E30 with custom air suspension (broken)

[NegativeCamber]

which model struts did you decide on?

[Average_Jerk]

which model struts did you decide on?

going with the Airlift universal 75563

[NegativeCamber]

awesome. thats what im going with in the rear. i'll wait until you get them because i will have to ask you for pics with confirmed lengths.

[Average_Jerk]

awesome. thats what im going with in the rear. i'll wait until you get them because i will have to ask you for pics with confirmed lengths.

you got a deal

with all the math and drawings and confused stares over the last few days, it looks like aired all the way up I'll be about an inch higher than E30 with the standard GC coilovers with 6" spring.

[NegativeCamber]

hahah, shoot, thats how it was with the sw coilsovers anyway. all the way up was like my gc coilovers set on half way down.

i think this is the better way to go anyway. this way, you can determine how low you want it to get based off your measurements, instead of relying on someone else's word.

[Average_Jerk]

hahah, shoot, thats how it was with the sw coilsovers anyway. all the way up was like my gc coilovers set on half way down.

i think this is the better way to go anyway. this way, you can determine how low you want it to get based off your measurements, instead of relying on someone else's word.

especially the word from someone who is incapable of building something to spec Plus they come with that sleeve I can use or not use depending on things actually look once I get cracking

[NegativeCamber]

wish i was local dude. would love to lend a hand with that.this is the fun part. you thinking of slipping the assembly inside or over the strut housing?

[Average_Jerk]

Now that I know what Im doing for suspension. It was time to start cracking. Todays mission was to mold the AccuAir E-Level touchpad controller into my center console.

First, i need some supplies.



And I needed the controller



And of course, a center console.



The end result is gonna be something kinda sorta like this



The pocket needed to go in order to make room for the controller. Cut that bitch right out. Then I smoothed out the underneath so the controller would sit nicely from the bottom




Mocked up the controller to get an idea of how much plastic I needed to cut to fill the space. Then naturally, I cut some plastic and epoxied it into place. While I was waiting for the epoxy to cure, I ate a sandwich (not pictured).








Bondo time! Had to make everything nice and level. Since the plastic sat like .25" lower than the top of the center console, Bondo came to the rescue. Did one layer, then sanded, second layer, then some more sanding. After the second layer everything was nice and smooth and level. The next task was to round all the edges so that once painted, it will be seamless all the way around. So I worked the corners and the edge a little to make it perfect. If you notice in on of the pics above (from under the console after the epoxy cured), a section of the plastic was ground down prior to being set in place. Because the plastic was below the console, it was going to be removed after the Bondo was all set. With the plastic in place the controller had a 2mm gap at the bottom. Making it thin like that would make it extremely easy to cut out without damaging the Bondo.








Here are a couple last pics of how it sits now. The controller isn't fixed in place yet. Waiting to paint before I do that. But it started to rain, so no painting could be done. Had to stop there for the night. Weather permitting I should be able to paint both pieces of the center console, mount the controller and get it back int he car in the next couple days.

[Andymerc]

Looking good.

[AccuMike]

oh snap! BUILDING!!! looks badass man!

[Average_Jerk]

oh snap! BUILDING!!! looks badass man!

haha Thanks. I thought if I didnt change the title, nobody would look. The whole console would be done if it wasnt for this damn weather. and its supposed to rain tomorrow too.

[Volvosome]

update finally

[Average_Jerk]

update finally

Yep, so I would expect another update in about 3-4 months

[88SuperEtaBD]

Yep, so I would expect another update in about 3-4 months

Boooooo! Update faster please.
Surprised you didn't keep that cubby, instead of cutting the whole bottom out, measure and cut just enuf for the remote. I use that little cubby all the time.

E30's are a dime a dOzen at picknpull, atleast here in ca. You could always get another rear section and try both

[Average_Jerk]

Boooooo! Update faster please.
Surprised you didn't keep that cubby, instead of cutting the whole bottom out, measure and cut just enuf for the remote. I use that little cubby all the time.

E30's are a dime a dOzen at picknpull, atleast here in ca. You could always get another rear section and try both

Because I wanted the controller to be completely molded in. If I did that, the bottom would just be straight across and not look too good imo. thats why I rounded the edges and made the corners identicle to the top. when its all said and done, id like it to look as oem as possible. plus, i never used that pocket. I could go without that entire section of the center console, its just taking up space lol