my E30 story

[johnprusinski]

i ordered a new clutch master cylinder tonight. ive been thinking about just tearing the car down and replacing the majority of it. i want to make it reliable so i can actually learn how to drift, because as of right now i cant really drive it down the road, how is it going to handle going sideways?

[B C]

what are your reliability concerns besides the clutch hydraulics

[Earl]

John, tuck your bumpers and paint them black like my friend Rob=D

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[johnprusinski]

im not sure to be honest. i cant think of anything else that is on the car that i need to run. i am thinking of just replacing all of the bushings in the rear subframe. i plan on replacing the suspension soon if that counts. im just sick of it breaking.

and earl i will tuck the bumpers soon.

[Earl]

Paint them black too=) And get hella fogs

[B C]

Dont die when you drill holes in the pressurized dampers to tuck ze bumpers,  late model front end is a simple swap too

[johnprusinski]

I ALREADY DRILLED THE HOLES IN THE SHOCKS A LONG TIME AGO. I COULDNT GET THEM TO PUSH IN WITH A HAMMER OR ANYTHING ELSE SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT UP TO A WALL OR WHATEVER.

[KaiserRolls]

caps lock [ENGAGED]

[johnprusinski]

haha sorry i need it for work. too lazy to turn it off.

[johnprusinski]

here are some pictures.

[YoungCR]

Is it common for pedal boxes to break on E30s too? I know that people reinforce the E28 ones, wonder if its all the same hardware.

[johnprusinski]

I'm not sure if they are a common problem. I'm amazed that the rod broke though.

[B C]

does your firewall have any accident damage causing the clutch masta to be mounted off on an angle from where BMW intended it to be?

[johnprusinski]

I'm not sure. I know that the rear end was hit but I can't say for the firewall

[johnprusinski]

since i havnt really posted anything for a couple weeks i thought id toss up an update. last Monday i got the car running again. today i put the new hydro in and i put the interior back in. 

[jc43089]

Duct tape is awesome.  Why is your shifter leaning so far forward?

[johnprusinski]

jc43089 said:

Duct tape is awesome.  Why is your shifter leaning so far forward?

im assuming i just put it on backwards. too lazy to change it.

[KaiserRolls]

Buy some red duct tape at Menards.

You can save up to 11% with your Big Card.

-Save big money at Menards

[B C]

^ not a bad idea, and yeah, looks like your shifter is backwards

[johnprusinski]

I'll just buy red tape then use some then return it. Or I could color the tape with red sharpie?