Pretty much sums it up.
I bought this car from a fellow member in Chicago last October(2006). Drove it home and put it away just in time for winter and began collecting parts. After my last E30, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do with this car. Coilovers, turbo, 5-lug, and a stock interior were a few of the things on my short list. Most of you know my other car which is now owned by Ben Carufel, but for those who dont: http://www.e30tech.com/featured/mtriple/
Anyway, I began the process of gathering parts last winter and putting stuff away in the garage to await the build. Everyone knows how hard it is to come by a 5 lug setup in decent condition so I ended up ordering everything new from the dealer for not much more than what used setups are going for. Big thanks to blunt for the hookup...
and some more stuff...
I pulled the car out of storage in April and this is how she has looked since June. I sold the weaves that came with the car to a local guy and as bad as I wanted to drive it, I didnt have anything to put on it and I didnt have my 5 lug wheels.
I actually got motivated back in July for an afternoon and got a few things done.
Lights with euro fog, filler plate, dual trunk light mod, and some sound deadening.
And then in August I got motivated again and started on the suspension. The car came with GC's and the short Koni's so I had to rebuild and reinstall everything into the 5 lug strut tubes. Shortened, new perch, and swaybar mounts reinforced.
before:
after:
picked up some new control arms from Joe (Funkmasta)
and picked up some track wheels... Thanks Carly! (Hugh Jass)
Last month I got around to rebuilding the M3 brakes that I found on S14. I ordered the rebuild kits and bushing upgrades from Turner and began to dismantle the calipers and strip off the silver paint...
Painted black with Duplicolor caliper paint. This stuff works really well...
And some "flair" courtesy of Jonathan (92 Mtechnic Cabrio)
And a couple weeks ago I got around to rebuilding an E30 M3 cluster that I bought from a guy on S14. New bezel, rolled the mileage back to match my M20, and added the new lenses for the fog lights.
And my wheels arrived last week from Jim (canyoncarver), 17x8/17x9 style 5's with polished lips and powdercoated centers.
More updates later this week...
I bought this car from a fellow member in Chicago last October(2006). Drove it home and put it away just in time for winter and began collecting parts. After my last E30, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do with this car. Coilovers, turbo, 5-lug, and a stock interior were a few of the things on my short list. Most of you know my other car which is now owned by Ben Carufel, but for those who dont: http://www.e30tech.com/featured/mtriple/
Anyway, I began the process of gathering parts last winter and putting stuff away in the garage to await the build. Everyone knows how hard it is to come by a 5 lug setup in decent condition so I ended up ordering everything new from the dealer for not much more than what used setups are going for. Big thanks to blunt for the hookup...
and some more stuff...
I pulled the car out of storage in April and this is how she has looked since June. I sold the weaves that came with the car to a local guy and as bad as I wanted to drive it, I didnt have anything to put on it and I didnt have my 5 lug wheels.
I actually got motivated back in July for an afternoon and got a few things done.
Lights with euro fog, filler plate, dual trunk light mod, and some sound deadening.
And then in August I got motivated again and started on the suspension. The car came with GC's and the short Koni's so I had to rebuild and reinstall everything into the 5 lug strut tubes. Shortened, new perch, and swaybar mounts reinforced.
before:
after:
picked up some new control arms from Joe (Funkmasta)
and picked up some track wheels... Thanks Carly! (Hugh Jass)
Last month I got around to rebuilding the M3 brakes that I found on S14. I ordered the rebuild kits and bushing upgrades from Turner and began to dismantle the calipers and strip off the silver paint...
Painted black with Duplicolor caliper paint. This stuff works really well...
And some "flair" courtesy of Jonathan (92 Mtechnic Cabrio)
And a couple weeks ago I got around to rebuilding an E30 M3 cluster that I bought from a guy on S14. New bezel, rolled the mileage back to match my M20, and added the new lenses for the fog lights.
And my wheels arrived last week from Jim (canyoncarver), 17x8/17x9 style 5's with polished lips and powdercoated centers.
More updates later this week...
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