The Bavarian Creampuff 'Minor' Build

[Brandon12V]

UPDATE: 04/10/2011

In its prime..




A package arrived today from IE! Yayy! :) In short, one of my tie rods popped out December 23rd. Easy fix right? Right... but I said "fuck it" and put it on jack stands. A lot of shit happened last year, including a minor wreck so I'm just done dealing with fixing everything as I go. I want to do it all at once and be done(in a matter of speaking). Luckily, I have loving parents, working in the same building as I, who are willing to give me rides to and from work until my minor rebuild is done. I've been pulling in parts as frequently as possible but bills and saving for tax season have hindered me a bit... I'm close to having it road worthy again, but not quite there. This build is, in essance, a "bolt-on build" I guess. Nothing too extreme but I wanted to start a diary of my work and progress. Like any other automotive enthusiast, I want to be able to smile everytime I look at my car.

Since thats all out of the way, I'll start with what I've already done prior to the tie rod incident...

VAC aluminum trans & motor mounts
e30 finned diff cover w/ delrin bushing
South bend Stg III clutch
JB Racing flywheel
Rogue Engineering Shift Kit
UUC Selector Rod
Rebalanced Driveshaft
New Guibo
New Throttle Cable


Parts Installed:
Remanufactured 2000 Z3 Steering Rack w/ modified coupling
IE Urethane Steering bushing
New CA's & balljoints, Ertalon Lollipops, new front sway endlinks
New inner/outer tie rods
New front hubs and bearings
Transmission Output shaft Seal
Shifter Seal

Parts waiting to be installed:
272 IE Cam
Victor Reinz Headgasket Kit
OEM Headbolts
Meyle Water Pump, timing belt, tensioner
IE Shorties
HD Rockers
M30 AFM
Metal Intake Boot
CSB for driveshaft
Urethane TABs
Ertalon RSF Bushings
Rota Grids 16x8(et10) Royal Bronze/Gold
Tires are still undecided... BF-G KDWII's or Dunlop Star Specs

Parts still waiting to be bought(in order):
19lb Bosche Injectors Bought
Mark D chip Bought
IE Adjustable Cam Gear
Adj FPR
Oil level Sensor Bought
New foglight connectors Scavenged
PPG Alpine II Paint (3 Qt.)
PPG Primer & Sealer
PPG Clear Coat
M-Tech II LOWER side skirts(No aprons!!)
E30 M3 Replica Wing w/ Gurney Flap
Ground Controls!!!!!!! 450f & 600r
Sparco Front Bar
Rear bar(undecided)

Head needs hot tanked & re-faced.
Thats basically where I'm sitting right now. Update as I go but the next step is pulling the head.

Sold the KT1's



Balls




RERUN














SHIT :loco:


I HATE splines


**Sigh** Like a dipshit, I forgot to move the oil pan









Intake mockup




My output shaft tool ;)






OLS Connector(IF ANY OF YOU HAVE THIS CONNECTOR LYING AROUND PLEASE CONTACT ME)


Front end back together


I love my hand tools like a little brother.








Started taking my first m20 head off so I labeled shit. I'm sure I could do this in my sleep though... A lot of it is very simplistic.

[richardb]

I always wondered if that urethane IE steering coupler fit the e30. Notice any improvement?

[Brandon12V]

Couldnt really tell you. I have yet to drive the car since putting it on. With all the front end work done at the same time, it would be hard for me to tell. I will say this, my oem bushing was in great shape and compared to the stiffness of the IE bushing, there wasnt a noticable difference installed. Now, when taken apart & compared, the stiffness was night and day. The main reason I purchased it was b/c chances are, I wont have to replace it nearly as soon as I would an OEM bushing.

[richardb]

Is this an airbag car? If so, is the firewall un-modified for the z3 rack? The coupling looks like a nice upgrade from IE for only $20.

[Brandon12V]

No airbag. If you dont mind the hassle of dropping your steering rack and pulling the coupling then go for it. But its kind of a pain the ass to get to and disassemble the steering coupling. the z3 rack is practically the same as the OEM rack. The only difference I could visually notice was the PS banjo bolts located on the opposite side of the rack tower so i would imagine that nothing out of the ordinary firewall 'mods' would have to be done. Ive never dealt with an airbag e30 though so dont quote me on that.

[Luis325]

Man Love the build! Love new parts!

Only advice i would give to you is to get rid of those IE headers... Made my car loose 8hp on the dyno....They are almost the same iner diameter as stock manifolds...
Especially if you upgrading to the 272 cam you should buy a long tube header...It will really wake up your car!

GL!

[Brandon12V]

you LOST 8 hp??? holy shit. I've never heard of anyone losing hp, just not making as much as a proper long tube set. from what I've seen, the gains have been slim unless your building a high strung metric mechanic motor or nasty Stroker. main reasons I went with shorties is for the ease of install, being able to work around them, price, and ground clearance. did you end up putting your stock manifolds back on?

[Brandon12V]

wheels came in today. picking them up next Friday on payday. draining the coolant an stating teardown tonight.
forgot to post a pic of these

[wille28]

the kt1 are 17 or 16?

[Brandon12V]

Fitment on the car was 17x10 et30 w/ 8mm spacer(final et 22), 17x8.5 et20 hubcentric rings all around. 245-40-17 & 215-45-17

[Luis325]

you LOST 8 hp??? holy shit. I've never heard of anyone losing hp, just not making as much as a proper long tube set. from what I've seen, the gains have been slim unless your building a high strung metric mechanic motor or nasty Stroker. main reasons I went with shorties is for the ease of install, being able to work around them, price, and ground clearance. did you end up putting your stock manifolds back on?

Nope i bought a set of Ebay long tubes...Bad fitment but once installed sexy sound And really woke my car up.. Especially with the 272 cam!

You should really change them up to really enjoy that cam!
If you werent using the cam id say leave them but with the cam you really need the longtubes!

[gverelli]

^^Wow Im surprised to hear about the loss of HP using the IE headers. I mean, are they that much worse than stock manifolds?

[scabzzzz]

IE = meh




Nice build OP!

[alwaysinabimmer]

Nice! Thanks for the thread. Subscribed! See you some Friday nights this summer. Also, I'll take a ticket for a ride in this beast!

[Brandon12V]

Ha, you will certainly get a ride Mister.

Got some stuff finished this weekend despite trying to help my buddy take off his 528e head(which has turned into a nightmare).
**SIGH**


OK.. Fresh day. Get it started right with some Millstone!!



Hello pup



First thing for the day, drain the coolant. Apparently the PO didn't whether to put the 'red' shit or the 'green' shit in. Ughhh



Next up. Remove AC & Radiator... BAM!





Core Support Damage from my wreck :(





Washer Fluid Reserve... BYE



Next, Manifold & T-stat housing... BAM!



Eww..



Disassemable Manifold/ Fuel Rail & Injectors...





More Labeling...



Sneak peak at a 'cafe' project I'm working on... ;)



That is all for now. Hoping to have the head, manifold, t-stat housing, & coolant pipe @ the machine shop by friday for hot tank/sonic cleaning.

-Brandon