'88 E30

[B C]

Break lines

Im not chomping at the bit to do an ABS delete like many E30 guys are but I honestly dont think I have ever needed to use the ABS in my car. It has never intervened. Carry on my wayward son

[KaiserRolls]

ABS is gone. Unfortunately snapped the stock line under where the stock proportioning valve sits - snapped when I was removing it - honestly is probably not a bad thing and it will force me to replace it. It was the last line that I hadn't replaced in the braking system so all in all I'm not too upset about it.

Most likely will just buy a length of hardline that has the fittings installed and bend it to fit. I hate flaring lines.

I also will be buying the ABS delete from chase bays. While it's expensive it comes with everything so it'll be convenient.

Good news without ABS I can run the stock VF intake pipe with a mushroom filter (yellow one) and run it thru the low beam headlight hole. So from a distance it shouldn't look too different.

Also without ABS I can run the stock e30 expansion tank, which I might try and remove the black paint from so I can see the damn coolant level

Radiator goes in Monday for modification

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Edit: god damn double post tapatalk can eat shit

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[Jdesign]

Curious to see the radiator back in and plumbed!

[KaiserRolls]

Jdesign said:

Curious to see the radiator back in and plumbed!

Same here. Dropped it off today with a bunch of pictures and measurements I took.

Guy said it should be done in a week or so.

It's kind of neat when you go into these shops that mainly repair SUVs and other boring cars with a "special" project. I had 3 or 4 guys huddled around pictures I had taken of the engine bay (for radiator fitment) all suggesting ideas to the guy who TIG welds lol. It was great

[KaiserRolls]

ABS delete stuff from Chase Bays ordered, as well as some new hardline for the stuff I broke.

Will be ordering up a filter/silicone elbows/aluminum joiners tonight after I get some measurements.

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Just ordered up the silicone intake crap/t-bolt clamps/aluminum piping.

I think that's the last of what I need to order (probably not)

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Also this guy showed up

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Got some wiring done, still have some left

[Jdesign]

KaiserRolls said:

Got some wiring done, still have some left

I know your not done, and not a noob, but I would suggest some edging or a grommet in that hole in the firewall.

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Jdesign said:

KaiserRolls said:

Got some wiring done, still have some left

I know your not done, and not a noob, but I would suggest some edging or a grommet in that hole in the firewall. 

Yet to go in

I'm just pulling wires thru for length measurement at this time

I still have an entire harness to snake thru there lol

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Should be done for the aug 13 road America autox...... lol

[KaiserRolls]

B4

AFTER

Holy hot damn this took forever.

They initially bought an off-the-shelf 90° but it was too thin and wouldn't weld up. Dude ended up having a spare part and turned it down on his lathe to make it work.

When they were welding up the piece they put a pinhole in the smaller expansion tank inlet so they decided to tap the rad and put a barbed fitting in.

Pressure tested and good to go.

[KaiserRolls]

Also I took the pic at a shitty angle, there is room for the hose and a clamp

Most likely going to be taking my stock upper hose (silicone), flipping it 180° and trimming. Should work and be a decent solution for a relatively undocumented thing.

[Jdesign]

KaiserRolls said:

Also I took the pic at a shitty angle, there is room for the hose and a clamp

Most likely going to be taking my stock upper hose (silicone), flipping it 180° and trimming. Should work and be a decent solution for a relatively undocumented thing.

Looks good! Get that hose on there so we can see the final result!

[KaiserRolls]

^replacing the VF Swiss cheesed BS plastic charge tube dealio with some silicone hoses and this guy which was finished today

The barbs will be trimmed up yet to shorten them. The larger barb is for the bypass valve, smaller barb is for the ICV. The three ports, for now, I will put some 1/8npt plugs in. Eventually may use these for water/meth injection, IAT sensor, etc.

Overall that plastic tube was a mess of poor design, epoxy, and randomly drilled holes

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Will also clean it up a bit and maybe paint it. But probably not paint it. Because it's stainless.

[Jdesign]

Nice. That plastic tube looked a hot mess.

[Jeff]

KaiserRolls said:

^

What in gods creation who created that mess???