I would say glossy black so not only matches the car paint but also it is easier to release dirt when washed either you apply a ceramic coating or not. By the way, you can also try to protect the frame with Bilt Hamber Hydrate80 since it will protect it from rust specially in Canada stuff they put on roads. Funny you hate red and I can't see red, green, pink, brown, orange, teal, violet colors like you do because of protanopia (colorblindness)😜
This Channel deserves so much more attention. They way you build your Cars with such perfection and using better performing parts is just exactly how i always imagined how i would restore a car. Im so glad that i somehow found your Channel because its such an inspiration. I still dream about doing something like this to my dream Car Skyline R34
Thank you so much bro! All I can hope for is that the people enjoy this kind of stuff find it and it helps them in some way or another. I appreciate the support!
This is honestly the best Chanel's to watch so much attention to detail and no cheap parts everything you do is quality man keep it up excited to see the transformation
Thanks man! Yes yes it’s very frustrating. Makes you wonder what people would do with 100% free thought and no bias. There will be a few parts sponsored on this car but they’re stuff I had sought out for a long time and managed to just get a small discount haha
Don’t forget to readjust and retorque the endlinks and sway bar mounts once you have wheels on the car and it’s under load. Otherwise you’ll have preload. Love this channel! Love love suspension refreshes.
I have a barn find 1987 325e - parked since 2001 - and this is so wonderful to see being documented 🥰 Gathering parts currently and I need to follow in your footsteps on this restoration
Thanks man! Honestly I really love the documentation of the work on the cars. I personally don’t enjoy/watch content of people just talking about them as it doesn’t scratch any artistic itch for me. So I probably won’t make that kinda stuff but I do hope you’ll enjoy what I do make! 🫶🫶🫶
Awesome video of the suspension rebuild. Love the O.C.D. attention to detail. You are a genuine master of your craft. I'll bet she drives like a dream. I wish you well.
Hey man, just a quick note. The worm screws on that steering shaft are sketchy at best on a street car and have been known to fail. I can tell you know this as you're putting in a couple failsafe's (drilling the shaft and red locktite) but its still a point of concern. If you insist on running it, just make sure you check the tightness on a very regular basis.
Thanks for the concern man! I’m going to keep my eye on them, with how the car is going to be set up I’ll have access below and above to keep tabs. Hoping all is good 🤝🤝
Great work man! Just completed the rear end refresh on mine and was looking for some info on the front and definitely found it here. Ps. the yellow tag is the same ratio as the purple tag, just a bit tougher to turn.
Thank you so much for tuning in man! Oh really? I always had thought gold was 3 turns and purple was 2.7 haha. However I’m not exactly sure .3 of a turn would ever matter the more I think about it. Best of luck with the build man!
Looking good! I don’t know bmw’s well but it’s coming along nicely. I think semi gloss would look good too. On another note lol, Love that camera just wish I could afford it, it would help me out a lot. One day 🤞🏼.
Thanks man! I appreciate that! The camera is definitely very good but I have been considering switching up to that new fujifilm x100vi. Much more affordable too
Your videos are incredible and I have learned a lot! I have a couple of questions if you would be so inclined to answer. -Where did you get the new OEM hardware and what sizes would be needed for the front and rear? If you had a link or write up on it I would absolutely love to see either one of those. -I'm looking to invest in a torque wrench as well. I noticed the one you were using, but it looks like there are two? Do you like the current one you have? -Last but not least do you think the Condor engine mount is worth it or do you think it will cause a lot of vibrations? Thank you for taking the time to check out my comment. I look forward to more of your videos!
Thanks Mike! I apprecoate that. Of course. - I use RealOEM.com to find the part number for all the hardware and then purchase it through FCP Euro OR ECS Tuning, you can save a couple cents here and there just getting the same size bolts locally but i prefer to buy OEM. - I use 2 wrenches because one has a higher threshold for torque and one has a lower. I belive the smaller one is 1 - 22ftlbs and the bigger is 20 - 250ftlbs. I use Maximum digital torque wrenches, i believe theyre only available in Canada. - I would do OEM mounts if youre worried about vibrations, my goal is very much race car spec so its not really a concern for me as I am looking for rigidity. I hope this helps my friend!
@@ChromaticGarage Thank you! This is really really helpful. I had one last question as well if you were able to answer. I am having a little bit of a tough time trying to find a quality rebuilt steering rack. I was battling between the Z3 and ZHP rack as well. Where were you able to source yours from and was it a pretty penny when doing so? I'm about to go through the whole suspension rebuild myself and love that you were such an amazing resource. Thank you again for the help!
Love your content. Currently I have my NA Miata in paint after hoarding all oem exterior seals. Now I'm slowly collecting suspension and steering components. Hopefully it will turn out half as decent as yours. Also, I didn't ask in you under coating video, but why did you use the 3M stuff with all the other alternatives out there. Asking because I will also restore the wheel wells and don't know exactly what to use.
Thanks man! That’s really really rad! I hope it turns out exactly how you’re picturing. There’s a couple auto body shops that I really look up to and they both suggested it so it was a no brainer for me!
Hey guy, been watching your channel for a bit now, I'm a big fan of your work. I really resonate with your attention to detail. I work on and rebuild classics like BMWs, Porsches, Mercedes, etc, as a hobbiest. The lower steering knuckle is something I've recently spent a bunch of time on. I was trying to decide which route to go in and I finally decided on a new factory steering joint with a poly bushing to replace the rag joint. If you notice, the stock steering knuckle has provisions in it to allow it to separate in the event of a collision. It's the portion with the two pins in it. If you look at it and think about it I'm sure you'll see what I mean. The Condor joint is nice, however, I fear in a collision it turns the steering column in to a harpoon. Just something to think about, don't want to see anyone get hurt.
Thank you very much man! I appreciate the concern most definitely. I thought about this before and asked a few people if this had been considered in the design and apparently it has. Allegedly under forward pressure of an accident the joints would fold outwards rather than becoming a literal javelin. But I’m no expert, just learning and trying to build a race car 🤝
@@ChromaticGaragedoin our best is all we can do! Glad to hear you considered it as well. I get concerned sometimes that people see shiny bits and jump at them, especially considering how much more affordable they can be compared to OEM parts. However, I’m glad to hear safety has been considered in their design. Have a great day!
I think You should add a strut bar.. The normal e30 isn’t build for strong and stif suspension and will probably brake, crack or damage the suspension strut mount (dome)
Please debate below: Matte black? Semi-Gloss black? Or Gloss black for undercarriage parts?
I would say glossy black so not only matches the car paint but also it is easier to release dirt when washed either you apply a ceramic coating or not. By the way, you can also try to protect the frame with Bilt Hamber Hydrate80 since it will protect it from rust specially in Canada stuff they put on roads.
Funny you hate red and I can't see red, green, pink, brown, orange, teal, violet colors like you do because of protanopia (colorblindness)😜
White gloss.😁
Semi-gloss!
Semi-Gloss 🖤
Noir mat ! Obligatoire ❤
This Channel deserves so much more attention. They way you build your Cars with such perfection and using better performing parts is just exactly how i always imagined how i would restore a car. Im so glad that i somehow found your Channel because its such an inspiration. I still dream about doing something like this to my dream Car Skyline R34
Thank you so much bro! All I can hope for is that the people enjoy this kind of stuff find it and it helps them in some way or another. I appreciate the support!
The oily
Nothing I love more than suspension refreshes
This shit really is the most fun ever haha
This is honestly the best Chanel's to watch so much attention to detail and no cheap parts everything you do is quality man keep it up excited to see the transformation
Thank you so much Rafael! Trying to learn and keep it fresh for you guys all at the same time. We all just playing with cars haha
Just great! I am honestly a bit tired of people telling me to buy whatever sponsorship they now have. As usual an honest and amazing video!
Thanks man! Yes yes it’s very frustrating. Makes you wonder what people would do with 100% free thought and no bias. There will be a few parts sponsored on this car but they’re stuff I had sought out for a long time and managed to just get a small discount haha
And I am once again, here being the best professional crastinator the world has ever seen. I can’t wait to see the E30 running and driving!
Hahaha acknowledging it is the most important. I also be crasting. Thanks Henry!
chromies got a soothing voice and a way with words
Easy when you are working on the Travis Scott car 👍
Using this vid as a blueprint instructional for what I want to do with my e30. Instant sub
this is a certified mr. mike classic 👍
Thank you dude!!🤝🤝
These videos are a piece of art! 👌
You’re the man! 🫶🫶🫶
Astonishing! Such a quailty of movie. I own an E34 and Im dreaming to have your time and peace to improve it
Thank you very much! A lot of time, a lot of patience, and a lot of dreaming. We’ll all get there 🫶
Don’t forget to readjust and retorque the endlinks and sway bar mounts once you have wheels on the car and it’s under load. Otherwise you’ll have preload. Love this channel! Love love suspension refreshes.
Superbe travail sur cette BMW !
Le bonjour d'un abonné Français !
Thank you very much! Much love 🤝
I have a barn find 1987 325e - parked since 2001 - and this is so wonderful to see being documented 🥰
Gathering parts currently and I need to follow in your footsteps on this restoration
That’s awesome man! That’ll be a very fun process to get started on. I wish you and your wallet the best of luck!
@@ChromaticGarage I will never financially recover from this.
Id say Semi-Gloss.
As always great production value
Most definitely agreed! Thank you man!
So many nice projects going on! Time for a general update video on everything that you are working on?
Thanks man! Honestly I really love the documentation of the work on the cars. I personally don’t enjoy/watch content of people just talking about them as it doesn’t scratch any artistic itch for me. So I probably won’t make that kinda stuff but I do hope you’ll enjoy what I do make! 🫶🫶🫶
This may be one of the best shot videos on UA-cam for cars. It's really good.
Great video. The work you have done is fantastic! 👍 I am really enjoying this build and I am looking forward to the next part.👍😎
Thank you bro! Very excited to get to the rear!
You're killing it every time, Mike! Incredible video
Thank you Jaime!!🤝🤝
Hey Mike, awsome work....such perfection, such patience....unbelievable. Great man, absolute great....greetings from bavaria..Alex
Thank you very much Alex! This was a lot of fun to put together 🫶👍
Awesome video of the suspension rebuild. Love the O.C.D. attention to detail. You are a genuine master of your craft.
I'll bet she drives like a dream.
I wish you well.
Your channel and videos are superb. Love the quality of content you put out.
Thank you Scott! Trying my best!
Great music selection and superb editing ✌️🎶
Thank you very much my friend!
Hey man, just a quick note. The worm screws on that steering shaft are sketchy at best on a street car and have been known to fail. I can tell you know this as you're putting in a couple failsafe's (drilling the shaft and red locktite) but its still a point of concern. If you insist on running it, just make sure you check the tightness on a very regular basis.
Thanks for the concern man! I’m going to keep my eye on them, with how the car is going to be set up I’ll have access below and above to keep tabs. Hoping all is good 🤝🤝
Great work man! Just completed the rear end refresh on mine and was looking for some info on the front and definitely found it here.
Ps. the yellow tag is the same ratio as the purple tag, just a bit tougher to turn.
Thank you so much for tuning in man! Oh really? I always had thought gold was 3 turns and purple was 2.7 haha. However I’m not exactly sure .3 of a turn would ever matter the more I think about it. Best of luck with the build man!
Yet another masterpiece! 💯🔝
Thank you Raphael!
This & a cold beer after a long day of polishing ❤️
Bro, you‘re doing your thing!! Absolutly amazing. The car will be top notch!!
Always a pleasure to watch you perform your craft I really enjoy every video you post.
By the way red cars are awesome I love red ♥️
Looking good! I don’t know bmw’s well but it’s coming along nicely. I think semi gloss would look good too. On another note lol, Love that camera just wish I could afford it, it would help me out a lot. One day 🤞🏼.
Thanks man! I appreciate that! The camera is definitely very good but I have been considering switching up to that new fujifilm x100vi. Much more affordable too
I want that on my e30 😍
I would highly highly recommend it bro!
Why are those print-outs of the photos, of the parts... so cool. What is this witchcraft.
As always a great video! My only gripe may be the finger snap 😂
Hahaha frig was it a bad snap? My bad 😭
Your videos are incredible and I have learned a lot!
I have a couple of questions if you would be so inclined to answer.
-Where did you get the new OEM hardware and what sizes would be needed for the front and rear? If you had a link or write up on it I would absolutely love to see either one of those.
-I'm looking to invest in a torque wrench as well. I noticed the one you were using, but it looks like there are two? Do you like the current one you have?
-Last but not least do you think the Condor engine mount is worth it or do you think it will cause a lot of vibrations?
Thank you for taking the time to check out my comment. I look forward to more of your videos!
Thanks Mike! I apprecoate that. Of course.
- I use RealOEM.com to find the part number for all the hardware and then purchase it through FCP Euro OR ECS Tuning, you can save a couple cents here and there just getting the same size bolts locally but i prefer to buy OEM.
- I use 2 wrenches because one has a higher threshold for torque and one has a lower. I belive the smaller one is 1 - 22ftlbs and the bigger is 20 - 250ftlbs. I use Maximum digital torque wrenches, i believe theyre only available in Canada.
- I would do OEM mounts if youre worried about vibrations, my goal is very much race car spec so its not really a concern for me as I am looking for rigidity.
I hope this helps my friend!
@@ChromaticGarage Thank you! This is really really helpful. I had one last question as well if you were able to answer. I am having a little bit of a tough time trying to find a quality rebuilt steering rack. I was battling between the Z3 and ZHP rack as well. Where were you able to source yours from and was it a pretty penny when doing so?
I'm about to go through the whole suspension rebuild myself and love that you were such an amazing resource. Thank you again for the help!
Inspiring for sure
Hell yeah😎
The fun stuff!
Great job and we would like to see an ASMR video in the future
Amico apprezzo il lavoro,massimo livello!
Woohoooo e30 updates !
We love those 🤝🤝
since this build is going to be a racecar, you planning on reinforcing the top hats?
Strut bars at both sides and bolt in reinforcement in the rear. Front isn’t really a concern for me
need that song at the start of subframe removal lol
Love your content. Currently I have my NA Miata in paint after hoarding all oem exterior seals. Now I'm slowly collecting suspension and steering components. Hopefully it will turn out half as decent as yours. Also, I didn't ask in you under coating video, but why did you use the 3M stuff with all the other alternatives out there. Asking because I will also restore the wheel wells and don't know exactly what to use.
Thanks man! That’s really really rad! I hope it turns out exactly how you’re picturing. There’s a couple auto body shops that I really look up to and they both suggested it so it was a no brainer for me!
best in the bizzz
Do you still detail cars ? Like on your older videos 😃
Everyday man! Just been the most interested in recording this stuff at the moment. Lots of detailing stuff coming this spring!
Will you not run into bump steer issues with this setup?
Subframe work
Yessir🤌
👏🏽
What paint code is this?
🛞
🏎️🏎️
Gostava mais quando fazia um vídeo inteiro sem falar nada.
Some things are better explained!
Sixth 🤙🇬🇧💎
Not even a podium finish 😎
Subb’d
Let’s gooooo
Time for it!🤝
First!!!
Who?
@@ItsTheJahJahme😜😜😜
@@1stfrompuertorico568 Cares
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Hey guy, been watching your channel for a bit now, I'm a big fan of your work. I really resonate with your attention to detail. I work on and rebuild classics like BMWs, Porsches, Mercedes, etc, as a hobbiest. The lower steering knuckle is something I've recently spent a bunch of time on. I was trying to decide which route to go in and I finally decided on a new factory steering joint with a poly bushing to replace the rag joint. If you notice, the stock steering knuckle has provisions in it to allow it to separate in the event of a collision. It's the portion with the two pins in it. If you look at it and think about it I'm sure you'll see what I mean. The Condor joint is nice, however, I fear in a collision it turns the steering column in to a harpoon. Just something to think about, don't want to see anyone get hurt.
Thank you very much man! I appreciate the concern most definitely. I thought about this before and asked a few people if this had been considered in the design and apparently it has. Allegedly under forward pressure of an accident the joints would fold outwards rather than becoming a literal javelin. But I’m no expert, just learning and trying to build a race car 🤝
@@ChromaticGaragedoin our best is all we can do! Glad to hear you considered it as well. I get concerned sometimes that people see shiny bits and jump at them, especially considering how much more affordable they can be compared to OEM parts. However, I’m glad to hear safety has been considered in their design. Have a great day!
I think You should add a strut bar.. The normal e30 isn’t build for strong and stif suspension and will probably brake, crack or damage the suspension strut mount (dome)
Yessir man! Just getting started on this project. The car will have a number of rigidity adding bars