Lacey, the Lachssilber 325iS - oem+ 5spd. swap daily driver build

[vtechnik]

You didnt make eye contact with him did you

Are the wheels actually "ultra light" or is that all BS

First part: Smh lol

Second part: They say "Ultra Light" on the outer edge and "made in japan" on the back. I'm thinking about posting it in the "What wheel is this?" thread, to see if anyone has other pics of them mounted.

[2mAn]

Also, thanks to spiDmang, I bought more 5 speed parts that are actually usable. Looks like I'm getting back on track! :up:

You didnt make eye contact with him did you

Are the wheels actually "ultra light" or is that all BS

[vtechnik]

Also, thanks to spiDmang, I bought more 5 speed parts that are actually usable. Looks like I'm getting back on track! :up:

[vtechnik]

Pic dump

Time for a wheel change!

The Motorsport Hardware showed up Monday and I just installed everything.

- 90mm studs
- 20mm traklite fronts
- 25mm traklite rears





Got myself some more much needed jack stands because all my other ones are occupied. I also got some red locktite and another 17mm deep.



Installed.



Mounted annnnnnd NUT











Overall extremely happy with the fitment and how it looks. It could use some improvement but for now I'm very pleased. I really like the look of the silver and black on Lachs. It blends well and is easy on the eyes to look at.





I would like to get e90 drop hats and a slight fixed camber plate to really get the oem+ stance dialed. Other than that I need an iS lip asap and mayyyybe I might eventually swing for a roof rack. I don't mean to be a basic stance guy but I think a roof rack would really bring together the look of the car with the new wheels. I'll have to pshop one. Btw that's a leaf in the second pic not rust lol

[vtechnik]

Just one more teaser pic before next week. I bought the motorsport hardware 90mm studs and tracklite spacers yesterday. Extremely excited, I went with 25mm in the rear and 20mm in the front. It should be semi flush but I shouldn't have to roll fenders, I believe. I haven't bought the drop hats yet though because I'm not entirely sure I'm going to need them. Time will tell.

[vtechnik]

Oh and for documentation purposes, new brake light switch, wipers and basketweave caps. Still need a 4th!! :hitler:

[vtechnik]

New Stance Incoming

Alright so I made a trip down to Portland yesterday that was well worth it.

I scooped these up...





A pretty baller set if I do say so myself

They're called "Ultra Lights"? They're made in Japan. That's all I know. If anyone knows more info enlighten me. They're 15x6 et35 and wrapped in some pretty decent 205/50's.

These will be mounted on Lacey, but due to their high offset they're going to need spacers. Tomorrow I'm going to figure out how much of a spacer they'll need by measuring my basketweaves then doing the math to convert it to the new wheels.

I'm pretty excited though, here's some teaser pics










The fronts are definitely going to need e90 drop hats soon, and I could really use a rep iS lip

The plan is to get a motorsport hardware stud kit, XXmm spacers, and e90 drop hats. I think the stance will be perfect for what I want.

[vtechnik]

minor update, aka the slow moving build is now moving even slower

Alright so this is more of a personal update for time logging purposes. It's also more or less a spew of what my car plans are for the next couple months.

In terms of the 5spd. swap everything kind of hit me at once, snow, dumb parts car, lack of funds, jobless and school finals.

snow pic:


So I took a step back regathered my thoughts and started working out all the problems

The snow melted, I'm making money back on my parts car, I got a job, and I'm finishing my finals this week.

I got a job at my local Infiniti, (because BMW didn't want me apparently ) it's pretty cool job so far. Every once and a while I get to drive the BMW's in stock. The real bonus of the job is washing your car after work in the wash bay.









I make sure they know where my loyalty stands when... ;D



Btw if someone has the matching driver floor mat i have cash in hand.

Now it's time for me to attack the 5spd. swap from a different angle. Like most my other car projects, this is where I'd give up and sell the car for something else but not this time. I'm sticking with my New Years plan. After thinking it over, my best option is to buy another daily. My friend and I tracked down the new owner of my old honda. After I get paid this week I'm planning on making an offer to get the car back. Then the plan from there is to buy a full 5spd. swap locally for most likely a premium so i don't have to deal with anymore parts cars for a while.

Thennn I'll take my sweet time doing the 5 spd. swap right instead of rushing it and cutting corners. That's it for the update, not much I know. Posting here gets me motivated to make more progress on my projects though.

[vtechnik]

Any updates?

I wish I had exciting news. Basically its a little bit of everything thats holding me back right now. I'm stuck in a rut and I dont really have the means right now to get going again. The combo of snow and bad tranny discouraged me from working on the 5 spd. swap badly. I convinced myself that i dont want to tear apart my 87iS just for the 5 spd. swap. I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on the $500 5 spd. swap set thats selling locally but even if I did buy the set I still have a lot of school work going on with finals coming up. I'm not sure what I'm going to do as of now. I'm kind of just weighing my options again but something will be decided soon.

[TFJR]

Any updates?

[B0RN318]

Love the progress!

[vtechnik]

Sounds like a solid plan bro. I think its do-able if you get your ass in gear. Ayyyyy that's a good lookin Schwarz II e34 ;D

Nice meeting you on Tuesday, Ben! Good luck with the 5 speed swap.

Thanks Toby! I definitely have quite a bit of work ahead of me, one step at a time though.

[TFJR]

Nice meeting you on Tuesday, Ben! Good luck with the 5 speed swap.

[bruner]

Sounds like a solid plan bro. I think its do-able if you get your ass in gear. Ayyyyy that's a good lookin Schwarz II e34 ;D

[vtechnik]

Alright the plan is fully developed:

2/15 - Pull all the parts I want to keep or sell off the 87 eta. There's not much there worth keeping so it shouldn't take more than a day.

2/16 - Scrap eta. Front end looks severely bent, unless someone wants to come by and save a free e30, she's going early this weekend if not Friday.

2/17 - Roll 87 325iS into carport, this is guaranteed to take all day. Hasn't moved in at least a year or two :/

2/18 - Sunday's are for procrastinated homework lol

2/19 - Order everything I need for the swap. Waiting on Paypal to release my ebay funds Here's the build list:





Anything missing?

2/20-21 - pull 87 325iS tranny and driveline.

2/22 - install pedal box into Lacey

2/23 - clean tranny, driveline and other associated parts, pull auto tranny from the 88 325iS

2/24-25 - 5spd. swap!

It's definitely a challenge don't get me wrong but I'm going to give it a valiant effort. I am soooo tired of laggy and indecisively sporadic auto shifts.

If anyone has any tricks to get the exhaust out of the way, I'm all ears.