some updates on the spec e30 build

#21

moving the front end into position:

dropping the body over the front end:

wiring cleaned up and coolant reservoir installed:

cooling system in:

#22

I don’t understand why you can’t have this done by the weekend.
:laugh:

#23

you should see the interior :slight_smile: besides, i’m sure bleeding the brakes is going to be fun with all the air that’s probably in the system now. if i was on schedule with this build, I’d have been there. I’ve already missed 2 events that i’d planned to do this year ;(

#24

few more from today:

brake ducting. using factory3 performance kit.

front end is re-painted and re-assembled:

rear end is almost done. waiting on tail lights:

motor is all wired up and complete. going to fire it up for the first time tomorrow. hopefully going to get the exhaust on tomorrow as well.

#25

so, didn’t get around to the exhaust… hood pins are in though lol…

#26

Looking good, Kish! Are you going to NJMP the weekend of Memorial Day? It’s looking pretty promising that I will be there. We have to swing through DC on Thursday but I am hoping to make at least 1/2 of a test day on Friday.

Those hood pins are sweet. For those who haven’t seen those yet, they pop up when they are unlatched. You can see them when belted in - even on a sloping hood like a Miata. Makes it a lot harder to forget to pin the hood. Which has worse consequences in a Miata than an E30, of course.

#27

Where did you get the hood pins? They look really nice.

#28

hood pins are aerocatch. bimmerworld sells them. steve, unfortunately i will be at mid ohio that weekend with BMW CR.

#29

She’s alive!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwRTsL4yZC8&feature=player_embedded

#30

Wow - that’s a nice build!

#31

Those hood pins are too cool for school. Wish I had seen those 6 months ago. :S

Kish, I razz the hell out of you, but that car is uber-sweet. Very nice build. Can’t wait to see it in person. Hopefully it will look just as nice in my mirrors.
:lol:

#32

OMG, I’m drooling on my keyboard as I type. That’s what I want to do with my front end. Wish I had the time and friends to help me out.
Are you keeping tab? How much so far more or less?

#33

trying not to keep tabs lol… i’d say around 25k with everything…

#34

It’s really going to suck being beaten by a car made for less than half that. :laugh:
Hey, somebody had to say it…

#35

in the name of all that is holy 25k?! It is almost too pretty, wonderful build. Just be sure you are ready for the bump draft B)

#36

i doubt half that… did you add up tires/wheels etc? its amazing how the little stuff adds up.

#37

ready for it. i intend to drive the wheels off it :slight_smile: it’s not as pretty in person as it looks in pictures however. the main focus was on making it as reliable as possible. i hate working on a car at the track. been there, done that.

#38

kishg wrote:

There’s under 10 grand in my vastly superior 4 door. :stuck_out_tongue:
Remember…I did everything but the cage myself and am running on bottlecaps and own ONE set of tires at any given moment. My seat is used. I painted the car with a roller in my driveway. I got all the vinyl done for free by a buddy. It’s just two different kinds of car prep. I enjoy being able to ignore the brake dust on the wheels and the rubber streaks on the body when I bring it home. I can still be jealous of your car though. :slight_smile:

#39

Kish, it really is pretty, wtg man.

How did you precisely locate where to cut the hood to put in those hood pins?

#40

by using a practice hood :slight_smile: