# Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [December 25, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123 "2006-12-25T20:54:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 133
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2641 "2009-08-11T10:41:53Z")
its crazy the amount of time and money you must have into this car ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2642 "2009-08-11T11:17:37Z")
Approaching 40 grand probably. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2643 "2009-08-11T11:20:42Z")
…and to think that it all started from this (car on the left) ![http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2192/2151073866_8a89a496f2_o.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2192/2151073866_8a89a496f2_o.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2644 "2009-08-11T11:22:38Z")
lol. have any more pics? ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2645 "2009-08-11T11:25:33Z")
![http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/2151073966_c724a5f93d_o.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/2151073966_c724a5f93d_o.jpg) Maybe a few not online, I’ll have to check when I get home. As an interesting (? probably not) aside, I ended up buying the red E30 in these photos a few years (and 1 or 2 owners) after they were taken. It kicked ass, until the engine started knocking really bad and I parted it out. ---
**Author:** ![Shrek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shrek/32/7364_2.png) [@Shrek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shrek)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2646 "2009-08-11T11:29:12Z")
Is the new DTM hood going to open the same? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2647 "2009-08-11T11:29:55Z")
Yeah. I wish it didn’t. In the future I will probably convert it. ---
**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2648 "2009-08-11T11:48:06Z")
I can’t wait to see the braking performance on this thing. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2649 "2009-08-11T12:12:41Z")
Amazing progress… ---
**Author:** ![turbojohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@turbojohnny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbojohnny)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2650 "2009-08-11T12:34:04Z")
i think it’d be pretty awesome if you could print a model of the whole drivetrain. ---
**Author:** ![Shrek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shrek/32/7364_2.png) [@Shrek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shrek)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2651 "2009-08-11T12:36:36Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Yeah. I wish it didn’t. In the future I will probably convert it. Why is that? What about four hood pins, or would that be more trouble then its worth? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2652 "2009-08-11T12:36:39Z")
you should print a full model of the car! ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2653 "2009-08-11T12:41:44Z")
> [@Shrek](#): > > Why is that? What about four hood pins, or would that be more trouble then its worth? I can actually get away with 2 hood pins and having it lift off, but I think for the time being I’m just going to use the OEM hinge assy ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2654 "2009-08-11T17:08:16Z")
The hood should open to the passanger side…j/k ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2655 "2009-08-11T19:03:57Z")
> [@brent\_strong](#): > > As an interesting (? probably not) aside, I ended up buying the red E30 in these photos a few years (and 1 or 2 owners) after they were taken. It kicked ass, until the engine started knocking really bad and I parted it out. is that the one the drift king badge came off of? Brian ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2656 "2009-08-11T19:04:24Z")
lol, yes. There was an incident with a panel van, a miss shift and a Detroit guard rail about 20 minutes after picking the car up that led to that. ---
**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2657 "2009-08-11T19:07:06Z")
yeah i heard about that when i was at brents and noticed the badge sitting there atop a pile of car parts. 🙂 before he moved of course. Brian ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2658 "2009-08-11T19:33:34Z")
:lol: that poor (red) E30 lived a tough life. Like the time it drove from Detroit to Rochester and a few weeks of daily driving with NO gear oil at all in the trans. Did good burnouts though. ![http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/1470928700_bc5cbc5ec2.jpg](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/1470928700_bc5cbc5ec2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2659 "2009-08-11T19:36:09Z")
That’s funny, I recall driving it from Detroit to Rochester with no gear oil once myself. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2660 "2009-08-11T20:02:07Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > That’s funny, I recall driving it from Detroit to Rochester with no gear oil once myself. :lol: I didn’t do a repeat performance, I was just talking about that first time. That no gear oil transmission lasted a LONG time for the abuse it took. Sucked trying to slide it without 2nd gear though. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123.md?page=132) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123.md?page=134)