Project thread for Ruby, my '89 Zinno E30. (24 valves in 24 months)

[FunfGan]

$1100 radiator, nbd.

[shEck3lls0]

wat?
I'm going for a minimalist engine bay. No AC, no PS, no sound deadening, tucked wires, and I really want to get this radiator but it's $$$$.

I was talking about the ac for the garage. haha.

[VinniE30]

$1100 radiator, nbd.

more like a pipe dream :puppy:
i'll probably end up just getting an m42 rad.
you gotta admit it's pretty sweet tho.

I was talking about the ac for the garage. haha.

oh haha. well... priorities.

[VinniE30]

Smaller brake booster installed.


Here's what the engine bay looks like now. Very dirty. I'm gonna clean it up this weekend.

[F34R]

What kind of weed wacker is that?

[VinniE30]

What kind of weed wacker is that?

Stihl.
They're good and it's two pieces, so you can detach the weed wacker end from the motor end and put on a hedge trimmer or other attachments.

[VinniE30]

Alright it's been a while since I updated this.

I put in an e36 steering rack and this steering shaft that I got from user TinyT on here. There was a group buy for it a while back.


I got the ground control coilover kit with camber plates and the strut housing mods.


Also got some Kamotors mudflaps


And last but not least I finally got an S52 today!!!:D


Spencer and Devon also came by today and I got an M50 intake manifold.
Now I need engine arms and mounts, ECU, harness, e34 oil pan stuff, and a few other things.
I'm also looking for a ZF transmission, e36 driveshaft, and s52 flywheel, clutch, PP.

[btober]

my oh my does that look goood

[Odin]

This is cool. You have some nice cars.

[F34R]

Looking great! love the suspension setup, looks so fresh.

Also PM'd you about the transmission.

[Norwegian]

How is the swap going? thinking about doing the same!!!

[VinniE30]

How is the swap going? thinking about doing the same!!!

It's... going. :mrgreen:
Going slowly because I still need a bunch of stuff like transmission, motor arms and mounts, ecu, harness, and of corse a bunch of little things for the engine.
No rush to finish it. I like to take my time.

edit: and i'm getting an e34 oil pan with pickup and dipstick this week

[pandaboo911]

git er done, work on stuff before the parts pile up !!

[Norwegian]

It's... going. :mrgreen:
Going slowly because I still need a bunch of stuff like transmission, motor arms and mounts, ecu, harness, and of corse a bunch of little things for the engine.
No rush to finish it. I like to take my time.

edit: and i'm getting an e34 oil pan with pickup and dipstick this week

cool!! i don't know if i'm gonna do it.. thinking about just swapping out the old m20 with a "new" m20.. easy.. with the m50, not as much.. haha :)

Good luck! :)