My 88' e30 325i Touring build thread, wiretucked, ITB'd M20, Bagged.

[bmwandhonda]

My original mounting solution for the rear height sensors was a bust... Was no where near enough room in the guard between the tire. Ended up having to go underneath the car which was fun.

Made a small angle bracket that fixed under the swaybar endlink bolt and had to drill a hole for an M6 nut+bolt in the metal where the Brake line mounts to the rear control arm. Was awkward but worked.




Finally got the car back on the ground and out into some natural light for the first time in about 2 months...

This is completely aired out. At this height there is 10mm clearance from the sump guard to the ground, at max height it has 110mm clearance. So 100mm of total travel up front.

[bmwandhonda]

That Radiator Cover is Trick! Did you make it?

Thanks mate, yeah just made it out of some alloy plate. was pretty easy really. It has a small piece of angle bracket with some rubber underneath that slots into the top of the radiator to hold it into place.

[Thing30]

That Radiator Cover is Trick! Did you make it?

[325ix]

Wow, what a great looking build. Jealous of the mtech II.

[lambo]

mmmm very nice

[bmwandhonda]

Fixed and working:

https://instagram.com/p/8cT5wlI3Er/?taken-by=mike_hack

[bmwandhonda]

Yeah, but i haven't adjusted the front struts yet. They need to go down a lot further. I left them way too high befor i initially installed them. I left 180mm of thread, when i should have left 125mm befor install. Easy enough to adjust though.

This is not the finished product.

[lambo]

Is that aired out in the front?

[bmwandhonda]

Got a hold of an old center console that originally had the 6x cassette tape holder. Removed that and used the space to make a padded section for the elevel control/Varex volume control units. Pretty happy with the result.




Also, car is currently sitting aired out on ramps. I have fired up the system but there are a couple of very decent airleaks... Resealed them yesterday, but i'm going to wait a few days for the sealant to dry and hopefully that should do the trick.

[bmwandhonda]

Getting ready to have the car re-tuned using a Haltech system soon. Too hopefully get a better result. Will be using a cam sensor setup to help with tuning this time.

Currently the car runs ok on WOT but anything else and it runs like a bucket of shit...

Anyway, I got this cam sensor kit from Pure Performance Factory in Sweden as well as a Honeywell GT1 hall effect sensor. Hopefully should help improve things.

[bmwandhonda]

Wow super clean install on the air ride. What makes it so illegal down there?

Thanks mate :)

Well in Australia, almost all car modifications are classed as 'illegal' unless they have been signed off by a registered engineer (which can be costly) but worth it, if you're serious. But not all modifications can be engineered. Also a big grey area in the system, since all police can hand out defect notices (fines etc for 'illegal modifications) but only some police actually have a clue about cars. Which means people get defected for some things un-fairly and the other way round. It is not a good system down here.

Things like airbags can be engineered to make them legal, but ONLY if the airbag system doesn't allow for adjustments while in motion and also doesn't allow for the car to be driven lower than 100mm clearance (at lowest point) so if your exhaust hangs lower than 100mm clearance to the road, then it is illegal... Shits rough down here.

It doesn't stop people from doing it though, in reality there is still only a small chance of actually getting caught. Just means all these expensive mods can be undone by the cops pretty quickly if you're unlucky enough to get pulled over and inspected :(

[Nick_S]

Wow super clean install on the air ride. What makes it so illegal down there?

[Reichart12]

That is some great work on the wire tuck. Someday when my e30 isn't my daily anymore Id like to take that on as a project.

[bmwandhonda]

Running bags in Australia is risky, non the less it seems as if it's coming along really well.

Yeah very true. I think the key is to be disciplined and drive around at legal height, save the aired out fun for car meets/shows etc

de wires where they be?

haha Fuse box is under the glove box, all wires for font end (headlights etc) run through the fender. The cabling that originally ran along the firewall has been cut and extended to run them inside the cabin under the dashboard. All cables for the motor run through the old fuse box firewall peno, then slip up under the brake booster and under the ITB manifold.

[digger]

de wires where they be?