Painted rear beam & New brakes

[m_jermyn]

Been busy getting the odd job done on the E30...

I bought a spare rear end and started work on it..

Rear end work...


Paint stripped and wire wheeled (this is a bastard job.. BMW in their wisdom covered everything in wax to stop corrosion...) Not even paint stripper gets through this stuff





Caster/Camber correction klt..

Got this kit off Danthe (thanks mate) now just have to file out the holes.




Add a little bit of paint.... What do you think of the colour







I also was suffering some massive brake shudder (would shake the column real violently under heavy braking So I bought some nice new front rotors.. (rears to come with rear end)






Pleased to say that the brake shudder has gone...

[nickso]

You should've upgraded the ARB mounts at the same time as the camber plates.

[m_jermyn]

Only joking with the colour of the rear end...



AS IF I WOULD DO IT IN YELLOW!!


Thats etch primer you see in yellow... Black all the way

[topcat56]

how hard is it to change the four bushes where the two rear control arms attach to the rear beam. do you have to drop the whole beam to do this or can it be done on the car. thanks


sorry for hijacking thread

[DanThe]

You remove the trailing arms to change the trailing arm bushes

Nice job Mike

[magpie]

i like that jig thing

[bigredbmw]

am doin mine the next few weeks the same

[Jim320i]

Looking good fella! Should have polished them up and laquer'd them!

What paint did you use? I know everyone goes down the powercoated route but these look just as good.

[suedenim]

Looking good! Inspiration for me as I've got this lined up for the new year.

You should've upgraded the ARB mounts at the same time as the camber plates.

What does this involve and what are the benefits?

[Green]

Only joking with the colour of the rear end...



AS IF I WOULD DO IT IN YELLOW!!


Thats etch primer you see in yellow... Black all the way

Looking Beaaaaaautiful! I hammerited mine but wish I did a little more now.

[nickso]

Looking good! Inspiration for me as I've got this lined up for the new year.

You should've upgraded the ARB mounts at the same time as the camber plates.

What does this involve and what are the benefits?

There's a pic here......

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... t=arb+tabs

[m_jermyn]

Painted them in 2pak...... Same stuff you paint cars in..


Cost me nothing to do

[kam-325i]

how hard is it to change the four bushes where the two rear control arms attach to the rear beam. do you have to drop the whole beam to do this or can it be done on the car. thanks


sorry for hijacking thread

You could change the trailing arm bush's without dropping the ream beam, but you would have to remove the rubber petrol filler pipe where it joins the tank, as the pipe stops you removing the bolt on the offside.

[suedenim]

Looking good! Inspiration for me as I've got this lined up for the new year.

You should've upgraded the ARB mounts at the same time as the camber plates.

What does this involve and what are the benefits?

There's a pic here......

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... t=arb+tabs

Thanks nickso!