Peyton. e28 pt.2

[12vsex]

DUDE im soooo pissed I couldn't make it, im doing it next year for sure tho. looks like you scored some sick stuff! Also , sams e28 ... did he mount the heckblende?

[delvin]

Beautiful man

[BrandonMcKiernan]

been a while geese. Sold the RHs. Been making progress on the car. just been really busy with, well, life. Girlfriend takes most the time and the car gets whatever I can get with her or with spare time. bought a few parts that didnt end up working out and so on. have some parts on the way though and have some new things that helped tremendously overall. First off was the exhaust. Was soooo tired of that non-fitting magnaflow and finally ditched it. Went with a single non-branded (that im aware of. exhaust shop shit) glasspack to a y-split after the rear diff with a dual out. Wanted dual for a while and it made all the look difference in the rear for me. Got some bigger spacers for the front as well.




Had run into some running issues too. Originally thought it was bad gas and then a bad external pump. I replaced the external in march, as well as the internal. Well after two externals and an upgrade to a chevy vega in tank pump, it seemed to have been the in tank the whole time. Replaced some "needed" things anyway before I found out(mostly things I have always done before but did again to try and fix it). Also moved the arm in the AFM.







Now onto the recents.

Made it up to 5er west this year. My first real nice show with my car in it. Was awesome to see so much diverse cars and i was honestly amazed at the level of cars that showed up. Multiple e34 m5s, s50 swapped euro bumpered e28s, a fucking e9, and some e30 tourings.
unfortunately, I did not take many photos but here are a few.


Sams e28.





Apparently this dude was running around 16psi.







the e9.











I believe this is a US e28 m5 but was converted to euro bumper.





Also met Austin. If you guys dont know austin, his family got the pertrolicious video and has an amazing car. Better in person than in pics. Perfect car. (wyatts e21 and his dads e28 in the back)







Most of the crew we rolled up with. Missing two e28s on the left. real good pic.





Now for the snags of the day at 5erwest. Paid $35 for bilstein HDs and a new heater control unit. only bummer about the unit is that apparently in 85, they changed the center control of the heater to electronic so I can only control the foot and upper portion of the controls. Oh well. Looks better than having all broken control knobs that stab your damn fingers when trying to turn your vents on.










Now I had the original struts in the car from 84. That a long with a coilover sleeve was not doing any good and the fronts being stiff and built as a coilover caused for a ride that was unmatched when I built up the bilsteins. Now my rear is just as stiff as the front and the ride changed so much. much stiffer.

Here is what I had in.




And start to finish with the bilstiens.















And finally, some car pics. Actually raised the car more to a height that I wanted a while back but could not achieve because of my old rear strut set up.












Thats it for now. May update this thread again soon. probably not.

[BrandonMcKiernan]

[quote=LadiesMan247;1447323]Its June 27th-28th! Roll up, it should be a good show this year

Im running a 205/50. May do a 45 series later on but the 50 fills out the fenders nicely. you could probably get away with s 45 series cause they are 17s and mine are 16s.

No shit. I will see if I can make it!

more pics. Really happy with it still. Like it more and more everyday.









Also, my RH toplines are for sale again. They are boxed up to ship. Looking for $900. If anyones interested, let me know. I am located in Redmond, Oregon if there is anyone in the PNW. That would save shipping. Can send pics and info upon request.

[LadiesMan247]

Its June 27th-28th! Roll up, it should be a good show this year
[quote=BrandonMcKiernan;1447293]Im running a 205/50. May do a 45 series later on but the 50 fills out the fenders nicely. you could probably get away with s 45 series cause they are 17s and mine are 16s.

LOL I bet. I never have much luck in LakeO.. Anyhow, maybe well meet up at the e30 picnic or something


When is that? Id love to head to the valley for a meet soon.

[Robitussin]

Im running a 205/50. May do a 45 series later on but the 50 fills out the fenders nicely. you could probably get away with s 45 series cause they are 17s and mine are 16s.

Yeah i was thinking 195/45/r17s but i wasn't sure if it was quite right cause i actually didn't know how tire sizes worked until recently haha. Really appreciate the help

[BrandonMcKiernan]

What size tires are you running? Lately i have been bouncing between 205s and 195s still not sure what i want to run.

Im running a 205/50. May do a 45 series later on but the 50 fills out the fenders nicely. you could probably get away with s 45 series cause they are 17s and mine are 16s.

[quote=LadiesMan247;1447284]LOL I bet. I never have much luck in LakeO.. Anyhow, maybe well meet up at the e30 picnic or something

Yeah if you ran a smaller tire, youd be good with a roll for those specs. Id even do a 25mm front. Thats my plan later on.

When is that? Id love to head to the valley for a meet soon.

[LadiesMan247]

LOL I bet. I never have much luck in LakeO.. Anyhow, maybe well meet up at the e30 picnic or something
[quote=BrandonMcKiernan;1447138]Yeah if you ran a smaller tire, youd be good with a roll for those specs. Id even do a 25mm front. Thats my plan later on.

LOL thanks man.. I try to keep up with guys like you and other boss cars around the NW Let me guess, you looked at the RZ's huh?



yeah dude! haha well thanks. its probably not very boss anymore but hey, oh well.
Yeah it totally was the RZs. Those were a huge let down.

[Robitussin]

Yeah if you ran a smaller tire, youd be good with a roll for those specs. Id even do a 25mm front. Thats my plan later on.

What size tires are you running? Lately i have been bouncing between 205s and 195s still not sure what i want to run.

[BrandonMcKiernan]

Hmmm I am thinking maybe I should run the same size spacers as you and run a narrower tire, since my style 5s are et20 it will be just a bit more aggressive and i can get a happy medium.

Yeah if you ran a smaller tire, youd be good with a roll for those specs. Id even do a 25mm front. Thats my plan later on.

[quote=LadiesMan247;1447039]LOL thanks man.. I try to keep up with guys like you and other boss cars around the NW Let me guess, you looked at the RZ's huh?

Yoooo fuck yeah it was. I was stoked as shit on your car haha. Actually heading back to Redmond after looking at some wheels in lake oswego. Car looked killer man.

yeah dude! haha well thanks. its probably not very boss anymore but hey, oh well.
Yeah it totally was the RZs. Those were a huge let down.

[LadiesMan247]

LOL thanks man.. I try to keep up with guys like you and other boss cars around the NW Let me guess, you looked at the RZ's huh?

[QUOTE=BrandonMcKiernan;1446780]Yoooo fuck yeah it was. I was stoked as shit on your car haha. Actually heading back to Redmond after looking at some wheels in lake oswego. Car looked killer man.

[Robitussin]

for sure. Spacers are a small expense but can get expensive for real lol. they are just e38 weaves so 16x8 et23 spaced to et3 in the front and -2 in the rear.

Hmmm I am thinking maybe I should run the same size spacers as you and run a narrower tire, since my style 5s are et20 it will be just a bit more aggressive and i can get a happy medium.

[BrandonMcKiernan]

Well considering i would have to use spacers to get my style 5s close to my fenders, It might be a better idea and save me a ton of money. Plus this car will be my daily. Thanks for the inspiration

What are the specs on your style 5s?

for sure. Spacers are a small expense but can get expensive for real lol. they are just e38 weaves so 16x8 et23 spaced to et3 in the front and -2 in the rear.

[Robitussin]

Thanks man. I really appreciate it. I just wanted a low performance look and wanted to be able to drive my damn car haha. I must say, if you are re thinking of it, you should at least try it. I mean, if you go with a coilover, maybe leave some height (no wheel gap) and a good size wheel and tire and see if you like it. Im pretty happy with this direction. just feels right ya know?

Well considering i would have to use spacers to get my style 5s close to my fenders, It might be a better idea and save me a ton of money. Plus this car will be my daily. Thanks for the inspiration

What are the specs on your style 5s?

[BrandonMcKiernan]

Props to you for doing what you want with your car and not caring what others think! Kinda making me re-think the plans i have for my car...

I fell in love with your old wheels, but i must say it still looks incredible!!

Thanks man. I really appreciate it. I just wanted a low performance look and wanted to be able to drive my damn car haha. I must say, if you are re thinking of it, you should at least try it. I mean, if you go with a coilover, maybe leave some height (no wheel gap) and a good size wheel and tire and see if you like it. Im pretty happy with this direction. just feels right ya know?