Melon's E30 Build.

[Melon]

awesome..now to get the funds lol

I also have a Monte Carlo on the C5, love that too.

[Melon]

New issue:

Tach is reading about 500 rpm too low.

Not sure about that one

Going to a big car show/event at Nola Motorsports Park.
Might put the E30 on a track for the first time!

Been getting it ready most of the day, still have a trans vent leak, sad to say, I have a slew of items that need to be fixed.

[Melon]

Ended up meeting up with a friend who works for the Xtreme Experience, got to do some hot laps in a GT3.

Skipped the track day, and did autocross ride alongs, the course was set up for drifting, so I spent about as much time trying to hunt cones as I did sideways, that was fun, but I need to stiffen the sway bars, she was leaning all over the place.

[Melon]

I have been having several small, but nagging issues over the past few months.
Some have been highlighted by Autocrossing the car.

Since they're spread all over, I'll consolidate them here.

Issues I've fixed over the past few months:

1. Coolant temp sensor had bad wiring, fixed that, the engine runs great now.
2. ABS Works 100%, bad rear sensors.
3. Exhaust leak was causing bad O2 readings. Sealed the leak, replaced the sensor and the plugs, aids #1 issue being fixed.
4. Was leaking gas in hard turns, one of the hoses to the overflow tank in the wheel well was loose.
5. Battery was leaking acid, replaced with an AGM.
6. Throttle cable nut came loose, replaced with an M3 nyloc
7. Washer fluid hose came loose one rainy night, after I kept trying to pump fluid to the windshield, I parked it and noticed the hose came off, and it was spraying the engine. Fixed with some vacuum line pieces.
8. Car seems to rev to 7400 RPM now, but the tach is still wonky.
9. Tach was reading incorrect, the needle is loose and needs to be repaired. I'm living with it for now.

The car runs great, and is decently quick around the Autocross course. I'm looking to help it along.

Coming up is BC Racing coilovers, and probably going to do a little roll to the rear fenders to fit 225/45/15 tires.
Might need some shims on the steering rack to prevent full lock, the tire is hitting the swaybar.

But, I'm nearly done irnoning out all the small issues and am on my way to having a great handling, and perfectly sorted classic E30.

Few race pics:

[Melon]

Recap:

Future items.

1. BC Racing Coilovers
2. Fender roll to accommodate larger tires.
3. Steering rack shims (Optional)
4. Differential clutch replacement
5. Replace LR Parking brake assembly

[mike.bmw]

Great action shots! Sounds like you've pretty much got everything sorted or a plan in place to correct issues.

[Melon]

New video.

No changes to the car, but at the end I hit the last cone dead center and you can see the Melon front plate fly off.
It was retrieved, barely damaged and was reinstalled and is fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oH_fZ-IxyA

[TeXJ]

haha you can see the license plate fly off right at the end

[2mAn]

Thats the way to end a run! lol

BTW When are you going to stop playing around in parking lots and take it to a real track?

[Slybeanx]

This is a great build thread, nice work Melon your car looks fantastic.

[rjmcdermott81]

Man. Car looked great going around the track and you looked quick.

[jeenyus]

looks like a lot of fun! glad this car is getting used! I predict that these future minor modification result in a little bit more and then a little bit more and then you'll have a car that is full track.

[Melon]

haha you can see the license plate fly off right at the end

Yeah, I stopped off course because a cone was stuck to the car and someone brought me my plate back.
It was fine, and I put it right back on the car.

Thats the way to end a run! lol

BTW When are you going to stop playing around in parking lots and take it to a real track?

Thoon hopefully.
A friend of mine got promoted to the track manager at NOLA Motorsports park.

This is a great build thread, nice work Melon your car looks fantastic.

Thanks!

Man. Car looked great going around the track and you looked quick.

Not as quick as I hoped!

The time shown was 49.2s, my best clean was 49.4s
Friend of mine in an NA Miata managed a 49.0s

[2mAn]

Bump for the 3/4/5 thread

[moatilliatta]

I'm actually looking forward to an autocross. 1 day commitment, not fully committed.., local. Watch and like video.

Any good updates?