[Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)]

umm.........http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4389799044.html

[Official-look-what-i-found-thread (craigslist, other-forums, etc)]

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4377995755.html

 

cheap E30 vert anyone?

[Savin Big Money Project Thread]

BTW that air dryer is brilliant!

[Savin Big Money Project Thread]

How are you gonna move the car out of the garage? I've always been curious if 4 1000# mover dollies ($20 each at HF) could serve as car dollies for a bare shell.

 

It works, I have used them in the past, and my civic shell is setting on three of the wooden ones at the moment! 

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

Once it is off of the car any mechanic shop with a hydraulic press can pop the joints out and new ones in for a few bucks.  Saves a lot of messing around.  The right tool makes it a 5 minute job.

 

I have a press at work, I guess I am lazy if I could just buy a whole new part.

[ClassE 1989 325IS Build Thread]

$400 ish from Condor - quality seems great. They should be in early next week - I'll report back once they're in!

 

Awesome, let us know!

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

Control arms aren't something you should go cheap on. Especially since your car is slammed and it puts more stress on your ball joints. It would suck to have one let go driving and damage your car/hurt somebody!

 

I agree with you 100%. 

 

Aren't the e30 ball joints replaceable?  I am replacing the ones on my 36, which the inner ones are not supposed to be replaceable, but if I buy replacements for an e30 they are a direct fit.

 

I was thinking I might just get new ball-joints and press them in, seems like the safest route.  The BMW castings are the best for these control arms from what I have read, and that leaves me the option to use any ball joints I want.

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

Have found some less than impressive review for those parts^ I will continue my search.

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

Is there anywhere that has has listed what the A and B dimensions actually are?  Here is the source of that pic but they don't actually list the dimensions.  They do have notes from test fitting the different arms to an e30 though.

 

http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/Projects/E30-V8/9984510_6HwM6c#!i=764524152&k=QKjHtRg

 

That's helpful, thanks. It looks like you would need M3 arms for a 5lug swap depending on how you go about it. I would hate to buy arms that are NOT E30 and have them totally throw my caster angle off.

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

I was looking at getting these:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-BMW-E36-8PC-HD-CONTROL-ARM-SUSPENSION-KIT-SOLID-BUSHINGS-KIT-318-325-328-Z3-/281101320276?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4172f1c054&vxp=mtr

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

E36 arms would give you more camber. E46 arms would give you a ton of camber over e36 arms.

 

So I assume Dimension "B" Increases?

 

Also any thoughts on Brands?

[ClassE 1989 325IS Build Thread]

Parts on Parts on Parts.

 

How much did this set you back? I am looking for the same thing for my car.

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

So I was looking at my front control arms and I tore the boots on my ball-joints when I removed my knuckles.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions for brand / company to get new control arms?

 

Or should I get new boots?

 

Or should I just press in new ball-joints?

 

Also could I upgrade to something newer/ lighter from an E36 or E46??

 

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

MMM Purty!

 

Thanks!!

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

Got the new strut tubes welded up and hope to install them next week! Now I need to find out if I have to make myself some rear bushings.

Here is some pics of the welds before I paint them

 

 

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

Ugh, this thread brings me back to when I had my e30 vert.

Beautiful things you've got going on here.

 

 Get another! And thank you!

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

too bad im a clearance rack shopper at the moment.

 

HA! I always shop the clearance isle.

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

this vert is amazing. if only i had a car this nice.

 

Why thank you very much.. you do know everything has a price tag right? 

[Let's see where the magic happens *garage photos*]

I would kill to have a place to store my cars/toys/projects all I have is a one car and that's where my 944 lives until she sells and my Beemer has to stay outside and the rest is over an hour away from me anyone willing to go in for a shop in Madison?

 

Maybe you could join in at my shop? There's only two of us currently and plenty of room..... PM me for details

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

nice jetboat

 

Its my shopmates. Believe it or not, its not a jet boat. We spent a whole summer restoring it.. Its been featured on buildthreads before, here is the link with some awesome pictures of myself working on it:

 

http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/1978-sleekcraft-speedboat/

 

[What Coilovers do you have? What should I run?]

BC springs are rated different as they are a cheap company and they devalve quickly,I'm speaking from a point of view not as a owner, several guys I track with had or have BC's and are looking to change, one example is a friends s2000 had BC's on it,it is strictly a track car, springs lost there rating (got soft) after 5 track days so he bought swift springs, a year later the BC's started leaking so now he is also on AST4200's, like I said I personal haven't experienced it but I have friends who have the track is way harder on suspension then people think

 I guess I can prove this out once the weather starts to change around here. I am pretty sure BC also offers rebuilds / re-valving for roughly $200.

[My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)]

I see this is coming along quite nicely   keep up the good work

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

Beautiful E39 shift knob you have there.

 

 

HA! Why thank you. I got it from a really swell guy on here..

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

Here you can see the Mexican stance out back a little better...

[1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels]

I guess I looked in the wrong place! I saw 150+ when I looked.

 

guess you weren't looking close enough.....

 

the car looks really good! makes me want to buy a vert.

 

Thanks!

 

Looks great! I need a vert so my hair can blow.

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Thanks, it was this or a miata.. I think I made the right choice

 

Saw this at the LS show! Loved the car and darn clean - but the offsets bug me. Looking forward to seeing it at its new ride height!

 

 

The offset on the rear wheels bugs me too, kinda hard to fit 17x10's on an E30 and pull it off. I hope all this suspension nonsense solves the Mexican poke out back.