Cut.Weld.Scrape. = Bagged E30

[Chunter]

Nice stuff so far man. Car looked great from the start, stoked to see how it'll look on the ground.

[Hella_RICH]

she's purty! as a fellow e30 enthusiast, I'm totally in....sub'd

Appreciated! I hope I don't let you down.

[Hella_RICH]

That tank in the trunk looks so nice! E30 looks clean too!

SUPER clean. Nice work

Thanks guys.

Nice stuff so far man. Car looked great from the start, stoked to see how it'll look on the ground.

Thanks dude, I cant wait to get the bags installed.

[Hella_RICH]

yes.. just yes
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[Hella_RICH]

Update!

May 5th, 2013

Another weekend worth of work

I decided to wire in a kill switch to my entire management system. So here's what I did

Popped out a blank trim piece in the center console and drilled as needed


Here's my corny kill switch which will be wired in between the 12 volt source leading to the system


Aside from that I started running the air lines through out the vehicle, connected and spliced in all my fuses, and ran the air lines to and from the manifold and tank.


Also attached my water trap and all remaining hex plugs


This is basically what the system looks like right now, didn't really clean up the area and have yet to reinstall all the trunk panels.


Due to its age the e30s undercarriage is pretty naked.
This makes routing and attaching air lines to the undercarriage of the vehicle quite the challenge. I don't have all those under body panels and splash shields to hide my lines. So, to ditch that entire idea, I decided to run the air lines for the front bags through the cabin. Using bulkhead connectors at each wheel well. This called for the removal of trim pieces and carpet.


Anyway, drilled the necessary holes and connected each airline


I placed the Bulkhead connectors in the best locations possible. Took a while to find the right spot. Didn't want to make unnecessary holes so I had to get it right the first time. Had to be a spot where the lines wouldn't kink and also come out in the correct location in the wheel well to avoid contact with the wheels and future pavement .

Here's the Right Front


The black tar like material is undercoating I applied after I drilled the holes and before I installed the fittings.



And finally the Left Front


Another weekend of progress, more to come soon. Working on getting the Front and Rear bags installed

[sterling archer]

I'm kinda jelly

[ak-]

Very nice! I like the little details.

Honestly, yes im planning to reuse them theres only about 6,000 miles on them. I rarely drive this thing. However, if they restrict me from going low in the rear due to the lenght of the hosing, I'll replace them

They will :/ And the ride will not be good.

[Hella_RICH]

I'm kinda jelly

I'll kinda take that as a compliment lol

[Hella_RICH]

Very nice! I like the little details.

They will :/ And the ride will not be good.

Thank dude.

Ive been deciding what set to get, any recommendations?

[andybob]

Really dig this so far. Looks like you had a really nice clean base to start out with.

[Hella_RICH]

Really dig this so far. Looks like you had a really nice clean base to start out with.

I'm glad you are.

There's no structural rust at all, basically spots of surface rust here and there but with a quick sand and paint its gone. The body is in pretty good shape, definitely considering a respray sometime in the future.

[UpperClass]

Really like what you've done so far. Still debating as to whether coilovers was the right choice. Really like bags. Can't wait to see the final result!

[anttmann]

ohhhh this is gonna be good

[Rob&co]

I am with this fucker! ^

[Hella_RICH]

Really like what you've done so far. Still debating as to whether coilovers was the right choice. Really like bags. Can't wait to see the final result!

I chose bags overs coilovers for a few reasons. However, during my choice I factored out cost because if I didn't coilovers would have been a no-brainer. This set up continues to hurt my pocket lol

When it came down to it,
- The e30s oil pan sits way to low, no way I was going to risk cracking a pan each time I drove this thing static (respect for all those who do!)
- Unless your getting Racelands or JOM coils others would require cutting and welding just as bags would, so why not?
- GC coils aren't cheap so if im going to dish out the cash I might as well get something I really want.
- I always wanted to run Air Ride on a vehicle, just couldn't decide which so I just said F$&k it ill bag the e30.
- The list goes on but lastly.......... I just love to do shit people don't approve of. If I think its cool and worth it then ill go ahead and pursue it.

I believe its all about preference, you had your reasons for choosing coilovers so i'm sure you made the best choice.