1991 318is M52 / Shaved bay / Wire tuck / Air Ride / NOW PAINTED!!

[mtlbloodshot]

Friday, December 28, 2012 --

The day after a huge snow storm in Montreal, I finally got to the shop with time to work on my bay instead of shoveling/snow blowing. 40 cm of snow in less than 12 hours, I believe it was a record breaker. Anyway, I started placing everything back on the firewall like the fuse box, clutch MC, throttle cable and brake booster. Also passed the wires towards the outside of the bay so I can hide them in the fender. Tomorrow the car will be going back on lift so I can finalize everything. Enjoy

Thank you for the support and I hope you all like this build so far!

[ElJimo]

You're progress is amazing. Can't wait to see this thing get finished. quickly becoming one of my favorites, especially seeing all the work you've put in. Great job, keep it up!

[GreasyE30]

Can't wait to see that fuse box cleaned up, lol.






Yea........ Mine is gunky as fawk!

Keep up the sweet work brotha

[Kcaps]

The updates are amazing! Well done.

[hfabricius]

Does that master cylinder go on with no modifications, aside from having to remove ABS?

[Hiepsta]

All I can say is wow ! Keep it up mang !!!

[mtlbloodshot]

Does that master cylinder go on with no modifications, aside from having to remove ABS?

The Brake Booster and the MC belong together. The brake booster bolts right up the fire wall with 2 bolts in a cross pattern.

Here is the write up that lead to me this.

http://slidewaysonline.com/E30Drifter/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=1362&view=next

In the write up, He is using the reservoir that comes stock on the MC and claims that it may touch the TPS. I changed the res to a much smaller one.
As you can see the pics above, the E30 reservoir cap screws perfectly onto the VW bottle so the sensor can still be plugged.

[mtlbloodshot]

Saturday, December 29, 2012 --

This is most likely the last update I do before 2013. Every single day, I post what I've done on the car and today it came out the paint booth. Back on the lift and without wasting any time, I passed my fuel lines. For the lines I used 5/16 Refrigeration Copper.
One of my buddy that moved from Montreal to Socal came to visit. He works at a junk yard so he brought me done a 740 3.5 MAF.

[poopin04]

OMG this build is so damn sexy. Keep up the good work man. I can't wait to see the finished product.

[mtlbloodshot]

Thursday, January 3, 2013 --

Well first post of 2013. Wishing you all a very happy new year. Now lets get this thing rebuilt shall we.

With my brake lines waiting in the shop, I wasted no time and started placing them starting by the rear. Tried to pass them the best I could and very happy with the result.
Once those were on, I connected the MID SECTION SS LINES. When the car was stripped, I found that only one mid line was stainless so a brand new pair were ordered from ECS.




After that, I attacked the rear subframe since everything was prepped and ready. It all went well with a buddy helping me out. We placed that dolly that it was laying on onto two wooden palettes just to raise it off the ground a little higher. Once we got it lined up, everything bolted up beautifully.

Next on the agenda is to finish the brake lines to the front and air ride lines.









Can anyone tell me if this is normal? The flange isn't in the center of the subframe.

[JGood]

Can anyone tell me if this is normal? The flange isn't in the center of the subframe.

Mine is the same way.

[mtlbloodshot]

Mine is the same way.

Mr JGood thank you very much sir

[GreasyE30]

Nice man, love how refreshed the diff looks.

[mtlbloodshot]

Wheel Test fitment after having my fenders rolled when the wheel wells were done and now that I have the subframe on.

Normal ride height.

Aired out height.

[evandael]

it's been said before but your attention to detail is off the charts. your build is definitely one of the best on this site.. leading by example!