M52 b30 stroker rebuild back on the road

[TheMeathead]

Looks like a nice box, I'd imagine it would sound pretty good.

[BenHar]

Looks like a Magnex box. If it is the centre section is different from OEM and this might not fit.

Ben

[magpie]

pretty sure it's not a magnex as it was fitted to a 3-piece system and the ends were the same [spliced] as the scorpion .

[magpie]

stuck a booster pack on the car today and pulled it out of the garage ..[ only to get my engine crane out though ] .





the drive is clear so i can crack on with loads of room .

first job though is to get some gear box mounts/brackets made up same as the ones pictured below to mount the 6-speed .





to save the hassle of f00kin about under the car with a tape measure upside down i had an idea





all ready for the machine shop to fabricate some supports

[magpie]

the strip down has started , engine will be out soon then off to get a new cover/flitch panel fitted [ drivers side ] and the engine bay painted .







the engine bay lets the car down ^^ , looking forward to having all nice and fresh

[DanThe]

Perfect time to sort the front end out

[initial_g]

Great stuff mick grabs the popcorn

[Rav335uk]

Ya Pikey!

[magpie]

engines out




new cover panel

[magpie]

i've known about the below areas of grot on the front end for a while that will be taken care of when the bay gets painted , the sealer under the washer bottle must act as a sponge for all the spilt washer fluid ... on a brighter note the replacement panel was only about £30 delivered .


go Pacer












what would you consider a fair price for a good job ? it's going back to the place i had the drivers side scuttle done .


i want to quieten it down a bit and let the poowah ! do the talking so i purchased this rare gem ... an Ernst mild steel back box with same size tail pipes as the scorp but without the asbo


out with the old .....




in with the recycled

[TheMeathead]

What's up with the old exhaust? Just fancy a change?

[magpie]

What's up with the old exhaust? Just fancy a change?

yes ..the scorp is a bit of an asbo lol , i like it but fancy a change

[TheMeathead]

Is the scorpion an e30 one? Are you looking to sell it?

[magpie]

yes it's an e30 one , it might be for sale when i've heard the replacement

[TheMeathead]

Fair enough I need a new back box mine's fooked , let me know if you want to sell either.

[magpie]

i'll see what happens mate ^^


been waiting to take the car for the body shop to look at , he told me last week to bring it along the beginning of April [ << think i'll leave it till after midday on the 1st to be safe ]
to price it up and f00k knows how long of a wait for the book in date... his work is good though ..

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one thing i can get done while i'm waiting is the prop , i have an e36 328i prop and want to know how much i need to shorten it by for the 6-speed box ... if anyone knows ?

Jim did tell me but i've forgotten it's been that long

[magpie]

just realised this rolling resto has been going 5 yrs 1 day and engine swap number 6 although the last 3 including the present one has been for more poowah !

it is reaching completion <<<< did i just say that

[baggimodo]

The Karmann Ghia your man's restored is truly a thing of beauty! WOWSERS.

[magpie]

managed to find a tame mobile welder instead of waiting for the body shop to pull their finger out and book it in .











impressive Mig ^^^ weighs a tonne with both us lifting it in and out of his van....i let him move the gas bottle ...

well he was on for 7 hours doing a great job which i'm very happy with.

the repairs were done properly drilled out spot welds etc just what you would want to see







these two bits are the passenger inner wing , welded flush and dressed ...





all that graft for £100 YES £100







he's coming back to do the scuttle corner as soon as sweep cuts the one out he's got for me .....





HOWAY peter man ya holding the job up

[DanThe]

£100?!! Forking hell Mick how many lashes did you give him?

[magpie]

£100?!! Forking hell Mick how many lashes did you give him?

i put him straight .... as soon as i saw the lwb twin wheeler transit reverse up ..

he's seen my bucket of rock salt ,i've kept his number

[gaszman]

will that back box fit my sport mick if so how much posted to me please

[magpie]

sorry Dave but nothing is for sale until i've got it running and able to check out the replacement parts .

[gaszman]

bugger

[magpie]

the scuttle corner Sweep cut out for me turned up and not long later so did my tame welder



he cut the rot out and again done an amazing job cutting the patch exactly for the weld to be dressed up flush .









^^^ cut out rotten part of lip and seam welded in new lip .

That's me very happy with the quality of the work and the cost , total £150 for all the welding . The car is off to the painter on friday, a 3 mile drive on a trailer to his bodyshop .

nearly at the excited wee stage

[sweep]

Had a nightmare with courier mick...

[magpie]

no worries pete , jobs a goodun

[magpie]

I drop the car off in the morning so i had a couple of hours cleaning little odd bits up with wire wheel and rust remedy treatment , degreased the whole engine bay then sponge washed it clean , i tidied up the wiring and fuesbox into a bag and removed clutch/brake lines,servo etc .








everything taken care of my end as far as progress goes THEN ecp send a fookin LUK clutch out instead of the Sachs one i ordered .I've ordered another sachs one getting delivered tomorrow at the closest branch to exchange for this



i'll check it's the right clutch that turns up before i set off

[DanThe]

Make sure you check the numbers as ECP have been known to supply the lesser 525e clutch labeled up as a 325i one

[magpie]

yeah i got my old one here to check it with

[magpie]

no news on the car yet so i finished the engine off , fitted coil packs,oil filter housing,sump kit etc
and finally got the donk off the engine stand and fitted the spigot bearing,lightened flywheel and a nice spanking new SACHS clutch from Andrew Page after the ecp exchange clutch turned out to be another LUK one





made myself a new clutch alignment tool



propshaft to sort out next .

[appletree]

One way to make a tool!

What sort of power should it be when built up then?

[magpie]

250 bhp 250 ftlbs has been made using an m54 inlet cam , i'll dyno this on standard cams and maybe get some us spec m3 ones later on .

[magpie]

got the big box out of storage and filled with oil, fitted the new rubber mounts/e30 bracket and fitted my short shifter .




dropped the prop off for modification , cheers for the measurements Dan




prop will be ready Friday

[magpie]

bought some glitter .

fancy a change from the rg's i've been smoking for 7 yrs



picture me rollin !