Earl Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 If it is single mass you should get it lightened=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 46 minutes ago, Earl said: If it is single mass you should get it lightened=) I'm going to check with some local shops to get pricing on the resurface. What else would be done to consider it "lightened"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Looks just like my HF engine stand, good taste! Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 24 minutes ago, jc43089 said: Looks just like my HF engine stand, good taste! Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk It's currently being borrowed from Ben (GunMetalGrey) so I can't take credit for it... jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Jake's boss from his previous job was nice enough to lend us a brand new extractor to use on the carpets of the E30. The only stipulation was that we had to take pictures of the process. Brutal, I know. It took me around an hour or so to extract the carpets and even though the results are not inredibly drastic, I still think they look way better than they previously did. Before: After: We will have the remainder of the parts for the engine refresh for this weekend where the plan is to at minimum have the motor back in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Yup, they turned out nice. I'd just note that the first picture is after seat removal, the second set is after vacuuming, and the third set is after carpet extracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 Yup, they turned out nice. I'd just note that the first picture is after seat removal, the second set is after vacuuming, and the third set is after carpet extracting. Thanks for clearing up the first pic, thought the seats were still in Lol jk I know what you meant I'm a douche Carpets look much better Excited to see this gutted and turned into a full on track car with no carpet SteelBlue, suspenceful and B C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 We do actually still work this, albeit not a ton in the past couple of weeks. However, last night we did make a good amount of progress. As soon as the clutch/flywheel and the transmission is mounted to the motor it will be ready to go back in. Probably would have been this coming weekend if I weren't leaving for vacation on Saturday morning. Hopefully the following week. Also noting, we pressured washed the bay as well as pulled some of the unnecessary crap out. Also pressured washed the block. But we are morons and did it right next to the car, so the whole driver side is covered in a bunch of the crap that was on the block. It’s going to need another good wash after it gets running. Actually looks like something now. suspenceful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Fresh paint means it's rebuilt (craigslist logic) B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 2 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: Fresh paint means it's rebuilt (craigslist logic) It's actually a race prepped M20, bro. KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 20 minutes ago, SteelBlue said: race prepped Valve cover and intake are wrinkle black, it checks out. KaiserRolls and SteelBlue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Motor is back in the car. Trans is all hooked up an mounted. If any of the resident M20 experts wants to make a trip to the Fox Valley area, we will wine and dine you for your knowledge of M20 wiring harnesses. I'd say we probably know where 60% of it goes, but are unsure about the rest. Car is close to starting, probably one more solid afternoon/night of connecting the wiring/hoses before its ready to (hopefully) start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Aren't almost all of the harness connectors 1:1 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 This help ish? http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/328i_6.html B C and SteelBlue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 The 4 to be cautious of: The positives that go to the block on the firewall and not mixing any of those up with the ground wire on the strut tower, The idle control valve and TPS are often mixed up. Check that you can hear/feel the idle control valve humming with the ignition on to know if that is correct. The crank sensor and cylinder id sensor (inductive pickup from spark plug wire) are often mixed up too. If you didnt mark those then its really trial and error. Id the engine cranks and doesnt start, switch those around The coolant temperature sensor connectors are pretty simple, just look at the number if actual pins inside the connector. The single pinned plug goes to the brown sensor for the gauge cluster sensor and the connector with two pins goes to the blue sensor for the ecu SteelBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 I appreciate the help gentlemen. @KaiserRolls We just hastily unplugged everything when we were originally pulling it, so we only marked a few things. In hindsight, this was not a good idea. That's the way of the road though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Thanks for chiming in guys. Ripping a motor out of a car that we're both very unfamiliar and not marking things with wasn't the smartest idea. Anyone with a running/driving M20 (I know I'm asking a lot here) want to drive to Appleton? We can literally go back and forth and plug things in as we see them. Willing to pay for gas, beer, food, etc. Would be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 49 minutes ago, suspenceful said: Anyone with a running/driving M20 (I know I'm asking a lot here) want to drive to Appleton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 All 3 of us running/driving M20 guys are pretty busy SteelBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 21 minutes ago, Snap said: All 3 of us running/driving M20 guys are pretty busy Fixing said M20's? B C, suspenceful and DrLeadFoot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 KaiserRolls, SteelBlue, suspenceful and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Might be making another run up to Appleton to pick up some more parts from 6670charger again next week. When I finish the timing belt and a few other odds and ends on the vert (I'll hopefully have that stuff done this weekend, so I could make the trip next week sometime) I could drive that up there and stop by if you can wait till then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 1 hour ago, m42b32 said: Might be making another run up to Appleton to pick up some more parts from 6670charger again next week. When I finish the timing belt and a few other odds and ends on the vert (I'll hopefully have that stuff done this weekend, so I could make the trip next week sometime) I could drive that up there and stop by if you can wait till then If we're still not done by the time you come up, let me know! I messaged Collin and he said he could probably come up sometime next week. Ideally, I'll like to try starting it this weekend. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Coil overs for the car were purchased. They are JOM's with very few miles driven on them and we got a great deal on them. Rear strut mounts are shot so new ones have been ordered, will be installing once new hardware arrives. Ben and I got the wiring harness all hooked up tonight. Started cranking, but no start. It is definitely getting fuel, but unsure of anything else at this point. Will definitely need to check to make sure it is getting spark, make sure all the fuel rail connections are secure, plug connections are secure, firing order is correct, etc. Will have to retrace our footsteps to see if we maybe made any stupid mistakes, potentially something not correctly hooked up by the ECU? Ben pulled the harness connection from the ECU to make it easier in the bay for a couple things, so the two remaining wires might not be properly connected? Both of the ground wires are connected, all of the sensors should be mated correctly, so my assumption (a poor one at that) is that there might be a spark issue? Who knows, time to start researching and trouble shooting. If anyone has any M20 noob trouble shooting suggestions, please post away. Or come to Appleton and help, food and beer will be provided! Fuel feed and return are routed like that only for potential starting purposes, so ignore that. Also the new booster hose needs to be trimmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 On 8/18/2016 at 6:00 AM, Snap said: The 4 to be cautious of: The positives that go to the block on the firewall and not mixing any of those up with the ground wire on the strut tower, I am pretty sure that both of our grounds are correct, but will double check with these. The idle control valve and TPS are often mixed up. Check that you can hear/feel the idle control valve humming with the ignition on to know if that is correct. I am pretty sure that Ben checked to make sure that this was happening when we were doing our preliminary troubleshooting, but will also double check. The crank sensor and cylinder id sensor (inductive pickup from spark plug wire) are often mixed up too. If you didnt mark those then its really trial and error. Id the engine cranks and doesnt start, switch those around We checked online to see what the order of the plugs were, as well as them being labeled on the wire, but I am going to super double check this one because this currently our issue. To address Snaps prior post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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