Peanut Butter & Tittee Sammiches - Endless E30 Build

[kunt_masha]

Thousands of years ago - i bought a terrible car.

Present day - its still terrible.

Here's my build dump:



The Car:

1988 BMW 325
-Classic mexican penis brown
-15" rollers, but I keeps it clean
-unkown mileage, minor rust, sans interior.













The goods:

my attempt to thwart purists with fat wheels... I rip and I rhyme, I rhyme and I rip. This is the way that my wheels fit!













Some have cup holders.... I call these kunt holders

fer da ladiez







1.


Updates...



who doesnt love boxes?





Harbor Freight $39 motor stand... told you im a baller!





Evo II rep wing







Massive Lee dual caliper set up for my hydro plans







92mm bull nose studs because no one likes holding a 12" wheel up while you thread in a lug






S52 head... figuring out my valve train still







some maintenance part for the motor: thermostat, filters, sensors, metal water pump, etc









South Bend clutch








AAsco lightened flywheel







Mishimoto fan mounted, Spal puller ready to bolt in. Euro radiator fits like a glove.









Treehouse essentials from PO - :

beats a modded e21 with cool factor








Ground Control coilovers are amazing so far... need camber plates

Also have SS brake lines, poly bushings everywhere, new control arms / lollis













and some pretty blue lines for cosmetic surgery










2.


Not much for updates from the hick white-bro..


Been fighting some mediocre form of aids since thursday so I slept most of the weekend.



ASD hotness











Then I limped my way to the garage and basically setup my work space for winter... cleaned all of my tools, rebuilt a ton of my matco ratchet wrenches, put in 3 new T8 fixtures, added two 220 recepticles and moved the heater so it is right in my work area









De-interiorized the penis colored luxury mobile












Then i worked on some wiring / shaving but you really cant tell. Im having issues wiring up my DME but have plenty of time to get it working.



The harness is going on a diet and I will most likely add some fused switches to keep things simple.







3


Post Thanksgiving Update:

Turkey induced hulkanism allowed me to remove the motor...






still debating on making my own harness.... removing the fuse box and starting over


:










Also got some parts and ordered some tools while I was at it...





Beautiful 1000lb/in2 wilwoods for my dual caliper setup







And my joe dirt inspired gas pedal




5



No work updates but the FedEx bro was busy










Cometic MLS .140

ARP 2000 studs










AA Rotrex C38 setup to satisfy my pursuit to make LESS power

:loco:







polished goodness










TRM Tune









and last, some short tube headers





















and for fun a shot of my bench





6


slacking updates!
...
I went on a voyage to a far off land...I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.




found this on the other side


S50 #2






took it home and started the tear down... I have all new sensors, water pump, accessories and the motor has a fresh bottom end.

Quick scrubbing and it looks clean but rusty










I also patched some holes in my bay. Going welder shopping tomorrow and might have some better updates!





7.

Quick update from today.. nothing good really










And this is a preview of what will be going into the car... dont mind the paint, its a base coat





Anyone have experience with the Lincoln Dual 180's? Been welder shopping and it seems decent for the price plus I can run 220 at home and 110 if I take it anywhere

hmm??:


8.




No fun progress in terms of work... fiddle with my harness and kept cleaning the bay up





ready to chrome this 'bish out








big updates in deliveries!!

least exciting... race pads








next, NRG bits









super custom painted Royal wheel












biggest update... my tool for destroying metal!!









9.



I was really lazy all weekend and just ate food, drank beer, and did redneck things with family


Turner delivery




wheel bearings... exciting!




some gaskets














quick shot at the control center... added a reminder to the steering wheel






10.


VAC head is almost done so the motor will finally be ready to assemble




in the mean time I worked on my bay a bit more... shaved everything, stitched most of it, started on the bondo work

















Started on the hood.. Dont worry, this is a rough outline but you get the idea. Heat extractor ducts on both sides.












Black door cards





11.




updates suck... I have spent FAR too much time on the engine bay.


I never shaved / painted a bay and the amount of time involved is ridiculous!!



Getting close though... picked up my paint supplies today!





Also installed a regulator / trap






and last, I FINALLY got my seat mounts finished... they look like OEM in my opinion but I spent a lot of time on them.


I bought some universal sliders but had to dissassemble them, drill new mount points, weld in stopping tabs, bend up an adjustment lever (bent with my knee), spray bomb black and add mounting points to the car. The actual seat side mounts I found somewhere online so I managed to save a lot of money.

With this setup I can sit nice and low and still slide.



this was mid-bending for the adjuster










12.


My updates should start to speed up now... The bottom end of the motor is done, harness is complete, and VAC will have the head ready on Monday


Self etching primer and PPG 2k primer coat #1


I will do 3 coats total over the next two days and then lay paint.










I also figured out my coolant expansion tank setup and made a purchase


blat blat








and boring, but I got 4 of these cheapo guage cups..... Cant decide if I want to mount these on the cage A pillar or the dash





13.



the bay is DONE!


WAAYY too much time involved!!

Total process:
Strip old paint
Stitch weld
Fill holes / shave tabs
puddy imperfections
SAND SAND SAND
self etching primer
3 coats of 2k primer (sand in between)
3 coats of single stage white



all in all I am happy but there are definitely some areas that arent great.. this isnt a show car though so it'll do











14.




the motor is almost complete now... I am going to retorque the ARP's a few times over the next couple of days and then set the timing. I also need to tig the baffles into my oil pan and then it should be complete!




The whole process took a while but here are pics in order:



picked up the s50






stripped and sanded







this stuff fell off




a view of the pistons... not too bad actually







Got this from VAC ( 5 angle, M52 springs, machined, etc)






cleaned the block and pistons. ARP's hand tightened







Cometic .140 MLS and VAC head installed







New chains, new main bearings, new rod bearings





drilled and safety wired oil pump nut








and a mock of the finished product!











15.

finally some updates again!


we shall start with lame stuff.... these impress school girls so I had to get them





I then installed my new cams but forgot to check the head for the oil pressure check valve!!!! I dont want to remove it again so I will call VAC on Monday to see if they installed it. For now the motor must sit.





Also got some new headers.. blang blang son









And then I found this in the mail box






Mock up!!!


Big thanks for Ary at DTM Fiberwerkz! He was really helpful and patient with me... glad to rep some stickers when the product is finished.







gurney flap





gonna need to relip my wheels








drift wheels need 15mm spacers






DTM mirrors and front fitment







black leather door cards for style







did a quick fab job to mount my handbrake. Use some angle and just welded it up!








aaaaand to close out the day, 95 M3 steering rack to kill my big rig turning radius




cleaned and almost done

[kunt_masha]

16.




I am coming out of my winter depression and decided to stop fiddling with the Z... updates finarry!!


Mocked up my guages and finished my harness :buttrock

innovate LM, boost, oil PSI, oil temp









Then I FINALLY got the right parts after weeks of receiving the wrong sh!t... wrong TOB, wrong flywheel bolts, wrong pressure plate, missing bellhousing flange plate, etc, etc


bought a sachs organic sprung clutch, all new hardware, LTW flywheel and pieced it all together.. My only concern is that the E34 pan doesnt have a baffle. Any concerns????



Engine mounted with my polished alternator










tight squeeze... need to touch up some paint but this is the only scratch






Then mocked up my cooler but I need to weld in some different mounts




17.



working on it slowly every day after work... wiring is my least favorite thing in the world


I really wish I left the harness intact but I am forced to finish it now









I also received a bunch of crucial fire starting pieces











803 MAF





stupid expensive traction fluid... i put off buying this for months because its hard to justify $100+ per qt.









but sadly I got distracted and stopped wiring to fool around with this pile





18.


42# injectors






some schroths







and start up / break in oil!! almost there














I'm waiting for some sensors so I turned to some other stuff... first off is ghetto homemade bumper support / bash bar.

Welded some angle together and bolted it in. Its nice because its removable and fits the rear bumper perfectly.








bumper on with wing and gurney flap mocked up. Dont mind the mounting hardware on the flap.. its temporary









made some L brackets and picked a location for the canton tank... looks good IMO!






wired the innovate... all blue wires because I like making trouble shooting as difficult as possible









Welded in some brackets for the oil cooler








reservoir location.... like a fvckin glove











first coat of black... dont worry, its just a base coat.









pulled the diff to get welded up... next to a 350z r200 and almost the same size!








painted the cage, welded in some tabs, made couplers, etc








19.



I took the day off today to recoup from a Phillies / Flyers hangover... doesnt look like much but I actually got a lot of progress and the interior is basically done!





woke up to some boxes on da poach






im sure my BMW brethren will appreciate this addition!









then i picked up a new tank and started welding... put in a fire extinguisher mount, ebrake mount, made my own seat mounts, and finished the cage




base layout for seat mounts. I added flat stock and welded everything together.

The seat height is adjustable and sliders work... barely









all bolted together










its ferking comfy in there! I feel so snug and safe... like a mother bear coddling an infant cub




20.


believe it or not I spent at least 24 hrs on the car this weekend.. and my updates are pathetic



boxes and junk








lots of this stuff for every thing in the bay.








broken toe strap that I figured I could put to use.. im poor. dont ****.











cage is welded and bolted down.. this took FOREVER!!!


the fitment sort of sucked and each coupler had to be drilled out




notice my sweet pull strap on the door too... AND fine as5 leather panels











completed the wiring on my guages, the Innovate, and I have oil pressure finally!


Dash is done too








sweet mod to my glove box so I can access the DME and Innovate with the cage in... no ghetto







still have power windows








pre-smoke headlights










post.

plus HID's and bumper mocked up. I forgot to take pics of my bash bar but its nothing crazy










then this happened to my fender










tried to weld it but the metal was too thin, covered in rubber, shitty, and ghey

so I used rivets









kit is ON!


this took way too much work. Every panel had to be trimmed, cut, tweaked, etc.

I still need to fiberglass some spots but you get the idea






tons of rivets








my home-made fuel door extension. Very rough but you get the picture.... I will finish it up later.







21.




derrivery!!











got some clamps and what nots







some custom Chelsea flares (possibly for sale)




Dzus fasteners









aaaaannndd some Megans. Never owned Megans before but I have had plenty of Bilsteins (PSS9's), GC's, KW, BC's and cheap stuff like VK and Raceland.









and I bought these badas$ vortex generators but they dont really fit on the e30.

Mocked them on the Z for fun









then I realized that the flares would fit the Z too.... hmmmmm....

...dare I?











22.




quick side track.... spent some time working on the Z Spring Moves

@ 2:20... pitiful but the only coverage I got

http://vimeo.com/41463821


fixed my fitment issues







did this









please no speed bumps


















Back on the grind..



go 'head n ****










Coolant system is almost done.. I need one adapter and finish my catch can







one trans sucked so I got another.. so what











way ugly but it should be ok after I sand it. These kits dont come with holes or extended gas doors so you have to make it on your own







antennas are dumb when you have no radio








welded up some stilts / brackets for all of my body panels











cant quite figure out my exhaust location yet... Might do a rear exit but my original plan was through the passenger side












and some tires... LOTS more on the way. I should have ~40 tires between the e30 and Z when I am done





23.



here we go.... while fighting a mild case of the AIDs I worked and got a few things done


seems like everyone else is sick too



minor update but the new trans is in and new slave is bled.. sucks doing everything on my own!!

by the way, the AKG shifter is dreamy. SO good.








race car sh!t, so what?





bought some high pressure line and fittings to make PS lines. Not thrilled with how it turned out but I have no kinks or clearance issues.












this came out of my ICV!









big task.. make these parts do stuff








after hours of Busch fueled man-handling I removed the 24yr old bearings and hubs.


new ones were pressed in with my creation... Jamaican ingenuity?? yup.










Finished product














last... you cant tell but I moved my pedals for 'Murrican sized feats. The spacing is widened and they all sit basically flush


and some grip tape.






24.



work sucks, im lazy, here's some updates




I made some new rad mounts and routed my coolant setup. This is a hole for my expansion tank...

I almost cried after cutting into my fresh paint









Quick mock of a possible catch can location. I will make an aluminum shield but I haven't figured it out yet.






stuff n junk












the race from one of my wheel bearings got stuck so I picked this up







hose clamps err'ywhere












AAAAnnnndd, it didnt start


I need to reroute my fuel lines becuase they kinked and I dont like how the vac lines are routing.

I am going to take the mani off and start over

















Last... not e30 related but this has kept me side-tracked lately.



The Z wouldnt go low enough so I used some cutty and weldy tools to do this











25.


I did a bunch of suspension thangs but my camera broke and I had no clue..I took ~200 clicks and didnt realize it until I did the upload


any-who.. here are some pics



out with the old







in with the new






the welds came out decent













I also got these to run the 5x114.3 wheels but they hit my calipers.. I currently have 28 wheels and the e30 can only use 4 of them right now!


these are for sale now since they dont really work





works on the rear!








2.93 diff is now welded... and colored







I actually found this brand new coolant hose in my garage... I trimmed it down and it fits!






I also figured out my piping.. I think.


Everything is so cramped! Its almost like BMW didnt intend these parts to be in here







my expansion tank is still about .5" below the rad so I am going to mod the radiator mounts. It should only take ~10 minutes and I am running a skid plate / bash bar so it should be fine






and for fun.... here are my receipts so far





26.


So im sure you guessed I took a break from this pile... between work, women, and other white people problems I have been a bit distracted


I also bought another car but we'll get to that later...


Anyway, the Z is fun but heavy.... A/C is nice and makes my testies coool








BUT its pretty much sold so the e30 is my focus.






Got home from work and had the urge to listen to hipster music and drink vodka / monster... after I shopped for skinny jeans and flannel shirts I started to clean the garage







after the alchohol kicked in sh!t started to get did... first, I made some new rad brackets and it fits well.









found a tarantula living in my car... look at all those dead bugs and sh!t!









the big update is new axles thanks to some awesome local BMW guys letting me work on their cars. I did a few side jobs and I can now afford the missing pieces :redspot





Diff and DS in.

looks like it belongs there








drank a bunch more and forgot about the camera part... stuff got finished and I started listening to man music







on the ground!

Effin F, I didnt realize how small this car is... I am actually really happy with the outcome.


The alignment is damn near perfect (caliper style) and the height / look is exactly what I wanted.













the "TO DO" list is getting short... almost time







I am picking up a REAL 803 MAF on sunday.. DONT BUY A KNOCK-OFF! it doesnt work..




we'll call these 2:30am updates... its sort of mixed updates but who cares... ill do what I want.



I drove to Chaser in MD and ended up spending a few hours bullshitting and looking at aero. I am heading back in a few weeks with a Ryder to grab a ton of kits and some of their damaged stuff


hood vents for the dirty






and the exhaust is finally done!!


ish took me at least 8 hrs to complete sadly.... crawl under the car, make marks at guesstimate lengths, crawl out, cut, crawl under and check, new marks, cut, check again, tack in place, crawl under, adjust, tack again, crawl back out, maybe weld... and BAM thats one weld. Repeat 16 times










The intake finally fits now too. I bought some new piping and it looks like this will work... not sure if I like it but its supposed to be a wild "non-purist" sort of ride




made some rad brackets on the top and bottom
meh




new coil packs







and because its labor day! If you dont like this, F you in the A







not related... but here is another one of my distractions


I picked up this 240 and spent some time / money getting it how I wanted. I finally figured out the power fc and plowed it into an embankment... cool


before








AFTER
yard sale






Tonight I was able to cut and reweld the rad support, new tie rods, new headlight, oil cooler, new IC piping, fresh IC paint, and lots of man-handling the metal to straighten things out





werks 9 for teh low






and some shots of the garage... useless

[kunt_masha]

27.


Time for my semi-annual thread update


I have been pretty busy with other cars and work, but I randomly work on this pile too ... dumb stuff like hard lines, bushings, cooling system, ruining motors, etc



First up: some of you probably know that the car has been sitting because I just lost interest after trouble shooting for days. It was either burn the car, or walk away.

I decided I like the car again last month so I broke out some tools and did a compression test... 0 psi on cylinder 1, cool.


Pull the intake mani and the valves arent seating. I can do full rotations and they never seat... very strange.





I'm working with the people who assembled the head to get some sort of refund, but it will take a while.. so in order to make HyperFest and ECB I decided to pick up a spare stock s50




this one comes out







few hours later, this one goes in.. The new VC exemplifies my emotions for this car








Finished the exhaust... I am not a fabricator at all and have little experience with a welder. Its air tight and works though..








All new intake piping, couplers, T-bolts, etc... I didnt like the old routing setup






Coolant system done... Canton tank, home made heat shield, lots of heat shielding tape, etc. It looks tight in the pic but the return line actually has about 5" of room from the headers










Overflow located to fender.. Not crazy about it but its out of the bay, down hill from the tank, and I can drain it easily. I put some SS mesh to help stop rocks, but lets me check the levels.


also looks close in the pic but I have tons of room.. its actually about 4" behind the fender







New wheels (17"/16"), 615's, 595's, dual caliper hydro plumbed, new axles, garage alignment, and STICKERS!


























but then during my first ride I develop a misfire.... pull the coil packs and figured out cyl 6 is missing (not ideal..). After removing the plug I see some awesome coolant and oil! Hizzah!!


No clue if the HG is bad because I bought a sh!t ton of Nikolai and drove to Hyperfest to spectate. Eff this car.



Back to its parking spot:






28.

well this car this car still exists... it does a great job of collating rat feces and spider younglings



but I got bored and decided to dig back into it. After 2 bad deals on used S50's and a bad bearing in my pricey built motor, I decided to take a break and switch drive trains.


To keep me busy I built (loose term - I bolted stuff to things) this E36 (5.0) and this S13 (LS1)... E36 is gone now but the S13 will be my primary track vehicle for a little while.
















clip of test drive in the s13.. had issues but its a fun car!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWoKDvaMlHc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I moved the E30 out of the garage so I can use it as a guinea pig for the new drivetrain and just general tinkering practice. I picked up a JD2 bender so I am going to cage it and likely tube it over the next year.

For now, my only update is a general tear down and some cut-off wheel action.



The old school 190 will have a 2j in it soon too :hitler::









for fun, here is the mock up... sorry purists! I dont need the S5x vs. jap I6 debate. I know all of the positives and negatives. Its a dumb car and I'm putting a dumb motor in it, because I'm dumb!

[MGW]

Well that escalated quickly.

[LowS]

Just read the entire 1st post. Dang.. loads and loads of STUFF.I like ittt!

[mp5turbo]

ok wow. I like where this is going even more now. You have a nice collection of gangster cars sir.

[M0HNKE]

rad.

[Bronzit]

This might be my new favorite thread.

[Miles.]

This is an awesome build, BUT HOW THE FLYING F*CK DID YOU CARRY THAT ENGINE WITH BOX!? MURICA

[Miles.]

*Regains composure* subbed.

[veedubbin]

holy ballz

[Chasen88]

Damn looks like a fun build !

[aLaFleur]

This is amazing.

[BenVAG]

give me any of the cars mentioned in this thread, please.

[HUNTERMILLS]

This build thread is so fucked and i mean that in the best way possible. So badass. So much want.