14 years - 1991 325ix, Stroker/5-Speed (N52 swap?)

[nando]

Toyo Proxes R888 225/50R15.

This year could be pretty exciting, at least to me. Finally get some of this electrical stuff completed, like the cluster I started on over a year ago.. :)

[IronFreak]

Hey, get build man love the guys that get to it themselves!

Curious, what are the tire specs, they're Federals rights?

[tinkerputzer]

This thread is awesome and will be a great reference for e30 owners old and new. Can't wait to see future updates with the direction you're taking with the power plant. Are you still autocrossing? If you had to get new tires would you stick with the r888's?

[ForcedFirebird]

it's a driver, after all. :)

Doing what they are made for :)

[nando]

thanks, don't give it too much credit though! there are a lot of E30s far nicer than mine. it's a driver, after all. :)

[mph]

Nando -

I always loved your iX. Can't believe all the work you have done on it in my absence from R3V. You're iX is definitely one of the sexiest ones I have ever seen.

[ThatOneGuy97]

read pretty much this whole thing.... my ix is a piece of shit to this gem

[semaj4712]

For sure, I'll keep following this thread for updates no the cluster this spring

[nando]

when I finish I'll let you know, but the hardware alone will probably cost about $100. Making it look nice/OEM, is unknown since I haven't even attempted that yet. Then I have to recode the cluster.. and you need an MSS54 dme to control it, and that has to be wired in... So it's not really as easy as making a kit.

Fortunately since I'm using all PCBs for the adapter I won't have to spend a lot of time wiring and trying to remember stuff.

[semaj4712]

it's not done yet. I need to make one more PCB to finish the wiring. was going to do individual wires, but it was going to be a mess, and I was afraid of it coming apart, or forgetting how the hell I built it later on (virtually gauranteed).

I have been working on other aspects of it (software, wiring diagrams) but right now it's too damn cold to do anything in my uninsulated garage. I bought a little portable heater and it's pretty much a joke.

I hear ya, well if you get it done and I like it how much to make a duplicate :)

[nando]

it's not done yet. I need to make one more PCB to finish the wiring. was going to do individual wires, but it was going to be a mess, and I was afraid of it coming apart, or forgetting how the hell I built it later on (virtually gauranteed).

I have been working on other aspects of it (software, wiring diagrams) but right now it's too damn cold to do anything in my uninsulated garage. I bought a little portable heater and it's pretty much a joke.

[semaj4712]

While reading this thread I was like...
:D
Then I got to the part with the cluster and I was like...
:shock:

Moar pics of that please

[ForcedFirebird]

Glad to help out this progression. The car looks great as always, and your attention to detail is something that hits home with me.

I converted the new sedan to my coils, without the valving you got from Bilstien and feel your pain with the kids in the car and daily driving. BUT, at the same time, the car performed flawlessly at Homestead's road course this weekend, minus the little bit of push/scrubbing that I got on the RWD using stock sways and street 205/50 BFG G-Sport tires.

[EtaSport]

Worn out wheel bearings? How's this? [ATTACH]61169[/ATTACH] stock suspension though. Estimated 300-350k miles.

I agree with nando though. I don't see how lowering the car will kill the bearing. The cv joint, yeah sure...

My right rear wheel hub looks like this as well. Wheel bearing went south and this is what I found. Mine is super high mileage as well though. ~500 something thousand

[Albuquerque30]

God, this makes me want an ix over a vert soooooo bad!