Meet "Blue Nose" by DIIRTY-30

7 minute(s) of a 417 minute read

After revisiting both build threads I've really seem to let them go unless you follow me on Instagram. Though the e31 has dominated the amount of labor I still manage to chip away at this thing but albeit I've gotten burned out and lost motivation at times. I'll leave this here to update as soon as all the photos I've compiled are uploaded on Flickr and its a lot.. I've put more effort in the previous year into collecting tools and what not in order to somewhat make things easier and enable myself more so. Learning CAD currently which is pretty badass so I'm hoping to work more with things along those lines and excited to see what can be created.

Bullet points :

--Completely re did previous shops brake lines

--Ground more of the engine bay to bare metal then said eh (i know)

--Prius column was almost finished till the motor got shorted (Im guessing i made a mistake while welding?)

--Stock e30 column install

--Z3M diff cover install

--Relocation of brake fluid tanks

--Few more things but cant think of off the top of my head


Once I update the e31 thread with some blah blah words and photos I'll hop on over here. Knock it out and hopefully keep both threads better updated since I've had a few people ask if this car is even around.

3-23-2020

Began with making the brake lines, I didnt have any fancy tools really everything I pieced together was under $100. First I got some good ol HF bender & pipe cutter, then a few rollers for the tubing. With some spare 1.5" I put together a straightener with random stuff for $8 total not including my color match patina'd paint job.

Along the way I also upgraded my press from pump to air hydro; then welded on some nuts on the ends of the adjuster rods for the shelf so it locks in easier.

Pressed in a spare e30 diff bushing I had laying around for the z3m cover. Will just upgrade when the time comes and its road ready, most likely transfer this back to the stock cover if I sell it. In the meantime I also found someone selling some pretty nice rubber for $80 a pair, and my buddy hooked me up with a front set of tires for when this does hit the pavement again.

Drilled a hole and ran some of the essential front wiring through the fender and tied it off to the sheet metal so it isn't dangling. (not pictured) I chose not to feed it through the cavity incase I either need to asses a wiring issue or anything major happens requiring a back trace.

Went ahead and relocated the brake cylinders behind the wiper panel and will be making hard lines to minimize the soft lines from tanks to cylinders. Just need to make a solid bracket and will be sealing the vents on the plastic pieces shut to maintain a waterproof fit.

Once the supplies, new fittings, and odds and ends were set in motion I began practicing a few times on scraps to ensure the fit on my flares were solid. After verifying that everything was going to play out I began with the largest line in the engine bay first. This is what my lines looked like that were either poor fit or leaking from cylinders/fittings. Which is a major reason I decided to do anything previously to ensure my safety and anyone else driving around me since it is a braking system that I've had issues with. Keep in mind the engine bay was empty at the time these were produced for my car so the engine being in the way isn't a valid excuse.

Now I'm very pleased with how these came out so with patience it all worked out the way I originally was hoping for. Heres a few samples, I cant find the finished set up on this comp, perhaps my laptop. So I'll upload the final fit of these when I upload them.

I'll leave this here for now since the e30 is a lot easier to type out on this platform. The build update for the e31 I've been piecing together on word so its better composed.