Bronzit E30 - OBDII S52 shaved bay - weekend/autox toy - Journey

[2mAn]

From very humble beginnings this car (and myself) have come a long way. You just inspired me to start rereading my own build thread! So much I don't really remember, what a journey it's been. Thanks!

The beauty of build threads!

[Dj Buttchug]

The attention to detail in this thread is astonishing. What an epic journey! The wiring harness work is absolutely amazing.

[Chilezen]

Time to do some axle rebuilds. As a reminder, I had all of the components cryo treated in an attempt to give them a bit more strength rather than upgrade to the $1500+ kit. In hindsight I should have just bought a pair of axles from FCP and gotten myself on the lifetime warranty train.


Garagistic bushings don’t fit properly… look at the aluminum bushing race poking out the bottom…

Garagistic bushing fitment with the bracket installed. Theres a 8mm gap between bracket and bushing. Frustrating.

I hopped on that train for my engine rebuild. So far I've had to use the warranty a few times for big and little things, and I'm very glad I did. I admire your determination to rebuild axles though, that's a lot of work!

The poor fitment is surprising, seems like an easy thing for them to measure and get right in the first place. Have you contacted them? I mean what's the point of tightening the bolt against the sleeve, it's supposed to compress the poly bushing, right?

[Sh3rpak!ng]

The beauty of build threads!

indeed.

The attention to detail in this thread is astonishing. What an epic journey! The wiring harness work is absolutely amazing.

Thanks!! The harness was a big challenge but I'm happy with the result.

I hopped on that train for my engine rebuild. So far I've had to use the warranty a few times for big and little things, and I'm very glad I did. I admire your determination to rebuild axles though, that's a lot of work!

The poor fitment is surprising, seems like an easy thing for them to measure and get right in the first place. Have you contacted them? I mean what's the point of tightening the bolt against the sleeve, it's supposed to compress the poly bushing, right?

I'll remember the FCP deal next time. The axle rebuilds were a lot more work than I remember them being. This is the 3rd time I've done a set, and was by far the most methodical.

Regarding the poor garagistic bushing fit - I don't understand it either. Yes I did contact them but they didn't have much to say really. Seemed like they were also stumped. I am fairly certain that it's a design flaw. The AKG bushings which were in prior fit fine and it was clear when comparing the two side to side where the issue would arise. Ultimately I just modified the bushings to fit and moved on. They asked for more measurements but I have other things I need to work on now.

[2mAn]

[2mAn]

Charlie's quite busy but I was creepin pics of the autox he went to that I missed... some good action. One of these days Charlie & I will be at the track or even an auto-x together... our schedules are busy and rarely align.

[Sh3rpak!ng]

I'm still alive. Just spending most my time working on my truck. E30 is well sorted foe the time being, no maintenance nor mods NEEDED now (plenty of things I WANT to do). Here are a few random photos. And a bonus photo of my truck engine bay which just went back together.

I do have one e30 project I forgot to post. I'll throw those photos up soon. It was a fun project I've been wanting to do for a long time.



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[Sh3rpak!ng]

Finally got around to building a center exit exhaust system. I also added an additional muffler with an electric valve to keep me out of trouble. Not just avoiding issues with the police, but I also exceeded the sound limit at my local autocross venue.



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[MrBurgundy]

Are you using the universal valvetronic?

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Are you using the universal valvetronic?

No. I got a nice stainless valve, an electric actuator, and hard wired it to a switch on my dash

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[Sh3rpak!ng]

Oil pan drama strikes again.

Highway took me out. Huge uneven surface slammed me down so hard it pancaked the skid plate into the pan. Without that skid plate probably would've ripped the bottom of the pan out and totalled the engine.

I guess this will force the upgrade to the S54 oil pan. Thankfully I've been hoarding the parts for a few years.


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[Sh3rpak!ng]

Oil pan drama strikes again.

Highway took me out. Huge uneven surface slammed me down so hard it pancaked the skid plate into the pan. Without that skid plate probably would've ripped the bottom of the pan out and totalled the engine.

I guess this will force the upgrade to the S54 oil pan. Thankfully I've been hoarding the parts for a few years.


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[MrBurgundy]

front sump lyfe

[Sh3rpak!ng]

front sump lyfe

I've been evading this fate for many years.... time to end it once and for all

[amcp]

Which bash plate were you using? THIS is the one to have.
https://hikfabrication.com/product/s...ty-skid-plate/ I've slammed that thing so many times it laughs them all off.