Chapter GMW | E30 LS1 (starting on post #1427)

[DrLeadFoot]

Subframe out!!

Reinforcements, wheel bearings, new brake lines and some painting are on the docket. 

[ChrisO]

Whats the story on the M5?

[DrLeadFoot]

ChrisO said:

Whats the story on the M5? 

Rawspeed's shop car in need of some love.  But the love is on the books!  Custom headers, Ti exhaust.

[Jdesign]

Awwww  yuuusss

[1990m3]

Dude, are you running true coil overs in the rear without a boxed in rear upper shock tower mount?

[DrLeadFoot]

1990m3 said:

Dude, are you running true coil overs in the rear without a boxed in rear upper shock tower mount?  

I am for now but that is on the list for the winter.

[SteelBlue]

What’s the labor time on dropping the subframe? This is something I would like to do in the future as the rear end will be one of the last things that I have gone over in the car. 

I’m going to be swapping the diff in my car and I feel like this would be a good time but not sure how far down the rabbit hole I need to go. Drive shaft and exhaust will already be out as I need to replace the gas tank...

edit: just found a pretty good DIY video from Blake’s garage that goes over pretty much everything. Doesn’t look to bad.

[DrLeadFoot]

SteelBlue said:

What’s the labor time on dropping the subframe? This is something I would like to do in the future as the rear end will be one of the last things that I have gone over in the car. 

I’m going to be swapping the diff in my car and I feel like this would be a good time but not sure how far down the rabbit hole I need to go. Drive shaft and exhaust will already be out as I need to replace the gas tank...

edit: just found a pretty good DIY video from Blake’s garage that goes over pretty much everything. Doesn’t look to bad.

It took me about 3 hours.  Take your time and don't strip anything!   Lol

[DrLeadFoot]

New rear bearings are in!

[DrLeadFoot]

Welding!!

[Jdesign]

Purdy!

[DrLeadFoot]

Oil change at 1,327 miles. Valvoline Conventional 10w-30 and a Napa 1515 Gold Filter.

I also replaced a leaking CCV vacuum pump -12an 90* fitting and added a short radius 90* and a 120* fitting on the hose side to give me more space from the top of the oil pan.

[DrLeadFoot]

More welding! Jake @ Rawspeed is just amazing.  Worth every penny!! 

He did my titanium/stainless exhaust and a lot of other odds and ends.  Hit him up!

[DrLeadFoot]

Prep has begun for the shock tower reinforcement welding!

Will be stitch welding the wheel well side of the stock shock tower also.

[DrLeadFoot]

Subframe, diff, driveshaft and trailing arms installed!!

Wow my pics are blurry! 

Used Nord-lock washers for the driveshaft/diff adapter.  Accidentally threw one in the garage.  I've successfully found the needle in the haystack. 

[YoungCR]

I suspect Beers were consumed

[jc43089]

YoungCR said:

I suspect Beers were consumed

By the camera apparently...

[patsbimmer1]

Maybe you should get the lady that shoots your houses to start getting photos of your car.  For all of our sake...

[DrLeadFoot]

No beer and no excuses!  Lolol

[DrLeadFoot]

Chipped away a little bit. 

-Section 1 of the exhaust is bolted up. 

-Axles in, need to torque them down.

-Torqued down rear swaybar mounts.

-Changed the trans fluid. 

-NO BLURRY PICS!