Singh's E30

[singh336]

Haha yea u can't miss me.

Thanks for the comments, I don't see how the ride is any rougher with the subframe bushings , I def recommend them tho, car sticks well now through corners. It still gets a little hairy when braking and throwing the weight if the car around into a turn but I need some new front struts and a thicker sway bar for sure, I'm sure it will be solid after that

[poopin04]

Make sure to upgrade the brakes dude, especially if you're still running stock stuff.

[singh336]

Yea that's next, I got crappy pads and rotors. Ill get some hawk pads and brembos , really don't feel like doing the rx7 calipers but maybe I will.

[poopin04]

Come on Dave, you're a baller, get this. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=290921.

But I did get myself the RX7 setup, refinished and powder coated. I can't wait to get it in.

[singh336]

Let me know how the rx7 setup works, I'm not gonna spend 800 bucks right now, money is tight , just spend like 3k on this car alone and I got three bimmers

[singh336]

quick updates...

Started up a plasti dip business locally and sprayed some of my cars and friends cars , the E30 came out decent but it was my first try with poor lighting, all the other cars came out much better... either way im not worried... plan to dip to another color again in a few weeks.


Went through another brake master again, putting new one tomorrow, these used masters are giving me bad luck i guess.

















replaced rear shock mounts after i blew them out on a spirited drive through windy roads lol.

next thing i need to address is my entire brake system, everything about it has been sucking lately.

[singh336]

Stainless lines, pads and RX-7 big brake swap?

Yeah most likely doing that, as long as my wheels clear...

I'll have to see what I can do if they don't.... I want to run wider tires so I might do something with fender flares and body work first before i put any spacers on them ... not sure.

Right now I have to replace the master cylinder... again... the car stops fine... but it gets tired quickly on windy roads.



I was going to get to all of that then i had a bigger problem, the head gasket blew. it was probably always blown, since i bought it, but it got worse and became an issue...

i was pretty pissed



So I got

head gasket kit victor reinz

head bolts victor reinz

stewart emp high flow water pump

rebuilt vanos unit , mine was noisey and very loose

head resurfaced, checked for cracks, warps etc vacuum tested and pressure tested.

had my buddy help me, all in all i spent lik 1100-1200 bucks... really really sucked.


ITs back together now but i feel like its slower... the bentely and pelican DIY for cam timing had differences and i feel like that might of been an issue, idk but it does run smoother... snappier... just doesn't seem to yank like before, maybe because im used to the torque from daily driving the M5 last few weeks while working on this car ... maybe.. idk.


The top end was very clean , someone must of been in here before cleaning.



vanos



water pump



removed cams, didn't break thank god








What we saw that seemed weird was these marked pistons... I heard S52 pistons are flat top, no dish and unmarked...

These say S52 10.5 b ..... weird ? maybe not idk.






cams back in, head seated




Torquing the bolts down was a huge pain in the ass.... degree torque specs just suck. But we did it and did it right... next time... ARP studs for sure.



timed and everything was set





then i peeled half the car today, dunno why




white w/ pearlizer is my next move and im doing the jams and everything... will keep it there probably for at least a year.