E30 vert driftcar build...Motor swap, gussets, japanese crap, and overall stupidity

[340i]

whats with the m-stripes on the engine? i'd get it if you'd shaved the nissan logos off the valve cover, then you could genuinly tell people that your e30 honestly has an 's14' engine (get it?...) and it'd either confuse or piss off the bmw purists, but like that it just seems wierd to me.

great build though, this'll be fun when done. another question i have is what is that stuff you used to protect the paint in your engine bay? i want some.

[white bread]

Any updates on this thing?

[racoon_goon]

Very cool car man, keep up all the good work!

[ill roller]

whats with the m-stripes on the engine? i'd get it if you'd shaved the nissan logos off the valve cover, then you could genuinly tell people that your e30 honestly has an 's14' engine (get it?...) and it'd either confuse or piss off the bmw purists, but like that it just seems wierd to me.

great build though, this'll be fun when done. another question i have is what is that stuff you used to protect the paint in your engine bay? i want some.

It's an S13 SR... The fact that it says Nissan on the valvecover and has the stripes is exactly what I wanted.

That stuff is just some giant roll of masking tape they had at the shop... Helped out a bunch tho.

Any updates on this thing?

Nothing major, but a few new pictures... Clearance on the turbo outlet and steering shaft:



Clearance up top:



Catch can coming soon:

[yotatuner]

I love the mpower stripes on the sr lol

[ill roller]

So the car is pretty much ready to hit the streets... It drives, but still needs some rear fender pulling, a windshield, a little wiring cleanup, the interior put together, and an exhaust.

In the meantime, I swapped the plastics in and trimmed (but didn't put in) the grills.


E30 Build Update 2 by ILL Photography, on Flickr


E30 Build Update 1 by ILL Photography, on Flickr


E30 Build Update 3 by ILL Photography, on Flickr

[AlpineE30M52]

Holy shit. That's fucking awesome.

[Lt. Dangle]

Keeping it gangster with the 2:30am updates.

Fucking love this thing.

[benz88]

6pack for coolant overflow?

[Jesus Christ]

6pack for coolant overflow?

like a bawse.

mine is a redbull can drivers edition

[Zic]

nice.
is the front coming down to match the rear?

[Jesus Christ]

nice.
is the front coming down to match the rear?

it has to be able to move the front wheels freely so i doubt it if he wants to be competitive.

this isnt a "look at my stance" car

[ill roller]

Keeping it gangster with the 2:30am updates.

Fucking love this thing.

Hey hey hey, it was 2:30, haha.

6pack for coolant overflow?

Yup.

nice.
is the front coming down to match the rear?

it has to be able to move the front wheels freely so i doubt it if he wants to be competitive.

this isnt a "look at my stance" car

I don't really care about it being competitive, but I do want it fun to drive without worrying about bottoming out all over the track... The front is all the way down as it sits, but I would go a little lower if I could. For now this will have to do until I get a new setup.

[MaxBell]

Great bumper swap, looks good. What method did you use to make the rears fit the arches?

[FunfGang]

Brilliant work man, been watching this on R3v since it started! Now give me your wheels...