Slow White, the E28

[jrcanes55]

Sorry it's been a rough last few weeks. My car has been busy being a dick. First the hood issue. Then the bushings all decided to go to hell. Now this.



Why the purple wheel you ask? This is why. Nankangs can eat a dick.


I rocked the purple wheel for a while. But to be honest it looks like ass. So I threw on my bottle caps. Doesn't look that bad.....


Then my dad decided to get a new coil for his racecar so I got this, and a fancy ZHP knob.


I went to ISO with my shitty purple wheel. I covered it up though. It looked bad. Here are some shots I found. I decided to go with no racks.

Purple wheel bitches!


Normal wheel bitches!




Mean muggin..... not


And a shot of my friends MKII with my fixie on it. Mine is the pink one................ bitches!



I'm waiting for my stanceworks banner. Should be here soonish. I'm on the hunt for a tire if anyone wants to give me a 205/40 18 i'll love you forever.

[aLaFleur]

I have a soft spot for wooden racks...

[los02]

I vote no rack. Looks so much cleaner.

[jrcanes55]

Not much i've been really busy at school. My exhaust fell off, for the third time. -____-
Otherwise ISO is this weekend so expect a few updates before then.
But before that how about a vote? For ISO should I go racks or no racks?

[los02]

updates?

[Bystrov]

ACS wheels look propper

[jrcanes55]

Thanks man it's in great shape. It's been re-sprayed in the front. But other than that all original. It needs some paint resto to make it look right. I'll update tomorrow with some more stuff. I'm getting the car ready for the ISO meet in Charlotte on the 3rd.

[los02]

Thanks. I might just go ahead an do it once I have a look underneath. Think it needs some bushing in the rear. Shakes back there on hard launches.

Love how nice and clean your body is. Hard to tell from the pictures. But is your interior that red color?

I'm also running a very low profile tire so I need make sure I don't bend a wheel.

I'm running 30 series tires on my E38. So I know exactly what you mean.

[jrcanes55]

Nice clean car. I have a white 88 535is that I just picked up. I want to cut the springs so bad to hurry up and get it low since I also picked up some staggered style 32's. But I'm concerned about the ride. Looking at yours make me want to modify mine even more. I like the euro conversion on yours. Although, since I have an IS, mine doesn't look at all like the comparison E28 in your pic. My fogs are integrated in the valance.

Have you looked at the Ireland Engineering coilover setup? I called them up and its $1250 for everything. I've heard mixed reviews but most of the people that commented where DD their cars. They also sell an inexpensive sleeve setup that might work for you since you already have Bilstein shocks. I think it was less than 250 for sleeves and 150 for springs with rates that you pick.

Don't be afraid. Go ahead an take a few coils off. My car still rides wonderfully over moderate bumps and bad roads. You just need to be careful going over rougher roads. I'm also running a very low profile tire so I need make sure I don't bend a wheel. Other than that. I'm not going to waste my time with the IE coilovers. Like I said above I'm just waiting for the BC setup to come out.

Also Bilsteins suck for the coilover conversions. They're not valved to handle high spring rates. Go check ground control's site.

[los02]

Nice clean car. I have a white 88 535is that I just picked up. I want to cut the springs so bad to hurry up and get it low since I also picked up some staggered style 32's. But I'm concerned about the ride. Looking at yours make me want to modify mine even more. I like the euro conversion on yours. Although, since I have an IS, mine doesn't look at all like the comparison E28 in your pic. My fogs are integrated in the valance.

Have you looked at the Ireland Engineering coilover setup? I called them up and its $1250 for everything. I've heard mixed reviews but most of the people that commented where DD their cars. They also sell an inexpensive sleeve setup that might work for you since you already have Bilstein shocks. I think it was less than 250 for sleeves and 150 for springs with rates that you pick.

[tricha02]

thata actually kewl but purple spare suqz

[jrcanes55]

Wrong Biatch! Purple! No cookie for you!

[Wyatt Lay]

Blue???

[jrcanes55]

I like this a lot sir. Something about e28's gets me happy in the pants.

Me too

Got bored over the last week and while I was trying to fix my hing I got distracted and started cleaning and shaving my engine bay. I think i'm going to move the fuse box tomorrow provided I have enough wire to do it.







You can see the difference in sides. 27 years of dirt and grime doesn't come off very easy. Then i got distracted again and did this.
UNO WHEEL!


Then I primed it. If you guess the color it's going to be you win a cookie!


I also have a few more surprises lined up for tomorrow so look for another update.

[tcturbo91]

I'm not sure about going to 17s unless it's a set of something stupid nice. Like RSs or some Rotiforms.

As far as suspension goes I've weighed the pros and cons and for me I think coilovers will fit best. I really want to get a hold of the BC kit I've heard nothing but great things about it and I have friends who run BC and are more than happy.

The biggest problem I have with the car, (other than the FUCA bushings) is how it bump steers if I'm trying to have a good time. Bags won't really help with that and I personally like a firm ride.

understandable. its all about how low you want to go. For the roads around here, air would have been my choice, but when I'm driving the car around my hometown in DE i don't mind my coilovers at all.