B C Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I get to play with it next DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 He got it as good as he could. I guess the belt sander over heated 2 times Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Before After Now you're beautiful! Its ready for pickup whenever KaiserRolls and m42b32 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Quality is the name of the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Ummmmmmm Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DrLeadFoot Posted July 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 And they're off!First one done! I think this fuel relay one was supposed to be on a relay. I'll figure it out soon enough.Got a good chunk started. Also have a lot of questions. Wire 27x on the expansion board harness goes to pin #7 on the monotronic side for the VVT. Still going through the question marks one by one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 So happy I bought a full plug-and-play MS2 setup after seeing this.... Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Nah, just a lot of information checking. He will get it just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Turned my attention to the grounds. I might take a different approach by making a separate grounding block that connects at the common chassis ground. I'm fearful that I might be overloading some pins by attaching more than one ground wire. Thoughts?I still need to wire the coil drivers so there are 6 more grounds there.On to the crank signal wires with the shielding. I cut an old cable wire from the ceiling of my basement and cut/pealed the shielding to re-wrap the signal wires after I soldered them.Not too pretty but I'll wrap it in electrical tape to clean it up and secure it.I need to get some 18 & 20 gauge wire and solder in my coils. Any input on how to ground all these wires would be great. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 So happy I bought a full plug-and-play MS2 setup after seeing this.... Yikes. I feel very overwhelmed at the moment but Snap and Derek (bimmerforums.com member) have been huge helps. It is the unknowns that I have with how the software works that concern me. I also feel like I need to put some resistors somewhere but I haven't looked into that yet. Nah, just a lot of information checking. He will get it just fine Your wife has to think you're having an affair with how many times I text you at all hours of the day/night. #jakefromstatefarm B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Uhhhhh khakis B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Home depot sells shielded wire too. Grounding everything to the same chassis ground is definitely a great idea. I would be less worried about overloading grounds and only slightly more concerned with any noise in the signals due to shared grounds. A handful of the ground pins are the same on the harness (multiple pins with continuity to eachother) so that even isnt much of a concern depending on which components are grounded together. Any excessive electrical noise for a component will how up in a log file . Youre going to love the diagnostic capability of being able to see what all your sensors are doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Even though they are common grounds, I would run all separates wires to a common point on the engine block for best results. Don't connect multiple grounds before the engine block. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 And great job!! This is exciting stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Even though they are common grounds, I would run all separates wires to a common point on the engine block for best results. Don't connect multiple grounds before the engine block. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Shouldn't I use the grounding point that the ECU uses? Rowleym 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Some wedding shots of the E30 http://jbephotography.zenfolio.com/p927518357/h49c3463b#h49c35677 http://jbephotography.zenfolio.com/p927518357/h49C35677#h49c3559d KaiserRolls, mkoepp and patsbimmer1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DrLeadFoot Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Haha. Que the music! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B C Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Maybe next paycheck.... Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Coils are all wired up. I need to see if I need to run them to grounds coming from the harness or if I can just run them directly to the chassis ground. I'm leaning towards running the grounds to the harness.I disconnected the grounds from the MS3 and Expansion board from the pins. I'll run these to the chassis ground for sure. I don't want to overload those pins.I still feel like I'm winging it so please help with any input.A wired up coil.From DBurt86's build thread:http://s314.photobucket.com/user/dburt86/media/coil%20driver_zpssqcdevwu.png.htmlAll sealed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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