MPW3RLee Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Well it’s about that time for me to start on another time consuming adventure and something to actually post about, so here it is. I will try my best to take pictures of progress in case anyone is interested. Should be a pretty fun car all said and done! Rekpoint, suspenceful, ChrisO and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Its been a while since ive seen a red E36 M3 and its very appealing Thats a great car you have there! MPW3RLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 This should be pretty tasty. Style 5s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW3RLee Posted June 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 2 hours ago, snap said: Its been a while since ive seen a red E36 M3 and its very appealing Thats a great car you have there! Unfortunately it’s not mine, I’m just the one putting all the go fast parts on it 👍🏻 2 hours ago, SteelBlue said: This should be pretty tasty. Style 5s? I think they’re some knockoff wheel but I honestly haven’t looked close enough at them. Either way I think they look pretty nice on it! suspenceful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisO Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Man I really wanted a red one, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW3RLee Posted June 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Christmas came early 👌🏻 Jdesign and jc43089 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 cool car, cool project! btw, those are definitely knock-off wheels. no factory style 5 has stepped lips. Jdesign and MPW3RLee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW3RLee Posted August 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Well, finally made some progress! Been a busy summer but we’re moving along. Rekpoint, Jdesign, suspenceful and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 best color is best. Looks like a solid project on what appears to be a pretty clean car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW3RLee Posted August 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 With the help of my wife, finally got the engine on the stand and ready for tear down. Any advice on whether or not I should have the head/block machined? Taking the head off to replace head gasket and upgrade valve springs/cams and fix front timing cover. Wasn’t having any sort of head gasket issues so I was debating if I could get by without? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I'd say if you didn't have problems then don't do it. MPW3RLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I also agree with that. If there are no issues I would leave it alone. Inspect it really well and then make the judgment call. MPW3RLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW3RLee Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Well, ran into a bit of a snag. Probably going to start poking around for new head. Need new cam caps/ledges and a few other parts of the head aren’t looking to healthy. At least I’ve got some new cams already 😂 On that note, anyone have any M50 or S50 heads laying around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Yikes, thats not good... Did it have oil pressure issues or shavings in the oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 I've got a head floating around, I believe it's got one bent valve. NV head so the valve stems are different dia, I've also got a tray and caps with cams and lifters for an m52 I believe if you need that That think looks messy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW3RLee Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 10:34 AM, m42b32 said: Yikes, thats not good... Did it have oil pressure issues or shavings in the oil? The oil pressure was ok minus the supply to the back 2 caps, both the bearing caps had the nuts that hold the caps on loose. I haven’t found any metal shavings anywhere except around the caps, but I haven’t pulled the pan yet either. The filter didn’t have anything weird in it so maybe it didn’t spread too far. On 8/22/2018 at 11:44 AM, GunMetalGrey said: I've got a head floating around, I believe it's got one bent valve. NV head so the valve stems are different dia, I've also got a tray and caps with cams and lifters for an m52 I believe if you need that That think looks messy Thanks Ben I will definitely let you know if I need any parts! I found a M50 head from a fellow autoXer that looks like it is in pretty good shape so I will see where that gets me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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