E30 Touring resto - Pic heavy

[Bra1nl3ss]

Back on the ground , can't wait to see more.

[Tupers]

Looks like this is heading in the right direction to be a pretty sick car, keep it up.

[Jozi]

Took awhile but

Got some more other pics I'll upload over the next week or so when I get time.

[Jozi]

Spent a bit of time last night making up a card template for the airbox bracket, happy with it I transfered it to steel this afternoon. Many hrs later and a timber mould to help with the edges and one airbox bracket. I just have to figure out a way to transfer it to the red shell so it's in the exact same position :

[Jozi]

Small up date...






I've a few stuborn rust spot that needs a bit more gel, going to treat all bare metal again also (until I'm ready to primer it). Need to make up a bracket for the airbox and abs bump. Some how need to get those welds around the strut ground down, angle grinder cant get at them and the dremmel grinding stones I have are rubbish :

The underside needs a little bit of attention here and there but mostly it needs a good clean, rub down for a 2nd coat of primer and I can then underseal and stonechip it all :

[Jozi]

The castro box does look good, I though of something similar with a feed coming in from the frotn valance to the underside of the box and possible another hole on the inner wing into the arch. Plan is to make up a bracket to fix the box and a little rubber pad for the footing.

[Bra1nl3ss]

The oem box looks like it will fit very nice if you find a way to mount it rattle free.
I like the castro intake i'll probably base the next version of my intake on that one, looks a lot cleaner then mine.

[99sil-teg]

Makes me so mad that these didn't come to the states bc I'd love an e30 touring. Great work so far, can't wait to see more!

[Jozi]

That sounds like the right way to go about it. Google "castros" and E30 or something and you will find something that I was going to loosely copy. For now the standard airbox is winning if I can make it fit.

[Bra1nl3ss]

In my case the cone is placed at the oem airinlet behind the lights and has a heatshield made of alu diamondplate that doubles as a mounting point for the intake tubing. I still need to put some insulation on the shield but i never noticed any problems with heat. Probably the e30,e32 and e34 have less heat build-up because of the open structure around the lights.

[Jozi]

I know what you mean, think I prefer oem look though. Have heard bmw's don't take to well to cones, suck in hot air, unless you make up a good heatshield. Had an idea in mind for a shield.

[Bra1nl3ss]

For sound you can't beat a cone setup on a m52b28 with m50 intake. I haven't had the radio on in ages.

[Jozi]

Had a hose delivered this morning, sun was out, got busy trying to make the airbox fit in the bay. It fits but it's very tight! Can't decide if it's to close for comfort and I should do a cone setup or stick with this for the OEM look.






Painter was meant to colelct last Sat, but I was away for a week + lazyness + massive to-do list so been pushed back another week or two to give me time to finish the last bits.

[Jozi]

Got a painter sorted, he's to get back to me with a date, will prob be more or less 3 weeks from now before he can pick it up.

Engine bay and a few bits I missed are being treated with deox gel, will start clearing it of this week and get started on the bay.

[Jozi]

Little bit done today, got the front arch cleaned up and re-applied some deox gel, I should have this primered Monday. Also realised I already did the other front arch so next up the engine bay.

Decided to mock up my intake system and see what will/won't work, with all silicone hoses, alloy pipe and my cardboard cone filter this is what I roughly get




Which doesn't really work in either case. The cone will be enclosed in a heatshield that I have yet to make up, just need to figure out how/where to mount the cone so it doesn't hit the lights or body work and isn't to close to the AFM.