E30 Zone

sorry if some parts of this do not make sense as i have copy and pasted most of this from my build thread on another forum, so the time scales and pictures may not tally up.


i decided it was about time i made a build thread for my project ;)

so i got this 316 touring for a steal at £300 in about September last year so that my mk2 polo could be off the road during the winter...

on the way home with it



first decent clean



then this happened thanks to the notoriously low m40 sump...






then it looked perfect when i bought a set of borbet c's!



its getting abit rusty now though so some work is required very soon!

then along came this :ninja:









A genuine e34 535i sport, bought for just the engine/loom/gearbox and prop shaft

dont be fooled by the appearence, its foobard underneath, worn steering box and all suspension bushes are shot along with alot of other stuff, driving it back along the motorway wasnt fun with all that power and no way to go in a straight line!

work recently began



















prop shaft still needs to come out and then i have everything i need from it, so i can then remove everything thats worth good money, ie LSD, full leather electric interior, wheels, sport exterior trim etc and whatever else anyone wants, then the shell will be weighed in for some monies to pay for the prop shaft alterations

then this happened



which meant this could happen...at last!!











ready to be pulled out when i get my hoist back from a friend

Engine out





E46 clubsport quick rack



Fitted



Got some welding to do before the engine goes in!

3.5 next to the 1.6!

Got on with the welding in the engine bay today, its the first time i have welded properly and i thought it went quite well





The best bit of welding I've done so far has to removed the subrame to repair the antil roll bar mount as it has rusted and snapped off!

e30 316 rad compared to e28 535 rad, bit of a size difference eh...



fits like a glove though, old rad mounts just needed some 'light' persuasion



had the steering UJ shortened by an inch to fit the e46 clubsport rack, 2.7 turns lock to lock baby!

Looks great

Wheels do look smart mate.

sweep wrote:Wheels do look smart mate.

in my personal opinion, they are the only wheels for a touring ;)

so i have got all week off work to dedicate some time to getting it at-least running and hopefully driveable!











tight enough fit?

I like this....alot.

just trying to psyche myself up for a few days of modding the e34 exhaust to fit...

Green tourings FTW chief! Good work

Great and loOking forward to this one!

Fast turn around here.. Looking good.

I've got the same rack conversion to come on my Touring, got the rack just saving for some other bits..

Looking forward to some updates..

well thanks to the good old british weather i got about 2 hours of work done today...

basically just looked at the loom for a while, confused my self abit, then routed it and connected a few plugs

She is alive!!!

The engine roared into life for a few seconds, minus an exhaust manifold and radiator!

So i got on with swapping the diff and fitting the 325 prop this afternoon, tomorow i will be modding the manifold and making the exhaust

This is coming together nicely.

like this , next car may have to be a touring,.

memories lol

not updated this for a while!

i custom made the exhuast from my standard 316 exhaust, the e34 535 exhaust and a spare e30 325 exhaust, its not perfect, but it doesnt blow and will do until i can buy something decent!

after a few teething problems i have her running spot on,

just a small to do list before she goes on the road just after xmas...

raise suspension! its still on 60mm 4cyl 1.6 springs so the front is slammed! looks badass but is no good for sump clearence unfortunatly!

setup tracking by eye abit better so i can get it somewhere to be done properly

put interior back together and generaly tidy her up

2 new front tyres because they are bald!!!

and thats it

i have had a few short drives around the block and its bloody quick, seriously cannot wait to get her onto the road

There's some 6 pot springs in the F/S section.

Good work BTW

Well she is now officially on the road, and my god its a serious amount of fun !