A Distraction of Sorts: My 1991 BMW 318is

[Jboss12]

Really want to see these mounted with the 18mm front adapters and 20mm back. Planning on doing the exact same set up

[CubbyChowder]

Really want to see these mounted with the 18mm front adapters and 20mm back. Planning on doing the exact same set up

Should be just a few days, and I'll post up some pictures. Might be kind of hard to gauge since I'm still on stock suspension. Waiting for GE's kit to come back in stock so I can order a set and get my ride height situated.

[Jboss12]

Should be just a few days, and I'll post up some pictures. Might be kind of hard to gauge since I'm still on stock suspension. Waiting for GE's kit to come back in stock so I can order a set and get my ride height situated.

Sounds good, I noticed a lot of people do 18mm adapters all around and the rear doesn't look as flush as the front. I guess 2mm isn't that big of a difference but you never know

[CubbyChowder]

Sounds good, I noticed a lot of people do 18mm adapters all around and the rear doesn't look as flush as the front. I guess 2mm isn't that big of a difference but you never know

I initially wanted to run 25mm in the rear, but I saw a shot of a guy running 205/45/16's on style 5's (which is what I'm running) with 25's in the rear and it slightly poked and he said it rubbed on bumps and stuff with rolled fenders. I definitely want to be lower than he was, so I figured I'd go 20's out back.

2mm is a tiny difference though, I wonder if when all is said and done I'll wish I went 25's.

[CubbyChowder]

I don't normally run wheels before suspension, it just looks beyond goofy to me, but I want to sell my weaves as soon as I can to buy more parts and whatnot so I figured I'd just do it. It's only going to look like this temporarily, still waiting for GE kits to come back in stock. Then I made a terrible photoshop of how I basically want the car to look when it's finished, minus a few things that I don't have the skills to add. Check out my sweet ass crosshairs :D



I should also add that this build is going to be a bit different from my other builds. Instead of heavily documenting through photo's and posting them up, I decided I'm going to document every step through video as of today. When it's all done, I'm going to make an edit of the whole build from step 1 to when it's finished. Just thought it'd be kind of cool. I'll still post up photo's of progress but not as thoroughly as my other builds.

[Wergen7]

I don't normally run wheels before suspension, it just looks beyond goofy to me, but I want to sell my weaves as soon as I can to buy more parts and whatnot so I figured I'd just do it. It's only going to look like this temporarily, still waiting for GE kits to come back in stock. Then I made a terrible photoshop of how I basically want the car to look when it's finished, minus a few things that I don't have the skills to add. Check out my sweet ass crosshairs :D



I should also add that this build is going to be a bit different from my other builds. Instead of heavily documenting through photo's and posting them up, I decided I'm going to document every step through video as of today. When it's all done, I'm going to make an edit of the whole build from step 1 to when it's finished. Just thought it'd be kind of cool. I'll still post up photo's of progress but not as thoroughly as my other builds.

That is an amazing idea. Probably gonna be sweet

[LuckyHenriksen]

If your video turns out like your friend with the E3 it will be awesome ;)

I am running a 20mm spacer in the rear on my fill/drill style 5's and I think its perfect. Also running an 8 mm in the front. I have some camber dialed in but it still rubs at full lock. Pics in my Delphin thread

Edit: here is my thread, with some pictures of how the wheels sit with those spacers. Running 205/45 Falkens

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=265064

[CubbyChowder]

That is an amazing idea. Probably gonna be sweet

thanks, I'm trying to step up my video game so I hope it'll be cool.

If your video turns out like your friend with the E3 it will be awesome ;)

I am running a 20mm spacer in the rear on my fill/drill style 5's and I think its perfect. Also running an 8 mm in the front. I have some camber dialed in but it still rubs at full lock. Pics in my Delphin thread

Edit: here is my thread, with some pictures of how the wheels sit with those spacers. Running 205/45 Falkens
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=265064

Haha I hope it turns out better than that video. I see a lot of areas of improvement from that video, so I intend to keep progressing.

your Delphin is rad, I love that car. I can't wait til I can dial in my ride height,.

[LuckyHenriksen]

thanks, I'm trying to step up my video game so I hope it'll be cool.



Haha I hope it turns out better than that video. I see a lot of areas of improvement from that video, so I intend to keep progressing.

your Delphin is rad, I love that car. I can't wait til I can dial in my ride height,.

Thanks man, I am excited to see how both your projects progress

[CubbyChowder]

Alright so I started building a custom roof rack yesterday. I wanted one bike tray, and have the rest of the rack be a wooden platform to haul stuff around on considering the e30 isn't really the most spacious car, especially since the seats don't fold down.

So I went to my local metal supply shop, got 20ft. of 1"x1" metal tubing, had them cut it into four 5' pieces and headed up to my dads.

From there, I made some measurements, cut some stuff, welded stuff together, ground some welds down on the surface and ended up with this frame. It's kind of hard to tell in the pictures, but the legs are a bit longer on one side to make room for the bike tray:




So this is how it sits with the bike tray installed:





Made a Home Depot run:




Spent the next few hours making precise measurements so everything is proportional, drilling into the wood, and drilling into the metal on my kitchen floor with shitty drill bits. Drilling through the metal sucked and I'm so happy it's over...



And here's where I'm at right now. I'm staining the wood a dark walnut color and painting the metal frame and carriage bolt heads black so everything goes together nicely. I'm really happy with how it's turning out. I'll probably weld on a couple hooks throughout the frame to attach tie downs/bungee straps etc.

[CubbyChowder]

I welded on a few hooks throughout the rack to secure tie downs and painted the whole frame and carriage bolt heads black. I also stained the wood, and it's a bit darker now.




Then it was time for final assembly!




And here's where the e30 sits currently:




Coilovers and suspension rebuild are next!

[Nick_S]

that roof rack is awesome! Great work so far. I'll be following this one.

[Joester]

OP, this is awesome. Super simple stuff but still practical. I can't wait to see how the paint turns out. Keep doin' whatchurr doin'!

[CubbyChowder]

Thanks guys! Clean and simple is my favorite approach.

[CubbyChowder]

I have all my Coilover bits gathered. My setup is as follows:

- GC kit, 440f/650r
- IX Bilstein HD's for the front, I will be cutting the internal bumpstops in half
- 82-02 Camaro KYB Gas-A-Just for the rear
- Housings will be shortened 1.5"