E30 sr320 drift project

Right lads, said i'd stick this up.. started this over a year ago but it got put to one side and forgot about til a few months ago when i finally got the finger out:)

basically i had an s13 sr20 that came to a sorry end, so rather than reshell it i decided to stick the runnin gear into an aul e30 shell i had lyin around just to be different:D

its gonna be a while before its 100% finished cos i'm not workin at the min so just doin little bits at a time and eventually it'l all come together!! needs to be jigged as well after a minor incident with a wall in tullow, the front is a bit outta line but still drives ok so happy days! just worryin about the handling, braking and suspension side of things for now then when thats sorted i'l worry bout the bodywork! looks like shit at the min but it go's like f**k so who cares:D

only have a few pics of the work so far cos a mate of mine ( bennycw43 on here) did most of the work! he's fairly handy at it i hav ta say:cool: cheers ben:D

a bit of spec so far...

Engine:
Rebuilt s14 VVT SR20DET
Greddy 1.6mm metal head gasket
Lumpy Campbell custom turbo (Similar to GT2871R - 0.64 variety)
Greddy front mount intercooler
tubular manifold
turbo elbow
flexi down pipe 3inch
Braided turbo oil and water hoses
Nismo 555cc injectors
Denso iridium vk22 sparkplugs
Jez stage 3a map.
Apexi air filter
hks paddle clutch light weight
ACT prolite flywheel
Apexi AVCR
Z32 AFM
forge b.o.v.
apex cooling panel
custom one-piece propshaft
320i welded diff
custom stainless steel fuel tank in rear
cobra monaco bucket seat


a few pics of progress so far

s13 donor car
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0085.jpg

sortin a few wires
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0145.jpg

some amount of wires to be sorted before takin out engine!
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ready for scrap
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0156.jpg

had this sittin at home
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got it in and stripped the engine bay
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0159.jpg
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mounted the sr20 into place
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0164.jpg

took it back out to do a bita tidyin and sort out a bita rust
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0162.jpg

before
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0165.jpg
rust cut out
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0166.jpg
after
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0697.jpg

engine back in place after sprayin engine bay
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/100_0389.jpg

all tidied up and ready ta go
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0704.jpg

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0700.jpg

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bucket seat mounted
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0702.jpg

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0716.jpg

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custom fuel tank to fit s14 fuel pump mounted in the boot..
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0711.jpg
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0708.jpg
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few pics of it in action over in tullow..
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...r20/252-11.jpg

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0sr20/2701.jpg

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0sr20/2561.jpg

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0sr20/2641.jpg

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...20sr20/273.jpg

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...20sr20/336.jpg


i'l take more pics of any work i do from now on and keep this updated;)

tis thing is mad seen it going few weeks ago in tullow will be some bus when finished

Seen this in Tullow, looked like great craic!

What power is it putting out?

hmm i like the 89 pre face lift????

Looks well tidy under the bonnet lad, nicely finished.. Well played :)

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Originally Posted by gem-s13

hmm i like the 89 pre face lift????

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ha full marks for observation:) the reg is off an aul 4dr e30 i sent to scrap years ago.. stuck the plates on when it was abandoned on the road outside me house so wudn't get any fines in the post :)
its an 88 320 originally.

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Originally Posted by Famous jh

Looks well tidy under the bonnet lad, nicely finished.. Well played :)

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cheers lad.. if all goes ta plan i hope ta have the rest of the car lookin as tidy in a few months:)

Really nice project well done

great stuff man such a sleeper ha keep it up

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Originally Posted by Famous jh

Looks well tidy under the bonnet lad, nicely finished.. Well played :)

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x2 , fair play :D

i like it, i want one.....;););) sounds good ,goe's great... who gives a fook what the outside looks like...

Nice job lad,
Just shows any engine can go into any car
Well Done

Nice Car Lad :D

savage car seen her up in tullow!
sum whack off her!!

Great engine, want this motor in to mine e30 :):)

Snap LOL

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Getting to be a very common conversion nowadays alright :)

sex on wheels :D

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Originally Posted by Kav gts-t

Snap LOL

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Getting to be a very common conversion nowadays alright :)

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lol.. yeah seen yer project thread on this a while back, serious amount o work gone into it man fair play to ya:cool: puts mine ta shame ha..
gonna keep the bmw suspension an all in mine just gonna upgrade it all over time whenever i have cash ta spare!!
yours is the only other 1 i'v seen in ireland so far...

havn't updated this in a while! i still havn't got ta do any more work on the project as cant find the time and trying to gather up a few parts before i go back at it..

spent the past few days stripping a spare e30 i had at home, needed the back axle for my project and before i scrapped it i butchered it for future spares and panels, hopefully i wont need them but better to have them anyway:)

anyone want an e30 for spares or repair:D lol..
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0785.jpg
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spare panels, always handy to have for a track car!
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0796.jpg

removing an e36 steering rack for the e30..
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0783.jpg

325sport back axle ready to be polybushed and fitted! and e36 steering rack for quicker lock..
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0788.jpg

a few other parts waiting to be fitted.. eccentric polybushes for front wishbones, polyurethane diff mount, shadow water temp guage, e30 boss kit, eyebolts and plates to mount harnesses, and a few random stickers i'v accumulated over time:D
http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0795.jpg

have a hydro handbrake, mintex brake pads and polyurethane rear subframe mounts & trailing arms all ordered so should have them by next week which means i can get the 325 back axle fitted and get her over to tullow for a spin

anyway i'm off to amsterdam for the weekend:cool: so wont be any progress til nxt wk:) i'l get pics up soon as its done...

Cool project. Very tidy engine bay and great choice of wheels!
Many people would he afraid to drift an E30 with RSes on it :p

Better off keeping all the E30 running gear too to be honest as parts are cheap and it's a shitload of hassle to modify other stuff on properly to work well.

If you want mounting spacers and extra lock spacers for the rack just give me a shout or any help on anything else really E30 related.

Can't help you on the engine though as I fooking hate most SR20s :D

as above dave is your man for e30 no how,

do you still have that cut up shell i have a lad there who might be interested in that and the 36 i sell him a good bit of e30 stuff let me no ill send you on his num if you want

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Originally Posted by DaveM-sport

Cool project. Very tidy engine bay and great choice of wheels!
Many people would he afraid to drift an E30 with RSes on it :p

Better off keeping all the E30 running gear too to be honest as parts are cheap and it's a shitload of hassle to modify other stuff on properly to work well.

If you want mounting spacers and extra lock spacers for the rack just give me a shout or any help on anything else really E30 related.

Can't help you on the engine though as I fooking hate most SR20s :D

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cheers lad, yeah gonna stick with E30 running gear and suspension, 1st car i ever had was an e30 and i'v had a load of them since so i know them inside out! makes it easy to work on..
i'l probably get back to ya about them spacers, 1 of the lads was gonna make up a set but that sounds like an easier option:)

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Originally Posted by gem-s13

as above dave is your man for e30 no how,

do you still have that cut up shell i have a lad there who might be interested in that and the 36 i sell him a good bit of e30 stuff let me no ill send you on his num if you want

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yeah lad still have the 2 cars there.. have an e30 325 engine, box and limo there as well he mite be interested in! send us on his number there i'l giv him a bell after the weekend..

I'm breaking an e30, so gimme a shout if you want any bits, 086 8463532