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[Elysian]

Removed the dash and entire wiring harness from the car today.




What came out:



What's going in:



The old harness was in bad shape, so many of the connectors crumbled when I touched them, so a new harness will be a welcome addition. This allows me to only have what I need in the harness as well, so it'll be much simpler in the end.

[Elysian]

Someone around here was selling an On3 SN95 Mustang 5.0 turbo kit for a damn nice price, decided to pick it up after checking it out.






Also came with this, though I'm not sure I'm gonna use it:



The headers exit out the front like I have to do already on my E30, so this is going to be a solid kit for the build. Should fix issues I was having trying to figure out how to run the exhaust too.

[Lazy8s]

Probably closer to 400% more workspace, though our house is actually about 500 sq ft smaller (obviously not counting the full basement, which is semi-finished and we'll finish it the rest of the way). The garage behind the house is huge, could probably easily fit 6 cars in there. Previous owner ran a landscaping company out of here, so they built the garage in the back to have room for working on their work trucks. That garage has 9ft clearance to the rafters, and is I believe 31' x 25' or so.

Sounds like a mechanics dream. I’m glad you scored what you did, but I admit I’m slightly envious. We couldn’t even hope to touch a property like that without leaving the area.

Really nice

[Elysian]

Super nice Elysian! I’ll be anxiously awaiting pics in 2 months when we can’t see the floor any more

Seriously, what do you have now? 200% more space? More? Really nice

Probably closer to 400% more workspace, though our house is actually about 500 sq ft smaller (obviously not counting the full basement, which is semi-finished and we'll finish it the rest of the way). The garage behind the house is huge, could probably easily fit 6 cars in there. Previous owner ran a landscaping company out of here, so they built the garage in the back to have room for working on their work trucks. That garage has 9ft clearance to the rafters, and is I believe 31' x 25' or so.

[acroig]

Love the garage space! Super jealous. Plenty of room for a decent lift too.

This!

[Lazy8s]

Super nice Elysian! I’ll be anxiously awaiting pics in 2 months when we can’t see the floor any more

Seriously, what do you have now? 200% more space? More? Really nice

[Elysian]

Love the garage space! Super jealous. Plenty of room for a decent lift too.

I've got a different outbuilding I'd like to install a lift in, but it needs a concrete slab poured first. Both outbuildings have 220v. The building the BMW is in will be divided into 3 rooms, 1 of those being a 1 car garage, the rest will be workspace for my business and I'll reserve the other outbuilding for the automotive work.

[OverclockN']

Love the garage space! Super jealous. Plenty of room for a decent lift too.

[Elysian]

Got my E30 at my new home in Ohio

[Elysian]

Pulled it out into the driveway to mess with the HOA before we move  The truck hauling it to Ohio will be here today or tomorrow. Also washed it a little bit, got most of the sawdust off it.

[Elysian]

Nah, saving another E30 is never a bad thing.

[logical]

RIP

[Elysian]

The car that started this thread is now gone, my buddy hauled it off a bit ago. Glad it's going to a new owner who will have the time and will to work on it. I bet it'll be on the road again this year.

[Elysian]

And I finally transferred both titles on the E30s. I was really worried I'd have issues with both of them and not be able to transfer, but a friend of mine recommended a title service to me, went there and got it knocked out, paid some minor penalties for taking too long to transfer, and that's it.

So my red E30 no longer will have to be track only, I'll be able to register it, and for that I am extremely stoked.

My friend who is getting the blue one will also be able to street drive that one, and that is a huge win. I never thought the blue one would see the road again, but here we are!

[Elysian]

My other E30 is now ready to be taken away. I'm giving it to my buddy, who will no doubt turn it into a drift missile. Can't wait to see what he does.

[Elysian]

My garage is as clean as its ever been, and I also took a moment to fill the motor with oil and prime the oil system, check for leaks in the oil pan I modified. Can report back, several hours after I filled it, zero oil spots. Oil pan is completely sealed and I'm extremely happy about that.

[Lazy8s]

Man Elysian…nice work bud. You’re at that “I can see it now” stage. Very nice

[Elysian]

Installed the diff, bolted the driveshaft and axles up, got the e-brake working, and bolted the fuel cell back in the trunk. Also finished the rear brake lines (not pictured when I took this shot). Big progress today.

[huskylord]

Looks great.

[acroig]

Looks bad ass!

[Elysian]

Today was all about the front end. I probably did things backwards, but I don't care I got a ton done. Started with the Aerocatch hood latches, wow I love them.





While the primer was drying on the hood I moved to the fenders. Major interferience, was a similar story with the 17s when I had them on there.



Chopped them out for the wide body overfender, but didn't take it as far as I probably could because I'm not ready to mount the wide body kit yet, so just roughed it in with enough room to steer




After both fenders were attached I put in the headlights and the headlight trim, as well as the lower panel for the bumper.





That's where I left off, but I feel extremely accomplished today. Next steps are install the rear differential and driveshaft, install the e-brake handle, and make sure the e-brake works. I only need the car to be able to stop via e-brake to get it out of the garage.

[Elysian]

Need to put the E30 in storage temporarily so we can show the house, so today I got it on the ground. However, the VERY cheap wheels I bought were for an E38 7 series, so they are much larger than normal E30 wheels. They're only 16" rims but the tires are very large. The 17s I'll be running have a similar outer diameter, so I used the opportunity to properly fit them. That involved some minor sledge hammering on the front and cutting the rear out for the widebody over fenders.







The front drivers side tire does rub slightly at full lock to the left, but otherwise has free range of motion. I also raised the ride height as much as possible, and have basically confirmed I need different springs.

[Elysian]

What year is it? I thought there was a minimum age to qualify as antique.

25 years in Texas, it's an 88.

I think I didn't go that route originally because I was planning on driving it more... Now I'm planning on moving

[Nunz]

What year is it? I thought there was a minimum age to qualify as antique.

[Elysian]

So I talked to a friend earlier, he told me to get it registered as an antique vehicle, then it wouldn't require inspection. Gonna do that this week.

[Lazy8s]

It has to be, I need to get it inspected and registered here in Texas before we move

Keep those wrenches turning!

[Elysian]

Looking really good Elysian You think it’ll be ready for a test run before winter?

It has to be, I need to get it inspected and registered here in Texas before we move

[Lazy8s]

Looking really good Elysian You think it’ll be ready for a test run before winter?

[Elysian]

Didn't take pics of everything I did today but got a lot done.



Power steering lines are made, and you can also see I trimmed back the bracket that holds the power steering pump on.

Lines at the steering rack:



And where I think the power steering reservoir will live. Need to build a bracket and modify the line, but it's got just enough room there, even if the motor shifts when driving.



I also finished the front brake lines and the clutch slave line, but didn't take any pictures. I still have two more small hard lines to make for the rear brakes, but that won't take too long to do.

[Elysian]

Looks like one of those 90 degree bends has the radiator hose kinked pretty good. Not worried about any detriment that may have to flow?

Actually, that looks like an old hose, not the new line you ran!

I think it's just the angle, none of the hoses are kinked. I had some hoses on hand from previous cars that worked for the top hoses, I put those together yesterday as well. The single Gates hose on the bottom cost me $45, so I wasn't really stoked about buying 4 hoses to cannibalize for this.

[Nunz]

Looks like one of those 90 degree bends has the radiator hose kinked pretty good. Not worried about any detriment that may have to flow?

Actually, that looks like an old hose, not the new line you ran!

[Elysian]

Been working on the car a bit lately, friend of mine helped me bolt the suspension back up a few days ago.

Today I finished up the radiator hoses, then ran the brake lines for the drivers side.






Need to find the clip that holds the brake line on the bracket in the wheel well, but pretty happy with how everything is lining up so far. Still need to run a line to connect to the rear brake lines, and a line to connect the passenger side front brake caliper.

[Elysian]

Freed up a ton of space, I actually have a walkway from the inside door to the outside now, so well worth it from that perspective.

[Lazy8s]

Must feel a little funny letting go of some of your toys.

[Elysian]

Sold the motor I pulled from the red BMW this weekend, the guys picked it up today. Only asked $500 for it, but sold it to someone who has built an E30 race car already and needed a spare motor, so it went to a good home. Could have gotten more for it, it's a pretty desirable motor, even with a blown head gasket, but I'd rather help out some good people.

[Elysian]

Dropped the wheel centers off at a machine shop yesterday to get the powdercoat taken off in places that were supposed to be masked off.

[Nunz]

The powder coat looks fantastic. Great color choice

[acroig]

Wow, gold rims.

[Elysian]

The wheel centers are back from powdercoating. The only mounting surface they did tape off was to the hub, so I'm going to wind up having to sand some coating off on each wheel center, as well as drill out each hole... Still, they look great. Can't wait to get my wheels together.

[Elysian]

Had a dream I finally got to drive this thing, was great, but now I can't stop thinking about it and how much work I have left to do

I also had to fix lighting issues in my dream, go figure.