"Lizzy" My Grey 325e

[deutschman]

Got this guy installed today, just encase the worst happens.

[deutschman]

Thanks

[golde30]

Nice diy smoked ellips!

[deutschman]

[deutschman]

In San Rafael. Down to hit up some roads any Sunday. Sadly I am limited to Sundays as it looks like Ill have six day work weeks for at least the next two months. PM me anytime if you want to hang out and go for a ride.

[freeride53]

Sorry to hear that you had to sell the 02, but hats off to you.
You've certainly got your priorities right now, and certainly have one bitchin' e30!
Look forward to seeing it sometime back in the Bay.
If you're in Marin, you already know we gotta round up a few guys and hit Bo-Fax in our 30's :D

[deutschman]

Iv got a friend who is going to do some work on it for me and paint it black next month. Should help out a bit. I need to come up with a good way to fasten it to the bumper though. Maybe fabricate some brackets or something.

[MokinWeet]

I don't know what you're talking about, it looks great to me.

Just go all black with the is valence for now atleast and it'll help bring it together.

[deutschman]

Problem fixed. Max at Catuned got everything to fit right with a bit of cunning and of cores Jeremy Clarkson's favorite tool.
Its always a bit disappointing to me how crummy my car looks and how many thousands of dollars I have spent on it. Then I remind my self that I am building it to perform well and not to be a garage queen. Still have a few cosmetic things I would like to change in the future.
I am happy with the wheel fitment and everything. Looks like it means business now. The wheels/tires wraps up my suspension build.
On to other parts of the car. Id like a seat and a roll bar and some bigger brakes.

[deutschman]

Well I am here at Catuned right now. The coilover strut tubes are tight and actually need to be gently tapped on to the cut down strut tube. So there is not much room for mess ups. Our money is on the original core strut housing having been bent before it was chopped and welded.
So there is another strut being cut down and welded to a coil over set up.

The other thing I realized is that my e30 has had an accident at some point. The alignment is perfect but the position of the camber plates upfront are completely different. The passenger side is almost maxed out. We did some mesuring on the shock towers, and the front is out of square by almost half an inch.

[CubbyChowder]

Someone needs to make some sort of guide or metal o-ring to slip between the stock tube and new tube to keep everything aligned and in spec. When I was building my bag setup in the front for my 2002 I used electrical tape to create o-rings to keep everything snug and aligned but it was a bitch to do.

[E30NJ]

Good JOB!

[deutschman]

Struts tubes were welded wrong. Who did the work, CATUNED? If so just have em do it again...

Probably the biggest downside of any coilover conversion for e30, welding has to be on point or there will be issues. Back when I had GC, I went through 2 pairs of strut tubes tryn to get them chopped and welded properly...

Yeah some one at Catuned. I am going to drive the car up so they can take a look.

[golde30]

Struts tubes were welded wrong. Who did the work, CATUNED? If so just have em do it again...

Probably the biggest downside of any coilover conversion for e30, welding has to be on point or there will be issues. Back when I had GC, I went through 2 pairs of strut tubes tryn to get them chopped and welded properly...

[deutschman]

How ever I do love these wheels on this car. Finely looks like it means business.