My turbo 24v alpine coupe

[mitchlevy7]

Thats crazy because I also have issues with the brakes locking up. I have an M52 as well and I'm debating going with a boosterless setup and trying to find a larger master cylinder

the chase bays setup is really nice. No issues with it, everything is super high quality.

I have to stomp on it pretty hard to actually stop though. After driving it and then getting back in my daily I almost threw myself through the windshield. Im going to try some more aggressive pads and see if it helps, but it is for sure liveable. I can still lock up the tires.

the brakes locking up destroyed my brand new rotors! yay!

[dsobering47]

Thats crazy because I also have issues with the brakes locking up. I have an M52 as well and I'm debating going with a boosterless setup and trying to find a larger master cylinder

[mitchlevy7]

here is my office

IMG_0523 by mitchlevy7, on Flickr

I was packing my room and found these 1m floor mats I got on sale like 2 years ago. They are AWESOME. This shifter is also the bees knees. (AKG stage 2)

I also have a nardi woodline waiting to go on so I have a show mode steering wheel and a track mode wheel, both have quick releases on them too.

[mitchlevy7]

Nice build man. Just out of curiousity, what booster/master cylinder are you running?

I was running a 24v swap one (e21 I think, or 944, not sure I got it on the white e30 but I was having issues with the brakes locking up) but now im running the full chase bays BBE kit.

[dsobering47]

Nice build man. Just out of curiousity, what booster/master cylinder are you running?

[mitchlevy7]

looking good!

Thanks!

Is that the spectra fuel tank? Sweet build my man

Thank you! Yes it is. Wasnt about to drop 1k+ for a new oem one. no complaints on it (yet).

[pandaboo911]

Is that the spectra fuel tank? Sweet build my man

[TeXJ]

looking good!

[mitchlevy7]

A few pics because words are boring

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IMG_0517 by mitchlevy7, on Flickr

[mitchlevy7]

FINALLY got the FPR overrun issue sorted out.... had to install a whole new fuel tank, biggest pain in the butt, one of the dirtiest jobs I did on the car so far.

Finally the fuel pressure will sit at 43 psi and lower in vaccum and raise in boost. The cloth braided hose that goes from the filler neck to the tank was fubar'ed and such a pain in the ass to replace. I tried putting a 5/8" fuel hose through the hole to no avail. I ended up putting a -10 stainess hose through the hole and it worked.

Protip- if your subframe is raised, good luck getting the filler neck on the gas tank.

Went for a drive, there is still a ton of tuning to do, but it is for sure on its way there. Its still leaking oil from the vanos because some of the threads are messed up. Im going to have to tackle this later.

[mitchlevy7]

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I should just start every post with THIS WEEKEND I.....

-Bled the brakes more. I think the rears had some air in them from the manual brake swap. they feel a little better now but ill see what happens when its on the road. I may just have to switch to a more aggressive pad with better initial bite.

-Raised the coilovers all around. There was a bunch of rubber on the fenders from rubbing. Hoping just a little raise will keep it from rubbing.

-Eyeballed an alignment. Just used long sticks right at the wheels to extend their toe angles to at least try and make them straight and even with a tiny bit of toe in. At least make the car driveable. One side also seemed to have like -4 degrees of camber and the other was like +1. I took out as much as I could on the -4 side and added as much as I could on the +1 side. I was using a magnetic angle finder so im sure my measurements were just ballparked.

-Torqued the headstuds again. This is a major pain in the butt because the downpipe and turbo get really close to the valve cover nuts, so off comes the turbo, and a ton of oil drains out of the turbo oil drain (I want to switch it to the timing cover). Most of them needed 1/4 turn to get back to 80ft-lbs, which i read is typical with a cutring.

Didn't get to drive it this weekend because I wanted to make sure the silicone on the valve cover gasket was dry before I started it.

Still can't figure out the FPR overrrun issue. Might just go with a surge tank in an effort to get rid of the stock fuel lines. Just not looking forward to spending like $200 just in SS line. The return line is not kinked or anything. I am thinking its just because the e30 tank return line goes into the bottom of the tank, so its causing a backpressure in the line. Maybe ill block it off and run a bulkhead fitting at the top of the tank.

[mitchlevy7]

This is the type of problem solving I like!

Glad to see this build continues, at certain points I thought it was a dead project

At certain points I thought it was too! I had thought that having a shop to work on my own cars and a dyno would motivate me to get the project done super fast. It sorta did the opposite. After working 50+ hours a week on other peoples cars I had no desire to work on my own.

[2mAn]

Instead of fixing the adjuster on my drivers side low beam, I just stole it from the passenger side high beam and took it out to give the intake air.

IMG_0495 by mitchlevy7, on Flickr

This is the type of problem solving I like!

Glad to see this build continues, at certain points I thought it was a dead project

[mitchlevy7]

A build after my own heart.. lots of trial and error, doing and redoing, but you're sticking to it. Subbed for sure

Thanks man!

Getting down to the wire on moving right now so very little time to work on the car. Looks like ill be trailering it down to south carolina. Even if it was fully tuned and ready to go, my back will never forgive me for driving that long in that fixed back.

[Blake B]

A build after my own heart.. lots of trial and error, doing and redoing, but you're sticking to it. Subbed for sure