# 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:** 135
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2681 "2009-08-18T10:49:07Z")
> [@bing](#): > > this may be a repost, but as an FYI… your E30 BMW build sucks… > > [V10 E30 M3 Build | VW Vortex - Volkswagen Forum](http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4515333) meh, thats nice and all, but it’s lacking…color. lol ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2682 "2009-08-18T11:20:04Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > I would do so many burn outs with it. Why build a car to look at? I’m not a fggy artist! I would just feel bad cause I would destroy the thing. ---
**Author:** ![AJC2500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ajc2500/32/4965_2.png) [@AJC2500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AJC2500)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2683 "2009-08-18T12:20:50Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > I would just feel bad cause I would destroy the thing. Not that I’m doubting your car killing abilities. But short of rolling it/running it into many things, I would assume that car would be able to take some serious driving punishment… ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2684 "2009-08-19T08:18:47Z")
Brent, this is the car that we turned left in the walmart parking lot and it would POUR smoke out, right? If so, it makes this project 100x cooler :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2685 "2009-08-19T08:45:04Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > Brent, this is the car that we turned left in the walmart parking lot and it would POUR smoke out, right? If so, it makes this project 100x cooler :tup: Yeah it is ahaha ---
**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 19, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2686 "2009-08-19T08:49:59Z")
> [@Shockwave179](#): > > Yeah it is ahaha Helllll ya. Freakin thing sucked ass. The engine was totally shot, but at least the body was clean. It could have never hoped for a fate this cool. ---
**Author:** ![comm\_perry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@comm\_perry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/comm_perry)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2687 "2009-08-19T10:29:25Z")
> [@newman](#): > > And FINALLY got a set of these. SOOOO much better than a crescent wrench with electrical tape on it. > > ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/blacktrim06.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/7/b70811f98488418fe6bd029483a61e22209a725e.jpeg) From a while back…but man, you could have been soooooooooooooooo much more baller!! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![E.Roy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e.roy/32/5073_2.png) [@E.Roy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/E.Roy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2688 "2009-08-19T20:11:34Z")
> [@bing](#): > > this may be a repost, but as an FYI… your E30 BMW build sucks… > > [V10 E30 M3 Build | VW Vortex - Volkswagen Forum](http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4515333) I wonder if breaking in to the shop at night and plasma cutting the car into 1 foot cubes would make him kill himself or just break into hysterical laughter ---
**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 20, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2689 "2009-08-20T10:31:21Z")
Not done yet, but it’s getting there… ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/SCHEMATIC-UNFINISHED.png](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/SCHEMATIC-UNFINISHED.png) ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2690 "2009-08-20T10:36:42Z")
Could you make that a bit smaller? 😉 ---
**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 20, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2691 "2009-08-20T10:37:58Z")
Was that a quickwire reference? Also, everything green needs to be wired, everything black is prewired in the EFI harness. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2692 "2009-08-20T10:53:19Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Their “lawyers” were the ones who urged them to scale it down to the point where it was illegible, so no one could copy it. Yeah haha Curious but what was/is the intended purpose for this car? Obviously it’s going to be track use but since Dunnville is a no-go, have you decided on where you might track it now? ---
**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 20, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2693 "2009-08-20T10:56:24Z")
No idea. I mostly wanna drive it on the street. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2694 "2009-08-20T11:26:49Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Not done yet, but it’s getting there… pretty please re-host it for all of us at work? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2695 "2009-08-20T11:32:57Z")
![http://www.onyxsyndicate.com/SCHEMATIC-UNFINISHED.jpg](http://www.onyxsyndicate.com/SCHEMATIC-UNFINISHED.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 20, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2696 "2009-08-20T11:42:52Z")
a little more done: ![http://onyxsyndicate.com/newman/MISC/SCHEMATIC-UNFINISHED2.png](http://onyxsyndicate.com/newman/MISC/SCHEMATIC-UNFINISHED2.png) ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2697 "2009-08-20T11:59:35Z")
I wonder if its worth doing this for my truck… ---
**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 20, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2698 "2009-08-20T12:17:52Z")
If you are rewiring the whole thing, yes. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2699 "2009-08-20T12:46:56Z")
no, not really. just powering up the sr20 harness with the s10 harness. lol. i wish it was as simple as it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![BLKS197](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blks197/32/5346_2.png) [@BLKS197](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BLKS197)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/2700 "2009-08-20T13:09:18Z")
I know its a little OT, but are the badges on the finished car going to be BMW or Nissan or skip the badges completely? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123.md?page=134) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123.md?page=136)