not seen: also aluminum pedals, e36m3 shifter assembly & rebuilt linkage/new bushings
robert's rebuild/paint job on E36 front calipers
replaced all seals on tranny
rebuilt driveshaft, new guibo
front suspension should be next.
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k, so that wasn't exactly "soon". what do you want, i'm on the other side of the fucking planet.
not seen: also aluminum pedals, e36m3 shifter assembly & rebuilt linkage/new bushings
robert's rebuild/paint job on E36 front calipers
replaced all seals on tranny
rebuilt driveshaft, new guibo
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a few new pics:
had to order a new spare, naturally. this was the cheapest wheel/tire combo tirerack had. as i understand it the wheels going on the car still need to have tires mounted and balanced.
split in rear seat and broken tab on vert top flap... the little details on these projects are what drive you insane and empty your wallet. need to find a new DS taillight too.
this window had been broken into when we got the car.
overall this thing is looking much cleaner than the last time i saw it. Robert's attention to detail is impressive.
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Realoem says its a repair kit.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...1&fg=40&hl=400Leave a comment:
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that alright, I just figure it wasnt cheap. I am curious about the first pic.
I know there is
lock cylinder driver, lock cylinder passenger, trunk, glove box, and ignition. But on the top corner left, in the bag, what is the other thing?Leave a comment:
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haha yeah, gonna have to debadge that sooner or later. though if i go turbo it i suppose it could be honest within bmw's naming convention (3.3l "745i" turbo, etc). *grin*
we will see about the tokicos. i don't get back stateside till probably september... if they're blown by then i will stand by my word, come back here and say "ok you were all right" and get serious with something else.
Motorsports: is your car M20/M42/??? what's the weight distribution like? both previous e30s were coupes and i naturally haven't been able to spend a ton of time with this one. if it'll still wind up balanced with a twincam six up front i might lose some of my reservations there, seeing as the swap is a little easier starting with an M42 car.Leave a comment:
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The car is looking pretty good. You through me off with the 325 badge on the sedan trunk. Remember that the tokicos might have felt better in a different VW or even a another E30, but you might be forgetting that the vert is heavier. Feels different than other E30s.Leave a comment:
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Good start. Not sure I understand the tokikos.
I want a very really badly though.Leave a comment:
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Julien: i'm still thinking about how i'm going to approach the engine/tranny setup. i picked up one of "good & tight"'s ceramic coated turbo manifolds because i had the chance to grab one of the last 3 he made at a steal of a price. i may chicken out of that and go with a 24v swap instead if i decide i don't want to worry about california smog gestapo.
other than that; focusing on the suspension for the moment, going to have that done before i progress any further. & WRT the tokicos- i guess i must have had different suspension experiences than a lot of people, because i beat on a set of blues on a previous VW for years and never had an issue with them, while a set of koni adjustables that i'd spent 2x the money on went out on me after less than half a year on another car. given that i liked how these felt in someone else's e30, i decided to see what i thought of them for the price... if i end up changing to something else a year or two down the road, at least everything else is already done.
thereisnoyun: i am already trying to forget how much i've spent on this car. "in the hundreds" sounds about right for the re-key. i can doublecheck w/ peerless if you want an exact figure.
ZM Blue Devil: thanks. you're looking at the car as it sits now... more pics will come as i have them.Leave a comment:
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man you got the whole car rekeyed?
how much did that whole thing cost you if you dont mind me asking. All the key set. That would seem like it would be in the hundreds just for the key and lock set.Leave a comment:
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318ic restore
project started out simple and due to the fact that i currently have almost zero cost of living, i said "fuck a budget let's go insane". mostly because when he got into the car he found it was direly in need of help. a lot of help.
rekeying locks was first, after we found out the car had been repo'd and they didn't match and the steering column had been screwdriver-raped
skipping some of the pics of tuneup crap and getting into the fun stuff
sedan trunk-lid because the the old one had been backed into, and that 3rd brakelight looks like a hemorrhoid anyway
TMS reinforcement kit welded onto trailing arms
med-case 4.10lsd with AKG bushing
subframe stripped and repainted, also w/ AKG bushings
trailing arms stripped and repainted, more AKG love
calipers and carriers rebuilt and painted
TMS swaybar reinforcement
rear subframe ready to go back in
starting to resemble a suspension again
weeeeeelllll, now i know how wide the flares would need to be. still haven't gone back to my notes and figured out where my offset math was wrong, but it was wronger than two boys fucking. scratch that idea for the moment.
calipers reassembled w/ porterfield R4S pads, and technafit stainless lines
rear brakes reassembled
just axles left to rebuild and install... gonna catch it for the tokico blues, i'm sure, but this isn't a track car and i have ridden in a street e30 with 17s and blues before and that is about the level of stiffness/NVH i'm going for. as far as durability goes, we'll see.
sitting on placeholder e30m3 wheels with oversized balloons on them while we wait for the new 17s.
more to come soon...
Robert ("peerless") is doing the work while i'm overseas. hasn't gone perfectly, i made some mistakes in parts choices, but that happens with a 7-day-a-week-12-hours-a-day work schedule i guess.
but, seeing it come together i'm happy with the progress so far.
bring the hate, r3v
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