DrLeadFoot

Exactly, there are a lot of great people on here with great projects and knowledge to share.  I appreciate being welcomed here, and as I "recruit" other BMW enthusiasts I would hope they get the same welcome.  Name calling and insults are not constructive for any reason.  In an internet argument nobody wins...

hahahaha
 
 
My buddy Kyle has a good amount of fabrication to do in the bay and a few holes on the body need to be shaved yet. Other than that I need to reundercoat the front wheel wells, paint front knuckles, paint all calipers, install all of the front suspension, replace rear wheel bearings, reroute the front air lines, extend the headlight harness, route the connectors for the fusebox delete under the dash, run air lines for/and wire in air gauges, install air tank/wire management/complete trunk setup, run cable for battery relocation, fit front edges of rear bumper to the now pulled fenders, bend rear brake lines, install timing chain on the m42 (need to order a few more stainless socket head bolts) and finish assembling motor. Other than that the car needs finished bodywork and paint.

Get this thing done!!!  Haha! Cant wait to see this beast tear up some rubber.

Well it's probably stored for the winter, I'm sure he will bring it out again next year for the local shows.  I will get some pics if I can

I will have one of these someday.

Was not me.

I lol'd 

and after Christmas gets done empting my pockets I can get back to getting a turbo for the e28. any tips for megasquirt??? or should I just run bigger injectors for now?

Stock 318ti has a 4.10 open diff and E36 M3 stock was 3.23 LSD. So I felt that the 3.25 LSD from an E28 was a good fit.

On compressor maps, the y-axis is the pressure ratio which is (intended boost pressure + 14.7psi)/14.7psi.   so a pressure ratio of 2 equates to ~15psi boost pressure and a pressure ratio of 3 would be ~30psi  etc.
 
On the x-axis, the target horsepower can be approximated by multiplying the flowrate in lb/min by 10. so 40lb/min being about 400whp. You want to land in the middle of the highest efficiency island. 
 
TCD or anyone that isnt a total noob with turbos, please correct me and expound, I am here to learn. 

The UUC Bushings/Enforcer cups and AKG front subframe reinforcement kit have arrrived. The UUC Bushings are slightly falsely advertised. They are a very dark tranparent blue, almost black. The picture shows them as being a solid Cerulean color. They appear to be very stiff so I am thinking they are correct besides color.
 
I have decided to stay non ///M for front brakes at the moment. I can't seem to justify the extra $100 for rotors and the $150-$200 to source a set of spindles and calipers. If the brakes feel like they should be upgraded when the car is done, I will just do the swap then.
 
My door handles have been shipped and are on the way as well. I can't seem to get the seller to give me part numbers off of the handles themselves to make sure they're legit. He said he shipped them before reading my message and apologizes. I told him if they are fakes that I will be going through PayPal to get a part of the money refunded as stock handles engraved by someone are not worth what I paid. We will hope they are real=)

Well - this weekend sealed the deal on the E30 being put away for the winter. Schedule is already getting hectic with Christmas stuff, so likely won't get a lot done between now and New Years. More to come as parts arrive and we get passed the holidays!

*BAT SIGNAL*  
 
I am here.
 
 
I have built an apparatus that has revealed intake and exhaust leaks successfully 3 out of 3 times. It is slightly janky but it works. You are certainly welcome to use it. I am at home in New Berlin hiding from the black friday madness if you would like to retrieve it. Otherwise I can bring it to work M,T, or W next week and can meet you in Glendale. 

While waiting for parts to arrive. 
 
Happy Thanksgiving!

4 BOUGIES
 
 
 
 
 
nice classic issue of R&T there too

Just ordered 10 NGK 4554 plugs.  Gonna gap them to .021 and have them all pointing open end away from the intake.  Because RACECAR!

Looks fantastic!!!

couple from this summer.
 

While waiting for parts to arrive. 
 
Happy Thanksgiving!

We (wilde toyota) take all of our lock and ignition cylinders to get recoded at Security Plus Locksmith on Loomis and I-43. The guy is old school and is very resonable and has roughly 1 day turn around time.

Hey guys! It definitely has been awhile since I have posted updates on the e21 project. If you don’t remember my intro thread that I updated every so often, you can check it out here …
http://www.wibimmers.com/board/showthread.php?423-Dd-e21
Recently she has had the title of Daily Driver taken away from her by a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. Gotta keep it in the family. Haha!! I leased it for dirt cheap, so I didn’t have to drive the e21 in the winter which has turned out great. So, the e21 has been parked next to the garage inside a fully enclosed car canopy to get some work done.
I installed a methanol injection system since the last time I posted as well as a small block chevy aluminum radiator for better cooling. The meth injection feeds right from the washer fluid reservoir. The red led in the gauge cluster is tied to a fluid level sensor in the reservoir to warn me when its almost empty. The green led is wired to a pressure switch that feeds off the boost line. When the switch hits a specified psi level (5 psi on my setup) it will send a signal to the pump to run which in turn illuminates the green led to let me know its on.



I also have been collecting parts for work that will be done such as EDIS-4 parts from an escort to convert to electronic ignition

s14 oil filter housing tapped for oil supply to turbo (so I can get rid of this stupid sandwich plate), ARP head studs, and an e12 throttle body for more air flow.
This winter I plan on getting quite a bit done on her for preparations for a super fun spring/summer this year. Right now I have been focusing on the rear-end stuff which includes, subframe, trailing arms, sway bar, bushings, etc and rebuilding a spare head I have.
I got the head cleaned, decked, and had a valve job done on it from C&S Performance in Butler. They did a fantastic job. I then deep cleaned all the internal parts and put it all back together. Unfortunately I don’t have a pic of the head done. Ill add it later.

I picked up a spare rear end from forum member kyletime666’s 323i e21. These euro models came with rear disc brakes, which is what I mainly got it for to replace my awful drum setup.


I took the setup over to Snap Understeer’s place to prep it all for POR-15 and paint. First thing I did was wirebrush everything down as much as possible to get heavy crap knocked off and such. After that was the degreaser stage and finally the metal acid-etch stage.

Once all dry, it was time for the POR-15.


I decided to go with a beige/copper/black color scheme for the car. I will eventually repaint the car with the same BMW safari beige color, so everything else gets painted. After the two coats of POR-15 dried completely, I went ahead and put primer down on everything. With that said, I give to you, COPPER REAR-END!!!! I think it turned out pretty badass!!
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/bassboy3313/7b31582f3cf6_af6b3f1d-587a-4aff-804f-4dc1b671101eth450tw610.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/bassboy3313/79c800c4dc1e_00eaeb2f-30a2-4db4-a272-2f210d1c600bth450tw610.jpg
I went ahead and bought all new poly urethane bushings for the rear-end. They look amazing in my opinion. I know some of you won’t like the color choice, but I strive to be different … WAY different. These include:
subframe bushings
trailing arm bushings
sway bar bushings
different hanger bushings
and I also swapped my previously ordered steering rack bushings for the newly designed ones in yellow of course.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/bassboy3313/IMG_5571.jpg
The trailing arm bushings were kind of a bear to get it. Once those were finally done, I bolts up the subframe bushings and viola, one step closer to install.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r175/bassboy3313/fcb29df04aa9_8f3a4dbf-0949-417f-b696-f800ed8ad468th450tw610.jpg
Tomorrow I should have the diff bolted to the subframe and the sway bar all painted and bolted on with the new bushings. After that, it’s onto the brake setup with parts I have already and then it will all be installed back on the car.

Much better!

I may go!
Especially if the turbo tank is gunna be drivable!