How to build a 120i e87

[Dewald Basson]

We need some videos of thing running

 

[CA_130]

We need some videos of thing running

+1

 

[Captain_Stealth]

Haha. Ok will get some. I hate uploading vids it's such a pain in the ass. Will try get some this weekend


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[///Maniac]

Unique build!

Will be on the lookout for this, seems to be in my hood :smilebounce:

My hood too. I'll keep my ears open for this car.

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[CA_130]

Snapped some pics of the shifter I have

Took the car for a clean inside and out. Took 2 hours. The previous owner must have been living in there lol

In the new year planning to do some body work as it's a bit rof


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looking damn good with those wheels, and ever practical with the towbar. The brakes you fitted, were they from a 135i or a 335i ? or are they the same thing ?

 

[Captain_Stealth]

Snapped some pics of the shifter I have

Took the car for a clean inside and out. Took 2 hours. The previous owner must have been living in there lol

In the new year planning to do some body work as it's a bit rof


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looking damn good with those wheels, and ever practical with the towbar. The brakes you fitted, were they from a 135i or a 335i ? or are they the same thing ?

Haha thanks man. I know 135i got the 6 pot version. Not sure if they got the single pot version. But I must say a def good upgrade. 2 best upgrades so far is the brakes and the m3 rack



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[Captain_Stealth]

[video=youtube]

:tiptoe:

 

[maleven-GP]

Wow :bravo:
To think I've always scrolled past without opening up the thread... the title is a sleeper, just like the beast..
Well done

 

[Captain_Stealth]

Thing is when you rev this car the body shakes


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[Dewald Basson]

Thing is when you rev this car the body shakes


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Like an old school muscle car.


My father has a v8 landi (bored to 4.5l) the body also shakes when you dab the throttle. :rollsmile:

 

[Captain_Stealth]

A nice big box arrived today. Whoop whoop


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[Stompie]

Liking this build! Those 135 wheels are the way to go, fits the car perfectly!

 

[ShaunB]

Wheres all the updates???????

 

[Captain_Stealth]

Sorry guys. Still got a lot to do. Just been so lazy lol.

Will try do some upgrades this weekend. Lol so will keep u posted


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[Dewald Basson]

:thumbdo:

 

[Captain_Stealth]

Finally got to do some upgrades...

So the plan for my car is to replace all the suspension parts with new ones but I will do it gradually and not making the ride too harsh.

Anyways I did the following
*Eibach Front Swaybars with new endlinks (rears will be done tomorrow)
*Imported camber plates
*BMC filter with heat shield

The oem sway bar is not a consistent thinkness. Not like the beefier eibach one

Old cups had so much dirt and old rubber was stuck to them

Gave it a quick clean to remove all the gunk

New endlinks installed as old ones were poked

To install the camber plates I needed to take out all the studs and cut off the nipple. These camber plates retain ride comfort and give u around 0.6 degrees neg camber

Nipple cut off

With the nipple cut off the offset plates can be installed

Stock positing of shock

After camber plates

Nice pic of my 335i brakes. Eibach swaybars bars. H&R springs

How the wheel is currently sitting after the camber plates. Time to get some spacers

I upgraded my simota filter to a BMC filter with heat shield

Before

After

Haven’t had the chance to test these upgrades but it should be fun !!!

A box thanks to Axis helping me source the parts


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[Ddoooooon]

Awesome :bravo:

 

[Captain_Stealth]

Ok not much of an update more like a nasty surprise

So to upgrade the rear sway bar you need to remove the whole freakin sub assembly !!!!!!!!!

I did this on my E36 and I swore to never do it again but here we are. While it’s out I am going to upgrade the Diff and subframe bushes and put in the E82 subframe brace at the same time. So don’t expect any updates soon cause this is the shitest job ever. I don’t wanna mention any names but the machy I took my car to for any inspection didn’t find the control arm bolt that was loose. That’s why I like working on my own cars you can’t trust these bastards.

So far I have loosened the subframe, exhaust and propshaft center bearing so next week I can get cracking on the rear.

I did do a little mod. So having a cone is really nice but once the engine bay gets hot the power drops. In the future I plan to box it so engine bay heat doesn’t kill it.

So the few mods I have done is a heat shield and I have run an intake pipe through my fog

My passenger fog light was already damaged so I decided to do a little bit of test fitting for an induction pipe and it works !!!

Here was my fog totally farked

Got creative and cut that bitch up lol

Flexible pipe was a purrrfect fit

Cone back on with heat shield should be a nice improvement. Due to heat my car lost 10wkw so yeah it’s a big problem

My buddy customized my spare intake I like it but I wanted the rear of it at an angle and the old side intake port to be cut out. That one also has a 70mm throttle body. The next one will be better made. I am sure I am gonna gain abit on this mod. The purpose was to increase the chamber size and change the intake from a side mount to a front mount.

Thanks for all the support guys much appreciated


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[Captain_Stealth]

Forgot to add this pic. Once I am done. Gonna take the car in for some much needed paint work.

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[Captain_Stealth]

New parts arrived. Took a chance with these but I am sure they will fit. Will test fit tonight

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