Well my last thread got destroyed by idiotic banter and was finally locked then deleted. It's been a month or so, so I figured I'd try again.
Car is an '89 535iM in lachsilver with like a million miles on it.
The goal is to make a really nice practical daily driver. No garage/track/dyno queen status. Quiet and smooth, working AC and everything else, lots of torque everywhere. 450-500whp is good enough at least for now.
First step was to deal with the interior. It was waterlogged and smelled of ass/cigarettes/dog hair/dead people. Also it was dark blue and i wanted black.
Initial Pics
I got it with basket weaves and a horrid bra
First thing was some wheels and bin the bra
New Interior
I got some black leather heated manual sport seats from a 4 door e36 M3 for a great deal off of craigslist, so that was my starting point.
I had to weld on some brackets for these seats so the carpets came out. They have to be dried out and dyed anyways.
Here is dyed vs not dyed:
What I was starting with (just disgusting):
Welded some simple brackets in for the M3 seats.
Reassembled:
Here is how the seats attach that the back, just a simple bracket:
Overall:
I still need to re-do the door panels, and get a new back seat. Should re-do the head liner but for now it's all liveable anyways.
Next up some updates on suspension stuff...
Last edited by Captain Bondo; 10-23-2011 at 02:09 PM.
looking good, too bad the seats are manual and not electric.
love the rims...I'd trade you for my Type II's :P
Great start. Here's to hoping for an enjoyable thread.
Nice work so far bro, much better than it was. Keep it up. Subscribed
looks good. Will keep checking back to see your progress.
Make it happen Captain
Last edited by GIANUCCI E30; 10-23-2011 at 03:02 PM.
Your doing a GREAT job But 450-500whp for a DD!?!?!?
91' E34 535iM, 92' E30 318iC "vert", 00' E38 750iL "highline"
I dig those seats.
Glad to see you started another thread.
What did you dye the carpet with?
Thanks guys! Sorry for the lack of engine related pics thus far. Aside from some intercooler test fitting I haven't done much yet. I've had a heck of a time getting manifold flanges, I have some being made locally now but I still have no eta on that.
I have gotten most of the suspension done, though.
One of the mini-projects was to for a large-case diff from a 750iL.
Subframe and Large Case Diff
The car came with a 3.46 open diff, I wanted LSD, and with the new found torque it will have I felt confident that a taller ratio would also be nice for it as a DD. So why not upgrade? So I got a nice condition 3.15 limited slip large case diff.
This diff bolts right in to the E34 rear subframe. The axles bolted right up as well (I believe this may only be true for early manual cars).
I'll have the drive shaft shortened and a flange adapter made in order to bolt up to the larger 750 pinion flange.
Since I was doing the diff, I figured I'd do poly subframe bushings and fix anything else that needs fixing back there.
Here's the "before pic:
Nasty.
Here is "after":
I also put in new ebrake cables and new ebrake shoes and all new hardware.
I didn't do anything with the brakes themselves as some sort of bbk will happen in the future.
Some comparison pics of the diffs just for reference:
Up next I will talk about the intercooler and zender front lip arrangement.
Last edited by Captain Bondo; 09-15-2012 at 01:44 PM.
Dig this. Bondo attention to detail and AR tendencies will make this one sexy car.
Wow!! That work should turn down any hate. I say you know what you are doing and you are not going with the back of your hand on this project.
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Wow! Nice start.
I HATE YOU
MAD props for your efforts AND detail work BINDO It;s great to see someone else pay attention and spend the time on detail such as cleaning and painting. It's ALWAYS worth it in the end. Looking forward to further progress
91' E34 535iM, 92' E30 318iC "vert", 00' E38 750iL "highline"
nice. Subscribed.
Looking great so far. It'll take some money to get to 450-500.
a "now that you are in there" hint- Blue Urethane RTABs. Looking good.
“Truth suffers from too much analysis.”
Last edited by Layne; 10-25-2011 at 10:29 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
They weight difference in minimal
Great work. Another OCD cleaner/builder in our midst.
The axles bolted right up as well (I believe this may only be true for early manual cars).
I think because you are working with an m30 powered car... they have the bigger axle flanges already in place.
I'll have the drive shaft shortened and a flange adapter made in order to bolt up to the larger 750 pinion flange.
Better approach. Messing/swapping the front flange can be a pain.
Have you set the rear sub-frame in the car? If not you may want to consider adding adjusters for camber/caster while it's out.
Can't wait to see the rest.
GL
Last edited by LouieD; 10-25-2011 at 10:52 AM.
Not something i say often, but that is a sexy sub-frame. Looking forward to seeing this progress.
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