BMW 326rb build thread...

[IIIXziuR]

Awesome updates Newman.
POR15 is awesome I use it a lot and it really does work.
It's worth the money.

I can see you had a lot of fun painting with it!

[SaintlyCharBoy]

how tight is the radiator?

IC would look sweet if it matched the angle of your valence

[Size]

I fell off my chair when i saw all the fab work, nice job

i also just picked up an e30. this thread has given me a few ideas


keep updating the project, seems like your on the homestretch now!

[driftage240]

nice build any updates...

[n2motorsports]

freakin m-tech 1 kit...i'm speechless.

[racer98]

ALPINA ?????

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by SaintlyCharBoy

how tight is the radiator?

IC would look sweet if it matched the angle of your valence

very:





No way that it's going to move at all... thus:

wasssssssaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
eff you mtech bumper

[brewster240]

that lotus is taking up valuable work space, ill hold on to it for a while if it helps you out.

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by brewster240

that lotus is taking up valuable work space, ill hold on to it for a while if it helps you out.

it's not mine. it's my roommate's

i think it's lame.

[twofourzerosx]

very clean cut!! ...but wait, u think the esprit is lame? is it the twin turbo?

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by twofourzerosx

very clean cut!! ...but wait, u think the esprit is lame? is it the twin turbo?

it's a 94.

idk. it's boring and outdated and mostly stock and my roommate thinks it's the best car ever made.

i hate when people are way into their own cars. especially when they're stock.

[racer98]

Originally Posted by ctnewman

it's a 94.

idk. it's boring and outdated and mostly stock and my roommate thinks it's the best car ever made.

i hate when people who are way into their own cars. especially when they're stock.

snap over steer is the king of Lotus.

[ROUGE180]

You need to paint bomber shark teeth on you IC Core lol.. Sweet job!!! There will be no problems with cooling. Thats for sure.

[Ninjabread]

Originally Posted by ctnewman

i hate when people who are way into their own cars. especially when they're stock.

holly fucking shit, I thought I was the only one that thought that way. I have a friend who seems to think his xterra is the end-all of all trucks. And that g35's are the sickest cars.

It just pisses me off that he praises stock cars so much. Maybe its a 240 guy mentality. I don't think any vehicle that I'll ever own will stay stock.

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by ROUGE180

You need to paint bomber shark teeth on you IC Core lol.. Sweet job!!! There will be no problems with cooling. Thats for sure.

haha. that would be pretty fucking manly...

thanks!

[96Turbo]

you've given me a little motivation to stick it out with M.E. I'm seriously considering a major change....next semester is Differential Equations, Calc III, Physics II, Mechanics, and computer aided engineering. AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! I think you've made it clear that i should stop being a pussy and stick it out. Your work is amazing!! You're livin the dream my man

[twofourzerosx]

i have a diff eq exam 2morro afternoon... physics 2 exam wednesaday, along with thermo1 and multivar....just took a statics exam

ME is hard as fuck but its worth it in the end

[thetopcow]

+1 for cutting up the bumper.

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by thetopcow

+1 for cutting up the bumper.

i posted it on a bimmer forum. People were NOT PLEASED.

the bumper i have is really rare in the states, it has to be imported from Europe. What makes it more rare is that it was uncut (fog lights and center cooling holes).


I really wish i had splurged on an M3 shell to cut up. That would have REALLY gotten the hate.

[Feint Of Heart]

Looking great as usual man.

Awesome build, and top notch work!

Can't wait to see it done!

[TheArkitekt]

yeah i can imagine the guys on rev or something would not be pleased with chopping the m-tech kit. oh well, its a unique project. its like a friend of mine who put a LS1 in a E30 M3. He put it up on one of the bimmer forums and everyone acted like he peed in their cheerios.

[ctnewman]

here's some pics of the fender flares i bought on a different E30

[Neejay]

lol yeah, you chopped the shit out of that bumper.

Nice progress though. Looks good.

[GSXRJJordan]

I dig the bumper chop (it was the only thing you could do), but hate those flares - they look way to 'bubbly' to me. Maybe they'll look better on a car that doesn't have that same kit.

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

I dig the bumper chop (it was the only thing you could do), but hate those flares - they look way to 'bubbly' to me. Maybe they'll look better on a car that doesn't have that same kit.

the body kit on that e30 is vile. I think they will look better on my car.

[ctnewman]

My buddy came over last night and helped me start installing the flares. Needless to say, they don't fit very well out of the box. About 90% of the way through the install i discovered that these are made from a thermoplastic material, not thermoset. (Urethane is a thermoset meaning it cannot be liquified and still retain it's original properties) That said, the flares are ABS and are very easily molded with heat. Had i figured this early on, I may have approached this a bit differently. There is a slight kink that i need to massage out, but i think it's going to look pretty rad.

I am going to paint them satin black. I want them to retain that "i don't give a fuck what i have to do to put wider tires on look"

oh, and PS, the fuel door is actually being welded/glassed in, as the fuel cell is in the trunk.

PPS: The screws used are only temporary. I will ultimately use a button head cap screw, but i need to get the correct nutserts

[unicoladron]

oh man i can't wait to see this finished. it's like a japanese/german spawn child!

and tell those pussies on the bimmer forum to shut up about you hacking that front bumper. it rocks!. it reminds me of old old old school skylines that had the big ass oil coolers up front.

[ctnewman]

This thread is so funny:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=105556

[300hp owen]

most excellent newman, I like the flares, always been a fan of bolt-it-on-and-run setups! so how wide a wheel/tire can you fit on the e30 now that you have those flares?

lol @ cutting up that uber rare unmolested bumper, doh!
damn that radiator is stuffed in there, looks damn good. sweet update too, I cannot wait for winter to be OVER.

[ctnewman]

Originally Posted by 300hp owen

most excellent newman, I like the flares, always been a fan of bolt-it-on-and-run setups! so how wide a wheel/tire can you fit on the e30 now that you have those flares?

lol @ cutting up that uber rare unmolested bumper, doh!
damn that radiator is stuffed in there, looks damn good. sweet update too, I cannot wait for winter to be OVER.

I have 17X10 work VS-XXs that are probably going to poke out a little:

here's a bimmer with stock fenders on 16X10 wheels (NOTE: i in no way endorse stretched tires)