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Rusker · 10-02-2008, 09:18 PM

Please say an update is coming.

ctnewman · 10-03-2008, 06:43 AM

Haha, OK. An update is coming soon. Going to the paint booth in about 3 weeks... I've just got some uninteresting minor stuff that i need to do before it goes there.

twofourzerosx · 10-06-2008, 09:09 PM

AWESOME! i've been checking this thread weakly for updates all summer!

bardabe · 10-06-2008, 09:59 PM

post the uninteresting stuff =( please i need inspiration.

+Waldo+ · 10-06-2008, 10:23 PM

So i just joined and was De virginized on this thread

fab work, and ideas on this build are sick. also was extremly glad to read that all this money is coming from a career in mechanical engineering which is what im working currently on getting a degree in

!

good work man, keep it up!

96Turbo · 10-06-2008, 11:01 PM

yea, lets get this thread goin again! I almost forgot all about you man! Yes, more inspiration please. Remind me why i'm learning about electromagnetism (wtf?!?!).

ctnewman · 10-07-2008, 08:09 AM

Alright, I'm going to move my subaru out of my garage in a couple days... (I wish someone would just BUY IT...) At which point i will start tinkering on the BMW again...

yota man · 12-04-2008, 01:58 PM

Damn son I can't wait to see this finished!

innovation · 01-14-2009, 11:08 PM

Hey newman, been waiting for a long time now how about an update!

ctnewman · 01-15-2009, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innovation

Hey newman, been waiting for a long time now how about an update!

here's why i HAVEN'T been updating:

Exige-PICS

Shadytrixta1 · 02-16-2009, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctnewman

here's why i HAVEN'T been updating:

Exige-PICS

jealousy runs through me

ctnewman · 02-14-2009, 05:55 PM

just dropped the car off at the paint booth!

96Turbo · 02-14-2009, 08:14 PM

thank god!!!

i'm psyched for the next update. It's been so long since i've thought about this car. Are you going to have more time to work on it now??

shinhed · 04-26-2009, 04:01 PM

ctnewman · 04-28-2009, 07:06 AM

Taking longer than expected, but did buy paint this weekend (700 bucks for 3 quarts).

Going to shoot the bay and interior this weekend.

Then I can get it back on suspension and put the motor in.

punxva · 04-28-2009, 07:47 AM

just read the whole thread, great work so far, subscribed.

ctnewman · 05-03-2009, 06:53 PM

Big thanks to brian b and andy w for helping out:

Painted the cage flat black:

Masked it off:

Set up a lil booth:

Sprayed the engine bay and the visible interior components... Going to do the jams later this week.

Devil Man · 05-03-2009, 08:26 PM

sweet color

renegade_ewok · 05-03-2009, 09:11 PM

Oh fuck yeah - I've been waiting on updates for months.

That is a really nice green you chose - what is it? PPG? HOK?

ctnewman · 05-04-2009, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renegade_ewok

Oh fuck yeah - I've been waiting on updates for months.

That is a really nice green you chose - what is it? PPG? HOK?

Honestly, IDK who makes it. I just picked it out of a chip book.

Neejay · 05-03-2009, 09:57 PM

Niiiiiiice.

96Turbo · 05-03-2009, 11:16 PM

awwww shit!!! almost forgot about this build. Now you got me all excited again!!

can't wait for more updates. the cage and body color looks reeeeeeeeeeal nice

slidewaysmn · 05-04-2009, 08:48 AM

He's back!

ctnewman · 05-07-2009, 10:17 PM

Rhino-lined the floor... looks ILL

ctnewman · 05-14-2009, 07:19 AM

Updated the site, but no new info...

E30GTR-PAINTING ENGINE BAY

AND

E30GTR-INTERIOR PAINTING

PoorMans180SX · 05-14-2009, 07:36 PM

I totally forgot about this thread. Glad to see you're still going!

Subscribed.

ctnewman · 05-14-2009, 10:29 PM

Installed Poly control arm bushings (HUGE PAIN) and installed the front subframe, Ireland engineering swaybar + links, and steering rack.

ctnewman · 05-16-2009, 06:59 PM

Assembled the rear subframe. Pressing in the new poly bushings wasn't too difficult, all the parts were nicely powder coated...

That in itself created a little bit of a problem. A long time ago I had the rear subframe powdercoated. Then I remembered that I had purchased the Ireland Engineering camber kit.

This was a weld on kit with eccentric bolts that you rotate to change camber (inside bushing) and toe (outside bushing). Since I had to weld on the subframe and powdercoat again, I had to strip off all the old powdercoat. That was NOT easy. 3 trips through the automatic blaster, a belt sander, hand sanding and manual blasting later, I was able to weld and re-coat the part.

Welding the parts on was pretty easy, I had to do some extra fabricating, though, because the camber adjusters weren't all that well designed.

Here is a shot of the subframe assembled:

And a close-up of the camber adjusters. Basically the channel portion that the eccentric bolt rides in welds onto the subframe, then you slot the existing holes. Turning the bolt allows the bushing to ride up and down (foreground, camber) and forward and backward (background, toe)

Then I painted the rear dif. It took so fucking long to clean it... Like 4 hours. Just adding to the rainbow of colors! I used duplicolor 500 degree engine block paint to the dif. I used the some very aggressive stripper/degreaser to clean it.

A few shots of that:

Next, I installed the Ireland Engineering rear swaybar. The factory swaybar uses only one bolt and a tab to hold it on. The Ireland mounts use that one bolt, and then require the drilling of 2 more holes into the trunk then a backing plate. Much much stronger.

I didn't install the end links yet, because I'm not sure if their going to be in the way while installing the dif.

While the paint was drying I installed the subframe... alone. Kind of a pain in the ass to do alone, but it's done.

I was worried that the subframe was going to be slightly warped from the automatic blaster, but it fit in fine. Finally something going right! I really need to re-spray the wheel wells.

Tomorrow I am probably going to rhinoliner the trunk and clean the transmission for installation...

allntrlundrgrnd · 05-16-2009, 07:09 PM

damn never saw this build, very interesting. nice work nontheless!

scribe'd

opponheimer · 05-16-2009, 09:58 PM

your colors are the colors of ireland! (cept no white yet)

(and minus the black and blue)

10-02-2008, 09:18 PM	#1
Rusker Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 351 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Please say an update is coming. __________________ 1990 S13/SR20

10-03-2008, 06:43 AM	#2
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Haha, OK. An update is coming soon. Going to the paint booth in about 3 weeks... I've just got some uninteresting minor stuff that i need to do before it goes there. __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

10-06-2008, 09:59 PM	#4
bardabe Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Age: 35 Posts: 4,719 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: bardabe Feedback Score: 10 reviews	post the uninteresting stuff =( please i need inspiration. __________________ Review Thread

10-07-2008, 08:09 AM	#7
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Alright, I'm going to move my subaru out of my garage in a couple days... (I wish someone would just BUY IT...) At which point i will start tinkering on the BMW again... __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

02-14-2009, 05:55 PM	#12
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just dropped the car off at the paint booth! __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

10-06-2008, 09:09 PM	#3
twofourzerosx BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CT Posts: 96 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	AWESOME! i've been checking this thread weakly for updates all summer!

10-06-2008, 10:23 PM	#5
+Waldo+ Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Sunshine State Age: 35 Posts: 297 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	So i just joined and was De virginized on this thread fab work, and ideas on this build are sick. also was extremly glad to read that all this money is coming from a career in mechanical engineering which is what im working currently on getting a degree in ! good work man, keep it up!

10-06-2008, 11:01 PM	#6
96Turbo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: AZ Age: 36 Posts: 1,315 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	yea, lets get this thread goin again! I almost forgot all about you man! Yes, more inspiration please. Remind me why i'm learning about electromagnetism (wtf?!?!).

12-04-2008, 01:58 PM	#8
yota man Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbia/Florence, Sc Age: 35 Posts: 476 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Damn son I can't wait to see this finished!

01-14-2009, 11:08 PM	#9
innovation Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chino, CA Posts: 437 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Hey newman, been waiting for a long time now how about an update!

02-14-2009, 08:14 PM	#13
96Turbo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: AZ Age: 36 Posts: 1,315 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	thank god!!! i'm psyched for the next update. It's been so long since i've thought about this car. Are you going to have more time to work on it now??

04-26-2009, 04:01 PM	#14
shinhed Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 955 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews

04-28-2009, 07:06 AM	#15
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Taking longer than expected, but did buy paint this weekend (700 bucks for 3 quarts). Going to shoot the bay and interior this weekend. Then I can get it back on suspension and put the motor in. __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

05-03-2009, 06:53 PM	#17
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Big thanks to brian b and andy w for helping out: Painted the cage flat black: Masked it off: Set up a lil booth: Sprayed the engine bay and the visible interior components... Going to do the jams later this week. __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

05-03-2009, 09:11 PM	#19
renegade_ewok Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC Age: 37 Posts: 450 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Oh fuck yeah - I've been waiting on updates for months. That is a really nice green you chose - what is it? PPG? HOK?

05-03-2009, 09:57 PM	#21
Neejay Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: lol Age: 39 Posts: 2,586 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: Neejay Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Niiiiiiice.

05-03-2009, 11:16 PM	#22
96Turbo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: AZ Age: 36 Posts: 1,315 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	awwww shit!!! almost forgot about this build. Now you got me all excited again!! can't wait for more updates. the cage and body color looks reeeeeeeeeeal nice

05-04-2009, 08:48 AM	#23
slidewaysmn Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brainerd, MN Age: 35 Posts: 136 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	He's back! __________________ '95 Zenki '85 Cressida

05-07-2009, 10:17 PM	#24
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Rhino-lined the floor... looks ILL __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

05-14-2009, 07:19 AM	#25
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Updated the site, but no new info... E30GTR-PAINTING ENGINE BAY AND E30GTR-INTERIOR PAINTING __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

05-14-2009, 07:36 PM	#26
PoorMans180SX Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 37 Posts: 5,616 Trader Rating: (16) Rides Gallery: PoorMans180SX Feedback Score: 16 reviews	I totally forgot about this thread. Glad to see you're still going! Subscribed. __________________ Build: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=643065 Friends don't let friends buy knock-offs.

05-14-2009, 10:29 PM	#27
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Installed Poly control arm bushings (HUGE PAIN) and installed the front subframe, Ireland engineering swaybar + links, and steering rack. __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

05-16-2009, 06:59 PM	#28
ctnewman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: buffalo,ny Age: 43 Posts: 541 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Assembled the rear subframe. Pressing in the new poly bushings wasn't too difficult, all the parts were nicely powder coated... That in itself created a little bit of a problem. A long time ago I had the rear subframe powdercoated. Then I remembered that I had purchased the Ireland Engineering camber kit. This was a weld on kit with eccentric bolts that you rotate to change camber (inside bushing) and toe (outside bushing). Since I had to weld on the subframe and powdercoat again, I had to strip off all the old powdercoat. That was NOT easy. 3 trips through the automatic blaster, a belt sander, hand sanding and manual blasting later, I was able to weld and re-coat the part. Welding the parts on was pretty easy, I had to do some extra fabricating, though, because the camber adjusters weren't all that well designed. Here is a shot of the subframe assembled: And a close-up of the camber adjusters. Basically the channel portion that the eccentric bolt rides in welds onto the subframe, then you slot the existing holes. Turning the bolt allows the bushing to ride up and down (foreground, camber) and forward and backward (background, toe) Then I painted the rear dif. It took so fucking long to clean it... Like 4 hours. Just adding to the rainbow of colors! I used duplicolor 500 degree engine block paint to the dif. I used the some very aggressive stripper/degreaser to clean it. A few shots of that: Next, I installed the Ireland Engineering rear swaybar. The factory swaybar uses only one bolt and a tab to hold it on. The Ireland mounts use that one bolt, and then require the drilling of 2 more holes into the trunk then a backing plate. Much much stronger. I didn't install the end links yet, because I'm not sure if their going to be in the way while installing the dif. While the paint was drying I installed the subframe... alone. Kind of a pain in the ass to do alone, but it's done. I was worried that the subframe was going to be slightly warped from the automatic blaster, but it fit in fine. Finally something going right! I really need to re-spray the wheel wells. Tomorrow I am probably going to rhinoliner the trunk and clean the transmission for installation... __________________ RB26DETT BMW E30 BUILD: onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_00.html

05-16-2009, 07:09 PM	#29
allntrlundrgrnd Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,483 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: allntrlundrgrnd Feedback Score: 17 reviews	damn never saw this build, very interesting. nice work nontheless! scribe'd __________________ https://www.instagram.com/kook_180sx

05-16-2009, 09:58 PM	#30
opponheimer Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bikini Atoll Posts: 1,267 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	your colors are the colors of ireland! (cept no white yet) (and minus the black and blue) __________________ SR20 & RB20/25/26 in s13/s14 Wiring from $125 to $200.. Best prices EVER.