e30 316 build x2 (m52/m50, turbo, 3pcs bottle caps etc)

[econti]

I used 20 bolt BBS lips. But also standard BBS RS lips could be used too. I just liked more of the 20 bolts look.

A friend expressed concern that the centres don't have a recess for the lips to sit in and take the weight of the car, do you have any detailed pics?
Sorry for the questions, they look absolutely dope and I want to find out if I can do something similar :)

[Nisse Järnet]

A little too late, but this stuff is great for cleaning the burnt oil inside the engine :)

http://www.streetpower-rekond.se/interior/78-spam-universal-cleaner-500ml.html

[Reichart12]

This is just so right.

[badwella]

Holy crap. This thread rocks.

Love the car, man.

[pazi88]

I've never liked bottlecaps but you sir have changed my mind on them.
What lips are they exactly?

I used 20 bolt BBS lips. But also standard BBS RS lips could be used too. I just liked more of the 20 bolts look.

[econti]

I've never liked bottlecaps but you sir have changed my mind on them.
What lips are they exactly?

[pazi88]

I had to make some room for the exhaust manifold, so it wont hit anything when engine moves.


Then some work with engine wiring harness. Starting point is the harness which came with the engine. its from right hand drive e36 328 automatic. In this pic I have already removed the wiring for transmission.


Edited the loom for coils so that all wires are hidden.


Swapped the e36 connector to e30 one.


I only needed to add wire for fuel pump in the chassis side. (because the thing had carburetor originally.)


Ready!


All the stuff that I got rid of.


I got most of the stuff done for the engine. I only need to do the exhaust side.

[pazi88]

I bought used oilpump from friend and mounted it. e34 oilpick also installed to pump.


Everything is tightened so time to install e34 oilpan.


Cleaned and checked VANOS unit and after installing that i could set the cams.


And cover on.


Everything ready to be dropped in.


After some wiggling it's in.


Test fitted the turbo and manifold. Needs some work but it's doable.


Brakes assembled.


Front brakes installed.


Gear selector installed. Also made cups for the rubber bushings to keep the engine from moving too much.


Then all the other stuff underneath.


Then fitting the wheels. No problem in front.


Back was tighter. Had to make notch to the trailing arm.


Fits!


Some adjustment so that tires wont rub.


Good enough.


voilà!




I have to adjust height more but otherwise it's ok. Next thing is to get engine running.




In last pic you can see the second e30 which belongs to my brother. But more about that later, so this thread wouldn't become hard to follow.

[pazi88]

Then I got the new grills for the front, so the exterior is ready.


Next some tires for the wheels.


or just for three, because I broke one valve.

Rears are 215/40 falken fk452 because I had those lying around.


Fronts are some old BF goodrich tires which I got cheap for testing. Size 195/45.


Bit different looking sidewall, but otherwise it's ok.

And here is video how to mount tires by hand :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xam5KDs5X1c

Engine is now waiting for valve timing and new oilpump.


There was some damage on the pump, so I'm changing it.


Here is the m50b20 can with more lift and duration going in. I spend lot of time cleaning the inside of the engine but I didn't get all the dark color away. But I still got lot of old black junk away.


Because I was waiting for new pump, I started working on the interior. I disassembled the front seats and cahnged the broken and rusty parts for better ones.


then the rear parcel tray looked awful so i had to do something for it.


I filled the speaker holes with fiberglass and also did some fixing for door panel.


And ready.


Then door panels in place.




Also the carpet needed some cleaning. I used the pressure washer for this.


There was also some paint.


And all cleaned and in place.


Finally the front seats.


I still need to do some wiring before I can assemble the rest of the interior.

[pazi88]

Got the inner barrels for the wheels:


Which means I got all the required hardware.


Some epoxy paint.




Mounting surface:


Inner barrels and some other parts got also some epoxy paint. And some black for finishing the inner barrels.




Epoxy and black for other parts also.


Some sanding, bright silver and clearcoat.


I think that will do.


And assembled *8)*The center caps are missing, but I also have those.

[pazi88]

I painted last pieces for the body.


Also added some clear coat for the headlights. Previously i have tinted those, so that's why they are so dark.




The old blinkers were quite moldy.


But after some washing they looked much better. I also have new orange covers.


There was also some mold or something in the front bumper, so I had to wash it.


After some flat black paint, I could assemble the front.




Also added main wiring and battery to trunk, so I could test all the electrics.


And this is the cover for blower motor in place. It's not different color. There is just dust in engine compartment.


Then I got the bottlecap centers from sandblasting


Still waiting for the inner barrels.


And finally I cleaned, sandblasted and painted the engine. next time I can start disassembling it.

[Nisse Järnet]

Wow this is awsome work! Love the wheels too :D

[pazi88]

At this point it was time to test fit the bottlecaps, so I can order correctly sized lips and barrels. Enjoy!












outer lips will all be 3" (as in those pictures) and inner barrels will be 5,5" and 6,5". (16" diameter). The 3,5" outer lips would have fitted easily, but I don't like the wheels to have too much poke and camber. I also hate pulled fenders. I already have some 215/40 and 195/45 tires laying around, so I will test them first. Maybe then I buy different tires, if those don't fit.

Then I painted the headliner black and installed it back in:


After that I could install the windows:


The windshield was in quite good condition because it was replaced recently. It also had the green stripe.


Before installing the windows, I did some polishing. The standard polishing compounds for paint don't remove any scratches in glass, but in that way I managed to get rid of all the dirt and over spray. I didn't do any painting in the same place I kept the windows, so the over spray must be caused by some previous owner.


Rear window in place and new badges also


Because of the compilation of parts fro different cars the trunk lid didn't fit well. Luckily the BMW sells these shims, even when I haven't seen them in factory made cars.


Also got the new plastic parts to the front panel and primed them.


The panel to cover up the blower motor is under work. I may still do some smoothing to it. The right one is the starting point.


Sprayed some wrinkle coat to IC to make more stealth.


And installed it:


Also installed the e36 radiator. Fits perfectly with e30 318is plastic mounts.


All the rubber seals were quite dirty from 30 years of use.


But luckily the very in good condition, so I didn't have to buy new ones. The only needed cleaning:


The mirrors required some paint.


And I had to replace the connector for door electrics, because I broke it.


But after that I could assemble everything.


New clips for the mouldings.




And mouldings installed. For some reason the on in Door is lighter than the others. I have to do something for it.


Then I sprayed some body cavity sealer. I had to tape all the holes, because I didn't want it inside the car.


Maybe I sprayed too much :D


Then I moved to work with the wiring. There was lot of stupid connections to remove.


Made a bracket for fusebox


And now it sits inside the dash.


I don't want any wires to engine bay, so I made the wires for front lights to go inside front fender:


I needed to extend them little.


Finished.


I had to replace the wrapping for wires, because old ones were gone:


Everything in it's place. Only need to add lights and grill.


Then I got bored with wiring work, so I installed new leather covers for shifter and handbrake.


Also took apart the drivers seat and the spare seats and took them to upholsterer.


And the last part I have got are the two other outer lips for the wheels. I have already ordered the inner barrels, so I'm now waiting for them.

[pazi88]

And finally everything is ready for paint:


I did all the prep work by myself and i had couple of friends help in sanding. But for the painting I don't have good enough place. So I gave the job to my friend who works in the paint shop. Unfortunately there was lot of problems renting the trailer so had to figure out some backup plan to get the car to the paint shop. So eventually I had to move it by using tractor trailer :D


luckily that worked and my friend painted the car over weekend:




Coming back from paint:


Result:










Then started assembling. Every part is new or restored to look like new. Even every bolt and nut is new:


Plastic parts are painted matte black:


Cleaned up the blower unit. It's old, but looks like new.




Installed. Also notice the hole for wiper wiring (originally comes from engine bay)


Dash installed:


Washer unit is now located in trunk.


I choosed the standard lip in front.


Perfect :D


wiring has to be sorted next:

[pazi88]

After I got the chassis almost rolling, I started working with the doors, hood and trunk lid.

Even in the better doors, there was rust under seam sealer.






Had to sandblast all the rust:






Then sanding and filler:




Trunk lid had huge dent:


And hood had several:


First coat of sanding primer:


Someone has done dents in new fenders


Had to straighten those:


More sanding primer:




Also the chassis in now rolling after 1,5 years:


Started sanding:


Test fitting the IC. I had to cut huge hole to get more air for it:


Tight fit:


All will be hidden behind bumper:


Tested also the improved steering angle. Now the stock wheels hit the frame rail so they cannot be used.


Also got m-tech2 steering wheels. It needs some fixing but I think it will be okay.


Continuing the sanding:


Had to do some grinding, because doors were hitting the corner.


More primer and sanding:








Also got the steel braided brake hoses:


And fuel pump: