Jdesign Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 40 minutes ago, jc43089 said: I switched back to a flip phone and it takes pictures that aren't worth looking at. They still make those? In all seriousness Im so excited for this you have no idea. So I vote you get a tripod and just set it to take a time lapse. I bet a lot of people would love to see that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/28/2018 at 8:09 AM, Jdesign said: They still make those? In all seriousness Im so excited for this you have no idea. So I vote you get a tripod and just set it to take a time lapse. I bet a lot of people would love to see that! Yea, original Samsung Rugby, I used it long ago before I switched to a smartphone and now I am back. I find it too much of a time waster, there is rarely anything useful on the smartphone but I can't control the urge to just pick it up and waste time so I am done with it. We also don't have a TV at home so I am pretty much half Amish. I like the tripod idea, most of the shots would probably be of me drinking beer and scratching my head... Ok Pictars! Fuel tank removed. Pump bucket assembly. Integrated fuel pressure regulator. Venturi thing at the FPR discharge. FPR discharges into the hole with the o-ring. The flap to the left is where the fuel jets back in. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 1 hour ago, jc43089 said: I find it too much of a time waster, there is rarely anything useful on the smartphone but I can't control the urge to just pick it up and waste time so I am done with it. We also don't have a TV at home so I am pretty much half Amish. ME TOO. I have a love hate relationship with my phone. I find myself on it wayyy too much trying to find deals on things I dont need. I also find my self on it looking up DIYs and part numbers too. So its a total struggle. I also havent had a TV for years. I have one now, but I use it as a TV monitor more than watching movies or anything. Obviously to look up parts and DIY's LOL That tank is awesome and should make life easy. Do you have a deadline to when you expect this to be road worthy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, Jdesign said: ME TOO. I have a love hate relationship with my phone. I find myself on it wayyy too much trying to find deals on things I dont need. I also find my self on it looking up DIYs and part numbers too. So its a total struggle. I also havent had a TV for years. I have one now, but I use it as a TV monitor more than watching movies or anything. Obviously to look up parts and DIY's LOL That tank is awesome and should make life easy. Do you have a deadline to when you expect this to be road worthy? I'm hoping to have it driving in a couple months. 3 car seats are tight across the back seat of the Volvo. I never posted anything but we had a son on the 2/17. Theodore "Teo" P_Roloff, B C and patsbimmer1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 Congrats man! And that's a tight timeline. I have faith though, you seem to be chugging alone smooveeely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Made a brass fuel pressure regulator last night. Not really a regulator just a plug. It turned out pretty nice, I like turning brass. m42b32, Jdesign and B C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Soft metal is fun to turn. It looks really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggerty Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 11:07 AM, Jdesign said: Congrats man! And that's a tight timeline. I have faith though, you seem to be chugging alone smooveeely. Do you mean along? Instead of alone? Or bobsled? Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggerty Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Congrats on the 3rd slime ball. That tank has a lot going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Ok, Canon Powershot in action! Conveniently the fuse panel is completely connected by plugs so I could get it out of the way. Not much room in here. A little trimming to the brake pedal bracket. New bracket for the clutch pedal, 304 SS because that is what's in the scrap bin at work. Pedal bracket welded on. Slight modification to the fuse box. Also had to remount the brake pedal switch to the other side of the pedal arm. Installed! It looks a little low in the picture because of the angle it was taken at but feels good sitting in the seat. My wife tested it and approves! I had a helper for a while, new oil filter housing gasket. It isn't that old but it was so easy to get at right now and I had one so why not. I thought I would put new o-rings on the plugs in back of the filter housing but this one has plugs with crush washers which is much better. After work today I will stop at the local race shop, R&S Racing in Albert Lea, to get some -3 hoses now that I know the length to get the in car plumbing finished up. I still need to figure out a cable throttle pedal. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 I spent too much time under the dash in the pedal area on Saturday so I can really appreciate what you are doing here. Nice fab work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Awesome progress. I laughed way too hard at the way those pedals look in a van haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Not much done last night. I installed the master cylinder supply hose and pressure hose to the firewall, I got a rivet nut setter, el cheapo china one from Amazon, it works pretty good. I used it first to mount the clutch reservoir to the fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Remote Reservoir for clutch. -AN lines installed inside the car to the bulkhead connectors. Trying to figure out the steering rack. Even with the notch it's tight. So I worked on assembling and timing the top end. I modified the vanos spline piece a while ago but needed a bolt. It is not sold separately as a BMW part so I used a modified ARP bolt. M10 x 1.5 x 60mm. I had to remove some of the under head flange and some of the head to get it to fit. I was un-fruitfully optimistic that it would just work because a 3/8" ARP bolt dropped right in and fit flush but the metric ones have bigger heads. Red loctite and torqued to Gutentite ft/lbs. And I stalled here because I lost the 3 nuts for the intake sprocket assembly. They will be here Wednesday. Not pictured but I also finished welding the engine mount arms. And getting a plan for the transmission support, the driveshaft placement looks excellent, which is good because we pretty much eyeballed it when installing the engine. Jdesign, m42b32 and B C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Your problem solving skills are top notch, loving the updates! How about adding a large sch 80 pipe section for the tie rod to pass through, then adding a torch cut 1/2” plate rib on top and below for reinforcement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 12 hours ago, snap said: Your problem solving skills are top notch, loving the updates! How about adding a large sch 80 pipe section for the tie rod to pass through, then adding a torch cut 1/2” plate rib on top and below for reinforcement I like that idea. I was thinking of offsetting the tie rod ends up with a block, but I looked at it last night and the end of the rack actually goes in almost 2" when at full lock and if I extended 2" before offsetting it would be too wide and hit the subframe at full lock anyway. I think boxing it like that with pipe is what i will have to do. Where there's a welder, there is a way. I just have to do some careful measuring so the tie rod won't hit the tube at any point in the suspension travel. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Still working on the steering setup. I did some good figuring last night. It's been slow progress lately, with a 1 month old and butchering some hogs before it gets too warm for them to hang in the barn. Funny story, my 5 year old is helping scrape the hair off and asks "can we eat the bacon today?" m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 City boy checking in: cannot relate [emoji52] GunMetalGrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 19 hours ago, snap said: City boy checking in: cannot relate Bacon comes from hogs, salt the belly, smoke the belly, then slice it and it's bacon. Nom nom nom! After killing the hog you scald it in a barrel of 150ish degree water and the hair scrapes off, then gut it and hang it for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 I can totally relate. I grew up working at my grandpa's butcher shop. jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I got a little done last night. I set the cam timing and installed the vanos unit and valve cover. It's not gold but it should work for a daily driver. B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Looks like a ton of room on the sides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Looks right at home jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, snap said: Looks like a ton of room on the sides! There is loads more room on the sides and about the same front to back as it was in an e36. WAY easier to install exhaust manifolds than in an e36. Radiator question. The stock Toyota radiator is thin, only 7/8" core, should I just run it because the Toyota engine was a similar horsepower so it should have enough cooling capability? The only problem I can think of is that the reduced fluid volume will not be as nice. The BMW radiator would kinda fit but I would be making custom straps to hold it and it would not be able to quick release anyway because it is under the top of the core support rather than behind it. Pros for keeping the stock radiator is that it fits perfect, and the shrouding for airflow is already designed for it. I guess the fan might just cycle more with the reduced fluid volume. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 There is loads more room on the sides and about the same front to back as it was in an e36. WAY easier to install exhaust manifolds than in an e36. Radiator question. The stock Toyota radiator is thin, only 7/8" core, should I just run it because the Toyota engine was a similar horsepower so it should have enough cooling capability? The only problem I can think of is that the reduced fluid volume will not be as nice. The BMW radiator would kinda fit but I would be making custom straps to hold it and it would not be able to quick release anyway because it is under the top of the core support rather than behind it. Pros for keeping the stock radiator is that it fits perfect, and the shrouding for airflow is already designed for it. I guess the fan might just cycle more with the reduced fluid volume. Thoughts?People run these 24v swaps all the time with a 318 radiator. Run it & see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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