Rebuilding an Abandoned E30 that Hasn't Run in DECADES!

[@c23cjr4]

Once you get them situated, you gotta get all of them together for a family photo! E30, both Porsche turbos, E36, The Big Boy Truck, and the electric scooter

[@matt13ross]

Maybe if they all ran lol

[@paulsullivan1901]

YES! Glad to see Bavarian Matt back! All your videos are awesome, but the E36 build is what got me hooked and glad to see this start and the E92 hopefully coming with future Matt.

[@matt13ross]

Bunch of BMWs on here now!

[@JuzzyWhite]

Glad to se you're fixing up the e30. Nice choice on engine, fun task ahead. Done and doing this all the time. Great channel.

[@kewapartment2625]

Matt, with the engine crane hack, you have to wait a moment after you’ve pulled the jib up before you tighten the valve. It gives the fluid time to move. Then it won’t drop down when you let go. Keep up the great work! 💪

[@matt13ross]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Chattsteezy]

I know this might be off topic but judging from the over grown weeds and trees you had to fight around for the trunk access I'd personally enjoy watching some property clean up, might help you moving around cars in the driveway and also give your property some more curb appeal in the process(I know I know big ask for a guy not having to do the work lol). Just a thought! Glad to see BMW content back in the rotation.

[@matt13ross]

I've thought about doing that. Not sure it would get any views though lol.

[@Chattsteezy]

@@matt13rossI get it. If you cared enough one day I’m sure there are others from me that would enjoy it. I love that kind of stuff. Maybe could do a poll and ask your subs if they’d be interested in watching 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

Extensions and deep sockets together can alter torque settings. There is a chart online with the percentage. Hard to snap ARP bolts though but not reusing the old ones was the way to go anyways.

[@gouldnj]

Exactly what I was thinking. I did QA on submarines and we would yell at people all the time for using deep wells and extensions.

[@matt13ross]

Good points thank you!

[@Moocow444]

Can’t wait to see this build turn out, nice work!!

[@jamiesharpe-m2y]

Matt, I never comment on anyone’s videos, but you deserve it. It’s good to see you’re back on the E30, and you are by far one of my favourite KZbinrs. I really hope you make it big like so many others have. Much love from the UK.

[@matt13ross]

Thanks so much! I also rarely comment on other videos so I really appreciate it!

[@larsjson1476]

Euro-bumpers pronto !

[@A-a-Ron_Onion]

Another fantastic video Matt! We were all wondering when this project would get some spotlight!

[@BRP-Moto-Tips]

Cant stop noticing how tasteful your cars are modified + i really appreciate your garage's setup, seems like a dream to work on stuff having it laid that way + the driveway. Really enjoying your channel, keep it up mate 🧉👍

[@aaronf4201]

Best channel on KZbin. So damn varied and fantastic production. Should be 1mil+ subs….keep grinding man.

[@matt13ross]

Thank you! Id settle for 100k lol

[@rossmischnick]

Stoked about this build! Didnt even know you had this thing.

[@violinmiata]

I’m into this build. As a teenager in the 90’s a friend had a 1987 325i, lots of fun with that car. My 1992 Eclipse GS could out handle it, straight line speed was the same!

[@DaytonCarCare]

Good choice. I've owned a 86 325e I installed a Conforti performance chip and a limited slip differential from a 86 635CSi. Also owned two 88s a 325e and 325i convertible, 89 325ix, and a 91 325i convertible. Additionally a 96 M3, 95 525i manual with performance chip, a couple 740iL, and a couple Z3 2.8 manuals.

[@matt13ross]

This is my third E30. All 318s.

[@DaytonCarCare]

@@matt13ross Most my e30/e36 cars have been six cylinders though had a very clean 1980 320i. Wish I never sold it, but got a good deal trading for some cash and a 1990 Mercedes 300CE (two door)

[@DaytonCarCare]

@@matt13ross I assume you plan and doing a 5 lug wheel conversion and brake upgrade.

[@matt13ross]

Eventually yes

[@ShakeNBlake509]

ive been looking forward to this build for a few years now!

[@joncamilleri2172]

i was not expecting this, so excited to see this build.

[@bernarddalbeck2199]

Really enjoy the channel and like how you show where things don’t go to plan as in the real world, don’t understand why you haven’t got more subscribers but think that will eventually happen.

[@matt13ross]

Eventually I hope!

[@charha01]

Cool project! Always liked those Beemers!

[@Jagman2919]

When that stud snapped, I thought oh shit. He is going to have to start over. I can’t believe you got that broken stud out. WOW! 😳

[@zascar]

Ohh this is going to be a fun project! An engine with this much power in a car that old will be mental!

[@stefansstuff2290]

God! My heart stopped when that bolt snapped!!! Holy moly you were so lucky!!!!

[@MikeBMW]

Awesome BMW content, Matt! Great editing with demonstrating the hard work you put into it! Some really impressive wrenching! Well done! :) Looking forward to more!

[@matt13ross]

Thanks again!

[@ليثالعكيدي-د2ن]

I have been seeing the e30 in the background of the videos since the 996 and I was hoping that you are going to do something about it finally

[@matt13ross]

Yup finally!

[@kimrunealund5575]

Great video Matt💪💪

[@iadubber]

YES!! I love E30s! I had a 325IX and it was a monster in the snow.

[@swift__]

This is gunna be an awesome series👌🏼👌🏼

[@Fotomotion_garage]

Excited for another build!

[@grantlingley1385]

Hey Matt, a new video and a “New” to us car! As always love the videos and the work you put into them for us! Have a great weekend!

[@matt13ross]

Thanks! You too!

[@KAS470]

Best worst case scenario on that head stud. You got lucky there lol. Turbo e30 is gonna be wild!

[@Datimdavis2900]

I can not wait for this series of videos. The E30 is my favorite BMW

[@matt13ross]

Glad to hear it!

[@Eric-bm2ou]

Yo Ross love vids man, can’t wait for people to discover this channel and make it a main line channel. Keep up the good work man

[@matt13ross]

Hopefully soon. Thank you!

[@jimmysplit7729]

Great job Matt👏🏻

[@gibby3820]

Very excited for this one! Right up my alley

[@TheMatadore]

Great work, Matt. Jealous of your cars, the 997 especially.

[@hardforeveryone118]

On the snapped headbolt problem, I saw you tried to clean up your threads with a bolt. I would always use a Thread chaser, turn de engine upside down spray it with brake cleaner and use the air compressor to dry and clean them. Seccond thing is using extensions and long/deep sockets always mess up your torque specifications… any way good work🔥

[@matt13ross]

I sprayed it out a bunch. I also checked my taps but had none 😢

[@Teun]

lovely series :)

[@BradAtteberry]

Great channel! I came for the Porsche content but enjoy watching all your projects. I predict a Cayman in your future 😆

[@matt13ross]

I want one!

[@chrisalmaguer3681]

Never disappointed watching your channel!!! Keep grinding.

[@matt13ross]

Thank you! Will do!

[@lacedup702]

Matt Ross I absolutely love your content keep up the great work Bud

[@matt13ross]

Thanks a ton!

[@anastasiosmichailidis6468]

Can't wait for the next one!

[@pkday1082]

14:19 When a righty tighty becomes a righty loosey Just means more work

[@BAKABRAND]

awesome video! my only input is get rid of those ebay oil fittings (blue and red) for some Proper AN lines

[@matt13ross]

They are proper AN

[@Oyvind88]

Great video and work, subscribed😎🇧🇻

[@matt13ross]

Thanks for the sub!

[@aaronf4201]

I bloody love the e30. Do an m3 body and wing 🤤

[@E90m3superchargedGr]

E30 conversion to M3 and yes install and the big turbo 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻yes yes yes yes

[@blair384]

I love the channel! Im really gonna enjoy this build. Something different and I love that body style.

[@matt13ross]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@argento4321]

Great project. Just change the bumpers to euro spec. They look much better.

[@Donald-5150]

Broski! Dude I can’t wait for the manual trans Gallardo reveal! Too bad you couldn’t swing the Balboni, but she’s a still a beauty.

[@matt13ross]

So NOT a 430 then???

[@pierpalicious]

I'm pretty baffled by that head stud breaking. How is it possible that it broke AND yet the stud was so loose you were able to back the bolt out with pliers? That is really bizarre.

[@matt13ross]

The studs don't really get tightened into the block thankfully.

[@matt13ross]

The stud doesn't get torqued down

[@rossmischnick]

A little lube in the threads can greatly alter the k factor in the joint. Less friction in the threads means more bolt (stud in this case) stretch at the same torque. Not necessarily what happened, but thats a possibility.

[@pierpalicious]

@@rossmischnick interesting! Thanks

[@mikecollins7222]

Now, this is the way to start a project.

[@Moocow444]

Poor e30 finally getting love

[@moneymikeslickwill8749]

Was stationed in Germany had a 323 swapped with a bigger inline 6 that thing was fun

[@willsbrewery3518]

It must be so nice being able to buy a classic car out there and find like zero rust on it. Same car same age in the UK and you would be able to see the road through the floor pan in multiple places and the sills will literally fall off if you look at them wrong 😂

[@matt13ross]

This is very rare. They are never this nice lol

[@namtech425]

These are getting rare. That being said everything on that car is so expensive now. So restoring it is not going to be feasible. I applaud you for doing this.

[@matt13ross]

I bought it for $1000 so I'm not in it much lol

[@namtech425]

@@matt13ross still a money pit. Parts are becomung rare. Good luck to you.

[@theplayforge]

Matt, you need a big shop! It is a pain to see that you have to move everything around to get to things. I am on the same boat of needing a big shop.

[@matt13ross]

I know. Just no space!

[@5tevenH]

Excited for this

[@fabianhaleem3295]

Now we defiantly talking some bmw content ❤

[@jitm023]

Thank You!

[@baboorb]

That is one clean E30

[@djparra41]

Thank God this is a giveaway car. I’ve been wanting one of these forever. 😉😅

[@matt13ross]

Lol I don't do that!

[@djparra41]

@@matt13ross haha figured it was worth a shot. Super pumped to see this series though!

[@jerde_verde]

I think ARP QC isn’t what it used to be. Had the exact same thing happen when doing my M50, snapped one and two others stretched beyond spec. They were brand new and ARP sent me replacements, but it still sucked. It snapped low on mine so we had pull the head and start over

[@TripleThreatMustang]

Holy S##t! Now, that is gonna be a sick build. I cannot wait to see what you do with it. Man, you always come thru with good stuff. I am cancelling Netflix and just watching Matt Ross, haha! Good luck man, make it sick!

[@matt13ross]

Ahahaha that's great thank you!

[@nelsonx4235]

This is so much fresh and better content than the porshe build ups...

[@nonameyoutuber-l2r]

Matt Ross with another BMW

[@AWD_T]

Always pull the legs out first when setting up the hoist.

[@AlexA-bx8jr]

the bolt breaking on install was best case scenario for sure. Definitely something not right about the bolt

[@eskopar]

Those wheels will look awesome on the 997 🎉

[@matt13ross]

Which ones??

[@eskopar]

Oh shiish was just ur old Apex wheels and some new Falken tyres 😮

[@matt13ross]

Yes lol

[@eskopar]

But still, black and grey might work nice!

[@1411MEDIA]

Finally dude!

[@FrancoisProjects]

Glad to see the e30 back. That m50 and m20 engines are B-proof. Stock u can redline them the whole weekend. And on Monday drive it to work with no issues. (Just change the oil and oil filter) Miss my old BMW's... 😢

[@plus790]

Modern BMWs like your other one are junk, but I'm definitely looking forward to this build. That's a nice clean slate you've got to work with. What would I do? Glad you asked. No need to go crazy with the motor. 400ish is plenty, and keep it reliable. A super clean wiring job and engine bay would be choice, but no "jewelry" please. Keep the interior pretty original, but you should try to add a light roll bar for safety and to stiffen the chassis for all that additional power. Keep the body mods to bumpers, a front air dam, maybe some subtle side skirts. Absolutely no wing. Roll the fenders if you can do so without damaging the original paint. Otherwise, maybe some understated flares since you're going to need a little wider rubber. Full suspension upgrade and call it done!

[@matt13ross]

Good points. Probably something similar to that.

[@gideontladi]

Finally!!!!!😊

[@Dietcola1]

I would try and clean out those oil passages in the block pretty well, and chase the head bolts with a tap to clean it. I am probably 90% sure you have debris in the head stud passages...

[@matt13ross]

I cleaned them out pretty decently

[@Dietcola1]

@@matt13ross I wanna say that is possibly why one of the head bolts snapped in the threading.

[@ChileVuela]

All hail the torque wrench! Bet you didn't forget the license plate or recieve any complaints about your truck's wheels this video (never mind the broken stud).

[@matt13ross]

Hahah there actually are some truck wheel comments still lol.

[@Moocow444]

I was thinking oh no he’s gunna snap the stud….

[@G8rJimbo]

Love the vids but miss the bloopers at the end!!!

[@dprado110]

Do a landscaping vid. Give your property some love so you can store your cars outside better....

[@stevenpike7530]

What’s with BMW & plastic engine parts?…Love the vlog…Congrats…

[@Eli1981-re5bh]

FYI, a little tig welding would repair that head and having it resurfaced after. It would not be a scrap head. (For future reference)

[@matt13ross]

Ah that makes sense!

[@Bigelboe]

High-tensile fasteners can suffer from hydrogen embrittlement, depending how they were stored maybe this was a factor in that one snapping.

[@FrankParkin]

Evo sport kit. BBS. Shark or Miami blue 👌

[@lotmeet9382]

You should apply some liquid gasket where the block meets the front crank case cover

[@matt13ross]

I put some there

[@ideabrickworks9043]

You are overlapping with another builder I love, StanceWorks! Not a BMW fan, but I do respect them.

[@andrebrown8792]

My e30 has a supercharged S50 and is a handful! It’s probably quicker than my 4.0 996….except it can’t get traction 😂

[@matt13ross]

That's a sweet setup!

[@darkman8674]

Hell yeah

[@gerard0949]

sweet

[@jasonherskind8912]

Finally!

[@JT-162]

Ah, nice “this is not good” moment! You have 9 lives and have used 10 of them. 😆

[@matt13ross]

Hahaha

[@thxomas]

Great build! but S50? looks more like a S52? The S50 has ITB's right?

[@matt13ross]

The American S50 is a 3.0 and the S52 a 3.2. Euros have the ITBs.

[@jarami06]

Fk yeah! This might motivate me to work on my e30 that’s been sitting for years

[@matt13ross]

Go start wrenching!

[@Joe_Bader]

I'm actually in the middle of reinstalling the head on my S52 but accidentally installed the cams with the engine at TDC. Broke an expensive supertech valve and possibly a spring 🤦‍♂️

[@matt13ross]

I almost made the same mistake! Took me a bit to figure out how to get all the pistons down.

[@Joe_Bader]

@@matt13ross did you end up turning the crank to 15⁰ off TDC?

[@matt13ross]

Yes, or at least something like that per the KZbin video I was watching. I also put a rod in each cylinder to make sure they were all down.

[@h-j.k.8971]

Glad to see you have moved on from the Porsches for a while.

[@matt13ross]

Still working on them too.

[@h-j.k.8971]

@@matt13ross boring

[@pollatso]

Great content 👍👍👍 but it’s not a GT3 ???😁👍👍🙏🇬🇧

[@matt13ross]

Ahaha little cheaper than a GT3!

[@Pandadriven]

ARP head stud washers need the bottom of the washer to be sanded to prevent spinning. When the washer permits the nut to spin it throws off he torque. When you call ARP they’ll tell you this but they’re not smart enough to include instructions to tell you to sand the bottom side of the washers.

[@matt13ross]

What the?? Sanding washers????

[@Pandadriven]

@@matt13ross call ARP and tell them you broke a bolt, they’ll tell you lol

[@matt13ross]

That's so stupid!!!!!

[@Lullebulleswe]

I wish i could learn to get the knowledge that you have when it comes to cars. Im 20 and only know how to perform an oil change...

[@matt13ross]

You can! The best way to learn is to start wrenching.

[@Lullebulleswe]

@@matt13ross im saving for an m5, but winter is coming up soon in Europe, and im gonna buy car for drifting mainly, maybe that could be a good start. Do you know any cars that are good to wrench with to begin with? Needs to be manual and preferably bmw

[@matt13ross]

An E30 would be a great start.

[@Lullebulleswe]

@@matt13ross E30S,E34S and E36s are very expensive in sweden , atleast 8k

[@kengibson402]

When you said 75ft/lbs I was saddened. As a Volkswagen mechanic I only know Nm

[@kilove1]

😮😅😅😂😂👍🔥🙌 dude this one came out of “left field 😂😂😂🙌🏆🔥👏

[@matt13ross]

That's right! Lol

[@MyBallers]

Came for the Porsche's, guess I'll stay for the BMW's lol

[@matt13ross]

Good haha

[@cessnas2]

Kinda hard to tell in the video, but did you use the ARP assembly lube on the threads? ARP calls for only their assembly lube on the threads. Engine oil or assembly lube dosent work well. I've installed ARP bolts many times with no issus

[@matt13ross]

Sure did!

[@cm-ex8nb]

do you not need to torque down the head stud?

[@matt13ross]

Just hand tight

[@cm-ex8nb]

@@matt13ross actually?

[@matt13ross]

Yes that's their instructions

[@cm-ex8nb]

@@matt13ross well you learn something new everyday. I am very excited about this project!