Norwegian Drift-30 '86 325 Turbo drift build

[Sturifto]

Got a bit of sanding done yesterday, aswell as removing the windows and all the door trims.
I also got a hold of a rotisserie that I will hopefully be picking up early next week!

[Sturifto]

Power steering fluid.. Nice build!

Ah, thanks. I'm like I said unfamiliar with BMW, haha

Hopefully lots will get done this weekend. I've set my eyes on at least having the engine out and the engine compartment and chassi sanded. (Not including underneath the car).

Good thing my kid brother will be going wild with the sander, so I can focus on more important things, like watching him work...

[JamesE30]

Power steering fluid.. Nice build!

[Sturifto]

Anyone know what's in this thing?

[Sturifto]

Not much of an update, I only got about an hour in the garage yesterday, which was spent draining the engine oil, removing some more wires, a bit of the dashboard and the inner fenders. No rust in there, wohoo!

In other news, I bought a nice welder, for only 200$ :D


Analogue clock anyone? :)


My workbench currently.. Need to get it cleaned up..

[Sturifto]

Well, the turbo that the PO bought off ebay was a td04e. Ill stick with it until something breaks, I'm more for just getting seat time asap.

This kit should be capable of 220-240 whp without tearing the stock internals apart as far as I know. :)

[dburgoon]

Sweet. Its hard to get away from the Subaru..ive tried many times and yet to succeed. Your build looks awesome though! A lot like what I want to do with my e30

[Lazr111]

This has a lot of potential. What turbo are you using, and how much power do you expect to make?

[Sturifto]

Yesterday I continued the teardown, and removed a bit of wiring, the radiator and Intercooler, and drained the coolant from the engine.

Starting to look more open now.



Tested my new sander aswell.


Hopefully I will be able to drain the oil and remove the oil pan tonight, so I can get the engine out before this weekend when my kid brother is coming over to help me sand and grind the thing down.

[Sturifto]

Hah yeah, good point. Need to get all the proper english part names down.. :)

[Liquidity]

I think you ground too much, I don't see any fender there.

I went to town with a grinder on the left fender as it was all brown from surface rust.

[eduTechnic]

Seeing as I am a complete nooblit on things concering BMW's, I have a question.

Will I need to change the gearbox for the turbo build, or will it hold up? I believe I have the 260 now.

Just about everyone here uses the stock gear box. You'll be fine, just get a good clutch.

[Sturifto]

Seeing as I am a complete nooblit on things concering BMW's, I have a question.

Will I need to change the gearbox for the turbo build, or will it hold up? I believe I have the 260 now.

[Sturifto]

perfect candidate for a drift car.. ill be surprised if this doesn't turn into another great Norwegian build.

Yeah, I hope so too! ;)

[dirtbag30]

perfect candidate for a drift car.. ill be surprised if this doesn't turn into another great Norwegian build.