Project finished - 'MY22' 318is - bare metal, nut and bolt restoration

[wazzu70]

This build is mental in all the right ways. Love how the interior turned out. Something unique but fits right in.

N52 is my dream swap I want to replace the M42 with. Thankfully there are a few swaps underway locally so there is plenty of knowledge :)

[burkey001]

Hi again,

That S42 is a fun idea, but I can’t see that being a docile motor to cruise about in that passes emissions testing and is semi fuel efficient :) I need all of these things for this is very much a daily drive type car (not that I really drive daily, maybe I should call it a fortnightly drive) as that’s about right.

Just having a look back through here to see where I’m up to in this story.

First up, have almost successfully replaced every bolt in the car with the more modern “ZNS3” aka zinc flake finish rather than yellow zinc. Have I talked about this already? Anyway some have been tough to find because the more modern BMW bolts seem to prefer torx over hex, so some parts bin hopping is required. For example, the suitable size bolt for E30 rear dampers in ZNS3 comes in a huge range of modern BMW (07119906489) whilst the sway bar bracket is 07119903076 and is from Z4’s. I found ZNS3 for the steering rack - 07119905870 - from an E70.
Fun fact every bolt, washer and nut so far installed on this car is new and genuine. Seems a bit mad, but having all the hardware the same colour and in the modern finish… just makes the car feel more modern.

Small stuff, but it ties it all together I think








I potted the rear speed sensor and wired in it in a DTM


Besides that, also arrived was some small rubber trims and seals for the rear windows, glad to get these installed. Still need to persuade a helper to help me rope the windows in.









Other things I’ve been up to is reinstalling wiring to inside the cabin and finishing it up in the dash. I didn’t remake the ignition loom, so I have pulled out the old alarm which featured heinous crap like this


fixed that with a TE buttsplice and some glue line.


Got onto using the Pukar designs rub on transfers to restore my turn and headlight switches. I am blown away how good these turned out.



Satin black and a satin clear on top. Just awesome



Now, I know I don’t have carpet in but I have been reinstalling the dash and getting all tucked away.
I am getting custom carpet made that’s going to be individually edged and clip together bits like an old Porsche, which in my mind will work out fine and the trimmer thinks it will be fine too.

So reassembly.
Little dark I actually order a few LHD parts too… which means back to uncle Schmiedmann.. don’t know how that happened but it did :)

Steering column bits




Binnacle bits





Have installed front and rear Garmin dash cams too

Ran the front power through the hole for the rear view mirror and down the a pillar



Dash going back together






Feel amazed that all this trim is new and genuine, in the sport evo wheel

And big news, rear seats are almost done. Few small tweaks to make, but this was a test fit today
Super pleased. Bringing back the 80’s full time.

The leather is superb, genuine comfy place to be.





The subtle reshaping has turned out really nice, in my opinion, and the covers are all wired, pulled and hog-ringed not glued in place, so they have some movement between the seat which means they all feel quite soft to touch and giving when you sit in them.

Ignore the carpet (and lack of) :)


Bad lighting in the factory today, quite overcast so hard to photo well













I also did a power up test, with fingers crossed, to all of the wiring I made from scratch worked OK.
Good news… it does :) all that visio, spreadsheeting and ETK time paid off, despite my best effort to make life difficult by using white wire exclusively


All this malarkey turned out OK









If I had an engine to drop in it would be pretty much good to go except carpet and door trims. Both of these are next.


Someone told me that “people” have been able to flash the MS70 to let N52’s run standalone from CAN and all the other modules in an E90
This is actually a really appealing motor because it’s a great engine, and its modern, torquey , good power and fuel efficient-ish. That plus a bosch e-booster could well be a recipe I want to cook !

thats all for now

[rzerob]

I wish I had the skill or the patience to even attempt something like this!

Have you read through your build thread? Plenty enough of quality work in there. You should check it out some time.

[onesecond]

A car this special needs a special motor....

S42

http://www.moreschi.info/motori/bmw_m42.htm No idea how legit this is but my gosh that would be awesome!

[Digitalwave]

Just came across this build and was enthralled. I just love seeing incredible work like this. I wish I had the skill or the patience to even attempt something like this!

[2mAn]

A car this special needs a special motor....

S42

[burkey001]

I'm pretty keen on looking into that setup too - seems that in Australia the ST225 was called the XR-5 (calipers look the same in photos).

There are also dustboot fitted Willwoods that might be an option:

https://www.wilwood.com/calipers/cal...ro%20dust-boot

I can't bring myself to buy Dynapros - they are just such a low end product (in my opinion) :)

[lukeADE335i]

I'm pretty keen on looking into that setup too - seems that in Australia the ST225 was called the XR-5 (calipers look the same in photos).

There are also dustboot fitted Willwoods that might be an option:

https://www.wilwood.com/calipers/cal...ro%20dust-boot

[Tzantushka]

Cool! The calipers should be the same on following cars:
- Ford Focus ST225
- Volvo C70, V50, S40
- Mazda 3 MPS

But, it all depends on engine size etc. so make sure they look like the above pictures. From my "research" (...Google) they are often stamped FoMoCo 975 and FoMoCo 976.
The rotors can be found pre-drilled on eBay btw.

Yes, as a 'recovering Volvo driver' can confirm the these calipers were fitted to the above cars.
You'll need to be looking for the models across MY2004 to MY2012 with the T5 engines.

burkey001 if you are interested in local Melbourne supply have a chat to DVS Performance Parts they may have some S40/V50 T5 AWD and/or LS-LV Ford Focus XR5/ST calipers.

[Glaede]

that is VERY interesting, thanks for the info. i know of two friends who will be very interested in this 🙌🙌🙌

Cool! The calipers should be the same on following cars:
- Ford Focus ST225
- Volvo C70, V50, S40
- Mazda 3 MPS

But, it all depends on engine size etc. so make sure they look like the above pictures. From my "research" (...Google) they are often stamped FoMoCo 975 and FoMoCo 976.
The rotors can be found pre-drilled on eBay btw.

[burkey001]

I don't know if you can use this information or not, but people in the UK are running Ford Focus ST225 2005-2012 front brake calipers and re-drilled 312 mm VW front discs.
I got these pictures from a guy in UK running this setup on his race car. The calipers should be a direct fit with no adapters etc.

I have absolutely no experience with this setup my self, but it seems like a cheap/easy way to get bigger front brakes.

that is VERY interesting, thanks for the info. i know of two friends who will be very interested in this 🙌🙌🙌

[Glaede]

Hey thank all 🙌🙏🙌 Appreciate you following the build.
it is looking more like a car now it's off the hoist and on wheels.
Spent some time on weekend putting the HVAC controls into the dashboard and putting PAG-coated orings into all the AC lines and getting that stuff tucked in.

Brakes wise, very likely not what is on the car at the moment. I was speaking to an automotive engineer about aftermarket brakes and the requirements to get the car registered. Basically the Stoptech and Wilwood calipers I have are a no-go because they dont have secondary dust boots on the pistons.

So, that means I am kinda forced into using the 300mm.de kits that use Porsche Boxster calipers. So, that's 99% what I am going to do.

I don't know if you can use this information or not, but people in the UK are running Ford Focus ST225 2005-2012 front brake calipers and re-drilled 312 mm VW front discs.
I got these pictures from a guy in UK running this setup on his race car. The calipers should be a direct fit with no adapters etc.


Yellow caliper is stock 325i stuff. Compared to the ST225 caliper on the right.


ST225 caliper vs. stock E30 brake disc.


ST225 caliper and 312 mm brake disc.


16" wheel.

I have absolutely no experience with this setup my self, but it seems like a cheap/easy way to get bigger front brakes.

[burkey001]

Hey thank all 🙌🙏🙌 Appreciate you following the build.
it is looking more like a car now it's off the hoist and on wheels.
Spent some time on weekend putting the HVAC controls into the dashboard and putting PAG-coated orings into all the AC lines and getting that stuff tucked in.

Brakes wise, very likely not what is on the car at the moment. I was speaking to an automotive engineer about aftermarket brakes and the requirements to get the car registered. Basically the Stoptech and Wilwood calipers I have are a no-go because they dont have secondary dust boots on the pistons.

So, that means I am kinda forced into using the 300mm.de kits that use Porsche Boxster calipers. So, that's 99% what I am going to do.

[Glaede]

Incredible work!

[Melon]

B E A utiful.