My project 84 318i

[Jean]

Ok, so I've been driving it now as a daily for the last few days and am pretty happy with the tires and suspension. Car is pretty flat even w/o the rear swaybar and really fun on the on/off ramps. I really can't wait to actually have more power in this thing, as right now it's only fun once you build up some speed in it...

My front brakes or pads are very loud though. New pads are some cheap pads from bma when I bought new rotors to get me by for now...do 318i and 325i cars use the same pads ?

[Jean]

Here is to a really good reason to relocate your battery to the back if it's under the hood. Simple $4 part was all it was, broken rotor..

[Jean]

Gotta wake up in 4 hours, didn't get much time to work on it tonight. I was going to drop the head to the machine shop on monday but now thinking if maybe I should do a full engine rebuild at the same time for now.. hmm

Looks very good. With such light weight and stiff springs, I bet it's a handful.

I would lower the rear a bit. Do you still run your rear sway bar?

Rear sway is going to be installed at the same time I swap the trailing arms with new wheel bearings. It's actually pretty flat right now without a rear way on there.

[WillisE30]

I don't think i'll have it fixed tonight for tomorrow's autocross so i'll have to autocross an s2k instead.... sigh.

Ya know, it's funny hearing that. Granted we're all a bit biased on here but I'd rather be at the wheel of my e30 than many, many other cars. They're magic.:)

[matt]

Looks very good. With such light weight and stiff springs, I bet it's a handful.

I would lower the rear a bit. Do you still run your rear sway bar?

[2002maniac]

Car looks great! There is a place in my heart for M10's...

Put a 2.0 bottom end in and turbo that bitch. Or 10+:1 with sidedraughts and a schrick. I just sold mine :(

[Jean]

Car died today on the first day of autocross, on my first run at the end of the run... no power. Had to have to towed from stockton to sacramento... woohoo.

I had the bentley with me so I checked the fuses and they were ok, I shorted the fuel pump relay pins (87 and 30 iirc) and could hear fuel or the pump. Car cranks and cranks but does not start... I don't think i'll have it fixed tonight for tomorrow's autocross so i'll have to autocross an s2k instead.... sigh.

[CleanAzzE30z]

I wish you hadn't gotten rid of those gold Enkei weaves, those wheels MADE your car.

I myself loved it.....


Mariano

[Lof8]

I sure am glad you got rid of those gold weaves:-P I love 'em, but they did need spacers to clear the front calipers. They definately wouldn't fit with a bbk. its all about priorities. Car looks great, and it sounds like you've got a real solid machine. Keep up the good work.

[Mystikal]

I'd bet $100 that car is more fun than most of the M20 cars on here.

Keep up the good work.

[adept]

Nice car, you should plan in a detail somewhere along the line to get rid of the swirl marks..

[Jean]

I liked those enkei wheels myself but they have very little caliper clearance, Lof8 even had to get spacers to fit them on his 325i.

I just got back from driving the piss out of this thing, it sure takes time to get it to the top of 3rd and 4th gear but there is no vibration and it feels planted at speed and in the corners. I really like the tires.

[Mr Deagle]

build a turbo m10

[jhower08]

I wish you hadn't gotten rid of those gold Enkei weaves, those wheels MADE your car.

+1

[Jand3rson]

I wish you hadn't gotten rid of those gold Enkei weaves, those wheels MADE your car.