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

[bmwandhonda]

Put the wagon into the exhaust place today to get the Raceland headers installed as well as a 2.5" mandrel bent system and new cat converter. There has been a rattling noise coming from the exhaust somewhere since i bought it only when i would back off the throttle... assumed it was the cat, but got a call from the exhaust place and apparently the Scorpion muffler has completely collapsed on the inside and needs to be replaced... :( The exhaust guy is trying to find a simular muffler to replace it.

Ive been looking at rear setup in regards to camber - Im currently running RS's in 15x9 +7 w/ 205/50 and they fit with no scrub on 650lb rears (apart from a huge drop in the road once a week or so...)

My track car has eccentric bushes that allow me to dial out the camber induced from running lower - thing is it also dials out the toe. I imagine the opposite of this would be more camber, more toe...

Other thing I have noticed is, my daily car was running borbet 16x9s with 225/45 with hammer folded rear arch lips (no paint lost ;) ) and negligible scrub (the wheel pretty much tucks inside the guard... Yet i have no camber adjust just what comes from lowering it...

Wow how does that not rub :/ my 15x9 +3 with 195/50's scrubbed on bumps but had enough clearance for smooth roads. My current wheels on the wagon, 16x9.5 +12 with 215/45 also scrub pretty well when hitting a decent bump in the road. Have rolled them as much as I physically can. Pushed them out as much as possible with the guard roller and they still scrub when i corner a bit harder or hit a bump.

My old borbets 16x9 +15 with a 5mm spacer, using a 215/40 would scrub as well but only when hitting big bumps or carrying reasonably heavy loads.

I drove the wagon for a big drive to work and then to the exhaust place today, would scrub in the rear on bumps and harder corners still lol Tires are slowly losing their writing...

[wakdog]

Ive been looking at rear setup in regards to camber - Im currently running RS's in 15x9 +7 w/ 205/50 and they fit with no scrub on 650lb rears (apart from a huge drop in the road once a week or so...)

My track car has eccentric bushes that allow me to dial out the camber induced from running lower - thing is it also dials out the toe. I imagine the opposite of this would be more camber, more toe...

Other thing I have noticed is, my daily car was running borbet 16x9s with 225/45 with hammer folded rear arch lips (no paint lost ;) ) and negligible scrub (the wheel pretty much tucks inside the guard... Yet i have no camber adjust just what comes from lowering it...

[bmwandhonda]

Got the rear coil-over setup in this arvo. Rear end is now sitting very nice :) Also gave the rear guards another good rolling (taking off some paint in the process :(), haven't taken it for a drive yet but hopefully the tires won't rub anymore. Otherwise might have to invest in a rear camber kit.





Coupe is now full daily mode.

[bmwandhonda]

Thanks heaps guys :)

Also, 'Mtech2_touring', going by your name and comment I assuming you also have an Mtech touring in AUS? Would have pretty cool to do a double photoshoot if you were still in Melbourne :)

[Kevinl]

I want that so bad

[mtech2_touring]

Looking good man... wheels look the shit! Wish I was still in Melb :(

[bangn]

this thread is full of win!

[MC Hammered]

Seeing your sweet wagon makes me miss mine.

[bmwandhonda]

[Teaguer]

Nice headgear. :D

[lambo]

Dope.

[bmwandhonda]

A few pics from the meet yesterday :) More lows will be acquired soon enough.

[bmwandhonda]

more lows have been acquired up front today, swapped out the front coil-overs from the coupe into the wagon, lowered the front down a bit for some better rake. Rear coil-overs will be swapped in when i get some more free time.

DIY mechanic method:

[bmwandhonda]

Also installed the 'raceskids' bash plate. I put a 3mm spacer on the steering rack side (made from alloy strip) and also put a layer of rubber between the bash plate and the radiator support.


I put a layer of silicon between the bash plate and the sump, it is on the bash plate and there is still an air gap between the silicon and the sump itself. The idea is that if I hit something seriously solid and the bash plate then hits the underside of the sump, the layer of silicon will hopefully provide some impact absorption. I hope. My m42 coupe broke 3 sumps from hitting big things and the bash plate just hitting directly under the sump causing it to crack so hopefully this will help.

[bmwandhonda]

Jumped in the car to go for a drive, had a mate in the passenger seat and noticed there wasn't much clearance in guards. Thought it would be ok though so we headed out...

About 2 minutes down the road all we could smell was burning rubber :/ got out and yeah saw this:


Quickly took the touring back to the garage and took the coupe out for a drive to the loval VW show with a few mates






Decided the guards need a good roll befor we were heading anywhere in it, lucky my mate had a guard roller handy :)


Later that day, got the guard roller out and gave it a good go, paint cracked pretty much straight away but wasn't too worried since the tires rubbing had already damaged it... Managed to the get the inside of the rear guards close to flat and now it still rubs a little but no where near as bad.

Doesn't help that the rear springs it is currently on are fairly soft :/

Anyway, here is how it looks after a few drives. Sits really well in the back but the front needs to go down a bit. Will be swapping in the coils soon enough.








Also scored these off ebay/egay/ebag recently, they just arrived today :)




Also, my BBS RS are up for sale as of today, PM me for details if anyone is interested.