88 BMW E30 325is LSX/T56 Turbo Build

[Dirk HX35]

Welding looks great man, keep up the good work. Builds like yours are why I come to this site

Those welds look really good

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Thanks, just got a new job welding/fabricating.

It's time to get rid of all the yellow and get a bunch of stuff powder coated and ceramic coated. My brother does all the powder coating, can't wait to see it all done and the brakes to match.

Dei sleeves for the yellow plug wires



Welded on some more bungs for extra breather hoses because I like to think I'm wealthy haha


Still need to pull off the crossover and screamer.

[spaaals]

Those welds look really good

[cruuz]

Welding looks great man, keep up the good work. Builds like yours are why I come to this site

[Dirk HX35]

I've been gone from this thread for a long time. Glad to see you have come this far. The vehicle is a testament of your workmanship and vision. Amazing job. Fucking bravo dude. Its gonna be epic once you are at the point its on the road again.

Seriously thank you, I wish more people had the same mindset as you.

The last few days got a lot of tig welding done.
My friend and I are building a Volvo T5 w/ hy35 swapped e36.
We made a new oil pick up tube from scratch and shortened a t6 oil pan and redid the front section to clear his rack/subframe. Came out awesome. Then I got all the welding done on my down pipe, it's such a good feeling to make something from nothing and progress with quality as time goes.

[aeok18109]

I've been gone from this thread for a long time. Glad to see you have come this far. The vehicle is a testament of your workmanship and vision. Amazing job. Fucking bravo dude. Its gonna be epic once you are at the point its on the road again.

[Dirk HX35]

Tacked up the downpipe, just need to weld it up tomorrow and start the oval.

[Dirk HX35]

that coolant pipe angle makes my eyes hurt but i'm sure it will function fine.

IN FOR FIREBALLS

It will all be AN, this is the get the car on the road version.

[nsogiba]

that coolant pipe angle makes my eyes hurt but i'm sure it will function fine.

IN FOR FIREBALLS

[Dirk HX35]

Finally made an idler pulley for up top that bolts over the water pump.
Alternator bracket is adjustable and ended up using a ford 5.0 belt.
Also ordered my driveshaft soooooo this turd is almost ready to melt some tires.


Also the 2 step works....can't wait to turn it waaaaay up

http://youtu.be/L4yct3xhRFs

[Dirk HX35]

Thanks.
Finished up coolant piping today. Diff showed up from reshimming too.
Now I need to seal up the diff and put that in so I can order a driveshaft.
This thing if finally getting towards the end.

[TruTaing]

/dies - After following this thread for so long, im glad ya got it started and its coming to the point where we'll be asking for videos of it on the roll!

[fackinsteve]

How did I miss this, this is amazing. And your E28 is beautiful

[Dirk HX35]

Bad picture, but cut the bottom half of the radiator support off and replaced with tubing so I could fit my fan easier. Also welded up brackets and bungs to radiator so I can mount it and make coolant piping tomorrow. Even had to shorten the lower inlet since there's barely any real estate left in the engine bay.





Down pipe all tacked up, ignore the last piece with big ass gap.

[Dirk HX35]

Waiting on my diff to come back so I can order a driveshaft for e30.
So I figured why not put the equips on the e28 for now.
Looks so good, guess I'll have to decide if I want the bbs on the e30 maybe.

[anti.engineered]

Moar oval