Overlord475: 1988 SETA 2.7i Build Thread (Turbo Prep)

[badwella]

Awesome progress. I'm going to get the Lachssilber resprayed on mine. How much did the shop quote you? Doesn't look like there was a lot of bodywork done.

[Overlord475]

Going to the shop after work to see the progress. Paint was supposed to start today, but it's raining so not sure. Will post more pics if any additional progress has been made.

[Overlord475]

Also.... I dropped the car off for paint last week.

Going with the factory 2 stage Lachssilber-Metallic (203/7) :

[Overlord475]

Got a new steering wheel:








Still need to pick up a hub/adaptor for it.
I am thinking about using the following:

NRG
SRK-E30H



NRG Adaptor/Spacer
SRK-500B

[Overlord475]

Fixed the leak and put the interior back together some time ago.

Put down some RoadKill sound deadening material while the carpet was up.
It made a big difference actually:







Had our house carpet professionally steam cleaned... Had the guy do my e30 carpet while he was there, lol. Turned out great! :

[Overlord475]

All the boots had claps except for one which I placed a SS zip tie on.
I did however have to drill the holes that the allen head bolts slide through to a larger diameter.
They were too small.

Gold side on the left:

[efficient]

I see you bought a auto zone rear axle, did you put a clamp on one of the inner boots?
If not is it leaking the grease?
Stock oem has a clamp.

[Overlord475]

Awesome build good to see another Tulsa member on here. Maybe I will see it around town!

I will prob start bringing it to Caffeine and Gasoline soon.
Here is some info on the C&G if you're interested:

http://caffeineandgasolineu.ipage.com/

[Hawk]

Awesome build good to see another Tulsa member on here. Maybe I will see it around town!

[econti]

I wish I had the time to POR everything, some solid foresight there

[Overlord475]

I have developed a leak that pools water in the front floor boards every time it rains.
I have pin pointed the leak to the HVAC unit to body seam that will require me to remove the whole dash from the car to fix.

Same as this guy (Spot #2): http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69882

So for the time being I have removed the carpet so I can sop up the water when it rains and avoid floor pan rust.

[Overlord475]

Replaced the front control arms and front & rear sway bar end links with some Lemforders:

[Overlord475]

Pics won't load for me :(
Nice last update though!

Squid, better? ^^^^

[squidmaster]

Pics won't load for me :(
Nice last update though!

[Overlord475]

Had to replace a stripped valve cover head stud.
The valve cover kept leaking and forming oil on top of the cover around the edges.
Also, repainted the valve cover again (3rd time)

Also, installed a IE strut brace I've had laying around for a few months.