Emma Watson and 2 E34's (Low Mount Turbo M50 Project)

[Dj Buttchug]

B58 coils are in.

[lambo]

damn thats hot

[iXBeater]

That's a purdy car - congrats!

[varg]

I want to put E30 sport seats in my E34. I love E30 sport seats, but I'd need three of them, my driver seat in my E30 needs to be re-upholstered. I bet these days 3 nice sport seats cost as much as my E30 did when I bought it

[Northern]

I appreciate that, thank you. They certainly look the part, but I wanted them in leather/heated/shaved bottom and that was going to break the bank so I didn't pull the trigger.
I have almost 100lbs on you so surely I'd obliterate the driver bolster in short order lol. Not that the e30 sport seats are any better.

[Dj Buttchug]

Looks terrific.

Can you give a review on the Corbeau GTS-II?

They are not bad for the price. I have a few things about the seats that bug me. First is the color. For whatever reason the seats do not have great UV protection. The seats (when new) had a color that was almost more green than grey. I have had them for about two years now and the color has changed quite a bit. It is in my favor as the faded color matches better with my interior trim so I am not concerned. Just something to note if you do purchase. Second is the foam on the drivers seat bottom bolster. I am 190 lbs 6 ft 1' and sliding in and out of the car has degraded the bolster foam to some degree. I take care to get in and out of the car without putting weight on the side bolster but it has still started to wear. I may take the seat apart and reinforce the foam in some way or possible replace it to fix this problem. Third is the head rests. They are good but do not adjust forward like an OEM seat. This can cause some neck strain on longer drives because there is no way to support your neck. I added in the little neck pillows to make things more comfortable. This works but its not the best solution.

With the E34 you have to custom build your own seat brackets because of the front hook style OEM. I did not want to cut the hooks off of my chassis and drill holes. I ended up cutting the hooks off the comfort seats and welding them to the brackets that came with the seats from Corbeau. On Corbeau's website it shows the seats will bolt in to E34/E32 chassis but this is not correct. After some deliberation I was able to get a partial refund for this.

All in all, a set of OEM sport seats would be far better (aside from weight saving because the GTSII is very lightweight) Now that OEM seats are much harder to find these days and usually need work anyway the GTS seats are a decent option if you are able to deal with mounting and the above issues. They hold you in well and fit nicely in the car. You still get all the movement function of an OEM seat. Street drive car comfort I would rate them 7.5-8 out of 10.

[Northern]

Looks terrific.

Can you give a review on the Corbeau GTS-II?

[strickland]

[Dj Buttchug]

pic dump of current status. Feels good to be almost done. Car has turned out to be an absolute weapon. Enjoy.

[Dj Buttchug]

I had the bubblegum weld problem putting my BOV flange onto my pipe too, with the generic BOV I just assumed the quality of the material they made the coped flange out of was terrible and causing me problems. Looks worse than yours for sure. What's with the screw in the fitting on the intercooler end tank?

Yeah I may redo it at some point but its alright for now. That ghetto screw is a plug for a IAT sensor location that comes factory with the volvo intercooler. I need to fix that lol

[varg]

I had the bubblegum weld problem putting my BOV flange onto my pipe too, with the generic BOV I just assumed the quality of the material they made the coped flange out of was terrible and causing me problems. Looks worse than yours for sure. What's with the screw in the fitting on the intercooler end tank?

[zwill23]

Thanks for the comments. Its been a long hard build ha.

I always have run OEM mounts on all my cars because they are all street driven. I did have to upgrade to poly subframe mounts in my e30 due to OEM parts failing constantly. Poly mounts definitely make things louder. The difference is substantial. This self centering shifter is actually really nice. It is a bit notchy but I enjoy the feel. Expensive for what it is but it will definetly remove ALL slop in a shift linkage. There is zero play in the assembly and it has a wide range of adjustment. Worth the $400+ in my opinion.

That's good feedback, I appreciate it!

[2mAn]

Love this car... so dope

[Dj Buttchug]

Installed new blow off. Sounds nice. (Ignore shitty tig welds. The aluminum was not cooperating for whatever reason)


Catch can setup to keep the few watery oil drips from my crankcase vent off the driveway and garage floor. Nice location using old airbox bracket and factory crankcase nipple under the intake.

[Dj Buttchug]

This car is really satisfying, from an interior / exterior perspective I don't know how it could be more subtle given how much its been modified. The intercooler sprayer install is bitchin'

I was curious how you like the self-centering shifter, I'm always tempted by body mount shifters to try cleaning up the internal G260 trans slop, but I'm hesitant to install solid / poly trans mounts. Trying to thread the needle of keeping the car enjoyable on the street with "race car" parts. Though, even with solid mounts I imagine the E34 masks vibrations a bit better than a E30.

Thanks for the comments. Its been a long hard build ha.

I always have run OEM mounts on all my cars because they are all street driven. I did have to upgrade to poly subframe mounts in my e30 due to OEM parts failing constantly. Poly mounts definitely make things louder. The difference is substantial. This self centering shifter is actually really nice. It is a bit notchy but I enjoy the feel. Expensive for what it is but it will definetly remove ALL slop in a shift linkage. There is zero play in the assembly and it has a wide range of adjustment. Worth the $400+ in my opinion.