Well, I think its about time to post my progress on what I have been doing to my e30 (More like destroying).

I Have this same thread on the R3V, But I feel this forum is suitable for my thread since its a drift build.

Hopefully I can get some input on my build. This is my first complete build besides doing suspension and minor mods of the sort.

I will try to post a fuck ton of photos and progress.
I have a bunch of photos On my IG @crismacstudio and usually always post there when im in the garage doing manly man things.

follow me if you like.

A bit of some background on my car history.

My First love, got this after my deployment to AFG. in '11.
I ended up trading for My e30 I have now in '13.

I Got an 95 w/s14 Kouki conversion for free, Yes fucking FREE lol. on my move across the country from TENNESSEE - WASHINGTON STATE.

When I got here to the shitty state of WA I sold the s14 in the first week,
(Had an RB20det. But wiring was fucking ninja'd and shitty so I got out with a good amount of Hundos and saved for my S52 swap.)

Update to time now.

88' 325is with m20b27 and some shitty springs and Miro wheels.

123901283019283 miles on it, Tach was dead so who gives a fuck how many miles.

Wallyworld Photo shoot.

Here is after the first week of owning my Money pit.

Well shortly after this photoshoot, My brother and I were doing some spirited driving and he exploded my timing belt into a million pieces, taking every single rocker arm with it.

Alright Here we go, this is going to be a bit back dated so bear with me .

I have decided to go with an S52 because I wants teh powers and didnt want to rebuild my M20 because Racecar.

THE PARTS LIST:

(I will be Updating In BOLD and RED when I have the parts. so you can follow along during the build.

Obtain S52 And all Accessories.

S52 Block:
Thermally Cleaned
Magnaflux?d
Decked
Freeze Plugs Replaced
O-ring?d

S52 Crank:
Balanced/Polished

M50 Manifold

Elring Bottom End Gasket Set
Glyco Main/Rod Bearings
OEM Oil Pump, Timing, and Camshaft Chains
OEM Timing Chain Guides
OEM Upper Chain Tensioner
Aluminum Thermostat Housing w/ 80*C Thermostat
ARP2000 Main Stud Kit
ARP2000 Head Stud Kit
Elring HG
OEM Camshaft, Crankshaft, IAT, and Cylinder Head Coolant Sensors
OEM Crank Shaft Bolt.

Removable Custom tubular front end/ bash bar.

Parts may be added during the build process, depending on how much Jameson I decide to drink when I have money. a haha

I am hoping for this thread to be extremely picture heavy.
Lets do the damn thing already! Please turn your books to Chapter 1. :popcorn2:

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Chapter 1. Break. Build. Destroy

After my brother broke my car, the car sat silently for about a week before we decided on this ingenious idea to get it into the laboratory AKA The Garage.

Not the smartest Idea but at the time we had no other option besides the e90 grocery getter/towing machine haha

This is right after we got it into the garage next to my brothers piece of shit car, haha of course I am just joking you salty mother fuckers. Oh and the multipurpose e90.

another shot of this beauty

You can say we are a BMW Family.

My brother an I built this workbench before I started the tear down of the E30, It is a decent place to actually tear it apart at and work now.
Work bench action shot!

Ok back to cars stuffs....
Of course I couldnt wait to start taking every fucking thing apart on the car to find the carnage.

Got my little motor head fixing things.

Got her trained to get me tools , Or just stabbing the ground endlessly haha.

Got some old pleather material for a makeshift parts storage so i dont fuck up my trunk

And this is were i left off that day. angry orchard makes some badass apple juice i must say haha.

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Some more updates, and a few photos.

Propped up ready to get torn up.

Drain'n the fluids so i can pull the head off. Cool picture wish it wasnt blurry.


As I pulled the VC off, I was welcomed to this mess. Alot of fucking rockers broke off...

A close up of the carnage!

Before I took the head off I got this fucker out. god damn Timing belt interferance engines....

Popped the head off to get this mess.

Good crosshatching though! for a car with a million bagillion miles on it.

Didnt do much after tearing the head off and finding out coolant flooded the cylinders.
I just cleaned up and went to safeway with the wife, and snapped a few photos of the the goods I brought home.


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Well As I said before, I was going to put up some more photos rom the s52 tear down. During the dis-assembly I was very pleased to see some thing within the motor I.E. Almost new head, this thing is fucking clean!


While the head was off, I figured I would clean up one of the pistons to compare and contrast a bit of how dirty it was.

The pistons were not so bad, besides the carbon overlay on the tops everything checkout just fine, the cross hatching on the bore was still very visible and there was no signs of wear I could see..


And one final picture of a days work coming to an end.

More to come. Lots of photoototototoss. One day this damn thing will be sideways!