I've been waiting for this moment since 2003 when I got my first E30 and found a website that sold aftermarket BMW parts. After reading through epic project threads seeing those sweet piles of car parts, has been an experience I've sought after for what seems like the LONGEST TIME EVER.
When I had my first E30 I was in HS and too broke to mod it, my second E30 already had EVERYTHING done to it, my 3rd was the same- and this one... BONE STOCK AWESOMENESS was the perfect candidate to put $ into.
Here she is prepping for the jack stands:
That one picture I've always been craving! There will be many more of these down the line.
So pumped!
The crew:
Ready to get it from all angles:
Now, I have done some wrenching before, but never really had the opportunity to do anything as serious as this. With the HUGE help from Nate(Wh33lhop) and 2 other good friends, Scott and Kegan, I was able to learn and work on my car.
Nate was massive help doing the front end work, and it let me get the busy-body work done (brakes).
Kegan helping out making sure I'm doing things properly.
Doing my first brake job, woot!
Control arm nut is a bitch, and even more of a pain on the passenger side with the headers still on.
The audience. My lady, schatzi, on the left. She'll have an E30 in her hands pretty soon too.
I love clean springs, and even more pumped to see this thing down on the HR Races.
SS Brake lines ready for deployment.
I treated everyone to some Rusty's Pizza. It was the pwn.
If it wasn't for the help of Scott, and the mere fact that he stopped by, there is no way we would have gotten the control arm bushings pressed into the lollipops. Luckily, he was stopping by his shop mid-day and was able to use a press at work. PHEW.
"Naw, I cant press this in with my hands" - Me
This has to be the picture of the day. Scott doing the middle SS brake lines with a flash light in his mouth, which most likely has brake fluid on it. What a f*cking champion.
Yup, workin'.
Assembling the strut with new parts.
Huge props to Nate for the help, he was a big asset to this project. He took the time to show me how he was doing things, so I could do them in the future (or on the other side).
IS EVERYTHING DONE????
Oh... it is... time to lower this thing on the ground.
What's left. I didn't wanna do the rear sway bar that day because I knew it would be a PITA to drill the trunk, and it was already like 40 degrees out with rain and everyone was tired as hell. I'll do it later.
Getting the last of the Bimmerworld Race Studs in.
Getting the car up, for the prime-time settling back on the ground to see how low it will be.
IT'S DONE. I'm so damn proud of this thing.
The team.
Uhhhh.
Full photo shoot coming soon ;). It'll need a good cleaning this coming weekend, then better pictures shall be delivered.
What was installed:
- Bimmerworld Front Sway Bar
- HR Race Springs
- Bilstein Sport Shocks
- OEM Rotors
- HPS Pads
- SS Lines
- Race Studs
- Black Wheel Nuts
- Tie Rods / Boots / Clamps
- Control Arms
- Control Arm Bushings
- Brake Fluid
What I forgot to take pictures of:
- Tie rod spinning in place because it was so loose and NOT good.
- Control arm bushing completely blown and spinning around the control arm.
I wonder why my steering was so bad............................................
Next will be an oil change, coolant flush, and rear sway bar. I may stop by Ary @ DTM in Woodland Hills and have him finish the car off.
Thanks for your time, it was a freaking BLAST. It drives so amazing now. No massive wheel/steering shudder on braking, and the car actually responds when using the steering wheel- good thing, huh?
- Dan
#315 SE30 (soon to be).
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