1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels

[Jdesign]

Rowleym said:

I guess I looked in the wrong place! I saw 150+ when I looked.

guess you weren't looking close enough.....

andyhundley said:

the car looks really good! makes me want to buy a vert.

Thanks!

DrLeadFoot said:

Looks great! I need a vert so my hair can blow.

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Thanks, it was this or a miata.. I think I made the right choice

ClassE said:

Saw this at the LS show! Loved the car and darn clean - but the offsets bug me. Looking forward to seeing it at its new ride height!

The offset on the rear wheels bugs me too, kinda hard to fit 17x10's on an E30 and pull it off. I hope all this suspension nonsense solves the Mexican poke out back.

[Jdesign]

Here you can see the Mexican stance out back a little better...

[jockhater2]

Jdesign said:

I got the city lights working (ricer green YES!) and I made an adapter to run my Nardi wheel from my civic..

Beautiful E39 shift knob you have there.

[Jdesign]

jockhater2 said:

Beautiful E39 shift knob you have there.

HA! Why thank you. I got it from a really swell guy on here..

[industrialsized]

nice jetboat

[Jdesign]

industrialsized said:

nice jetboat

Its my shopmates. Believe it or not, its not a jet boat. We spent a whole summer restoring it.. Its been featured on buildthreads before, here is the link with some awesome pictures of myself working on it:

http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/1978-sleekcraft-speedboat/

[johnprusinski]

this vert is amazing. if only i had a car this nice.

[Jdesign]

johnprusinski said:

this vert is amazing. if only i had a car this nice.

Why thank you very much.. you do know everything has a price tag right? 

[johnprusinski]

Jdesign said:

Why thank you very much.. you do know everything has a price tag right? 

too bad im a clearance rack shopper at the moment.

[Jdesign]

johnprusinski said:

too bad im a clearance rack shopper at the moment.

HA! I always shop the clearance isle.

[Ryan]

Ugh, this thread brings me back to when I had my e30 vert.

Beautiful things you've got going on here.

[Jdesign]

Ryan said:

Ugh, this thread brings me back to when I had my e30 vert.

Beautiful things you've got going on here.

 Get another! And thank you!

[Jdesign]

Got the new strut tubes welded up and hope to install them next week! Now I need to find out if I have to make myself some rear bushings.

Here is some pics of the welds before I paint them

[jc43089]

MMM Purty!

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

MMM Purty!

Thanks!!

[Jdesign]

So I was looking at my front control arms and I tore the boots on my ball-joints when I removed my knuckles.

Does anyone have any suggestions for brand / company to get new control arms?

Or should I get new boots?

Or should I just press in new ball-joints?

Also could I upgrade to something newer/ lighter from an E36 or E46??

[Earl]

E36 arms would give you more camber. E46 arms would give you a ton of camber over e36 arms.

[Jdesign]

Earl said:

E36 arms would give you more camber. E46 arms would give you a ton of camber over e36 arms.

So I assume Dimension "B" Increases?

Also any thoughts on Brands?

[jc43089]

Is there anywhere that has has listed what the A and B dimensions actually are?  Here is the source of that pic but they don't actually list the dimensions.  They do have notes from test fitting the different arms to an e30 though.

http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/Projects/E30-V8/9984510_6HwM6c#!i=764524152&k=QKjHtRg

[Jdesign]

I was looking at getting these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-BMW-E36-8PC-HD-CONTROL-ARM-SUSPENSION-KIT-SOLID-BUSHINGS-KIT-318-325-328-Z3-/281101320276?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4172f1c054&vxp=mtr