M20 turbo now going 3.1L

[gotaloveRWD]

Since i have some down time in my build i figure its time to do some sort of build thread
Ive been learning and building my e30's for about 7 years now. Swapping parts from the current one to the "better and cleaner" one until finally out of the blue i ran into this rust free 87 325IS and after a while got him to sell her to me:)
the sweet seat wasn't included


First off was to swap the interior…. or put one in


Then onto wheels and suspension

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FInally after a couple years i got the euro bumpers and finally a euro valance only an hour from me!!



Eventually i upgraded all the bushings to delrin, SS brake lines, RX7 BBK,
CAtuned suspension with true rear coilovers and well everything else in preparation for a turbo build later on


I swapped out the engine for a 2.8 stroker i bought from Shan't (Myster-E) which i enjoyed for a summer then decided that winter to go through with the turbo build since i now had my manifold, turbo, and dump tubes thanks to Isaac http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=341742

Also ended up getting new interior that summer too ;D





ill write some more later this week, I hope you all enjoy!

[gotaloveRWD]

spec stage 4



This was just before i put her away for the winter, i let my friend do donuts for the first time in his life

[mr2peak]

That interior is amazing

[gotaloveRWD]

Now for the fun part ;D
i pulled her in the garage for the winter and got started with mocking everything up and then pulled the engine and trans for a bay cleanup

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along with the ABS removal i took out all the unnecessary wires as well

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Oil cooler mounted, the only way i could route the lines was through the firewall

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[gotaloveRWD]

That interior is amazing

Thank you! Trying to keep this a full interior sleeper with the capability of 600WHP

[ak-]

That's a big oil cooler haha.
Really nice manifold.

[gotaloveRWD]

That's a big oil cooler haha.
Really nice manifold.

yea just a little haha
i have an in line oil thermostat so i figured better to have it bigger and let the thermostat decide if its needed and i liked the idea of a little larger oil capacity

and thanks the manifold is awesome! fully ported and sexy welds, what more could you ask for

[gotaloveRWD]

After all the bracket/wire removal and other modifications it was time for a little paint

[sampayne]

Paint looks really good. Did you do it with a rattle can or gun?

[gotaloveRWD]

Paint looks really good. Did you do it with a rattle can or gun?

Thank you
It's rattle can but it's mixed at a custom aerosol place with real car pint and really nice clear coat

[dude8383]

This car has come a long way lol. Ordered the majority of your stuff today. Should have it within a few days :up:

[gotaloveRWD]

This car has come a long way lol. Ordered the majority of your stuff today. Should have it within a few days :up:

Hell yes, Thank you! :pimp:
she definitely has and still a long ways to go!

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