....and so it begins, project Turtle Farts.

i_love_cars

I love seeing a repaint like this. That looks really good, hope to see it at the e30 picnic for sure

YoungCR

Looks great!

Jdesign

This looks awesome! Nice work. I too anticipate seeing this in person!

timmer

The new home build can’t begin soon enough!

The E30’s are out of storage and the X5 and Wife’s Mazda get the boot.... Went from a 4 car garage to a two stall...

Here’s to getting the driveway and shop in by the end of may!

Much work that needs to get done on the ‘86...#duplexlife

timmer

FALL UPDATE

I’ve finally made the decision with the drivetrain, and the 2.7i is our the door, and S52 is in...

I found a nice, refreshed/bulletproofed S52 and ZF 5-speed for sale in Belvidere Illinois, and the car is heading down today to have its heart transplant...

The S52 is built nice with Schrick 264/256 cams, 3.5” MAF, 24# flow matched injectors, 93 octane tune with 7,200k redline, full obd2, ews/emissions delete, and a host of other goodness.

Stay tuned for build pics!

-Tim

jc43089

Mmmm, ES valance, my vert had the same one.

timmer

Progress...

SteelBlue

Relocating stock booster or going ix/944?

Staying OBD2? What's your plan for engine to body harness?

timmer

Using an e21 brake booster, and a custom wiring harness...the guy doing the swap is a wizard at making harnesses. Keeping full OBD2 functionality.

timmer

Z3 steering rack is in, brake booster in, and refreshed the gauge cluster

m42b32

Cluster looks great! What did you use to paint the needles?

timmer

m42b32 said:

Cluster looks great! What did you use to paint the needles?

Fluorescent red needle paint... a couple coats will do!

https://www.ebay.com/i/190281783139?chn=ps

Jdesign

timmer said:

Fluorescent red needle paint... a couple coats will do!

https://www.ebay.com/i/190281783139?chn=ps

Interesting. My biggest gripe with the E30 clusters is the lack of lighting. LEDs help a ton, but the needles are always hard to see at night. I really want to upgrade to illuminated needles, its just a lot of work!

Nice job, I cant wait to see more updates!

timmer

Getting closer!!

timmer

She’s all buttoned up! Added uuc short shifter, new subframe bushings, and exhaust is installed... time to get her home!!! Too bad she will be going right into storage... Spring can’t come fast enough!