e28: jigsaw puzzle

[bimmerspotter]

Another shot of how the car sits for now

[bimmerspotter]

also if anyone is wondering. i can drop the front my car with the Catuned coilovers about 4" lower while retaining %100 of the travel. i can just twist the strut body down. these will easily put the frame on the ground and on the rear can drop it about 3.5 inches more but that is while adjust the top collar down so i would lose travel but not much.

today on the way to school i was ripping it around a corner and there was a big bump that was smooth so it was basically a jump and i caught air on it and i clenched my buttcheeks together waiting to blow out my pan and break my back but it came down super smoothly and didn't rub at all. i was shocked

needless to say i already LOVE the coilovers!!!!

[bimmerspotter]

coilovers are all in but i badly need to drop the front down 1.5 inches. i need to get 10mm spacers because of the meaty tires i am running the tires are about 2mm from the collars on the coilovers so i can't drop it until i get them.

photo of my filthy e28 when we got to so cal vintage:



some more photos:

[Robitussin]

Nice! Just got a set of style 5s myself :p

[bimmerspotter]

i finally got my coilovers on and style 5s.

my dad probably welded half an inch before running out of wire:



after we put more wire in the welder we were back in business:



loaded my car with all my crap went back to my house that is under construction because of the fire.
its a pretty terrible place to work on cars. before i could even get my car in the driveway i had to put about 10 100lb slabs of concrete





my new front assembly vs. the old crap



and the coilovers in the car:



my brother helping me get them in:







ill post more pictures of how the car sits after SoCal Vintage tomorrow

[bimmerspotter]

a little comparison ion whats going in and whats getting taken out

[bimmerspotter]

sorry for the crappy picture but my parts collection for the e28 got a little better today thanks to Catuned. my coilovers and stainless brake lines came today

[bimmerspotter]

I have a nice complete manual pedal box from an e24 if you wanna throw that in instead.

I actually have one also from my brother e24 he parted. I think I am going to reinforce that new assembly and just get rid of the one in my car.

Thank you for the offer though!

[JFarhanbod]

Yeah that's beyond my price range haha I'll just do it my self. I am a terrible welder but my dad is a good welder so I have do all that stuff for me haha
I used to go to tacos and tuners a while ago but other than that I haven't been to any for a while

I have a nice complete manual pedal box from an e24 if you wanna throw that in instead.

[bimmerspotter]

they charged about $350 for labor and everything. they replaced a couple other things as well. i have no idea how to weld so i figured id just ask them to do it since they specialize in old bimmers.

do you go to any meets in north county?

Yeah that's beyond my price range haha I'll just do it my self. I am a terrible welder but my dad is a good welder so I have do all that stuff for me haha
I used to go to tacos and tuners a while ago but other than that I haven't been to any for a while

[theitchybeard]

they charged about $350 for labor and everything. they replaced a couple other things as well. i have no idea how to weld so i figured id just ask them to do it since they specialize in old bimmers.

do you go to any meets in north county?

[bimmerspotter]

Sounds like you're off to a good start dude!

If you're having issues with the clutch pedal, check the pedal bracket assembly, and do the master and slave cylinders at the same time. Ireland Engineering also sells a braided steel master to slave cylinder hose for less than what the OEM piece runs. I did the whole thing after I moved to CA and it made a difference IMO.

i had a problem with my clutch too when i first bought mine. check the clutch pedal bracket. its a common problem with e28. you can weld in reinforcements. but i see youre in san marcos, i took mine to oceanside motorsport and they took care of it for me. but try checking that before you go replacing something else.

Yeah, I read online that it's inevitable that the pedal assembly will crack if you have an e28 or e24 and this is my 2nd e28 and I've had 2 e24 and it hadn't happened until now. But can't complain with that being pretty much they only problem. I will build a reinforcement bracket myself. Out of curiosity how much did Oceanside Motorsports charge you for it?

[SD202]

that steering wheel doeee!!!! wow gorgeous

[theitchybeard]

i had a problem with my clutch too when i first bought mine. check the clutch pedal bracket. its a common problem with e28. you can weld in reinforcements. but i see youre in san marcos, i took mine to oceanside motorsport and they took care of it for me. but try checking that before you go replacing something else.

[theseeker411]

Sounds like you're off to a good start dude!

If you're having issues with the clutch pedal, check the pedal bracket assembly, and do the master and slave cylinders at the same time. Ireland Engineering also sells a braided steel master to slave cylinder hose for less than what the OEM piece runs. I did the whole thing after I moved to CA and it made a difference IMO.