My '75 2002 Sleeper

[knuklehead92]

yea i am going to modify to fit the e30 rear subframe on the 02 with e30 trailing arms, axels, ect... built e30 diff with 4 clutches should hold with 60 lock

[mrbeef612]

Nice build man.... I can not wait to see it done... Seeing this makes me think about all the stuff I want to build for my car when I get out of the Navy....

[TrentW]

Wowza--those Epsilon wheels are a great choice for this car. Great retro look.

[tinkwithanr]

Wow! the work and this car is stunning! i cant get enough of it, just went thru all the pages and damn it took long! love it! cant wait to see what happens next!!

Thanks! I try to not disappoint lol.

Oooooo those are hands down my favorite wheels ever. Good choice

Mine too, now I just need to make them fit!

absolutely speechless. i hope one day i can take on a project like this. best of luck to you! really looking forward to more progress!

Thanks man!

what is the part number of those qa1 where did u get them at? summit?

Yup, I got them from Summit. A few family members work there, so I like to keep my business there when possible. Plus they had a black friday sale in store, so it was Win/Win. Don't have the part number in front of me right now, but it would't do you much good if I did. You need to measure the travel you need and choose the right one for you application. Also, the double adjustables should be able to cover the range of spring rates aside from very high race bits.

Have you decided what your gonna be doing for a rear suspension?

Just discovered this thread. All I have to say is the way you go about fixing things is incredible. Wish I had your skill to fabricate or deal with any kind of problem/issue. I appreciate taking the time to share this with us too.

Inspiring.

Thanks for the kind words. Hope you like the rest of it.

[jhaurimn]

Just discovered this thread. All I have to say is the way you go about fixing things is incredible. Wish I had your skill to fabricate or deal with any kind of problem/issue. I appreciate taking the time to share this with us too.

Inspiring.

[knuklehead92]

what is the part number of those qa1 where did u get them at? summit?

[airkhin]

absolutely speechless. i hope one day i can take on a project like this. best of luck to you! really looking forward to more progress!

[Kevinxkrazy]

Oooooo those are hands down my favorite wheels ever. Good choice

[MT325is]

Wow! the work and this car is stunning! i cant get enough of it, just went thru all the pages and damn it took long! love it! cant wait to see what happens next!!

[tinkwithanr]

Where'd you find those ratcheting wrenches for a decent deal? I've been looking for some.

Also, obligatory holyshit. Nice second set of wheels!

They came in the tool set I bought. I believe it was the Craftsman 304 piece Mechanics set.

[lambo]

Those wheels.........I am the jelliest...

[kronus]

Where'd you find those ratcheting wrenches for a decent deal? I've been looking for some.

Also, obligatory holyshit. Nice second set of wheels!

[e30_neverstock]

Ha ;)
I just saw those pics and was going to pass them on two you.

thanks for keeping me in mind. :D

[Cronopoulos]

Dear god this car + you fab is artwork porn! Great work.

[tinkwithanr]

Thanks guys!

Here's the rest of what I picked up over the weekend.

New assortment of sockets. I've been using my old craftsman "121" piece set for the past 4 years, and finally decided it was time to upgrade. The main difference is a greater range of socket sizes for each drive size, as well as a whole lot more deep well sockets. The old set only had 1/4 and 3/8 drive DW, and only 10 total. This set has pretty much everything from 4-22mm in DW, 12 and 6 point. It also came with standard and metric ratcheting wrenches. Half off as well!





Next up I got the inserts for the front suspension. Koni 8611-1259 double adjustable's. I'm still working on getting the compression adjustment mods figured out on the strut itself, but it should do the job nicely. It also leaves plenty of room in the strut housing to shorten it.





Then I sorted out the rear suspension. I decided to go with QA1 Double Adjustable shocks with Eibach Springs. These have urethane bushings in each end, but if that ends up deflecting to much I can change them out for spherical bits easily.





They are also very easy to adjust, just reach under the car and turn the knobs.






Then I got all my AN fittings and hose for the fuel system and oil system, as well as the necessary wrenches to put them together. I still need to get the hard lines for the long runs under the car, but I should be able to get the engine bay lines run.





More fuel system goodies including a billet fuel rail, fuel filter and adjustable regulator:







Last but not least the new set of wheels came in. I already split them before I remembered to grab a couple of pictures, but they are Epsilon Meshes. Once I rebuild them to the right specs they should be 16x8 front and 16x9 rear with gold centers and polished lips. Kinda like a poor mans BBS E50.

Centers:





Lips:





For those that haven't seen them in good condition this is what they will look like when done:




Happy Holidays!