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

[AussieTemplar]

Also this arrived in the mail today :)

You will not be disappointed!!

Before I put in my M20B31, I had just a standard M20B25.. except it had larger injectors, 288 cam.. and the miller WAR chip ;)

Managed to pull close to 148kw atw..

It's such a good investment. And now, after I dropped in the M20B31, I don't even need a standalone ECU because the miller WAR chip is tunable to the larger bore, cam and stroke. :D

[bmwandhonda]

Current status, Have extended and joined almost all the cables that were originally from the fuse box. Ran out of wire :/ Just need to be re-join them into the fuse box and then that part of the job will be done. Still a LOT to go.


Also the new fuel rail arrived yesterday :)

[bmwandhonda]

Finally got the fuse box separated off the main loom and removed it.


Re-joining all these cables is going to suck… Yep that tag does say 90 (started at 1…)


Entire LEFT HAND SIDE loom will be placed in under the glove box and all lighting, washer pump, horn's etc will be run inside the fender.


Also pulled the RHS loom through the firewall into the cabin. No more cables will be stretching across the firewall :)


There was a nice gap up behind the dash, behind the head unit and I was able to pull the whole loom through to the LHS under the glove box


Current bay status - Pretty much empty.

[bmwandhonda]

Current progress of the wire tuck. Finally unplugged everything from within the engine bay lol and started chopping up the wires under the dash. Was hoping there would be some plugs and connection blocks that I could just pull through the firewall but it is all just solid cables... So need to cut and re-join them all... Have cut and labelled about half of them so far but this is going to be a big job O_O should turn out ok though :)





Under the dash:

[bmwandhonda]

Since it was all apart, I figured I would get my injectors looked at. Wasn't overly keen on buying new injectors, but this option still wasn't overly cheap. Ended up being $50 per injector for the job.

Injectors were cleaned and flow tested. Seals, filter baskets and pintle caps were replaced.


Also this arrived in the mail today :)

Beautiful touring. Im currently refinishing a set of style 5´s to mount on my touring.

Cheers mate, Can't beat the look of a nice touring haha

Nice work!

Thanks mate :)

[squidmaster]

Nice work!

[lostbeachbum]

Beautiful touring. Im currently refinishing a set of style 5´s to mount on my touring.

[bmwandhonda]

Nice progress man.

So fucking spewing I didn't buy that thing when I had the chance to.. :(

And also spewing I missed out on the chance to buy the RS's!!!!

Thanks mate :)

Have had a few people say the exact same thing after I bought it. The RS's were for sale for about a month befor they actually sold. But don't stress, a fellow e30 owner bought them and he has recently just lowered his car and mounted them :) So at least they are in the right hands.

[AussieTemplar]

Nice progress man.

So fucking spewing I didn't buy that thing when I had the chance to.. :(

And also spewing I missed out on the chance to buy the RS's!!!!

[bmwandhonda]

So I got a bit carried away this arvo and decided to attempt a wire tuck on the wagon. Guess it's the Honda Fanboy coming out in me ;) lol Actually I tried googling it to see other people's wire tucks on their e30's and didn't really find too much to be honest. Doesn't seem to be an overly popular thing to do in the E30 world.

I have no real plan on how I will do it exactly yet as this is the first time working with an E30's loom/electrical system, but after taking it all apart I can kind of see how it is going to work.

The plan is to move the fuse box in under the glove box, battery will be re-located into the boot (car already has a perfect spot for it) the diagnostics port will be moved to under the glove box as well. Going to try and find a smaller sized windscreen washer reservoir/pump setup and then attempt to mount that in a less visible spot.

Also planning on converting the fuel lines/rail into an -AN fitting/braided setup. See how it go's. Will keep the thread updated with the progress.

This was my old Bseries setup on my Honda which I DIY tucked:


When I first bought it:


This is the starting platform:


Progress as of tonight:

Good book that, I got it and the E30 restoration bible together a few years ago.

Yeah, I am going to try and DIY as much as I can with this car, so thought it might come in handy :)

[Jozi]

Good book that, I got it and the E30 restoration bible together a few years ago.

[bmwandhonda]

Small update, my order from Turner Motorsports arrived :)


- New Water Pump
- New Timing Belt + Tensioner
- New Power steering belt
- New Alternator belt
- Upper Engine Gasket set (Intake, exhaust, rocker cover etc)
- New Oil cap
- Stainless Steel Clutch line
- New Hod Emblem for the coupe
- Mag Oil Drain plug
- New Power steering reservoir (the original one is leaking a little and looks very average...)
- Service Manual

[e30abe89]

Looks great man! I wrinkle painted my intake mani as well lol

[bmwandhonda]

Parts turned out pretty decent after the DIY wrinkle spray can job. Just need to sand down the 'BMW' and the ridges and will be ready to bolt back on :) Although I might send off the injectors to get cleaned befor I bolt everything back on.

Rocker cover:


Intake manifold, hanged it up so I could clean it properly and spray it properly:
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Strut brace, ignition coil bracket and IM/rocker cover bracket:

[bmwandhonda]

Headers:

Hey, it was brought up on another forum, to be honest I didn't even think about it... But am I going to have any issues without using the exhaust gasket with the heat shields? Are my leads going to fry?

Thanks guys.