Build.Break.Destroy - Because Drift Car.

[CrisMac]

Well, I think its about time to post my progress on what I have been doing to my e30 (More like destroying).

Hopefully I can get some input on my build. This is my first complete build besides doing suspension and minor mods of the sort.

I will try to post a ton of photos and progress on the R3V.
I have a bunch of photos On my IG @crismacstudio and usually always post there when im in the garage doing manly man things.

follow me if you like.


A bit of some background on my car history.

My First love, got this after my deployment to AFG. in '11.
I ended up trading for My e30 I have now in '13.


I Got an 95 w/s14 Kouki conversion for FREE, Yes FREE lol. on my move across the country from TENNESSEE - WASHINGTON STATE.




When I got here to the state of WA I sold the s14 in the first week,
(Had an RB20det. But wiring was ninja'd and poorly attempted so I got out with a good amount of Hundos and saved for my S52 swap.)



Update to time now.

88' 325is with m20b27 and some cut up springs and Miro wheels.

123901283019283 miles on it, Tach was dead so who cares how many miles.





Wallyworld Photo shoot.

Here is after the first week of owning my tire slayer.





Well shortly after this photoshoot, My brother and I were doing some spirited driving and he exploded my timing belt into a million pieces, taking every single rocker arm with it.

Alright Here we go, this is going to be a bit back dated so bear with me .

I have decided to go with an S52 because I wants teh powers and didnt want to rebuild my M20 because Racecar.

THE PARTS LIST:

(I will be Updating In BOLD and RED when I have the parts. so you can follow along during the build.

Obtain S52 And all Accessories.

S52 Block:
Thermally Cleaned
Magnaflux’d
Decked
Freeze Plugs Replaced
O-ring’d

S52 Crank:
Balanced/Polished

M50 Manifold

Elring Bottom End Gasket Set
Glyco Main/Rod Bearings
OEM Oil Pump, Timing, and Camshaft Chains
OEM Timing Chain Guides
OEM Upper Chain Tensioner
Aluminum Thermostat Housing w/ 80*C Thermostat
ARP2000 Main Stud Kit
ARP2000 Head Stud Kit
Elring HG
OEM Camshaft, Crankshaft, IAT, and Cylinder Head Coolant Sensors
OEM Crank Shaft Bolt.

Removable Custom tubular front end/ bash bar.

Parts may be added during the build process, depending on how much Jameson I decide to drink when I have money. a haha


I am hoping for this thread to be extremely picture heavy.
Lets do the damn thing already! Please turn your books to Chapter 1.

[CrisMac]

Chapter 1. Break. Build. Destroy

June 06 2013

After my brother broke my car, the car sat silently for about a week before we decided on this ingenious idea to get it into the garage.



Not the smartest Idea but at the time we had no other option besides the e90 grocery getter/towing machine haha

This is right after we got it into the garage next to my brothers piece of shit car, haha of course I am just joking. Oh and the multipurpose e90.


another shot of this beauty



You can say we are a BMW Family.



My brother an I built this workbench before I started the tear down of the E30, It is a decent place to actually tear it apart at and work now.
Work bench action shot!




Ok back to cars stuffs....
Of course I couldnt wait to start taking every thing apart on the car to find the carnage.



Got my little motor head fixing things.



Got her trained to get me tools , Or just stabbing the ground endlessly haha.



Got some old pleather material for a makeshift parts storage so i don't jack up my trunk



And this is were i left off that day. angry orchard makes some awesome apple juice i must say haha.

[lambo]

That's the first car that I have actually liked those wheels on :up::up::up:

Edit: Also, +1 on the Angry Orchard mmmmmmm

[CHIF8008]

blowing up timing belts... always a good time

[CrisMac]

That's the first car that I have actually liked those wheels on :up::up::up:

Edit: Also, +1 on the Angry Orchard mmmmmmm

You know I actually like them as well, and Makes me want RS's but I think i am actually going to go with Grid V (Classics) 15x9 + 0. Because Drift Car.

blowing up timing belts... always a good time

Ya this is my first encounter with this. originally I was going to replace the head, and call it a day. Then I realized......since its apart already I might as well swap it and build it.


My wife just loved that idea

[CrisMac]

June 07 2013

Some more updates, and a few photos.

Propped up ready to get torn up.



Drain'n the fluids so i can pull the head off. Cool picture wish it wasnt blurry.




As I pulled the VC off, I was welcomed to this mess. Alot of rockers broke off...you don't need those right?



A close up of the carnage!



Before I took the head off I got this thing out.....



Popped the head off to get this mess.



Good crosshatching though! for a car with a million bagillion miles on it.





Didnt do much after tearing the head off and finding out coolant flooded the cylinders.
I just cleaned up and went to safeway with the wife, and snapped a few photos of the the goods I brought home.

[CrisMac]

God its been a good minute since I have updated anything.

Well, a bunch of shit has happened since my last update. I will try and be more pro-active on updates, Funds have just been scarce as I just got a DD. I have designated my E30 to be my Fun/Drift car and use my DD more often.

97' M3, Couldn't be more happy with it. 133k on the clock for $5,500 w/all services at BMW.


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Now that I have actually driven a car with an S52 in it, and felt the power it puts off (Really easy to clutch kick and get sideways). You know I had to do it!!


June 29 2013

This is the power plant for the e30, super stoked about this, but first I had to tear it apart and inspect everything before throwing it in. (More piktars of that soon)



So it was official, The teardown must begin somewhere.

Started by pulling the old M20 out with the hoist I got from a crackhead for $40. First time doing this and yes those are the head bolts being used to pull this bad boy out.

[CrisMac]

August 25 2013

Well As I said before, I was going to put up some more photos rom the s52 tear down. During the dis-assembly I was very pleased to see some thing within the motor I.E. Almost new head, really happy this thing is clean!




While the head was off, I figured I would clean up one of the pistons to compare and contrast a bit of how dirty it was.



The pistons were not so bad, besides the carbon overlay on the tops everything checkout just fine, the cross hatching on the bore was still very visible and there was no signs of wear I could see..




And one final picture of a days work coming to an end.



More to come. Lots of photoototototoss. One day this thing will be sideways!

[TheNorthBest]

Sub'd. Gonna do a M52 turbo and hopefully see ya out at Evergreen. Hopefully you sold your Kouki for limbs because kids Tax S-Chassis like crazy up here.

[eurotrash]

1. Get fucked washington is rad.
2. Spanaway sucks
3. Im sure we'll be seeing you at evergreen soon

[Mr. Tasty]

cool build, sig is fucking huge though

[CrisMac]

Sub'd. Gonna do a M52 turbo and hopefully see ya out at Evergreen. Hopefully you sold your Kouki for limbs because kids Tax S-Chassis like crazy up here.

Ya I'm thinking Ill be at evergreen spring time next year, after tax return time for more goodies!

As for the S14, I let it go for a REALLY decent price, 3500….Im kicking myself now about it, but at least the guy who bought it was an enthusiast and not some scene boy that wants to look cool. I would rather help the community then profit.

1. Get fucked washington is rad.
2. Spanaway sucks
3. Im sure we'll be seeing you at evergreen soon

WA, isn't so bad. Just sucks being military. Still love the south over WA.

I CANT WAIT FOR EVERGREEN! Thats the goal, go out, have fun and slay tires!

cool build, sig is fucking huge though

thanks, fixed it. didn't realize when I uploaded it haha

[Colby.325e]

Sub'd. Enjoying the photos. Keep it up. :up:

[E30stan]

keep up the good work!

[CrisMac]

Alright, Well to give an idea of how long this build is taking me, here is a comparison of my dog. I got him a few months after my car broke lol

Born on July 4th, He is 6 weeks in this photo


Now he is almost 6 months


he's huge now and annoying, he ate a WHOLE x-mass ham the other day, AND 2 double cheese burgers and 2 mcchickens this morning lol But we love him anyways

Back to car stuff….

I drove up to bellevue a few months back to go and get this bad boy, brand new never opened for a deal of a lifetime. For a first welder and Never had welded a bead in my life, I had to have it haha



Right now I am running it with just the flux core until I save up for an Argon Tank….(didn't realize how pricey the tanks were) But never the less I started teaching my self how to weld with the assistance of youtube, and trial and error. I have learned a shit ton with just practice and Finding ways to run your beads/Messing with temp and wire feed speed with certain types of material….

So I went down to a Metal supply store in Lakewood. and got a hold of some scrap material. The material I opted to go with is cold rolled mild steel, and a few scrap backing plates and Angle Steele. the dimensions are 1.5 OD Tubing. I had forgot how big the sidewall is and the plate is just some scrap they had around so I got it. I also bought enough material to start building the upper portion of my front bash bar. Just need to get a Pipe bender to make some bends

Here is a few of my first welds




First trying to 'T' Joint some pipe I notched out. Then ground it down because it looked hideous.



Also Painted it the same color I Used for my engine Bay



Here is a shot of the Angled Steel I cut and modified for my Bash bar to mount to. Also you can see the color of the bay.



And where the magic happens.



Right now I just finished up painting my bay and removing some things, also test fit my E36 steering rack ..

More updates to follow in a few days. Ah, Xmas break is almost over. FML