My E30 335i resto-mod

[Bimmer_man]

havent posted an update in a while i have moved to Nevada so no smog so i can do what ever i want. Also for a job that pays way more than what i was making. I will be transporting my car to my new home this weekend and finish stripping the shell. Then i can send it to a paint stripping company local to me to rip off all the paint and as they are doing that then i can build the engine and drop in the engine so i can modify the fire wall. and once the fire wall is finished the car will be painted. then reassembly begins. Im going to need to read a lot of wiring diagrams........yay.

Also if anyone happens to have a 533i flywheel laying around they dont want shoot me a PM.

[kingston]

LUUUURVE that blue!

[Bimmer_man]

For inspiration...

its funny you send that pic. I have that one on my phone to remind me of what this baby is going to look like. im just not 100% on the color there is a deep blue i like A LOT

http://www.stanceworks.com/wp-conten...ing-bbs-rs.jpg

and the red

http://e30.is.2.hysir.net/Image/3648080339_53e67d80c7_o.jpg

I am sure that all of you have seen these cars im thinking on putting up a tally cause i love both colors. and maybe see if the R3V community can have a little hand in my car.

[Bimmer_man]

yeah i took a look into those engines they are nice i cant wait till im further along on this build so i can finally dyno this thing. And great news i got a better job that pays twice what im making now. So i should be able to progress faster on this thing. in the next coming months.

[e30m3s54turbo]

I know your buying Paul B. products. Here is a link to 3.7 Mertric Mechanic. Just wanted give you some info how much power with out itbs. Now imagine with itbs on those 3.7 motors.

http://www.metricmechanic.com/product-prices/engines/m30/

[kingston]

For inspiration...

[kingston]

Yes you should. Yes you fucking should do it.


































And now I want to!

[Bimmer_man]

With this up coming pay check im ordering M3 rear quarter panels. real ones metal ones not fiberglass ones. im debating on installing them myself or just saying f**k it and paying a shop to do it. Can anyone recommend a shop near auburn Ca. Yeah a rear M3 panel on a 4 door im nuts i shouldnt do it. I have been told this but eh i got time. Im just coming through with what i said i would do. 4-door M3 body hell yeah.

[Bimmer_man]

I may be able to pluck the engine and transmission soon so I can finally progress further and get the car totally stripped down for the paint to be ripped off.

[Bimmer_man]

Hopefully in January I'll be able to order some Paul Burke pistons either 11.5:1 or 12.0:1 compression. Can 12.0:1 run well on 91 octane fuel?

[Bimmer_man]

I dropped off my block and rods at my local machine shop he took a second look at the block and he showed me what i thought where cracks where actually just a deep jagged scratch so hes going to deck it to 8.555 inches and reinspect it for cracks. He then will be lightening the rods wile keeping the structural integrity of the rods. Ill take Pics of the engine soon. As well as further progress on the tare down of the body. If anyone local to me has a engine hoist please let me know i need to pull this M20 out of my car. Im getting to the point where i need the engine out so i can proceed.

[Bimmer_man]

Wow really ? I'm happy I found that guy then

[LJ851]

PB's adapters are a lot nicer to the other ones offered. His are machined internally with a taper so a lot less material removal is required to blend the head to the adapter. I've done this with a non PB set and i would def pay the extra for PB's in the future.

[Bimmer_man]

Yeah Paul told me pretty much if you have thought of it for the m30 he's done it. The m30 is his favorite bmw engine.

[e30m3s54turbo]

I forgot he sells them. His price were a little more than ebays. At the time I did not to wait for adapter to be available to buy.