Larry's '89 Zinno E30 M3 build

[f50nut]

New undamaged Evo 3 spoiler arrived



So it's off for paint along with some Evo brake ducts I found (not pictured)



Loaded up and ready to go. That's my GF's GTI.



And these finally arrived

[f50nut]

Great looking car and really nice build you have going. Asim has told me about your car I have the one that was photographed for the E-Garage feature with his old M Coupe. Following this cant wait to se some Livery Wheels on this bad boy our cars are like siblings mine is Brilliantrot over Natura. I have a build thread for mine over on S14.net if they ever get it back up and running. I have found some hard to get parts over the last two years feel free to message me if you are looking for stuff. Looking forward to seeing it done!

Hey, Drew right? Great hearing from you. Asim has told me a lot about this car and it looked great in the E-Garage feature. I didn't realize you also had so much leather work done on the interior. Would love to check the car out in person next time I'm in Chicago.

It'd be awesome to build you a set and I'm definitely still looking for parts myself. Will be in touch.

[SKNKWRX]

Great looking car and really nice build you have going. Asim has told me about your car I have the one that was photographed for the E-Garage feature with his old M Coupe. Following this cant wait to se some Livery Wheels on this bad boy our cars are like siblings mine is Brilliantrot over Natura. I have a build thread for mine over on S14.net if they ever get it back up and running. I have found some hard to get parts over the last two years feel free to message me if you are looking for stuff. Looking forward to seeing it done!

[K-Line]

I know what you mean. That's why I'm keeping every single original part that comes off so it can be returned to stock someday. Also plan on keeping the S14. I even kept the original front strut mounts...most people just have them cut up for coils.

Thats super reassuring! Thats the best way to do it, and it makes me more pumped to see where this build goes! Just recently bought an '88 M3 built for j-spec/m3t!

And the turbo fans, at least the original, where used to pull the hot air from the brakes. They did it quite well too, i remember seeing a burnout video with them on and you can see how they work, just dont remember where i saw it :/

[dillon7]

awww I was so excited for the AC's.

And what's the deal with turbo fans? Do they have a function or just for looks?

[SAVETHEWHEELS]

Very nice! Sub'd

- Dave

[f50nut]

I love it but at the same time i **** it, just hard to watch such a rare iconic car that clean be anything but stock.

I know what you mean. That's why I'm keeping every single original part that comes off so it can be returned to stock someday. Also plan on keeping the S14. I even kept the original front strut mounts...most people just have them cut up for coils.

[K-Line]

I love it but at the same time i **** it, just hard to watch such a rare iconic car that clean be anything but stock.

[Minuki]

Ugh, this just gets better

[f50nut]

What an awesome find bud!!!. Love what you have done so far.

Thanks!

Decided to change directions and build a set of RSs to run turbofans.

With Bimmerfest coming, I was lucky to find this set of RS 212s. They needed a serious rebuild. New waffles, caps were shot. Lips and barrels were shot. Had them shipped directly to Paul Ehrlich for the rebuild.



This is around the time Asim and I decided to manufacture our own turbofans. This will be a large part of what we're doing with our new company, Livery Wheel. See my sig for details.

Using these as our inspiration, we started modeling our own fans, making adjustments where the original BBS fans fell short in terms of fitment. We're also seriously modifying the back side to accommodate big lips and our manufacturing process.













Things got extra exciting when this showed up



Carbon flap for the rear Evo 3 spoiler. It'll have to be drilled to fit, along with the carbon front splitter that showed up.

Since I don't have an original splitter handy, I had to create my own template using the highest quality materials available...printer paper







Test fitting the bumper back on. That gasket on the hood is an Evo 3 one-piece bumper gasket. Also not pictured is attaching the rear end of the undertray to the original S14 splash guard.



...and here's the result. I chose to set the splitter to "nurburging" as per BMW's original ad for the Evo.









All I can say is wow. This is how M3s should look. Completes the front end in my opinion and I swear the nose feels planted. Going over hills at speed the car no longer floats, but dives on the way down.

Adding this uneven hood line to my to-do list.



More updates soon.

[Nuts]

What an awesome find bud!!!. Love what you have done so far.

[f50nut]

Gave up on Turner and the Evo 2 spoiler, and got an Evo 3 undertray and splitter

I LOVE the look of this spoiler. To me it completes the front of these cars.



Also decided to run a carbon splitter instead of the OEM fiberglass one.



Installation:



Taking pics of everything so I remember to put it back in the same place

Turn signal bulbs



Fog light harness.



Tucking everything to the side.



Surprised to find an Evo intake trumpet was already installed.



The tray is just a giant piece of plastic. There's a channel along the front edge where you install a rubber gasket. This seals the undertray against the bumper.



I'm hoping this means it's real.



The gasket is just a compression fit, held in by these ribs.



Mocking up the undertray on the bumper with painter's tape.



Test fitting the carbon splitter.



These holes up front secure the front edge of the undertray to the bumper. I'm holding it on with these bolts for now, but they are eventually replaced by semi-permanent plastic pins that are hammered into place.



Undertray installed.



Just drilled through an original E30 M3 bumper. Have some whiskey.

[DER E30]

Those wheels!!! Going to look sooo good with the AC's on it. And I have to agree with the clear turn signals, that was the first "mod" I did to my e30 along with euro grills.

Yeah! Those ACS are money!


Sucks about the spoiler

[f50nut]

Also around this time, ordered an Evo 2 spoiler from Turner. Two weeks later they called and informed me they're out of stock. Actually, for anyone here who might know someone who knows someone, there are 5 Evo 2 spoilers in lockdown at a US warehouse that BMW refuses to sell to US customers. Not only is that hugely frustrating, but it messes with inventory lists at retailers like Turner.

[f50nut]

When the Evo 3 rear spoiler (genuine BMW spoiler with adjustable flap) arrived, I couldn't be more excited to open the box.

Then I found this

One side:



That's the adjustable flap in the background.



The other side:





The seller agreed to take this one back, but since they're so rare I decided to wait for a new one to arrive before shipping this away. Worst case I'll have this fixed. If I could get a perfect one, I'd rather just do that.

When this happened, there were 2 on their way to the states, so I was just hoping those didn't also show up damaged. BMW didn't do a good job packing these. No styrofoam or packing around the sharp corners.