bfinley Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Well Freyja finally got into the shop today so I put her on jackstands to snap some pictures. After getting a look at the floor the first order of business is to strip the carpet to see how bad the holes are. The motor and trans will happen between the rust repair and I'll keep updating as I make progress to stay motivated. Without further adieu, pictures. B C and DrLeadFoot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Holy shiny trans! bfinley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 I know right! Drove to Milwaukee to get that, 250 bucks for trans, trans mount and motor mounts... It's going to be the nicest thing about the whole car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 This thread excites meYou said you were going to do an M20 swap right? Are you going to use a carb!?!?!? bfinley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 This is great! Really looking forward to watching this one. bfinley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 This thread excites meYou said you were going to do an M20 swap right? Are you going to use a carb!?!?!? Despite the rust so am I. I am doing an M20 swap, plus a turbo! even though I have the carb intake and the original solex 4 barrel plus an adaptor plate and holly 4 barrel the plan is to go EFI. Unless in a sleep deprived state after hours of cutting out rust I change my mind and go with set of webers ... because they're sexy and I dont care if they don't make 300whp. Currently an m20b20 block, we'll see how far I decide to bore it out.Ill have pictures of the block itself in a couple weeks when I get it out of storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Oh my. Yes!! While EFI is nifty. I love carbs bfinley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 ^Im going to pretend this post doesn't exist. When do you hope to have this build up and running?you are pretty far out west, right? like Platteville or something? bfinley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yep he's in Pvegas with me, I'm going to see this beast tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Pvegas, I like that !The goal is to be drive able by June 20th I'd like to take it to the MAP proving grounds in brainerd. We'll see how the rust affects that timeline. I'll be investing in a welder, an air compressor, and some air tools soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Pvegas, I like that !The goal is to be drive able by June 20th I'd like to take it to the MAP proving grounds in brainerd. We'll see how the rust affects that timeline.I'll be investing in a welder, an air compressor, and some air tools soonI just got my first tig welder. air compressor coming next! its sucks having to spend a G at least for good air. bfinley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Just got done hanging out in the shop with John and Mike (I'm awful with names but I think that's right) talking through possibilities and the challenges of rust... Here are some links to the strange influences for the car right now Now before you rage quit whilst screaming "THOSEARENTBMWS" keep in mind that my first car was a Camaro and my last two cars were Subarus. So I've got this American muscle, Japanese import bent, and now I have a BMW. So it seems natural to me to blend euro, import, and muscle together. More importantly, the wheels off the Z, the interior from that martini mustang, and crazy inline six feeding straight pipes that dump in front of the rear wheels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jockhater2 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Mmmmmmmm. E21. DroolingTurbo mine please. The body work is done and rust is minimal. bfinley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Mmmmmmmm. E21. DroolingTurbo mine please. The body work is done and rust is minimal.You pay for it I'll figure out how to put it together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 You pay for it I'll figure out how to put it together Mmmmmmmm. E21. DroolingTurbo mine please. The body work is done and rust is minimal. Been running a turbo on the e21 for a year or two now. jockhater2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Been parking a turbo on the e21 for a year or two now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Yeah yeah yeah. I got one good season out of it before going all out on a complete build. Lol Sent from my XT901 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 haha I know=) Just trolling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Yeah yeah yeah. I got one good season out of it before going all out on a complete build. LolSent from my XT901 using TapatalkWhat are you using for engine management now, did go megasquirt ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 At first it was the stock kjet system, but I am now in the process of wiring up megasquirt Sent from my XT901 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamRod E28 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Just got done hanging out in the shop with John and Mike (I'm awful with names but I think that's right) talking through possibilities and the challenges of rust... Here are some links to the strange influences for the car right nowhttp://youtu.be/EO2y_-vpolAhttp://youtu.be/oFPLXdmamPwNow before you rage quit whilst screaming "THOSEARENTBMWS" keep in mind that my first car was a Camaro and my last two cars were Subarus. So I've got this American muscle, Japanese import bent, and now I have a BMW. So it seems natural to me to blend euro, import, and muscle together. More importantly, the wheels off the Z, the interior from that martini mustang, and crazy inline six feeding straight pipes that dump in front of the rear wheels...You got both our names right lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 You got both our names right lolIt was yours I was drawing a blank on, took for ever to learn my students names... Glad you found the thread so I can put forum names to real faces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jockhater2 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 You pay for it I'll figure out how to put it together bfinley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 At first it was the stock kjet system, but I am now in the process of wiring up megasquirt Sent from my XT901 using Tapatalk With lamp cords jc43089 and bfinley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfinley Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Does anyone have a drivers seat that isn't torn? My insurance decided that it cant be insured as a "classic" with the cracked dash and torn seat.... so that they can jump my premium from 100 dollars a year to 560 a year... I'm going to make the dash at least look fixed... but I don't have a seat to put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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