So after 4 years I have decided to start my own bulid thread, think its been long enough. I am a 17 year old kid almost out of high school and have had my e30 for 4 years.
Well lets start of with the back story. lol
My father had bought a 98 s10 we had if for 3 years did some work to it cleaned it up, look good had some nice mods I liked it alot, never drove it though. Well we moved into a community in the city, and thats we're my father frist saw it. It was a bronzit aluminum bumper e30 on bottle caps, and I don't know what happened but I liked it. My father loved it because it remineded him of the old toyota 1.8s he use to build up, even though he won't admit it. The hunt had begun and ended right down the street to a zinno 1988 325IS.
Well it wasn't the best, everything under the car had to be replaced, and let me add that my dad bought the car and did everything to it before it was officaly mine. My father had the whole car apart in a single car garage, and many really night nights to go along with it. He replace everything back to stock other then eibach pro lowering kit, smileys, e30 m3 offset CAB's. It handled well but had way to much body roll and was also way to soft for my taste, it did get me to school and back for a year though so I cant complain, and let me not forget that he had the head completely rebuild by a local shop. after everything he did the car was great couldnt complain. It look good but then it got the plastic bumper swap which IMO made the e30 look even better.
So a year passes by and I realize I want more out of the car, so i was conveinced that a 5 lug swap was what I wanted. So I started collecting and buying parts, I tryed to buy as much as I could new. (sorry for the crappy pics there from my old 3g)
97 e36 m3 - (bilstine strut, spindle, hub, ect... ect...)
E30 trailing arms - ( renforreced like mz3, z3 3.o hub, bearing, ect, ect...)
Rear rotor - (cross drill and sloted)
Brake pads - oem
[IMG][php]http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u668/respected_beggar/anthonysiphone022_zpsb386430f.jpg[/IMG]
In the middle of all these parts I was collecting I scored some 7/10 sports seats, my old ones where shot, and also deleted the cat. (love the way the car sounds now btw) I also did the e36 needle swap (painted the needles red with vht night shades). Rear electric pop out windows ;).
Back to the 5 lug swap :D
Calipers being rebuilt all around - never again will I paint the rotor!
Front rotors (cross drill and sloted)
Brake pads - oem (need to switch to EBC red stuff)
21MM Vert sway bar - powder coated lime green (Haters Flame on)
Guess what wheels I have to put on the E30
Well if you know about e36 m3s you know that they need a 5mm spacer to run these wheels, and with out introduction my
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style 5s
I LOVE THOSE LEATHER CHUCKS!!!! lol sorry just like converse alot
They were finished at 2 AM and 5 hours later my father and I were doing the 5 lug swap. wish i had more pics of the install but I was more busy with the swap then taking pics. Here is it all done though.
That last picture is of her at the paint shop! 3 stage primer, base (imollarot 2), clear (ceramic clear). Can't wait to she her done.
My love being stripped :-?
Geting sanded, I must say something about those wheels looked good on her though, dont know what it is?
That rust :hitler:
got fixed
Well since all the trim is going to be color matched I only thought it was right to have some euro stuff for it. I also bought all the window seals new along with some other things.
well the car is should be going in next monday for primer, still needs a little sand and one more rust spot needs to be fix. I should have it back in 3 weeks. Why so long because everyone will be on spring break in 2 weeks. so yeah, well since my car is getting ready to be resprayed I was able to have my style 5s repainted as well, no not imollarot 2 but NOGARO sliver!!! they will be done before the car is done, and the bolts around the rim will be color matched to my car as well, and maybe just maybe some red/sliver bbs center caps ;)
But hey like waht I said I didnt have my car and need something to do so i started repolishing out my Style 5s. Check it out
2000 grit sand paper
mother mags aluminum polilsh
mothers billet aluminum polish ( gave it that extra shine )
All done and sitting in my room just reminding me that theyll be on the car soon enough. :D
I have more pics and things laying around like all the rubbers and the speakers I installed along with the e60 mood lighting and a few various other things. so in othere words I should hopefully post some more pics up tomorrow.
Well lets start of with the back story. lol
My father had bought a 98 s10 we had if for 3 years did some work to it cleaned it up, look good had some nice mods I liked it alot, never drove it though. Well we moved into a community in the city, and thats we're my father frist saw it. It was a bronzit aluminum bumper e30 on bottle caps, and I don't know what happened but I liked it. My father loved it because it remineded him of the old toyota 1.8s he use to build up, even though he won't admit it. The hunt had begun and ended right down the street to a zinno 1988 325IS.
Well it wasn't the best, everything under the car had to be replaced, and let me add that my dad bought the car and did everything to it before it was officaly mine. My father had the whole car apart in a single car garage, and many really night nights to go along with it. He replace everything back to stock other then eibach pro lowering kit, smileys, e30 m3 offset CAB's. It handled well but had way to much body roll and was also way to soft for my taste, it did get me to school and back for a year though so I cant complain, and let me not forget that he had the head completely rebuild by a local shop. after everything he did the car was great couldnt complain. It look good but then it got the plastic bumper swap which IMO made the e30 look even better.
So a year passes by and I realize I want more out of the car, so i was conveinced that a 5 lug swap was what I wanted. So I started collecting and buying parts, I tryed to buy as much as I could new. (sorry for the crappy pics there from my old 3g)
97 e36 m3 - (bilstine strut, spindle, hub, ect... ect...)
E30 trailing arms - ( renforreced like mz3, z3 3.o hub, bearing, ect, ect...)
Rear rotor - (cross drill and sloted)
Brake pads - oem
[IMG][php]http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u668/respected_beggar/anthonysiphone022_zpsb386430f.jpg[/IMG]
In the middle of all these parts I was collecting I scored some 7/10 sports seats, my old ones where shot, and also deleted the cat. (love the way the car sounds now btw) I also did the e36 needle swap (painted the needles red with vht night shades). Rear electric pop out windows ;).
Back to the 5 lug swap :D
Calipers being rebuilt all around - never again will I paint the rotor!
Front rotors (cross drill and sloted)
Brake pads - oem (need to switch to EBC red stuff)
21MM Vert sway bar - powder coated lime green (Haters Flame on)
Guess what wheels I have to put on the E30
Well if you know about e36 m3s you know that they need a 5mm spacer to run these wheels, and with out introduction my
.
.
.
.
.
style 5s
I LOVE THOSE LEATHER CHUCKS!!!! lol sorry just like converse alot
They were finished at 2 AM and 5 hours later my father and I were doing the 5 lug swap. wish i had more pics of the install but I was more busy with the swap then taking pics. Here is it all done though.
That last picture is of her at the paint shop! 3 stage primer, base (imollarot 2), clear (ceramic clear). Can't wait to she her done.
My love being stripped :-?
Geting sanded, I must say something about those wheels looked good on her though, dont know what it is?
That rust :hitler:
got fixed
Well since all the trim is going to be color matched I only thought it was right to have some euro stuff for it. I also bought all the window seals new along with some other things.
well the car is should be going in next monday for primer, still needs a little sand and one more rust spot needs to be fix. I should have it back in 3 weeks. Why so long because everyone will be on spring break in 2 weeks. so yeah, well since my car is getting ready to be resprayed I was able to have my style 5s repainted as well, no not imollarot 2 but NOGARO sliver!!! they will be done before the car is done, and the bolts around the rim will be color matched to my car as well, and maybe just maybe some red/sliver bbs center caps ;)
But hey like waht I said I didnt have my car and need something to do so i started repolishing out my Style 5s. Check it out
2000 grit sand paper
mother mags aluminum polilsh
mothers billet aluminum polish ( gave it that extra shine )
All done and sitting in my room just reminding me that theyll be on the car soon enough. :D
I have more pics and things laying around like all the rubbers and the speakers I installed along with the e60 mood lighting and a few various other things. so in othere words I should hopefully post some more pics up tomorrow.
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