Geno's '91 Brilliantrot 318is

[Brilliantrot 318is]

Hello R3V, I'm gonna start my build thread with a little Bio about my beloved 1991 Brillantrot 318is "slick-top" or should I say slick-top was, Me and the car have been together for more then 2 years now, I've been meaning to make a project thread but every time I'd look at Simon S's or any other hard core guys on here, Id just say to my self "I'm not half as detailed as them". On to the sexy little beast that sits in my garage, when I bought my car the PO really screwed things up with homo "mods" and wracked it. the car was in need of major loving.

I should probably re-mention that this is "Keep it Simple Project." my goal has always been to achieve a original clean look, don't get mad..

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Modifications List

Interior
-2002 wood grain shift knob
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Body
-Euro trim
-Rear US plate filler
-Moon Roof
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Suspension
-H&R sport springs rear
-IE3 Fronts
-E90 Drop hats
-Bilstein rear shocks
-Bilstein HD front strut inserts
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Engine
-No mods yet, just the original M42 brought back to its original state: cleaned, hoses replaced, new radiator, power steering pump and a few other things


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-Most recent 6/8/2012













Thanks for looking :)
-Geno

[Brilliantrot 318is]

recap
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the beginning of our little story

Exterior :

January 2010

[Brilliantrot 318is]

getting ready for the e30 picnic, changed differential & fluid today from s4.10 to s3.73, so far I like it it’s about 200rpms lower on the freeway, will see how I do on miles. Then met with Matt B, tomorrow whole lot of touch up paint, & most likely re paint all the black exterior trim.

[Court M3]

Damn, love your workspace you have. Car looks great

[Keith M]

I've always liked your car and what you have done with it Geno. See you at the picnic Sunday.

[sayed ali]

Nice car :)

[Brilliantrot 318is]

Damn, love your workspace you have. Car looks great

Thank you, friends shop ;)

I've always liked your car and what you have done with it Geno. See you at the picnic Sunday.

thank you for the kind words Keith, I'm looking forward to it :D

[E30stan]

paint looks great, original? Also, going from a small case to medium case diff, based on the pictures it looks like the driveshaft would get streched to fit, how did that works out for you? I'm planning to change out my small case open 4.10 for a 2.93 LSD for ultimate mpgs:)

[Brilliantrot 318is]

paint looks great, original? Also, going from a small case to medium case diff, based on the pictures it looks like the driveshaft would get streched to fit, how did that works out for you? I'm planning to change out my small case open 4.10 for a 2.93 LSD for ultimate mpgs:)

Thank you, the paint is all respray unfortunately, From small case to medium case the drive shaft moved in maybe a quarter inch, and plenty of room to slide the studs into the diff, the only hard part of the swap was lining up the four top bolts, took an extra hour for me by my self. having to climb a latter, reach in the car to put and take the car out of gear was a little time consuming also, if you have an extra pair of hands the whole thing could be done in less the two hours guaranteed :) *let me know how the s2.93 treats you

[Simon S]

Mad props Geno!
Looking good.
Jelly of the moon roof.. and your stance with the front hats appears bang on.
Keeping it simple is the way to go.

Cheers.

[Brilliantrot 318is]

Today is a good day :) got a shirt and a analog clock in the mail :D

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on the way to Tacoma for the e30 Picnic


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Mad props Geno!
Looking good.
Jelly of the moon roof.. and your stance with the front hats appears bang on.
Keeping it simple is the way to go.

Cheers.

thank you Simon, for sure simple is better :) I love your car BTW

[eur04lif3]

always loved your ride bro :up:

[jan318]

Are those fotos from Car and Driver magazine or your actual car? lol.
I hope some day my car look like yours.
Any mod on the suspension

[Brilliantrot 318is]

small update, Installed analog clock, took some pictures with the gopro.
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(snipped the wires a little to short with out realizing it, but the good thing is if I ever chose to go back to 6 button I have an extra wire harness:))




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[JinormusJ]

Looks like you've been doing a fantastic job :up:
Looks really clean. I love seeing beaters get turned into show-goers. Definitely looks better than it was before. Keep it up! :)