Melted a piston, now LSX Turbo

[LowR3V'in]

Good idea on that diff reinforcement.
The stock bracket/bushing is a common weak point.

[TeXJ]

I've never seen a heckblende on an e30...I actually kind of like it.

[Dirk HX35]

Haven't posted much because I've been buttoning up my e28.
That car is running well 14psi no issues all fun.

For the e30 I got a heckblende from a friend for cheap.
I like how it looks, and plan on lightly smoking the tail lights and heckblende mhw style.


My brother got me pads and rotors for the front and I put in my old camber plates off the e28. Painted the calipers yellow.


Finished up mounting fuel cell and pumps/filter and wiring.


Started mounting my diff, need to finish it this weekend.


Ordered lips for the work equips, need to finish rebuilding t56 and order a driveshaft.

[Dirk HX35]

A couple of my friends at work and i have our carrier caps machined and have been running them that way for months/years without issue. I'm pretty sure that's how everyone does it

Good to hear

OP always delivers with the square headlights

That's my style haha

what bbs's are those on the e28?

They are bbs rc041

[e30love]

what bbs's are those on the e28?

[jalopi]

OP always delivers with the square headlights

[Jb325is]

A couple of my friends at work and i have our carrier caps machined and have been running them that way for months/years without issue. I'm pretty sure that's how everyone does it

[Dirk HX35]

My other project...m106 swapped e28.
Just got it started today on the ms2 with kamotors help.
Going to do the brakes and a few bushings and drift it at a local event if all goes well.

[IronFreak]

what's a ramp carriage? google didn't produce results

That's not the technical term.....not sure what it's called but its the piece that has the ramp angle for the lock pin. a buddy of mine modified his in his e28 and we had to send it in and have it hardened again.

[jalopi]

what's a ramp carriage? google didn't produce results

[IronFreak]

dunno, this dude named yoshi made that video on facebook and basically was the recipient of a flame war because he didn't get it heat treated

hopefully you'll be just fine though

That surface should be ok, wouldn't hurt to do it. it's the ramp carriage that has the Rockwell rating that needs to be heat treated if messed with.

[jalopi]

dunno, this dude named yoshi made that video on facebook and basically was the recipient of a flame war because he didn't get it heat treated

hopefully you'll be just fine though

[Dirk HX35]

pretty sure he's having one custom made since none of the swap kit people (to my knowledge anyway) use flanges for 1350 u-joints. google "driveshaft shop" and pick whatever's local (i'm not talking about the company called driveshaft shop btw). if nothing comes up on google for your area, call up some local trucking companies and ask them where they get their driveshafts done. it's about $200 + the cost of the yoke/flange for most places to make you a shaft from scratch

also, to backtrack a little bit...



i remember watching a video about rebuilding these diffs, that surface is apparently heat treated. do you think it'll be fine without having it re-treated?

I'll let you know soon enough, I'm not worried about it but time will tell.
BimmerDiffs says to just mill it and slap it together and the swap program they offer all they do is mill it 4mm and send it to you.

[jalopi]

Where are you ordering your driveshaft from? I need to order mine soon.

pretty sure he's having one custom made since none of the swap kit people (to my knowledge anyway) use flanges for 1350 u-joints. google "driveshaft shop" and pick whatever's local (i'm not talking about the company called driveshaft shop btw). if nothing comes up on google for your area, call up some local trucking companies and ask them where they get their driveshafts done. it's about $200 + the cost of the yoke/flange for most places to make you a shaft from scratch

also, to backtrack a little bit...

Had to mill part of my diff to accept the 2 extra clutches.

i remember watching a video about rebuilding these diffs, that surface is apparently heat treated. do you think it'll be fine without having it re-treated?

[Pootis]

Where are you ordering your driveshaft from? I need to order mine soon.