E30 Rat

[mtm_motors]

yeah for sure...
I **** going south in AR. It sucks all the way till you get to Texas lol

[jared1988]

yeah for sure...
I **** going south in AR. It sucks all the way till you get to Texas then it sucks some more lol

fixed

[mtm_motors]

Well, I finally got to work on the E30 some. Pictures tell most of the story...
Pushed the airplane out of the hangar... it was freezing outside. Note frosty E30 lol



all situated and ready to work



test fit of cross-bar



fits like a glove!



final install





I fabricated this brace for the trunk side of the rear seat



a friend stripped out the rest of the interior...



the trunk brace picks up the rear seatbelt mounting bolts and then is welded on the bottom




That's all for today!

[jared1988]

where the fuck were you when i was there?!?!?! i only went to the street races a few times in LR and it was just full of HS kids with daddys USDM

[mtm_motors]

where the fuck were you when i was there?!?!?! i only went to the street races a few times in LR and it was just full of HS kids with daddys USDM

ha, idk... we've got a pretty great Euro scene up here in Northwest AR

[jared1988]

horse shit. i didnt even find arrides.com until after i left that place too. UGH i always find forums too late

[Tedd81]

Wait!....You have an airplane???

[hinrichs]

this could get good, subscribed

[padraigmk3]

fucking beautiful.

i say drive it derby style. except no doors and no windows.
and blast slayer.

[mtm_motors]

Wait!....You have an airplane???

It's a plane I'm helping my parents restore
I have a project myself... but it's going to take ALOT of work...
and money... and I'm unemployed at the moment

this could get good, subscribed

I hope it gets good! Thanks

fucking beautiful.

i say drive it derby style. except no doors and no windows.
and blast slayer.

Slayer just might get played occasionally...
the top's about to come off though

[mtm_motors]

I didn't get too much done today. The weather was alot better so the car stayed outside.
I got out the sawzall and cut out the bulkhead...



and welded up the sides, should be good and stiff now.



I want to pull it back in the hangar (when I have help again lol) and MIG the bulkhead at top of the bar. Welding sheet metal on a 2300 lb car with a torch kinda sucks... its like paper thin.

[runningpanda]

I smell epic build.

[jared1988]

chop the top off but put a cage in there still like there vert 350zs they drift

[mtm_motors]

chop the top off but put a cage in there still like there vert 350zs they drift

This could be incredible...
I'm 6'3" so we'll have to see how it measures out



I worked over the speedster hump a bit as well...

[jared1988]

lol looks like you already got the know how to do all of it so make it happen!