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■ (Above From Left) Ashtyn helps with
the gear oil change. Off to the body
shop. (Left) Underside, exhaust and
differential. (From Below Left) Tip of
the day - label everything! Rebuilding
the transmission. It was a bloody day.
were replaced with new, OE black.
The suspension is all new with
Bilstein B8 shocks, H&R supersport
springs, poly 95a bushings all
around, Suspension Technique front
and rear sway bars, reinforced strut
tower braces and new top hats, new
FEBI front control arms and tie rods.
A ZHP from an e46 m3 was fitted for
quicker steering.
I deleted the old ABS system
and replaced all the brake lines with
new Chase Bay stainless brakes,
including a hard line delete and
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ABS delete, Hawk pads, fresh
Zimmerman rotors and new bearings.
The transmission got a new
Sachs clutch, lightweight flywheel,
new clutch hose and lines, UUC
short shift kit with DSSR and poly
95a trans mounts and all new seals.
The car is sitting on new APEX
Arc-8 17x8 wheels wrapped in
215/40/17 Falken RT615+ tires and
a black wheel stud conversion.
The interior received a minor
upgrade. The seats and steering
wheel are original and are Mtech so
I decided to keep them and used a
black dye to eliminate the small
stress cracks. I installed an Mtech
shift boot and Delrin shift knob,
along with a handy dandy metal cup
holder for those long road trips.
The dash was cracked, so I replaced
it with a crack free dash found out of
a 1991 325 from another fellow
BMW E30 enthusiast. I replaced the
old yellowish, stained headliner
with a custom black one from
CATuned. That was a royal pain to
install, but when it got it right, it
came out amazing!
I pulled the gauge cluster apart
to replace all the lights and gears,
and it is now fully functional. The
wire harness was removed, and
every wire was retraced, cleaned,
repaired and re-wrapped in fresh
black tape. The HVAC and heater
core were taken apart completely,
and I replaced and fixed the cables,
buttons, gaskets, and any/all parts
associated with the operation of the
heat and A/C. NOICO sound and
thermal insulation was installed
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