88 BMW E30 325is LSX/T56 Turbo Build

[Dirk HX35]

Dual 044 bracket arrived today, very nice quality.
Waiting for some more fittings from summit and then all I need are injectors and ms3 to start it up.

[Tarmac180sx]

Great progress keep going. Love seeing updates in this thread

[Dirk HX35]

Ran all of the lines for the fuel cell last night

[Dirk HX35]

Little update, finished welding my trunk shut and ran my fuel lines. Got a set of kirkey pro street drag seats, going to buy the covers and RJS harnesses soon.

[Dirk HX35]

It's not actually progress on the build but it is at the same time.
Finally bought a tig, went with the Miller Diversion 180.
Going to run 220 to the garage and pick up some filler rod at the local welding place.

[JackDatBoi]

Fuck it! I'm fapping.

[Dirk HX35]

Ms3 gold, 80lb injectors, harness, aem uego, and subframe adjustment tabs showed up. Should be able to make some good progress on the car now.

[Dirk HX35]

Found a set of bbs rc041's on craigslist the price was right and they are forged and 1 of 150 sets I've been told. VRwheels will be making lips and barrels for them, and I will get the centers polished.

[Earl]

94' M-Tech wheels=) Nice touch

[Dirk HX35]

94' M-Tech wheels=) Nice touch

Thanks, been following your build for a while now.
Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[Dirk HX35]

Bought some more parts. Wilwood manual pedal setup because the booster doesn't clear, shaved valve covers (don't worry I'm going to powdercoat them), AN fittings for breather setup and oil feed/drain, and coil relocator brackets.

[SD202]

you had me at lsx turbo... LOLZ love it dude!

[Dirk HX35]

Rear end is all sorted now.
E36 diff with a 4 clutch rebuild and 3.46 gears, CAtuned chromoly axles, z3 hubs, e46 brakes, camber/toe adjustment tabs welded in, raised subframe 12mm, cut and boxed/reinforced subframe to clear 1350 u joint.


Had to mill part of my diff to accept the 2 extra clutches.


New bolts, bearings, and clutches


It's going to be a tight fit, I still plan on reinforcing the subframe a little bit more just for peace of mind.


Next step is to machine an adapter to bolt the 1350 u joint flange to my diff input flange.


There's not much left to do for the car overall.
-Decide on front brake setup
-Wheels and tires
-Measure for driveshaft
-Make crossover and exhaust
-Buy radiator
-Finish intercooler piping
-Buy seat covers and harnesses

[pejsa]

this car is absolutely mental in the best kind of way

[Dirk HX35]

Made some progress on the car...
Finished up the diff rebuild and flange adapter plate.


I will clearance the subframe some and weld another plate across the bottom.

Here's the 5" exhaust vs my old 3" hahaha


Worked some on my crossover setup too



Front brakes showed up today, still need rotors.


I saw this picture online comparing gen 4 bottom end to gen 3 and I quickly decided to swap in the aluminum 5.3 I have.



Here's how it looks so far with the catch can in the corner too.


Next up I'm building the trans and setting up a trans pump to keep the gears cool. Still need to order a driveshaft, front hubs/rotors, and small things.