Pads
Have
Bilstein HD shocks
Eibach Springs
Control Arm Bushings
Brake Fluid

Stage 2, Rear
Need
S3.73
Diff seals and fluid
Rear trailing arms w/ calipers
New Rotors
New pads
Caliper rebuild kits(2)
Subframe bushings
Diff mount bushing
RTABs
Have
Bilstein HD shocks
Eibach Springs


Stage 3, Interior/Exterior
Need
Dash
Steering wheel
Seats
Door Panels
Headliner
Shift boot
Shift Knob
Rebuild Cluster
New windshield
All new seals for exterior
New hood
Front bumper
Rear bumper
Tails
Have
Broken ass Ellipsoids.

Stage 4, 24v
Decide what motor/Tranny

After That

Ground Control/Possibly some other coil setup

Cage

Wheels/Widebody

Paint

Turbo(Starting at 350whp with a top end of 450whp)

End of year? Yes.

You lucky dog. I can't believe I walked right by that car and didn't see that suspension lol.

[zxert]

Ha well, Another forum member came by and asked if I was taking the Bilsteins. After I told him hell yeah, AND they had Eibachs, he started telling me he was gonna kill his wife. Haha.

Good times.

But I've been horrendously sick because of my pneumonia and I haven't worked on it at all.

However I did tuck the front bumper! Also there were 3 bolts total holding the front on. So I got some more hardware and now the front is lined up correctly. Will post pics once I can go outside.

[98turbo]

Yeah if you ever need help man hit me up. I was the guy at the wrecking yard. Yeah I snagged the 373 lsd off that car the other day

[zxert]

Interior Damage:

I pulled the back seat today only to find disgustingness. Now I know why it smells so bad.



A little closer look will show you what this stuff is. Mold. Nice.



It always helps to wear super sick gear while working on your E30.

[zxert]

I also did a quick valve adjustment. While performance is better, valve noise increased 3 fold. I triple checked each valve, so I'm wondering if I should go a little bit softer than standard spec. I also cleaned up the valve cover.

Note, The valvetrain is insanely dirty.






Simple green doesn't do much :-/

[zxert]

I finally washed it, which means its time for an iphone photoshoot. Sick!











Last day with my g35.

BYE!

[zxert]

I also took apart the front bumper while doing a bumper tuck. The front damage was pretty bad.



The bracket, below, was broken. It accounted for alot of the front end chatter. Turns out that there were only 5 screws holding the entire front end on. I found some that will work temporarily, but I need to order 5 to 10 more.



No welder = JB Weld








POST TUCK.





Side shot




Currently grille-less. But heres a little something to show you what I'm working on.

[Roysneon]

You're selling your Nissan to put all the money into the E30, right?

[grantlacey11]

an oven???

[Roysneon]

I'm assuming it's so he can put crosshairs in elips to smoke them.