E30-ls1

[Miasma]

Congrats on getting the swap running and inspected! Very impressive.

[CorvallisBMW]

That thing is awesome

[BBY1104]

Wow!

[garretvs]

Thanks for the complements guys. Haven't driven it enough to know how I like the suspension yet. I didn't really research that very much and my dad just went and got that setup. I was a little hesitant at first about since it has kind-of a bad rap around here. This is just a daily though so I don't exactly need a race suspension.

The "extra weight" is 60-80 lbs so it's not bad at all. In addition that weight is more centered in the car since the T-56 tranny is MUCH beefier than the old one.

[e30s52]

i want to see your car! you should come with me to the VW meet at james village. i live in edmonds too. how many old people have you got to yell at you for your car being to loud?

[FredK]

congrats garrett! This is an awesome project!

16x8 e32(?) wheels. Piercede30 has them on his car.

yeah, he has BBS RZ 469 as found on the E38. Super cheap--you can usually snag a set for like 200 bucks if you keep your eyes peeled.

[So Live]

e38 there yea go. Wasnt totally sure on the chassis. They look great and are cheap as Fred said.

Good luck!

[garretvs]

Fixed the brake dragging problem; went for a drive ... will spin the tires in 1, 2, 3 ... 3 more to go! :grin:

[Jean]

Post some videos :)

[e30s52]

i got a camera if you need some help with the video

[StereoInstaller1]

Garret, do these wheels:

[garretvs]

Garret, do these wheels:

Haha...if anyone is familiar with the civette that's what they did

[StereoInstaller1]

I think those wheels would be baller on that car!

[bimmer_E30]

common dude . where is the videoes....

[garretvs]

At the moment we have 4-lug hubs, and have sunk 8k+ on the swap ... going to go with 16" that have some rim and dish; don't like the "rimless" look. Very gingerly taking the car out for test runs nearby home to get some feel for reliability. Other than the rear brake dragging after a few applications (fixed by adding pedal free-play) and the PS pump/Hydroboost being hard to bleed (pump still makes noise). We will post vids when we get the noise out of the pump -- we think that the engine/exhaust should be what's heard :D