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It goes and it stops
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It goes and it stops
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Bodies on.

Bodies on.

Bodies on.

Bodies on.

Bodies on.

It's been a while and a lot of progress has been made so why not an update?!

It's been a while and a lot of progress has been made so why not an update?!

It's been a while and a lot of progress has been made so why not an update?!

It's been a while and a lot of progress has been made so why not an update?!

Long time no update. TO say there is a lot going on with it is an understatement. If anyone would like to stop by, I'll be here most of the weekend. We are also in the process of launching a website for our shop that will have the build thread on it.

I got the rear end mocked up and sitting at ride hieght. I test fit the wheels that came off the car the motor is from. I'm sold on the tires. Still up in the air about the wheels. 26x11 tires look real good and fit perfect

No worries. I'll be there a lot in the next few weeks. I forgot to shoot any pics. I'll post some tomorrow.

i had a slight freak out saturday morning and wasnt happy the direction i was taking.....so i dismantled the whole front end again and started over on the engine bay. In the 16 hours i put in this weekend i am 1000% happier with the results so far. it will be on the next level where i felt i was rushing and slacking before.

Edit: Page 17 has a step by step removable core support project guide with lots of pictures. I figured this is good info for anyone wanting to try it

Over the years I've worked on a lot of different cars, done a bunch of different swaps, ect. But never a complete tear down of a motor to freshen things up. I figured my pride and joy, beat to shit e30 drift car would be a good place to start. Also seeing it here is a good way to keep me motivated to finish it. So lets get into it!

Skipped pics for the first couple of steps taking off the fenders/bumper/valence.


On the lift, ready for operation.


Without breaking a sweat, the m50 is out!


As some of you may notice, my front core support is cut out here. I will be drilling out the remaining factory tach welds, buying a new radiator core support, and making it fully detachable. Because Im sure this wont be the last time this motor comes out lol.

The clutch seems to be in okay shape still. Nothing out of the ordinary.


A couple small hot spots on the flywheel, but still, nothing too crazy. Theres also no cracks in the pressure plate "fingers" so thats good.


Im not sure how a throwout bearing should look when coming out, so I dont know about this. Still spins very very well?


Back to the motor! Valve cover off.


Some gross shit in one of the spark plug tubes.


Fuel rail, injectors, and harness removed.


Intake manifold off, along with the rest of the engine harness/plugged in stuff.


Vanos removed.


Le sprockets.


Kind of off topic, but this has been by far the best investment I've made so far lol.

 
Anyway! The head is off.

 
The goods!

 
Gotta keep yo shit organized! Every single bolt that has come off of the car, from the fenders, to the throttle body, to vanos, has been bagged and labeled.

 
Thats a far as I am right now. I guess now would be a good time to say I have no idea what Im doing when it comes to timing related stuff, so thats my main concern about getting it all back together. But yeah, hopefully I will be updating this pretty frequently as this project goes on! All comments are welcome. Especially any input about m50 timing

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fabtastic work m8!!!

Got my head back today!

Yesssss. We gotta romp around Waukeshas streets once its running!