Really fun to follow this build, reminds me about what my racing team did many years ago. We rebuilt a standard (very rusty) E30 318, completely stripped it for min weight, M3 suspension, GAZ E30 cup coilovers, limited slip diff with different ratio, tuned M20, sport headers etc.
Awesome, glad you're enjoying it mate! Sounds like that was a great E30 you had, a really focused weapon with choice parts. Did you race the car in the competition?
Incredible fan service with the vice at the end 😂 I’ve watched through this whole series and just wanted to say you’re doing a fantastic job with this car. So much love and attention to detail going into this E30 plus great quality and consistency on the videos. Thanks for sticking with it and continuing to share your progress with us! - Nathan
Hey Nathan, that's brilliant feedback to get, I really appreciate it! I'm glad you're enjoying the E30 video series and following along with the build. 😃 Plenty more to come yet with this car and I'm excited to share each step forward. 👍
To get the front ARB bushes in you should have used a locking grip plier to pinch the tab of the bracket to the subframe, this was the only thing that worked for me. I don’t think shaving them was the best idea as this may affect the durability or stiffness of said bush. Also enjoying the videos, keep them coming! 👍🏼👍🏼
Cheers! Trust me mate, even the whole weight of the car wouldn't close that gap enough for me to get molegrips on it. They were still a silly tight fit even after sanding them down, but I do agree, sanding them isn't ideal. It was more a last resort! 😂 I'll definitely keep my eye on the bushings as they bed in and I'll replace if I see any sign of an issue.
New sub 👍 ... Nice work ... I know the pain of installing those eibach oversized arbs 😅 got an E30 project myself ... M60b40 w/ITBs its gonna be a bit of an animal ... Eventually. First vid ive seen of yours will check back catalogue... Good luck with the project progress 💪🐻
Welcome aboard mate! Wow I bet that will sound absolutely insane when it's done, you'll have to film some drive-bys for us. Quite a bit more to come as I'm doing a humble M52 swap on this E30. 😃
Thank you Dhilan, nice you should be okay then, although I did find when I had a 318is in stock form it was quite rolly, although probably tired bushings and struts too. I think this EIbach 20mm front and 16mm rear ARB, combined with the stiffer HSD coilover suspension should make this car handle quite a bit sharper than a stock sport. 🤞 I'd say polyurethane ARB bushings would help, effectively takes some of the rubber flex out of the equation and transfers the pressure to the bar. I'll report back on the effect of all my suspension changes down the line. 🤓
Hey Jimmy, thank you! Yeah, I refurbed the calipers myself, check out the video from much earlier in the E30 series to see how I did that. I think the gold colour is a Honda one, but not totally sure which. The old man had it laying around from a previous project so I made use of it. Came out great! 😁
Hey there best bmw e30 RUclipsr 🙏🙏 Uhm i have an h&r swaybar kit.. Wich looks similar to yours. But im now concerned about my end links. Wich one do u got? Do u perhaps have a part number. Because i have the rear end links for the original rear swaybar.. Wich just has a rubber top.. And the original swaybar has a male end.. Wich just pushes into the rubber link But I have to do as you.. With a bolt and nut into end link and the swaybar. Hope u can help With kind regards Sander Netherlands
Hey Sander, For the front links, I used Ford Mondeo Mk3 Estate ARB Links. These ones: ebay.us/AhONIx And for the rear links, the ones I have in this video actually came as a complete set from Eibach ready to fit on an E30 that never had a rear ARB before. I am fairly certain these are just standard rear links though, it should be the same as these: ebay.us/AoArsh The above works just great, as you see in the video, and I now drive the car with this setup and the ARB has no issues. Hope that helps!
@@SPANNERRASH yes the end link u show on ebay for the rear.. That's the one I got. But as u can see it's a rubber top . So u just pressed the bolt into the rubber? I thought it should have an metal cilinder in it just as the other side But thank you again for the quick response I really start to owe U now hahha 😂✌️✌️
Yep, mine is a 316i with no rear bar from factory! This is the Eibach kit which comes with everything you need to fit it. Double check whichever you buy comes with fitting kit stamped like mine did. 😁
I was wondering when you were going to bolt that vice down after the last video haha! Nice tip on the mondeo drop links, im hoping that because i went with the E36 M3 front 5 stud swap that i can bolt the ARB to the strut which is a bit better i've read, if not i'll definitely be using the mondeo drop links for sure.
Haha! Yeah it's about time I did it, finally got some appropriate bolts. Thought I'd throw it in as bonus content especially for Mart on E30zone. 🤣 Yeah, using the strut mount might be better, but these Mondeo links look promising. I'll see how it looks when the car is back down on the ground, hopefully the bar will be close enough to parallel for me to not worry about it again. We'll see... 🤞
What engine are you planning to go with? An M42/44 with itbs and tuned to 180/190bhp would suit it imo but it's probably much cheaper to put a 6 pot in which would give you way more torque and driveability. The engine bay looks mint with the fresh paint.
Thanks man, can't wait to get an engine in there! I've actually already got the M52B28 24v 6-pot engine from an E36 328i sat on an engine stand. Hopefully I'm not too far away from getting that lump in here now. I had a 318is a few years ago with the M42 engine and I really did like it, very revvy and lots of fun, I imagine with ITBs etc it would be an absolute hoot. But for this build it had to be a 6-cylinder.
@@SPANNERRASH The B28 is a great engine. Doesn't even weigh much more than the iron block 4 cyls so makes sense to go for it. Looking forward to seeing it finished😃
Schoolboy maths tells me that the circumference of 21mm bar is about 3.15mm larger than 20mm: if you add the thickness of the bush, it would make a big difference to the required diameter of the cap to hold the bush. So, if your front roll bar is oversize, it could account for the problem in fitting the cap. Hopefully your solution will work o.k. Regards.
Thank you George, that's a brilliant explanation for why I had such a hard time with the bushings, it suddenly makes sense now. 😄 Very strange how I've ended up with an oversized front ARB from Eibach, but worse things have happened at sea I guess! I think the sanded bushings will be just fine, they were still surprisingly tight to get in. Cheers!
Really fun to follow this build, reminds me about what my racing team did many years ago.
We rebuilt a standard (very rusty) E30 318, completely stripped it for min weight, M3 suspension, GAZ E30 cup coilovers, limited slip diff with different ratio, tuned M20, sport headers etc.
Awesome, glad you're enjoying it mate!
Sounds like that was a great E30 you had, a really focused weapon with choice parts.
Did you race the car in the competition?
Incredible fan service with the vice at the end 😂 I’ve watched through this whole series and just wanted to say you’re doing a fantastic job with this car. So much love and attention to detail going into this E30 plus great quality and consistency on the videos. Thanks for sticking with it and continuing to share your progress with us!
- Nathan
Hey Nathan, that's brilliant feedback to get, I really appreciate it! I'm glad you're enjoying the E30 video series and following along with the build. 😃 Plenty more to come yet with this car and I'm excited to share each step forward. 👍
Great job as usual.
LOL, love the post credit scene.
Won’t miss the wobbling vice 😂
Thanks Shane, haha yeah I won't miss it either, it will hopefully be much easier to use now. 👍
Awesome video !! Keep up the great work you are doing !! Your work worths more subscribers for sure !!
Thanks so much, glad you're enjoying it mate! 😃
Top job, so happy to see new episodes
Thanks Milos, really glad you enjoy them. 😁
To get the front ARB bushes in you should have used a locking grip plier to pinch the tab of the bracket to the subframe, this was the only thing that worked for me. I don’t think shaving them was the best idea as this may affect the durability or stiffness of said bush. Also enjoying the videos, keep them coming! 👍🏼👍🏼
Cheers! Trust me mate, even the whole weight of the car wouldn't close that gap enough for me to get molegrips on it. They were still a silly tight fit even after sanding them down, but I do agree, sanding them isn't ideal.
It was more a last resort! 😂
I'll definitely keep my eye on the bushings as they bed in and I'll replace if I see any sign of an issue.
Great job I have doing the same with my e30. Very helpful video
Cheers Bogdan, Hopefully this will be a useful guide for you then! 😃
New sub 👍 ... Nice work ... I know the pain of installing those eibach oversized arbs 😅 got an E30 project myself ... M60b40 w/ITBs its gonna be a bit of an animal ... Eventually.
First vid ive seen of yours will check back catalogue... Good luck with the project progress 💪🐻
Welcome aboard mate! Wow I bet that will sound absolutely insane when it's done, you'll have to film some drive-bys for us.
Quite a bit more to come as I'm doing a humble M52 swap on this E30. 😃
Great video. I don’t plan to change sway bars as I have a sport with 20mm front and 14.5mm rear. Do you think poly bushes would help reduce body roll?
Thank you Dhilan, nice you should be okay then, although I did find when I had a 318is in stock form it was quite rolly, although probably tired bushings and struts too.
I think this EIbach 20mm front and 16mm rear ARB, combined with the stiffer HSD coilover suspension should make this car handle quite a bit sharper than a stock sport. 🤞
I'd say polyurethane ARB bushings would help, effectively takes some of the rubber flex out of the equation and transfers the pressure to the bar.
I'll report back on the effect of all my suspension changes down the line. 🤓
Great job ... getting thete wanted to know the colour of your brake callipers....look good !! and did you refurbish them yourself
Hey Jimmy, thank you! Yeah, I refurbed the calipers myself, check out the video from much earlier in the E30 series to see how I did that. I think the gold colour is a Honda one, but not totally sure which.
The old man had it laying around from a previous project so I made use of it. Came out great! 😁
Hey there best bmw e30 RUclipsr 🙏🙏
Uhm i have an h&r swaybar kit.. Wich looks similar to yours.
But im now concerned about my end links.
Wich one do u got?
Do u perhaps have a part number.
Because i have the rear end links for the original rear swaybar.. Wich just has a rubber top.. And the original swaybar has a male end.. Wich just pushes into the rubber link
But I have to do as you.. With a bolt and nut into end link and the swaybar.
Hope u can help
With kind regards
Sander
Netherlands
Hey Sander,
For the front links, I used Ford Mondeo Mk3 Estate ARB Links. These ones: ebay.us/AhONIx
And for the rear links, the ones I have in this video actually came as a complete set from Eibach ready to fit on an E30 that never had a rear ARB before. I am fairly certain these are just standard rear links though, it should be the same as these: ebay.us/AoArsh
The above works just great, as you see in the video, and I now drive the car with this setup and the ARB has no issues.
Hope that helps!
@@SPANNERRASH yes the end link u show on ebay for the rear.. That's the one I got.
But as u can see it's a rubber top
. So u just pressed the bolt into the rubber?
I thought it should have an metal cilinder in it just as the other side
But thank you again for the quick response
I really start to owe U now hahha
😂✌️✌️
Thumbs up for bolting that vise down. 😬
It was a good move I reckon... 😆
Will that kit fit a standard 316i that didn't come with a rear sway bar?
Yep, mine is a 316i with no rear bar from factory!
This is the Eibach kit which comes with everything you need to fit it. Double check whichever you buy comes with fitting kit stamped like mine did. 😁
I was wondering when you were going to bolt that vice down after the last video haha! Nice tip on the mondeo drop links, im hoping that because i went with the E36 M3 front 5 stud swap that i can bolt the ARB to the strut which is a bit better i've read, if not i'll definitely be using the mondeo drop links for sure.
Haha! Yeah it's about time I did it, finally got some appropriate bolts. Thought I'd throw it in as bonus content especially for Mart on E30zone. 🤣
Yeah, using the strut mount might be better, but these Mondeo links look promising. I'll see how it looks when the car is back down on the ground, hopefully the bar will be close enough to parallel for me to not worry about it again. We'll see... 🤞
What engine are you planning to go with? An M42/44 with itbs and tuned to 180/190bhp would suit it imo but it's probably much cheaper to put a 6 pot in which would give you way more torque and driveability. The engine bay looks mint with the fresh paint.
Thanks man, can't wait to get an engine in there! I've actually already got the M52B28 24v 6-pot engine from an E36 328i sat on an engine stand. Hopefully I'm not too far away from getting that lump in here now.
I had a 318is a few years ago with the M42 engine and I really did like it, very revvy and lots of fun, I imagine with ITBs etc it would be an absolute hoot. But for this build it had to be a 6-cylinder.
@@SPANNERRASH The B28 is a great engine. Doesn't even weigh much more than the iron block 4 cyls so makes sense to go for it. Looking forward to seeing it finished😃
Schoolboy maths tells me that the circumference of 21mm bar is about 3.15mm larger than 20mm: if you add the thickness of the bush, it would make a big difference to the required diameter of the cap to hold the bush. So, if your front roll bar is oversize, it could account for the problem in fitting the cap. Hopefully your solution will work o.k. Regards.
Thank you George, that's a brilliant explanation for why I had such a hard time with the bushings, it suddenly makes sense now. 😄
Very strange how I've ended up with an oversized front ARB from Eibach, but worse things have happened at sea I guess!
I think the sanded bushings will be just fine, they were still surprisingly tight to get in. Cheers!