'86 325e restoration with s52

[Cephas]

You guys do work! I'd love to s52 my e30 at some point. What's the s52 redline? Can you use the m20 tach from an I car?

[broach328]

then what's with the 75-140, that's open diff oil?

...or is it?

both work with the LSD. No noises thus far and a plenty of other people have had great success with the 140. Thats like saying 20w50 is for m50s and 10w40 is for s52..

[Northern]

then what's with the 75-140, that's open diff oil?

[MrNatural]

says he has a 2.93 LSD...nice build BTW!

[Northern]

Diff has new seal and is filled with just under 2 qts. of Royal Purple 75w-140 gear oil.

S52 without an LSD?

[broach328]

vdo

May need some components. And sorry for my stupid question. Everything in e30s are prone to failure, or so it seems.. haha

[stoja e30]

is it moto or vdo? And are the motometer tachs prone to failure?

vdo

[Bimmian89]

i just pulled apart a cluster that i had spare, may be able to help

Yeah, if you have any moto meter tachs let me know or SI boards. Its weird everything works but the tach. So we messed with it a little and now the temp doesnt work so idk whats going on with it.

[broach328]

i just pulled apart a cluster that i had spare, may be able to help

is it moto or vdo? and are the motometer tachs prone to failure?

[stoja e30]

Thanks! Just a few more little things to do, which the parts will be here tuesday. The shifter was a Z3 M and was too long barley hits the DS and makes a god awful high pitch squil, and the master cylinder. Never had so much trouble with a damn master in my life. So we said the hell with used ones and got a new OE from pelican. So hopefully tuesday she will be on the road for good. :) If anyone knows good info on gauge clusters please feel free to chime in, I have a few questions for you. ;)

i just pulled apart a cluster that i had spare, may be able to help

[Bimmian89]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MH-YU950q4

3rd gear pull from 55, my brother was filming from my 01' 330

A few pictures:

[dillon7]

looks great! love those wheels on the delphin

[totheredline]

Sexy. ;)

[broach328]

Some pics to keep you guys up to date.

Going back a couple weeks, the fan wiring on early models is different as the sensor on e36 rad is on the passengers side, not the driver side. Fan is a 16" SPAL pusher. I used Dave Markert's (328ijunkie) fan wiring thread and it work seamlessly. In fact, I have since wired up my dad's friends e30 and plan to wire my dads 318is soon.



This is a picture of how I lengthened the wires to the passnger side of the rad. I used factory plugs, just spliced in longer wires and fed them through a roll of heat wrap for cleanliness and protection from the environment.


After swapping around 2 dead brake masters, we finally ordered a new one from pelican and this is how she looked the first day we got to actually drive it.


Interior has come a long way since this picture as we now have kenwood head unit, new speakers up front, and tweeters. If anyone is curious how to install tweeters with aftermarket 4 1/4" speakers, just let me know. In short, though, you just wire in a bass filter on the positive wire from the kick panel speaker to the tweeter. Sounds terrific, I would highly recommend this for any audio setup. Steering wheel of choice is a Momo Mod.08.


And another


Although I have an appointment at the muffler shop today to change mufflers, this is how the current setup looks. Visually, my brother and I think it looks great. However, the sound isn't exactly what we had in mind so the dynomax is out the door, in with the Borla. Piks and vids should be expected within a day or two! maybe even today, who knows! (Yes yes, I know. The rear needs moar low)



And our most recent picture (Ride height yet to be adjusted):

[Bimmian89]

Finally! The ol' e30 is finally done, I have driven it a few times and wow its amazing! Love the 2:93 LSD you can actually let it stretch its legs ;) Will post some vids and pics in the next few days.