[Entropy] - E30 Hiatus cont - More seeing, less wrenching.

[moatilliatta]

I think most guys doing E36 and E46 5 lug swaps just don't give a shit or know any better, and they just live with the crap alignments and geometry.

Once you driven a properly setup E30 it ruins a lot of them. This car is on the extreme and compromised some comforts. But as a road car a nicely tuned in suspension makes the car feel so great. We could car less about stance or the bragging about having one more lug.., how fun these cars are to drive is why where here.

My old Ix had Ground controls with Konis, Even though konis like to leak, That suspension was way better than H&R and Bilstein's for road compliance. I miss that setup.

[Digitalwave]

I think most guys doing E36 and E46 5 lug swaps just don't give a shit or know any better, and they just live with the crap alignments and geometry.

[moatilliatta]

January 2021

Progress? A milestone!

Since I have had the car it has never felt right, Not that I have that many miles on it.. But something was off, It was the rear toe. The previous subframes eccentric adjusters did not give it enough toe in, Assuming the subframe was bent I built up a new one with Ireland Engineering Posi-lock. After a fiasco with getting sent 2 resolutions of interlocking teeth, this was sorted luckily with a finer resolution, and the subframe was completed. With the trailing arm adjusted all the way into the subframe pocket, I was just shy of zero toe. Such a disappointment, but it drove much better. You could tell the wheel sat further inward to the cabin. Upon disassembly this is when I found the bushing/ trailing arm pick up was actually bottomed out into the subframe pocket. So I started to clearance it so it would move further to the gas tank... it, F IT!... After stepping back and re evaluating I realized my hurting my sweep angle, DTM went the other way on their setup to I think 12* from 15*. One last effort before a redo and doing the DTM adjusters. I got the car the NW alignment and Frame in Noblesville Indiana where some NASA spec E30 guys got their suspension tweaked for adjustment. This seemed like a great idea so I sat the adjuster in their original pickup points, reinforced the subframe, and assembled as much as could to get some weight in the car. It took 2 trips, one which takes about 3/4 of the day including picking up and dropping off the trailer. But here it is. And actually the camber was .25 to much negative and I had to take a click out, grr.!!!! But whatever. -2* camber and 1/8 toe in. The toe adjuster is still in its original pick up point location, so I have not lost sweep angle. Can't wait to hammer down and accelerate in a strait line!





Z3M has 1 inch wider rear track width, Will be compensated with 12.5MM front spacers




Color ideas


NEXT, Upon installing my Ebrake cables I found my Ebrake tubes were missing.... Missing. Back of the milk carton.. Missing Ebrake tubes. what' next?!




Luckily these came out relatively simple


Cats out, Doorman makes an aluminum control arm. But is the cat out of the bag or just a curse released from a tomb, Checking out options to replace outer ball joint with a spherical.






China.. What isnt?!


Trimmed the spectra premium tank down to fit into the chassis better


Replace my walbro with a 318I pump


I have a driver side lift pump that pumps to the passenger side, Its an out of the box ETA pump. Another Spectra Premium special. THIS WILL BE MADE INTO A PSA.




AND I have rear brake hoses made!!

[moatilliatta]

December 2020

Felt good to get away to the North East and drop the seats off.



































WORK
Finally got around to final fitment of the racetech seat back to cage brackets.




First installation of an Auto Solutions shifter. This ended up being on a 635CSI. Still had the balancer over the guibo. So ended up being a Guibo, CSB, and reseal back of trans.


I walked out side of the shop to this.


The proper loctite for stud installation - 2620


MR E28 can finally go home now! Ac all ready for next summer!





Happy New Year.

[moatilliatta]

Congrats on all the wins and the championship last year.

So after bending your trailing arms it's still only at 0 toe? That sucks.

Thanks! Crazy year!

Yes, but was at 1" of tow out before. I've yet to understand why so far out with these arms... But the car went back and I re iterated the importance of getting this correct. It as a tedious process especially at this extreme adjustment. I wish I could be more of an ass but then Id burn every bridge, just a revolving door with different task. I mean did they think I wasn't going to find out. Standard ops...

[Digitalwave]

Congrats on all the wins and the championship last year.

So after bending your trailing arms it's still only at 0 toe? That sucks.

[moatilliatta]

December 2020

Progress, MMMHMM

Well, Yes progress, but I'm about zero toe, If lucky. Now amazing progress, but also the camber isn't equal and decently shy of spec. Super bummed, all is normal. I have a customer car up there also I traded out while picking up lachs, Not I'm paranoid about the job done on it... Back to indy.. GRR


I probably wont be getting my car back this year and I'm scheduled to go to NYC to drop 2 Interiors off at Nine stich. So I had to pull my interior before towing Lachs back to indy.. Side mounts set the seat up almost perfect centered to steering wheel - A little recap on the Cooled / Heated seats




















Big Month for the van, Got the 4 inch exhaust on and did some rust proofing for driving up in the North East. Magnaflow cat, FTE 30'' resonator, Corsa Performance muffler. Maybe just a hint louder than stock. Perfect, I need a quiet vehicle for long trips!








Not terrible, but made a mess..




I didn't really like the tip so I got it back to the factory style, And finally painted my wheels all one color

And off to NYC to drop off some seats!

[moatilliatta]

December 2020

Progress, MMMHMM

A local NASA spec E30 Racer mentioned of a shop in Indy was able to bend his suspension to get the alignment setup for his race car. I reached out a few months ago to the shop to see if they still did this service, and to give them a heads up id be interested. Again as usually, I had and extreme case. 1 inch of total toe out equally from both sides... Most people done seem to take me seriously, I guess everyone must just act like they are going to do stuff and never follow though.., I guess I've became the same to everyone else.. Anyway, the car got tidied up, scheduled was penciled in, and made its way up to Indianapolis.

Another piece of the puzzle to the audio system. Sorry, I phone is terrible at rotating photos and photobucket has to rotation function. What a duo. This is a cool piece of audio, Audio Control LCQ-1. It converts LINE in into Low Level for amp inputs for head units that done have a Low Level out. Best of all it as an EQ that I have been hesitant to install. And a Sub output. Really neat!


Fuse box is near complete, started wrapping the harness. Used tesa


Ground stations and power buss bar






Relays and DME tidied up








Almost factory!


Hvac, Radio, Hazard, Defrost wiring coming together




Big connector for the HVAC power














Get some covers on, still have to finish the airbox..




Test wheels, they need some clearancing












The closest I've had this car completed again. But its not complete, working to get a weight for the updated ABS calibration. It's a bit tough projection finish weights. My goa with me in it hopefully will be 2750


Off to Indy to see if my rear alignment can get bent into spec


Bye bye


While up here picked up the #726 from some analyze work




While on the way back


More inspirations


TBC

[moatilliatta]

Amazing! Congratulations! I'm really digging these updates and photos, btw.

Random question: I think I recall seeing this car alongside the GRM 318is in one of their issues. Same car?

Thanks Mike!

It probably was.

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/general-forums/members-rides/the-project-forum/382742-entropy?p=9888705#post9888705

http://www.chinonthetank.com/2019/07/e30-m3/

https://store.grassrootsmotorsports....019-bmw-battle

Funny thing is, we were the camera car for that shoot.

[mike.bmw]

Amazing! Congratulations! I'm really digging these updates and photos, btw.

Random question: I think I recall seeing this car alongside the GRM 318is in one of their issues. Same car?

[moatilliatta]

November 2020

WORK

If you didnt know, know you do. The factory repair instructions for the HVAC box removal on an e28 is to pull the windshield.
But you can get around it. Parts availability and everything being old made this a tedious job.
R134 Full conversion on an E28









Seal the deal










Tight fit


And everything is still normal back at home after being away for a week... Luckily not me.

[moatilliatta]

Not only did we get the Team Championship, We captured the P1 and P2 positions in the Drivers championship.







The next morning, still soaking it in.




Back at the shop, still soaking it in. #387. A BMW 3 Series from 1987 is the winning car for the 2020 AER Championship.


Cheers to our just a part of our inspiration that helped us thought the year.

[moatilliatta]

November 2020

Race car

Our Zakspeed.us AER Racecar - #387 - July, Off to NJMP Thunder


https://www.facebook.com/ZakspeedUS/...69791293191602
https://www.facebook.com/ZakspeedUS/...69802333190498

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKfJP9Wl8bb/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKfF5vaFIkh/

Well it our last event! We need at least 6th place in class to win the team championship! It will be our first time night racing. And it was pretty wild, especially coming to the top of a the crest on the back kink where it is the darkest on track and your lights can bend back down to the surface.. whoo! We were excited to have some guest Anthony Magagnoli and Johan Schwartz. All year we had the car pretty much to ourselves and it helped learning the track. This year getting others setup and getting them in for seat time really cut into our practice time and made learning during the night practice a bit tougher. Leaning the track isn't to tough, but repeating the rack though muscle memory takes a little longer and I think really helps at night.

Final touches on the car








Guess whos back? Vanimal! Runs so much better, Kennedy Performance tune really opened it up, Just got to savor the trans now.. Check out that fresh genuine lip too!


60H of racing really chews though shoes!


Whoot!




























P2!, Just couldn't keep the pace of the E46 with 255 tires.,


And that was enough to clinch the AER 2020 Championship!










What a year and a snowball effect of keeping the program running. There are M4GT4, Porsche GT3 Cut cars along with V8 builds and fast E46's all the way to everything in-between to us. With consistent pace and staying on track we raced up the points from the other teams and podiumed every race but one. Pretty intense year.

A few straggling photos will be updated later.

[moatilliatta]

Looking good! I'm jealous of those MCS dampers!

Yeah, I can't wait to get them tuned in on the track. I'm trying not to buy MRT DTM arms because.... Another one off part... I have 96+ arms an need to swap out to 95 arms... Not ready!
I wish I could present its current state and discuss. Getting there.

Great updates, looks like we're still a few months behind but getting closer!

Yes, and getting easier. Photobucket inverts the upload list and gets confusing from my phones reference list, and the further you have to dig bag the harder it is to sync the months.

[2mAn]

Great updates, looks like we're still a few months behind but getting closer!