My E30 325i. Slowly getting on it's wheels

[Larsinnj]

I think it was the last one he did, because he moved location or something.. But I actually think I have the drawings..

Have to say that I have ordered some new wheels for this car. I can tell you that they are 3-piece and very.. very expensive! And no, I am NOT selling the Hartge's! The M3 needs real wheels too!

Went out and had some fun with the camera today. It's my first time trying out rolling shots, so don't kill me if it isn't perfect!
The HiLux belongs to a friend of mine. ;)

[5Toes]

GET A GROUPBUY GOING.

You will be.. rich

[sayed ali]

Very nice sleeves!

[Larsinnj]

Bought it from a guy in sweeden. ;)

[AlpineWeissIIE30]

Where did you get those sleeves for the conversion?

[dnick]

those sleeves.... to fit five lug hubs... yea. i want that

yeah um, same....

[Dj Buttchug]

those sleeves.... to fit five lug hubs... yea. i want that

[Larsinnj]

Finished up the brakes, and 5-lug swap in the front today.

Just going to let the pics speak much for themselves.

Disks from E46 330d arrived.


New vs old
325mm vs 260mm


Old vs "new"


Clarence inside one of the OZ Hartges. The only wheel that isn't on the M3 is a rear wheel, but I'll see the gaps too the calipers.
Outwards it's fine, but the screws on the wheel hits the caliper a bit, so I need spacers. Don't think I'll need more than 1mm. Possibly 2mm.




Clarence inside a TSW Hockenheim. No problems at all.



Half of the old wheel bearing stuck on the spindle.


Sleeve to make the hubs and wheel bearing from a E36 fit.


Hubs and bearing in place, along with a slightly modified brake shield.


Adapter for the E36 M3 caliper in place.


I don't have a pic of only the disk and calipers mounted, but I couldn't resist trying on one of the OZ wheels. As I've said earlier, the only wheel that is of the M3 is a rear wheel, so it's 9,5" instead of 8,5" that will be there when I'm done.


Tight fit!


Not exactly small brakes anymore! :D

[Larsinnj]

Well.. These are custom made to make hubs from a E36 to fit. The old E30 bearing and hubs won't fit anymore, but if you drill extra holes in a 4x100 pattern I guess you can.

That's what I'm planning to do at the rear. Drill new holes in the hubs and brake disc to get 5x120. Then I can run one of my OZ racing sets, and I still have use for my shitload of 4x100 wheels to use on trackdays! :D

[trackjunkie21]

More info on the front 5 lug, is it possible to just use the brackets to put the bigger brakes on?

[Larsinnj]

Aaaaa, I see!

I just found a pic with big resolution and fixed it in PS ;)

[RedheadedBastard]

Actually I was referring to the Pixar eyes you p'chopped onto your car, but I found a link online.

This is it if anybody else is interested:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1151725

[Larsinnj]

I'm not quite sure I understand the question, but I assume you think of how I got the background of the first pic blurry?

If that is what you mean, I simply adjusted the focus of the lens. Nothing is done on those photos other than adding a border and watermark. ;)

[RedheadedBastard]

I was going to do the "Cars eyes" on a pic for my signature. Yours turned out pretty good. Where did you get the image to overlay?

[kts]

Nice! Those came out really well.