So I started a 10 day build thread back in September of 2016, but for some reason all of the photos have disappeared from the original "10 day build" thread.
Anyway for some of the newcomers, I'll recap and catch all the rest of you up with my latest status. I usually post mostly on instagram (fmacaluso82) all the latest photos daily.
Intro: Start with bone stock 1980 E21 320i FI M10
S54B32 101k miles from 2001 M3 w/ ZF S5D-320Z-HCH 5 Speed Trans
Complete E30 Rear Suspension with offset TA bushings and S3.15 Medium Case, rear disc
BMW Style 4 16x8 ET20 with 10mm spacers up front, none in rear. on 215/40/16 Sumitomo HTR
Full GC Coilover E21 350/400 suspension with modified rear trailing arms
80A Poly bushings all around, new bearings, brakes.
New Windshield
Custom length Garagistic Driveshaft
Braum Racing Seats Pair with 4pt harnesses
4pt roll bar
M Tech 1 coarse steering wheel.
Exit Criteria: Fully Functional E21 with new drivetrain, suspension. I won’t have any HVAC, no P/S, heat, No power anything. No creature comforts. Without a roll cage (yet), this will be a near race ready e21. Making custom mounts, exhaust, shifter, program ECU, harnesses…etc. All that jazz.
Thanks to Garagistic LLC and all of their help with resources, tools, and facilities last year. I was able to get the car road worthy in 15 days!!
Once I painted the car red with elasti-paint, I had moved back to Binghamton, NY and resumed the project.
On to the pics! You'll see a lot of different stages since September.
Here's video of me driving it around PCH in Huntington. Needed to completely bleed the clutch, which is why I missed a couple gears. But whatever, I know I'm an amateur!
Skip ahead about 4 months - Late May 2017....I ended up painting it red to help suppress any further rust that I planned to cut out, got some 16x8 Style 4 wheels, filled and redrilled, and got a decent 500 miles put on the car.
I traveled back from SOCAL to Binghamton, NY where I currently reside and was able to pick up where I left off and get this car proper.
Plans:
Tucked Custom Euro bumpers
Golf Yellow Full Repaint
All Rust Repaired
Fix Wiring issues and intake manifold
Beef up the rear end Differential mount - Go with Garagistic Secondary Diff Mount for medium case diffs.
Completely redo the dual exhaust -
Yes, it's VERY messy but remember, I swapped this complete in 15 days!
Decided to stay with the AlphaN tune and cut out the stock intake trumpets and dress them up a bit. This will require an oil catch can, individual trumpet filters, and a filter on the intake of the ICV.
Anyway for some of the newcomers, I'll recap and catch all the rest of you up with my latest status. I usually post mostly on instagram (fmacaluso82) all the latest photos daily.
Intro: Start with bone stock 1980 E21 320i FI M10
S54B32 101k miles from 2001 M3 w/ ZF S5D-320Z-HCH 5 Speed Trans
Complete E30 Rear Suspension with offset TA bushings and S3.15 Medium Case, rear disc
BMW Style 4 16x8 ET20 with 10mm spacers up front, none in rear. on 215/40/16 Sumitomo HTR
Full GC Coilover E21 350/400 suspension with modified rear trailing arms
80A Poly bushings all around, new bearings, brakes.
New Windshield
Custom length Garagistic Driveshaft
Braum Racing Seats Pair with 4pt harnesses
4pt roll bar
M Tech 1 coarse steering wheel.
Exit Criteria: Fully Functional E21 with new drivetrain, suspension. I won’t have any HVAC, no P/S, heat, No power anything. No creature comforts. Without a roll cage (yet), this will be a near race ready e21. Making custom mounts, exhaust, shifter, program ECU, harnesses…etc. All that jazz.
Thanks to Garagistic LLC and all of their help with resources, tools, and facilities last year. I was able to get the car road worthy in 15 days!!
Once I painted the car red with elasti-paint, I had moved back to Binghamton, NY and resumed the project.
On to the pics! You'll see a lot of different stages since September.
Here's video of me driving it around PCH in Huntington. Needed to completely bleed the clutch, which is why I missed a couple gears. But whatever, I know I'm an amateur!
Skip ahead about 4 months - Late May 2017....I ended up painting it red to help suppress any further rust that I planned to cut out, got some 16x8 Style 4 wheels, filled and redrilled, and got a decent 500 miles put on the car.
I traveled back from SOCAL to Binghamton, NY where I currently reside and was able to pick up where I left off and get this car proper.
Plans:
Tucked Custom Euro bumpers
Golf Yellow Full Repaint
All Rust Repaired
Fix Wiring issues and intake manifold
Beef up the rear end Differential mount - Go with Garagistic Secondary Diff Mount for medium case diffs.
Completely redo the dual exhaust -
Yes, it's VERY messy but remember, I swapped this complete in 15 days!
Decided to stay with the AlphaN tune and cut out the stock intake trumpets and dress them up a bit. This will require an oil catch can, individual trumpet filters, and a filter on the intake of the ICV.
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