★ ★ Project Glacier | Make the E30 a Daily Again ★ ★

[lambo]

the unfinished bars start to surface rust. ask me how i know...

Mine already started to surface rust during shipment lol. I'll get it powder coated here soon.

[downforce22]

the unfinished bars start to surface rust. ask me how i know...

[lambo]

Also, I met up with F34R yesterday. He recently moved out to Colorado.

DSC_5747 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

[lambo]

Strut bar and new odo gears. Not sure what color I want the bar. I kinda like the unfinished look.

[lambo]

<3

Ordered a set of motometer odo gears, an 80A poly diff bushing and a strut bar from Garagistic.

[sam_]

DSC_5682 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

There's a lot wrong with my car... but god damn if I don't love it.

[lambo]

At least it runs...

:(

[stonea]

There's a lot wrong with my car... but god damn if I don't love it.

At least it runs...

[lambo]

Also, my odometer gears stopped working sometime this week. I filled up my gas early in the week and just today I noticed it was 3/4 empty and the trip meter only read 48 miles and wasn't moving. Guess 280k+ miles is the life limit for motometer odo gears lol. Looks like I'm gonna have to order a new set from Garagistic.

DSC_5679 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

[lambo]

DSC_5682 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

There's a lot wrong with my car... but god damn if I don't love it.

[lambo]

Thermostats definitely can vary in opening temp compared to their spec, did you use a bmw or oem unit, or aftermarket?

It's a Wahler one. I can't imagine the opening temps can vary too awful much. Aren't they sold in 5 degree increments?

[LJ851]

Thermostat I pulled out was an 80° one and I replaced it with an 80° one. Hmm... I'll double check that my fan is working properly and try one more bleed.

Thermostats definitely can vary in opening temp compared to their spec, did you use a bmw or oem unit, or aftermarket?

[lambo]

As long as you never go past half you should be good. Is your fan working?

I think so. I'll have to double check. Definitely gonna go electric if it isn't lol.

There are two things affecting the temp of an e30, the thermostat and the fan clutch. The way bmw set it up, the thermostat opens right before the fan clutch turns on. This leads to a very stable needle. If you put in a thermostat that acts a little colder than stock, you will get fluctuations depending on the situation. Colder temps while moving (minimum thermo temp) and a little higher in traffic (the higher fan clutch temp)

Thermostat I pulled out was an 80° one and I replaced it with an 80° one. Hmm... I'll double check that my fan is working properly and try one more bleed.

Also, got some fun parts. I'm looking forward to getting a new shifter. Can't wait to feel what it's like with a tight shifter.

[LJ851]

When I did the timing belt/waterpump I also changed out the thermostat. Direct replacement 80° one. Before I changed it, the car ran dead solid at the mark to the left of middle. Now, it sits just a tick past that mark when moving and it sits just a tick below half when sitting in traffic. I'm thinking the old thermostat may have been stuck open or something causing the cooler temps. However, the fluctuation between moving and stopped is kinda weird. I'm positive the system is bled. Is this just normal behavior? It never goes past halfway.

There are two things affecting the temp of an e30, the thermostat and the fan clutch. The way bmw set it up, the thermostat opens right before the fan clutch turns on. This leads to a very stable needle. If you put in a thermostat that acts a little colder than stock, you will get fluctuations depending on the situation. Colder temps while moving (minimum thermo temp) and a little higher in traffic (the higher fan clutch temp)

[325ix]

As long as you never go past half you should be good. Is your fan working?