GunMetalGrey Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 I miss driving this thing! @suspenceful does damn good photography work too btw. KaiserRolls, B C, inazupra and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 This car looks so good. I also need to contract Jake to do photos. GunMetalGrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 That photo is so old I owe you better photos than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Most annoying e30 job I have done to date. But it is done. Upper U joint replaced and guibo changed out for a delrin counterpart. Cleaned up the block, and found that it is also a can holder! Dropped the head of to get decked and tanked, may not have needed it but peace of mind is well worth it! I also tried on some seats, and am trying to figure out if they were too low or if they were okay. Picture for reference. Yes, it's grainy, the shop was quite dim. I think they were a bit too low, as I had to use the door sill to get out and the wiper arm was a bit in the way lol. Hoping to get the head back on this weekend! i_love_cars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 You arent lying. Steering joint r&r and installing a clutch pedal for a manual swap are my most despised e30 jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Agree, steering joints suck. Is that from Condor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Progress is good Going to make the E30 picnic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 12 hours ago, YoungCR said: Agree, steering joints suck. Is that from Condor? It is! I am curious to see how the steering will feel with the slop out of the upper U joint and the lack of rubber in the middle!@Earl I don't commit to anything that way when I don't show up it's no surprise! I would like to take one of my E30's, but we all know how that goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 god damn I haven't had Rolling Rock since.....college. Fuck I feel old. E30 picnic or bust IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 E30 picnic or bust!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Busted E30 or picnic m42b32 and Earl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Yay progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I could have sworn I followed through for checkout on ECS this Monday for a bunch of gaskets, but apparently I didn't. So that's lame. I remembered yesterday that I need to do silly head torquing processes for this head gasket setup, and don't look forward to bolting the turbo down after putting the motor in and I'm debating waiting on putting the motor in. We shall see how much ambition I have! I wish I would have dropped the head off at the machine shop earlier so I could be doing the silly torque process this week instead of starting it Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Is it as silly as torquing it in a sequence and then having to wait a determined amount of time to do the next step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 36 minutes ago, Earl said: Is it as silly as torquing it in a sequence and then having to wait a determined amount of time to do the next step? Yep. It makes sense though, and I don't feel like risking another gasket combo to something that would be so stupid not to do. At least this time I don't have to take the cams back out after the first heat cycle to torque the head bolts, the socket fits through m52 cam trays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 That's a plus lol. I believe you've done enough head gaskets for a lifetime. You and Snap could race to see if it is faster to do an M5X or an M20 headgasket haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 [emoji1366] Im sick of head gaskets. Bring on the certified pre-owned Teslas Earl and andyhundley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 39 minutes ago, Earl said: That's a plus lol. I believe you've done enough head gaskets for a lifetime. You and Snap could race to see if it is faster to do an M5X or an M20 headgasket haha M20 for sure. You don't have to mess with vanos removal stuff. Though the intake manifold removal is much easier. @Snap A gentleman's duel ? Loser is forced to put the winners engine in their car. Some big stakes there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I dont even want to change the head gasket on a lawnmower Jdesign and Earl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Grabbed the head on Friday and the guy that worked on it laughed at me for bringing it in because it was so flat already. Worth the money to know it's perfect and I didn't have to clean the old gasket off! Got it timed, which I always find it satisfying when you do the timing and rotate it a couple times and check it again and it's still spot on. Torquing the head still, and set some other things on it. Got the 85# injectors back in the rail and the manifold, and am waiting on some gaskets before I can bolt the turbo manifold back on. Slowly but surely going back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 85# injectors!!?! RIP smooth idle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Glad the head wasn't a worry this time around=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Snap said: 85# injectors!!?! RIP smooth idle They are known to atomize better than stock injectors, so that's a thing? I was running them the last time the car ran and it was fine! It was 65 or 85, and 65 was a bit low if I decided to do other fuel sources, so 85er's it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, Earl said: Glad the head wasn't a worry this time around=) I haven't actually had head issues before, it was always block related stuff. But that was decked when I first put this engine together so we are good to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 The idle characteristics of an injector depend a lot on where the non-linear flow region is. Once you start running in the non-linear range of pulsewidths then you run into trouble. Glad they arent a problem then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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