Rough Rider 325i

[325i_Hoonigan]

20-02-2016

Ok. So drop is completed !!!

BC coil overs are really nice you can thread the shock body so your shocks become custom shortened shoxs

The above reinforcements plates from axis. Really good quality and fit

This is the lowest I could drop the car to. I think the issue why it won't go lower is because ther is no weight in the rear

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

20-02-2016

Rear door panel cut out for weight savings. I am only doing the rears as it weakens the door in a crash

Brass bleeder screw

To be installed on the next oil change

 

[Pitbull]

Whats the point in that, my plan was always to buy a piece of trash, get it running better, upgrade it, race it, brake it, fix it and learn from this experience

It might be wasting money in some ppl's view but I enjoy it. This car will never be a pageant queen, hence the name rough rider

Wasting your time he doesn't get it. I like the diary you kept. I keep refreshing the page to see what's next

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

28-02-2016

Welded up the holes on the boot by making small plates

Was bad like this on both sides final product. I didn't through much trouble here as I want to get a lighter trunk in the future

Removed sound deadning from doors. It's so easy when there is no panels or mechanisms lol

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

Wasting your time he doesn't get it. I like the diary you kept. I keep refreshing the page to see what's next

Haha thanks man your motivation is much appreciated

Leaving the office now so I will try update to what it looks like but progress has been slow due to funds lol

 

[saturnz]

Haha thanks man your motivation is much appreciated

Leaving the office now so I will try update to what it looks like but progress has been slow due to funds lol

your original purchase was a good find, you could have removed the drive train and sold the body for 5k

then you could have searched for another e36 for 40k, possibly even a 328i, then you would have had two engines and a driving vehicle with still spare change

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

your original purchase was a good find, you could have removed the drive train and sold the body for 5k

then you could have searched for another e36 for 40k, possibly even a 328i, then you would have had two engines and a driving vehicle with still spare change

Great so you made your point.

If you don't like my build then unsubscribe

 

[saturnz]

nothing wrong with the build and intention, but you have run out of money when had you thought of it differently you would have been in the same position with change

and I'm not subscribed to the thread

 

[IziWhatNow]

Wish I had this much cash to blow on my hobbies.

Oh and by the way check out the app in my signature

 

[FiestaST]

Must establish a budget for your "hobby"...a max figure & stick to it...

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

To be honest. I take it month by month. Buy a few parts every month. The type of car I am building simply cannot be found on gumtree. I am also not concerned with budget. As my town house and cars are fully paid up and I am married but don't have kids and my wife has a job. So hence I can go all out on my build

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

21-03-2016

I decided to remove the subframe to start the powerflex bushing install. And I will be replacing the gearbox guibo and center propshaft mount too.

Here is the subframe being removed

Tried burning out the bushings but that didn't work lol

So then made a plan and with a prothane plumber torch I removed them. Basically I heated the metal around the bushing and used the following with the racket gun. It took me 10min per bushing
Bearing puller
Threaded rod
Thick washers and bolts
Ratchet gun - awesome tool
Sockets
Squarebar with a hole
Holesaw with drill bit removed
Prothane plumbers tourch
Spanners


Rear diff bush

Subframe bushes
Rear bush

Front bush

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

21-03-2016 Part 2

Here is why I was getting a knock we tapping the accelerator lol this was the diff bushing on the subframe

So the awesomeness begins

Here is my trailing arm bushing this is why you should check your cars suspension every so often

Was time to remove my old diff and investigate as it had a bit of a leak. The diff u removed was a 3.46 ratio

So my drift spec diff was prepared for R300 it is a 3.64 till I find a 3.91

Powerflex diff bushings installed

Basically from the drive terrain in the rear I can see that the following issues this car had

Loose subframe pins
Missing 1 mount side of the swaybar
Worn rear shocks
Left hub had 2 Brocken bolts in it
Damaged side shaft
Damaged guibo
Damaged center bearing
Brocken engine mount bracket
Rear trailing arm damaged bushing exposed
Ripped bushes on 2 of the 3 diff bushes
OEM subframe, shock, diff and arm bushes had become soft
Rear ball joints badly worn
Inner bush on on the one trailing arm had come out

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

05-04-2016

Here is a pic of my old arm

Look at the bushing area where the brake disc is located

I really don't know this is possible the side shaft boot was torn but that's it no other scrapping marks

This is why I wanted to go through the whole car before putting it on the track

 

[DA-LION-619]

When people they say they're a car guy, they got nothing on you lol

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

09-04-2016

Next I did the gearbox mountings and guibo replacement
These gearbox mountings are from an e46 m3. Suppose to be an upgrade. Time will tell

Haven't done the center bearing yet

Here is the old with the new. The ones I took off were totally different lol

Guibo

How I jacked up my car lol having a beer boep doesn't help lol

I will try do the mega update of what I have been doing for the past 2 months

 

[325i_Hoonigan]

When people they say they're a car guy, they got nothing on you lol

I am gonna make this my sig, lol thanks