Nicks m50 swap and restoration project

[dnick]

E30 is pretty much good to go for now. Now I need to get back to work on the E36 which for some reason I always keep putting off. Doh!

thats great! haha what do you have to do with the e36 now?

[kts]

off the top of my head:

- finish removing the midpipe from the exhaust manifolds (stripped/cut bolts of doom)
- remove manifolds
- drop DS
- install UUC short shifter kit
- install new guibo
- reinstall DS
- install headers
- install track pipe
- get and weld in cats into track pipe
- install muffler
- get emissions done

then there are all of the suspension pieces and so forth down the line. basically replacing just about every suspension piece or bushing with new material. i also have an LSD i need to install. but this stuff can wait for a bit i think.

[N2MYE30]

I have a MAF, is this the one you need? PM if you need it.

[dnick]

I have a MAF, is this the one you need? PM if you need it.

YES! mine decided to take a shit, doesnt work!

but yes thats the one.

[dnick]

off the top of my head:

- finish removing the midpipe from the exhaust manifolds (stripped/cut bolts of doom)
- remove manifolds
- drop DS
- install UUC short shifter kit
- install new guibo
- reinstall DS
- install headers
- install track pipe
- get and weld in cats into track pipe
- install muffler
- get emissions done

then there are all of the suspension pieces and so forth down the line. basically replacing just about every suspension piece or bushing with new material. i also have an LSD i need to install. but this stuff can wait for a bit i think.

Hell yeah!
what suspension are you doing?

[kts]

Hell yeah!
what suspension are you doing?

I had a set of AST 4100s but I sold those. When I bought them the E36 was going to be the track slut but then I found the E30 and ASTs on a daily driver is kinda overkill.

Probably picking up a set of Bilstein Sports/H&R Sports from a local guy later this week. I have a set of H&R sway bars, the rear is on, I just need to do the front. Will probably pick up some Ground Control camber plates, and I have some UUC rear control arms to adjust camber. I have poly bushings for pretty much everything as well.

All over kill for a daily driver but I already bought it all so I'm just going to say F it and install it all. :)

[AustonT]

Looking Good.

[dnick]

I had a set of AST 4100s but I sold those. When I bought them the E36 was going to be the track slut but then I found the E30 and ASTs on a daily driver is kinda overkill.

Probably picking up a set of Bilstein Sports/H&R Sports from a local guy later this week. I have a set of H&R sway bars, the rear is on, I just need to do the front. Will probably pick up some Ground Control camber plates, and I have some UUC rear control arms to adjust camber. I have poly bushings for pretty much everything as well.

All over kill for a daily driver but I already bought it all so I'm just going to say F it and install it all. :)

so, your pretty much going to have 2 bangin bmws ahahaah

[kts]

so, your pretty much going to have 2 bangin bmws ahahaah

mechanically yes, body wise not as much. the E36 has some issues (mainly the flat black primed nose panel that i just don't care about) and the paint on the E30 is "OK" at best.

but they will both run and drive like awesome! :-D

[dnick]

haha yes mechanically! The paint on the e30, for a track car, is actually in good condition from what i remember!

[kts]

yea i shouldn't complain too much, the paint on it isn't really that bad. i need to learn how to buff and detail a car since a good buffing would probably bring back a lot of the shine on the paint.

[dnick]

yea i shouldn't complain too much, the paint on it isn't really that bad. i need to learn how to buff and detail a car since a good buffing would probably bring back a lot of the shine on the paint.

a good buffing definitely would help. Get that thing shining!

[dnick]

alright little update!
Got the borla from trackjunkie21! Thanks again man!
Went out tonight and got a magnaflow glass pack and a piece of 3 in pipe to make a tip ;)
Going tomorrow out tomorrow to get a y pipe and welding it all up this friday! hopefully I'll have a decent exhaust clip for y'all!

[Kershaw]

borla, nice. that is going to sound great.

[dnick]

hope so! Itll be a tad on the louder side..but thats fine for now :D