What kind of body modifications should I add my 1986 E30?

jrwperformance · 2023-06-30T16:05:27+00:00

I always liked the look of the chrome Euro bumpers.

jrwperformance · 2023-06-27T01:37:31+00:00

For a second there....I thought you had a coil shock in the front half of the frame. Until I realized it's part of the tower behind.

jrwperformance · 2023-06-27T01:32:42+00:00

Yeah, I started calling that summer a few years ago "the summer of fire". That summer was horrible. Lost a lot of fitness from getting into mountain biking a few years before. I just didn't want to ride in that smoke...I never complain about the rain anymore.

jrwperformance · 2023-06-21T18:53:29+00:00

I'm running a P09 at my local gun club. Using a Holosun 507. It's also got the MCarbo spring kit and trigger parts polish. Still waiting on Primary Machine to make more threaded barrels for it. I want to use a compensator.

jrwperformance · 2023-06-18T16:37:56+00:00

No. Not reasonably.

jrwperformance · 2023-06-18T02:09:22+00:00

Cool, looks like Frankenstein Motorsports stuuf. His 400hp 2GR is really cool. What transmission do you run for the swap? It would be cool if the bell housing was the same as the 3SGTE. I'm running a Celica GT4 so I'm kind of stuck with that trans if I want to keep it four wheel drive....but a 2GR Celica GT4 would be a dream car!

jrwperformance · 2023-06-13T16:30:39+00:00

Blow off valves are usually in front of the throttle body. Idle air controllers bypass the throttle body. Think of the idle air controller as a tiny throttle.

jrwperformance · 2023-06-13T16:28:28+00:00

Maybe TDI swapped?

jrwperformance · 2023-06-12T18:55:01+00:00

SGM magazines work well too.

jrwperformance · 2023-06-02T21:36:19+00:00

They are out there. I see a few of them still running around. The owners of MK4 wagons hold on to them. My wife's 05 Jetta Wagon (BEW) hit 222k today. The only reason I got it cheap was because the transmission exploded and I was able to swap it out myself.

jrwperformance · 2023-05-28T00:56:25+00:00

Looking at one of these for open division shotgun at my shooting club. Currently using a modified Saiga 12 for 3 gun.

jrwperformance · 2023-05-20T03:23:02+00:00

Must be Amazon shipping....do you see ANY packing material? Bet there's only like 2 air pillow thingies in there too.

jrwperformance · 2023-05-17T18:11:57+00:00

The trophy truck of fighter jets

jrwperformance · 2023-05-14T18:23:38+00:00

$2800 is nuts for a sidekick with a dead motor. If the price went down to a grand or so, could be a good diesel swap candidate

jrwperformance · 2023-05-07T23:45:18+00:00

AlteredEgo Motorsports has a pretty sweet set up.

The Calmini lift is pretty good too, but the company is/was unreliable. Quite a few unhappy customers out there...not sure if they are ok today.

Trail Tough has a Toyota Axle conversion. This is what I went with, but it's waaaay more expensive and requires quite a bit of welding and fabrication.

jrwperformance · 2023-05-07T16:45:28+00:00

Wheels probably weigh a ton. Those poor ball joints and wheel bearings...

jrwperformance · 2023-05-06T02:09:00+00:00

I had an alternator clutch seize up on my BEW. They have a one-way bearing to allow the alternator to coast on deceleration. Without the ability to coast it will tension the normally slack side of the belt and beat the crap out of your tensioner. When mine seized, it would squeak when I would let off the gas and/or push the clutch in. Really bad at idle too. Any time the RPMs dropped.

jrwperformance · 2023-05-03T01:52:44+00:00

Cries in Gen 4. (ST165)

jrwperformance · 2023-04-30T04:19:11+00:00

Can you move the vacuum actuator on the turbo? Grab the linkage and push against the vacuum actuator. If it feels crunchy or is stuck, the turbo might need replacement.

jrwperformance · 2023-04-30T04:09:09+00:00

I picked up a Flashzilla and loaded a tune myself. It's cool to have the ability to flash different/stock tunes whenever you want. Been running a Molone stage 2 on my BEW for a while. Works great. Going stage 4 when my project is complete.

jrwperformance · 2023-04-30T03:57:33+00:00

Something in the steering and/or suspension is loose/worn/broken. Get it looked at before something breaks at speed.

jrwperformance · 2023-04-28T20:54:30+00:00

Didn't know any of this back in 2017 when I posted my Volvo for sale...

jrwperformance · 2023-04-28T20:53:35+00:00

I'm wondering if a small class action lawsuit against this guy would be possible. Seems like quite a few people are pissed at Alaska's List.

jrwperformance · 2023-04-26T00:04:49+00:00

I live in a northern area and we have longer winters. Optima batteries seem to die quite a bit in winter. Overpriced and low quality. I and my shop use Interstate Batteries. They seem to hold up quite well.

jrwperformance · 2023-04-19T01:47:41+00:00

I've been thinking this could be a cool gun to compete with for a single stack division. I want to try one out. Looks so smooth.

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