Gay Car Fans Project BMW E30

[Wimbledon]

Quote:Meet Project BMW E30 – recently purchased by moderator Dr.Gonzo, this 1990 Glacier Blue over beige vinyl BMW 325i replaces his previous white NA Mazda Miata.

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[Dr.Gonzo]

Thanks for the hand Wim. Currently working on the project now actually (reminds me to rake pictures)
Feel free to pose any questions/ concerns in this thread

[VAGuy]

what do you plan to do with this project? Restoration, track, show?

[Dr.Gonzo]

You're going to have read and see! it will be a bit of a resto mod

[Wimbledon]

This is the first Gay Car Fans project car, so if there is anything in particular you would like to see, please let us know.

There should be some interesting articles in the future.

[Codeman]

Do a 5 lugbolt conversion.
You'll need E36 front suspension
E36/7 (Z3) rear trailing arms.

Also if you're lowering it add an Ireland Engineering adjustable toe/camber kit. I have a set that I probably won't use...

Put a MZ3 differential cover on. It's finned for better cooling.

[Dr.Gonzo]

5 Lug isn't really worth it for me at this point. This is going to be a fun DD. I will be building a monster Miata when this is finished as a weekend car, or a Motorcycle

[Codeman]

You can get a crossbrace from the E36 M3 or Z3 and put it on the E30, it REALLY stiffens the front end. It's like a strut tower brace but it goes under the car. I'll look for a picture.

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Number 16 in this picture.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/diagrams/z/l/114.png

[Dr.Gonzo]

Hmm that seems like a great junkyard find type of thing. Is there any drilling involved. I'm currently looking for a m50. I found one with 160k for 450 obo. Sound like a decent deal?

[Codeman]

(02-27-2010 06:15 PM)Dr.Gonzo Wrote:  Hmm that seems like a great junkyard find type of thing. Is there any drilling involved. I'm currently looking for a m50. I found one with 160k for 450 obo. Sound like a decent deal?

Yeah it sounds like a good deal. Is it OBD 1 or OBD 2?