Boris3 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 You're still good. When co-founders Wayne Dempsey or Tom Gould calls you personally to thank you then start to get worried. m42b32, jc43089, KaiserRolls and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamRod E28 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 If you need a helping hand just holler!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Went all "Earl" on the engine bay last night. I'm not getting that fancy, just cutting out all of the brackets that I won't be using. Don't need any of the wiring that comes out on the PS so I just pushed it all through the firewall hole still intact, and put all of the extra stuff on the DS back up into the fusebox. KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I am proud=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm not getting all crazy and welding the seams, but ABS and washer fluid are gone, relocating the charcoal canister to where the ABS was (it never fit properly under the MAF even before the CAI) I am keeping my wipers though, it's my summer DD and gets 10-12k a year on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Something to consider, if you want to retain use of the washers you can get the euro reservoir that sits in the front bumper area. Project looks to be going well! Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Something to consider, if you want to retain use of the washers you can get the euro reservoir that sits in the front bumper area. Project looks to be going well! Keep up the good work! Good to know, I will check that out if I miss the washers. Got the new overflow brackets welded in. Using 3/16ths pop rivets for the firewall side, didn't want to start a fire that I couldn't put out. I will wait to finish that one until it's painted. Good thing I am installing reinforcements, too much giviner apparently. Engine mounts are different heights somehow?? Shorter one was on passenger side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Saggy mounts, Ive experienced that before. maybe about 3/8 difference in height. That overflow setup looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Yea they were about 3/8" different, I think they have some sort of fluid inside of them because I tore one open before and it had black fluid in it about the consistency of brake fluid. Maybe the collapsed ones have sprung a leak and lost the oil. I'm a big fan of the e30 overflow mod, no more messing around bleeding coolant, and it's all oem parts. I did it to the late e36 that I replaced the head on and it worked fantastic. Early cars you have to remove the unused battery tray and move the jumpstart terminal. Late cars have the jumpstart terminal on the fender out of the way but you have to relocate the smog pump or get rid of it, on that one I put it in the bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 This thing is looking great! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I removed my E30 overflow and went with the M42 style radiator. I have to bleed it with my mouth O__O patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just ordered from akg.RTAB pocket reinforcements, rear subframe mount reinforcements, front subframe reinforcements, and rear sway reinforcements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I removed my E30 overflow and went with the M42 style radiator. I have to bleed it with my mouth O__OWhat do you gain from this other than tasty kool-aid when servicing the system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Cleaner engine bay and the opportunity to run a radiator designed for a 4 cylinder on a 6 cylinder with a turbo............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 ^ Better run some water wetter or similar, I am going to use Evans NPG in this. Also AKG is crazy fast, order already shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yeah I run Redline WW and temperatures were solid for all (4) 30 minute sessions at Blackhawk (~80F air temp) I have never heard of Evans NPG. What did you get from AKG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 It is a waterless coolant, boiling point at atmospheric pressure is 375F, kinda pricey, 35/gal but it is supposed to last a long time. Also used that in the m52 I swapped heads on, seems great. Reinforcements from akg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 So I just want to put in a plug for AKG, parts look great, prices were best by far, even on the oem kit for the rear subframe mounts. But better than that is the speed. +1 for buying local. Thursday: placed order 2:05 PM UPS tracking said they had the package at 3:55pmFriday: package delivered 3:03PM And that was with the cheapest shipping option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Reinforcements. Got the rear suspension dissasembled. What on earth is this thing for? Vibration damping? Had my helper. She was running the ratchet good until she saw the camera, then she just wanted her picture taken. First look in 45k, looks like the Royal Purple is doing it's job. Ben (bfinley) came over and helped me swap the intake cam. Got lucky that this reman head was an obd2 head with 33mm lifters already, so it was a quick drop in swap. First time swapping a cam and it was actually really easy, turned so cylinder 1 was the only one with pressure on it and removed all of the other caps then slowly brought the cap between the #1 lobes up and reverse to install new one (m54b30). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 haha cute kid, looks about the same age as my oldest (almost 3) The head looks very very clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks for having me over, can't wait to see it back on the road ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 She will be 2 in May, her hair is so long that she looks older, it is fun when she comes out to "help" me. I hope that doesn't change when she gets older. The head was a clean reman one when I put it on, that's after 5yrs/45k. I use Royal Purple HPS 5w-30 changed about every 10k, with a filter change about every 5k. Edit: HPS not XPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Good man for not changing the oil so frequently. Eliminating ridiculously low oil change interval suggestions would go a long way towards reducing oil consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 And it's also cheaper than changing conventional at 3, even if you disregard the filter change. Also more time spent driving, less time changing oil... $3/qt conventional x7(3) = $63+3 filters at $8 = $24=$87 $8.30/qt amazon price RP HPS x 7 = 58.10+ 2 filters at $8 = $16=$74.10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Scraping undercoating and seam sealer sucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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