RedStreet: S52 Powered, 5 Lug, Hoonable DD Project - SOLD

[unloadedak]

Oh boy a lot has happened since I last updated this ~9 months ago.
I’m still dding this car and loving it.
Here are some of the things I’ve done to it and some random photos:

Took it to a local German American Society Maifest car show



Installed a Recaro Profi SPG for summer duty



Installed Bilstein Sports & OEM E36M springs for a rallyx mid-div weekend and blew up my water pump hours before racing and replaced it with a spare that I had on hand














Stuffed my oil pan with dirt



Replaced H&R Race front and GC 600# rear springs with IE3s & Vorshlag camber plates - no more stance car, yay!



Replaced front wheel bearings with Timken units and installed a Grip Royal wheel



I put on the staggered DSIIs and 225/45 Blizzak WS70s for winter



Installed seat heaters in the driver’s seat [still need to tidy up wiring this spring]



Got a custom made roundel emblem to put over the Grip Royal horn button



Installed a 13 button OBC as well as an AutoSolutions E36M SSK and made my own bitch clip [it’s offset in the console and I don’t like it really]






Sent my cluster off to E30_dad to be refurbished [flat black respray, m needles, and overall maintenance to be done]



Test fit 235/40-17 on a spare RC090 to replace the 215/40s that the gold BBS currently have on them







235vs215



Couple random photos from my phone






I’m gonna try to stay ontop of this thread now.. My track car is at a good pausing point so this is going to get some attention for the spring.
Just ordered Koni rears (PN 8041 1186SPORT) tonight as well as Rogue Engineering RSMs


Future plans off the top of my head for this:

• make a trunk floor and tidy up amp wiring
• install koni rears
• install e30_dad cluster
• fix ssk offset
• install passenger window regulator
• fix door/window seals
• get 235/40s on summer gold BBS
• prep and paint 87 iS valance that I have in storage, that garden edging lip the PO put on needs to go lol
• remove carpet and do floor pan/drivers front wheel well rust repair
• clean up under-dash wiring mess
• finish installing a/c components
• clean up s52 wiring
• refinish winter BBS in black w/ gold hardware & put 215/45-17 snows on em

[ThatOneEuroE30]

RedStreet: '86 325e to s52 daily

Man I wish I had heated seats. Let me know when you wanna tackle rust repair. I got good ways of replacing most every thing haha. Glad this cars getting love. My Schwarz car needs some so bad.

I think you should put euro bumps on.

[unloadedak]

I'm just gonna cut it out, rivet in a new piece, and seam seal it more than likely lol. None of it is in visible areas and if it works, it works.

Euro bumps once track car is done.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I'm just gonna cut it out, rivet in a new piece, and seam seal it more than likely lol. None of it is in visible areas and if it works, it works.

Euro bumps once track car is done.

Please let me do it the right way... So in other words euro bumps in 2018.

[unloadedak]

Please let me do it the right way... So in other words euro bumps in 2018.

Meh, I wanna do it in a weekend assuming it's not out of control..

I don't really want to weld because it's all by the wiring in the drivers footwell. I'd rather not burn all of that lol

If that hahaha

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Meh, I wanna do it in a weekend assuming it's not out of control..

I don't really want to weld because it's all by the wiring in the drivers footwell. I'd rather not burn all of that lol

If that hahaha

Yea Look in my build mine was rusted in same spot and I welded it with wiring in. just gotta get crafty with it.


LOL looking at the first pics on page 1 I feel like I remember this car..... Some guy texted me asking if i wanted to trade my e36 for it I said probably but was out of town. When I went to meet up with him he never responded to text.

[Tougerunner01]

Jealous of the s52 swap!

[Bimmer_man]

Damn dude nice cars. I can't wait to see the other car on the road. 3 days for a s52 is crazy.

[unloadedak]

Jealous of the s52 swap!

Damn dude nice cars. I can't wait to see the other car on the road. 3 days for a s52 is crazy.

thanks guys. s52/24v swaps have just become normal maintenance for me lol

[ThatOneEuroE30]

thanks guys. s52/24v swaps have just become normal maintenance for me lol

and thats why i want your help with mine hahaha

[unloadedak]

i did quite a bit of work on this car over the last week.

finally finished my late model window regulator conversion. words from the wise, you need the rubber track along with the regulator and glass from a late model.

i cleaned up the wiring mess that was underneath the drivers side. turns out the mess wasn't really a mess. the black clip that holds the c302 and the other connector, the studs were rusted off so it was just floating there and made it look like a mess. i removed my 6 button obc harness and began to remove the abs harness but called it a night.

installed the rear konis/rogue rsms. i had to pull out the big beasty lukebox to do this. the car rides soooooo much better. it's nickname has been miley, since it always twerked around. e36m bilsteins are too long for an e30. it is no longer to be called miley.

since the lukebox was out, i cleaned up the trunk wiring situation. i got wire clips for proper cable retention and even make a small aluminum bracket to hold the wires when they come off the battery area.



















before







after





to do list to keep myself organized

• iX rear sway, to stiffen up the rear to help prevent 235s from rubbing
• install e30_dad cluster
• replace door/pop out window/trunk seals
• make a trunk floor
• fix ssk offset
• clean up s52 wiring
• 235/40s on gold BBS
• shadowline/trim black refresh
• remove carpet & dash for floor pan/drivers front wheel well/whatever else rust repair
• refresh hvac box while dash is out for rust repair, also finish installing a/c components
• prep and paint 87 iS valance that's in storage
• refinish winter BBS RC090; black w/ gold hardware & 215/45-17 snows

[GDA]

Missed this thread on the go round where you did the swap....

Nice work and one that gets used/enjoyed properly. I like how you set up the rake and ride height.

[unloadedak]

Missed this thread on the go round where you did the swap....

Nice work and one that gets used/enjoyed properly. I like how you set up the rake and ride height.

thanks man!

i used to be all over the slammed stanced whatever cars but it's so much more fun being able to actually drive the car!

i'm excited to get 235s on these super aggressive wheels that nobody says will fit. along with the full condor, IE3s, new konis, and a fresh iX rear bar (and vert front bar eventually) it'll be an awesome budget setup for a daily driver.

i'm glad that i'm at a 'pausing point' on the track car. it feels good to wrench on this thing finally.

[M-technik-3]

Cool build. looks like mine, but mine is on E30 M3 suspension. Plans to loosebig bumpers or wear them with pride?

[unloadedak]

Cool build. looks like mine, but mine is on E30 M3 suspension. Plans to loosebig bumpers or wear them with pride?

have a build thread or any pics?

plan is to wear them with pride until the track build is done and then get some euro bumpers and show the entire exterior some lovin.