My Cabby Build

[Paul S]

Been lurking on here for quite a while now, and i figured i should make a thread for my cabby.

When i first brought her home she looked something like this





140k on the clock, and still running like a champ



Interior was pretty minty as well

Drove it for a while stock hight, since it was my first car and everything, and my friend used it in a short film

http://youtu.be/mvbbEwBE-T0

Bought some coils



Started to try out some wheels, first was some Maserati bi turbo wheels, but the 4x98 bolt pattern was too annoying for me

So i picked up some american racing saw blades and ran those for a while




Got some plastic euro bumpers and threw them on

Eventually i found someone that wanted to trade the Maserati wheels for a set of 4x114.3 15x7 ronal turbos



Got some adaptors and gave them a test fit









Put some federal 165/45/15's on them






It needed to go lower in the rear, so we pulled the rear fenders a little more and lowered it a little more





Got a wolfsburg wheel and shift knob as well





As she sits now



Future plans are:
-twin webber idf 44 down draft carbs
-TT 288 cam
-TT high flow valve kit with titanium retainers
-Shaved bay
-Full re spray (same color)

thats all i got for now, heres a couple of the other cars i have...

My e34 daily beater



and the e28 which was hit by a firetruck and deemed totaled by insurance because of all the rust issues...

[FunfGang]

Nice collection! Cabby is nice and simple. Sucks about the e28 though.

[motocaddy]

cool looking cabby! nice work

[kittenpuncher]

like the cabby mate, keep up the good work.

[MattyHacks71]

I apologize for laughing to myself when I read the e28 was hit by a firetruck
Anyways...I like where this is going, in for more!

[Eric M]

Hi Meaty

[animal]

love it - update us w more pics plz!!

[Paul S]

Thanks for all the positive feed back guys... sorry if its been a little while since theres been an update... ive been at school and not able to work on the cabby at all...

anyway i acquired some new parts for her



got a hip fog light because i found it for really cheap...



Got my carbs!! weber 40 dcoe dual side draft carbs, i decided to go down to 40's rather than 45's since the 45's would be over kill



Also picked up my camshaft, it's a tt 288 solid lifter cam... supposedly was in a race car along with the carbs...

and in other news i finally got my scooter together that ive been working on in school for the semester

before:



after... still needs paint, still only in primer, but its getting there:



also lifted up the rear of the e34 a little to get rid of the anti rake



and hopefully picking up these wheels for her this weekend so i can get off the damn baloon tires



thats all i got for now, when i go home for break the tear down begins so stay tuned...
oh and if you want you can also follow me on instagram @paulserra

[bobbyjones]

awesome cabby

[DinanDave]

Nice cabby man! Sorry to hear about the E28. Liking the E34 with style 32s idea

[Paul S]

*mini update*

Wheels on!

[Paul S]

Update time

Okay, well i started tearing her down and getting ready to pull the ole 8v

the engine bay before i did anything...



and some random picks while taking apart... some are for my reference for putting stuff back together, but i decided to throw some in anyway...






Lots of crusty



I was wondering where that exhaust leak was coming from...



and how it sits now, ready for the engine to be pulled.... hopefully friday she'll be out




thats all for now... thanks for looking

[M.Sam]

Love it! In for more!!

[SheaMoose]

Are you swapping in a different motor?
Or just rebuilding the 8v?

[Paul S]

Are you swapping in a different motor?
Or just rebuilding the 8v?

I'm going to rebuild the 8v and switch to carbs instead of dealing with CIS, and then shaving the bay