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I can come, if you'll have me.

Oil threads suck.
Run whatever makes your balls tingle and change it whenever you want. 
Never talk about it publicly 
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The biggest issue with them is you loose a lot of feel with their product. 

Hopefully! Can't work on it tonight, but the o-rings I need to fix the radiator hose leak are showing up today (thanks mcmaster!) and I can work on it tomorrow-Friday in the evenings. I am planning to go to the garage tomorrow after work and not quit till I've at least driven it around the block. 

I've gotta give big ups to Condor Speed Shop for hooking it up. Just put in my first big order of suspension parts, and they were super helpful every step of the way. I highly recommend them not only for awesome parts but some of the best customer service.
Pictures of my big box of goodies soon!

The biggest issue with them is you loose a lot of feel with their product. 

The biggest issue with them is you loose a lot of feel with their product. 

Carpets out, sparco installed! Got most of the stereo and airbag wiring out as well. I'll be trying to get a few additional things done before the E30 picnic so you guys can see some progress. 
My garage will be coming along as well, my landlord buried the conduit to run power for my equipment. So HOPEFULLY he runs it this week. @wasnt m3 is hooking me up with some old cabinets so I can build out a nicely organized space for getting this S52 out of the M3 chassis and into the compact.

I forgot I dont have a way to hold coffee in my car. So...
Introducing the CUP HOLDER 9000! It's made out of high grade scrap hook stock, and is painstakingly fabricated over the course of 5 minutes. 

Only 3 easy payments of 19.95 + s&h.

I forgot I dont have a way to hold coffee in my car. So...
Introducing the CUP HOLDER 9000! It's made out of high grade scrap hook stock, and is painstakingly fabricated over the course of 5 minutes. 

Only 3 easy payments of 19.95 + s&h.

Carpets out, sparco installed! Got most of the stereo and airbag wiring out as well. I'll be trying to get a few additional things done before the E30 picnic so you guys can see some progress. 
My garage will be coming along as well, my landlord buried the conduit to run power for my equipment. So HOPEFULLY he runs it this week. @wasnt m3 is hooking me up with some old cabinets so I can build out a nicely organized space for getting this S52 out of the M3 chassis and into the compact.

Carpets out, sparco installed! Got most of the stereo and airbag wiring out as well. I'll be trying to get a few additional things done before the E30 picnic so you guys can see some progress. 
My garage will be coming along as well, my landlord buried the conduit to run power for my equipment. So HOPEFULLY he runs it this week. @wasnt m3 is hooking me up with some old cabinets so I can build out a nicely organized space for getting this S52 out of the M3 chassis and into the compact.

Took a pressure washer to the block tonight. 

This weekend was exhausting...

The picture is pre-paint, and without the hanger on the rear section. Despite my ugly welds I'm really happy with how it turned out. The majority of the system is a mix of aluminized steel mandrel beds and straight sections, and the rear muffler and flanges that connect to the headers are stainless. I used some lap-joint band clamps to connect the mid-section to the pipes coming off the headers, and some 309 stainless flux core wire to weld on the muffler. The 309 wire was really difficult to dial in, but is apparently the best way to join dissimilar metals. 
 
And the end result after getting a coat of black high-temp paint:

I managed to keep it pretty snug against the body so I hopefully minimized any ground clearance issues. 
 

Seen here is a post-paint adjustment since the tip was sitting too high and hitting the body. Also seen here is the final install of the newly rebuilt 3.15 LSD (huge thanks to @TehRaydarlover) with a condor diff bushing to match the rest of the car. Just needs a fresh fill of gear oil and the drivetrain will be ready to go!
 
For the exhaust hangers, I used some generic exhaust hangers and mounted them to one of the heat shield bolts in the middle of the car, the original hanger location on the rear subframe, and then added two nutserts to the frame rail under the trunk floor. They are pretty stiff so the exhaust basically feels like it is solid mounted. Not sure if I love that but the engine is also solid mounted so it should be ok. If it ends up cracking I'll know where to add a flex joint haha.

 
While I was waiting for paint to dry I mounted the strut brace to finish off the engine bay!

 
With the exhaust mounted I was able to bleed the cooling system without pissing off all the neighbors. It bled very easily, but unfortunately I need to drain it all again to fix a leak in the upper radiator hose. Bleeding the cooling system was also the first time I ran the engine for an extended period of time. The lifters were pretty loud at first but after a minute or two above 1500 rpm they quieted nicely. It got up to a steady operating temp of around 200F according to the ecu, oil pressure is right in spec too. The exhaust is definitely on the loud side, but its manageable and sounds pretty good so far. 
 
I also decided to make sure everything clears the hood since the PS reservoir and coolant expansion tank sit pretty high, so I got that mounted back up. Maybe not the smartest move because I need to mess with the cooling system still, but it felt good seeing it looking like a complete car again (bonus super cluttered garage shot)

 
Another issue I've come across is the bleeder screws on the front calipers...again. I just can't get them to seal. I'm hoping there is just some dirt or something causing the leak, but I have a feeling there might be an issue with the caliper itself as this has been a recurring problem with multiple different bleed screws. Hopefully I can get that sorted. 
 
Picnic hit list (5 days remaining):
- Fix leaks and re-bleed cooling system
- Get the front brake caliper bleeders to seal
- Fill the diff

Skid-plate is in for good!

 
With that in I was able to get the cooling system completely plumbed (and secured better than in the pic)and ready to be filled. I also continued to pump the clutch pedal through the evening and all the sudden got a really good pedal feel towards the end of the night. Not sure if it is completely bled yet but the dead spot at the top of the travel is gone and it feels pretty decent. I will just continue to pump it every once in a while until it's time for the first drive. 
 
Updated to-do list for making it to the picnic (8 days remaining):
- Finish exhaust
- Bleed cooling system
- Reinstall glovebox
- Reinstall hood
- If I have time, swap in the new diff

I cry every time I read the book.  I'm much more closely related to an angry marshmallow emotionally than a man.

I seent a real estate agent in a black E30. Sounded like it might have been a stroked i motor. He was on the phone. I assume he was yelling, "BUY SELL BUY SELL". I waved.

I seent a real estate agent in a black E30. Sounded like it might have been a stroked i motor. He was on the phone. I assume he was yelling, "BUY SELL BUY SELL". I waved.

stroked i motor - lolololol

I seent a real estate agent in a black E30. Sounded like it might have been a stroked i motor. He was on the phone. I assume he was yelling, "BUY SELL BUY SELL". I waved.

I seent a real estate agent in a black E30. Sounded like it might have been a stroked i motor. He was on the phone. I assume he was yelling, "BUY SELL BUY SELL". I waved.

If it has to be bone stock, I'm gonna go with an E53 X5 4.8is. They aren't slow, they handle nicely for an SUV, nice stereo for blasting fuck the police by NWA. Plus some ground clearance. Inconspicuous enough in silver. Drop it in a bad neighborhood after you lose the coppers and it will be stripped and on blocks within the hour. 
Also I have a thing for the 4.8is. 

 
If a modified Bimmer, this:

The old fluid motor union x5 build. Why? It looks neato.
I guess what I'm saying is an E53.

I like my PS4 personally. Still need a wheel and such for gran turismo. 

If it has to be bone stock, I'm gonna go with an E53 X5 4.8is. They aren't slow, they handle nicely for an SUV, nice stereo for blasting fuck the police by NWA. Plus some ground clearance. Inconspicuous enough in silver. Drop it in a bad neighborhood after you lose the coppers and it will be stripped and on blocks within the hour. 
Also I have a thing for the 4.8is. 

 
If a modified Bimmer, this:

The old fluid motor union x5 build. Why? It looks neato.
I guess what I'm saying is an E53.