# 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:** 170
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3381 "2010-02-19T14:37:33Z")
> [@newman](#): > > true. The one I have now isn’t suited for mounting, so once I get it, I’ll look more into it. Be careful with ones that are for sale on ebay, a guy on the M3 forum bought a nice automotive extinguisher on ebay… thing turned out to be empty and he didnt find out until he actually needed it… wah wahhh… ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3382 "2010-02-19T14:59:55Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > Be careful with ones that are for sale on ebay, a guy on the M3 forum bought a nice automotive extinguisher on ebay… thing turned out to be empty and he didnt find out until he actually needed it… wah wahhh… so he didnt look at the gauge or the certification then he deserved it, and if it didnt have either, he shouldnt have been playing gangster in his store room. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3383 "2010-02-19T15:00:28Z")
I Would just store a whole bunch of sand in your headliner, and when fire breaks out pull some sort of release cable and the sand will put out the fire. However, fire in your engine back you’re fucked. Just wait in the car until the fire reaches the cabin, then pull it. Also remember that pre-mature sand ejaculation will get you made fun of by your friends, and your car will still burn. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3384 "2010-02-19T15:04:20Z")
did you just propose meat curtains that release sand? ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3385 "2010-02-19T15:29:33Z")
sandy vag? ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3386 "2010-02-19T15:53:53Z")
> [@Just Karter](#): > > so he didnt look at the gauge or the certification > > then he deserved it, and if it didnt have either, he shouldnt have been playing gangster in his store room. guage was stuck to full (so he said) ---
**Author:** ![HallockR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hallockr/32/5331_2.png) [@HallockR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HallockR)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3387 "2010-02-19T16:30:10Z")
if you want, I can see if my dad still has the foam extinguisher system from the challenge. I’m pretty sure he kept it. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3388 "2010-02-20T04:09:12Z")
[02/19/10 - Interior wire tuck ![http://onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/img/thumbs/interiortuck1.jpg](http://onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/img/thumbs/interiortuck1.jpg)](http://onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_124.html) ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3389 "2010-02-20T09:42:09Z")
GJ! Can I hit your nitrous switch? hehe. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3390 "2010-02-20T10:28:00Z")
nice wire tuck! clean ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3391 "2010-02-20T10:31:02Z")
looks good ---
**Author:** ![Inn-Tune](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/inn-tune/32/7588_2.png) [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3392 "2010-02-20T11:35:36Z")
> I feel like it would always surprise people to know how long everything REALLY takes. When you’re doing a car like this, and every step requires THINKING as well as DOING, it just takes a long long time to get done. Quoted for truth and because it’s more believable when a DIY guy says it vs. someone that runs a shop. 🙂 The amount of hours spent on a custom build like this car is astronomical. It’s hard to understand until you’ve done it. The time spent planning and deciding on the supplies to make something alone really add up over the course of building up a car. That’s before you even get into executing your plan. Then despite the best planning there will always be times where you need to alter your plan before/during/after execution etc. The time just adds up. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3393 "2010-02-20T11:44:40Z")
amen ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3394 "2010-02-20T13:01:26Z")
> [@turbo ls1 ss](#): > > amen gay men? ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3395 "2010-02-20T13:16:37Z")
> [@psychopjv](#): > > gay men? yes please! ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3396 "2010-02-20T13:44:30Z")
faux fi-teenz didnt see no wyahzzzz ---
**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:** [February 20, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3397 "2010-02-20T21:12:05Z")
Really happy w/ the way that this came out: [ **02/20/10 - Dash support/closeoff** ![http://onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/img/thumbs/upperconsole5.jpg](http://onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/img/thumbs/upperconsole5.jpg)](http://onyxsyndicate.com/newman/e30gtr/e30gtr_125.html) ---
**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:** [February 20, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3398 "2010-02-20T21:17:55Z")
now you have more room for more gauges or something nifty. like a flower vase or ash tray ---
**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:** [February 20, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3399 "2010-02-20T21:19:35Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > now you have more room for more gauges or something nifty. like a flower vase or ash tray OR A TV!!! Lol, but yeah… it’s nice to have some available space for switches for my underbodies and nitrous purge and interior blacklights. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/3400 "2010-02-21T03:49:02Z")
> [@newman](#): > > OR A TV!!! > > Lol, but yeah… it’s nice to have some available space for switches for my underbodies and nitrous purge and interior blacklights. 🙂 bling bling [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123.md?page=169) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123.md?page=171)