Larry's '89 Zinno E30 M3 build

[nismo sentra]

wow thats a cleeeeeeeeaaaaan car. wish i could find a 91 se-r like that

[Hotsauce]

Mother of pearl. GORGEOUS

[Bahaa425]

absolutely beautiful

[f50nut]

Front strut mounts.

After weeks of looking around, calling every suspension company that offered E30 M3 coils (core required) I found a set that was being built for a track car.



Spindles look good





Old spring perch which has to be cut off.



Here's why these were cheap. The PO started shortening them himself. Most companies wouldn't accept these to be converted to coilovers since one side was already shortened.

He also removed too much material. You're supposed to remove a 1" section of tube, but this strut mount is 2" shorter than stock.



Vorshlag agreed to build these up and fabricate new brackets for me. They ended up having a real M3 tube laying around which worked out perfectly.

Going to make this gap disappear



That's just wax buildup on the fender lip.

[f50nut]

spoiler alert

Haha thanks Brian I love the photos you took that day

[btober]

awesome larry cant wait to see more of the story.cleanest e30 m3 ive ever seen


"took down the spoiler"

[Chasen88]

Nice

[f50nut]

Stopped by my friend's house. Picked him up to head over to Guten Parts. He has 2 E30s. The black car is a 325is and the green car is a rare euro 318 with no options. No power steering, radio, AC. Has factory knockout plates in the dash. It has an S50 swap.



Our buddy Alex followed.



Levent helped me figure out what else was missing. Left there with a box of plastic clips, pigtails for euro lights and ordered new center console pieces. A bunch of other small parts I'm forgetting that Levent just had on the shelves. Guten Parts is awesome.

Something else I'm trying to figure out is this front bumper alignment. This is the original front bumper so I know the car hasn't been hit. I've read that some front bumper mounts were manufactured incorrectly, so I might have to cut and weld these to push the bumper in. For now it's fine and I'll fill the gap with a one piece Evo gasket.



Disappointment #1:

Bought these smileys from a member on R3V.







The low beams look okay



But the highs are really badly pitted. They look worse in person. Seller dropped off the face of the earth so I guess I'm stuck with these.



Also scored this clean set of euro grills on S14 and got a new replacement M3 badge from Turner. The badge has 2 pins on the back and have to be bent around the plastic grill.

Euro grills > American grills



Finally, been searching for a set of M3 front strut housings but they are incredibly rare and expensive. Sets have been selling for over $1500 for just the housings. I really am opposed to chopping up my original housings for coilovers.

[vjlle]

sweet mother of... this is soooo perfect : )

[f50nut]

Bummed to see it leave Maryland, but if this means it'll be driven then that makes me happy.

Can't wait to see what you do to it!

Thanks. Driving it as much as I can but will be putting it away first time the roads are salted.

Pretty much all of this work has been done. I took so many photos I wanted to put them up here and then post current updates after that

[AlpineE39]

omg! This is my dream car right here....too bad i cant afford one right now....cant wait to see what you do with it....

[Pseudonyms]

Bummed to see it leave Maryland, but if this means it'll be driven then that makes me happy.

Can't wait to see what you do to it!

[animal]

you lucky bastard!!!

[Rubens]

That's a dreamcar sugahsnaps

[f50nut]

I ordered this M-tech 2 before I even picked up the car. The original M-tech 1 has seen better days.

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