Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

Post Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:07 pm

I cant belive someone has botherd to weld an e36 back up

as long as the engine is good

Post Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:09 pm

I'm not going to lie... despite the amount of ventilation holes and the buggered rear topmount, the car drove brilliantly on the way home. Lovely and quiet... i would consider buying one with less rust.

Post Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:27 pm

dont give into temptation

Post Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:54 pm

A nice E36 is a wonderfull car.

PM on its way.

Post Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:58 pm

holyc*ap my tech1 has less rust than that !!!

Post Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:00 am

bss325i wrote:A nice E36 is a wonderfull car.

It is indeed!!!

Post Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:16 pm

Have you driven an e36 alex? I was really impressed tbh for a £400 car.

Spot the tyre though the arch

Pretty much ready to pull out now!

Post Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:05 pm

That is most definately THE most rustiest E36 i have ever seen!

Post Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:01 pm

bss325i wrote:That is most definately THE most rustiest E36 i have ever seen!

Barry its bad,very bad!
Only non rusty part seems to be the sunroof panel and who knows what lurks beneath that?

Think we`ve definatly done the world a favour in `recycling` it though.

Paul I found a couple of bits you want and put them on the drivers seat(incase im not here)...leccy window switch and front fogs etc.
Arranged for shell to go on Monday PM too

Chris picked the manifolds up earlier too and had a nice pile of 316 stainless straights/bends in his boot....

Post Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:10 pm

eko wrote:Paul I found a couple of bits you want and put them on the drivers seat(incase im not here)

What bits are they? Im only after the front anti roll bar if its not rusty.

Post Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:16 pm

bss325i wrote:
eko wrote:Paul I found a couple of bits you want and put them on the drivers seat(incase im not here)
What bits are they? Im only after the front anti roll bar if its not rusty.

Not sure youll want it mate,very scabby on each end

Post Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:20 pm

When I was under it today I was shocked.
Front wishbones are actually pure rust and the TCA bushes are dissintegrated.
Floor to sill(at least on O/S) is severly bubbling too and I reckon a little tap with a little tapping stick would see the lot collapse

Beggars belief how this thing has kept going through MOT`s as there is no way its rusted so badly in the last year or so!

Post Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:06 pm

eko wrote:When I was under it today I was shocked.

It's only just shocked you!?

Yeah sorry barry but the ARB is pretty crusty, it would be a knightmare to get off - if it would survive it! I dread to think what would happen if somebody did a beemerlad into a lampost

ordered them clamps too btw and mum wasnt impressed to see bits of interior in the hallway, living room and dining room

I would of thought that shes used to it by now tbh!

I missed a rolling road day that was on today that had a 400bhp m5 there. BUT i'm going to another one on the 8th of may

Post Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:44 pm

More updates!!

Ive been poking around the suspension and i think its all koni dampers. The rears still have the koni sticker on them.

Even the brake discs haven't escaped...

Only just about solid enough for a axle stand...

This is behind the plate on the passangerside suspenion strut

Bye bye rustiest e36 ever

Exhaust is no longer in my posession but i'm not going to say whats going on with them until i get them back

Big thanks to Eko again. I honestly don't know what i would do withought him. The man is a legend - the zone needs more genuine people like him!

Post Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:34 pm

Cool pics Paul

Spent 2hrs after youd gone clearing up and cleaning the drive down,feel like death now lol.
Going to crack on getting the compact together over the next few days so might get started on ripping the old lump out before the weekend which will give a good headstart.
Ill be intouch

Post Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:42 pm

I bet there was a few dustpan fulls of rust on the driveway! If you need a hand with the compact bud you have my number!

Post Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:50 pm

Cook318IS wrote:I bet there was a few dustpan fulls of rust on the driveway! If you need a hand with the compact bud you have my number!

Three overfull dustpan loads of shit of the ground underneath it

Ill be ok mate,easy few hours work

Post Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:28 pm

RIP e36 touring

After seeing this, i fancy having a decent e36 though

Post Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:33 pm

Have you driven an e36 alex? I was really impressed tbh for a £400 car.

Does an e36 Compact count? I drove my mums Compact, she has had it from 1 year old and its got 60k on the clock. It drove better than any e30

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:32 pm

Eko has just sent me these photos... seems like the car has come full circle in 6 months / 12 pages!

Not bad for 2 hours work!

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:34 pm

What am I missing, did your previous engine go BANG!

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:39 pm

Not far off. Odd rattling every now and again, a very tappety tappet, taking forever to start up then engulfing the local postcode in blue smoke and running lumpy as feck and epic (i mean EPIC) timing chain rattle. Sounded good when giving it shite

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:40 pm

Paul,that bonnet sat on the concrete isnt yours,its the old Compact one

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:40 pm

That didn't last long then, did you buy just an engine or a full donor car last time?

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:41 pm

Cook318IS wrote:Not far off. Odd rattling every now and again, a very tappety tappet, taking forever to start up then engulfing the local postcode in blue smoke and running lumpy as feck and epic (i mean EPIC) timing chain rattle. Sounded good when giving it shite

ICV pipe was left off the TB-MAF pipe,wont have done it any favours

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:46 pm

Really?

did it have a split on the end wher it connects to the tb/maf pipe?

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:49 pm

Cook318IS wrote:Really? did it have a split on the end wher it connects to the tb/maf pipe?

yes

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:52 pm

That's only recent then because that was on about 2-3 weeks ago when I noticed the split when I was giving a half arsed attempt at cleaning the engine bay!

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:41 pm

Small but major update!
M50 sump/new thermo and Allly housing/waterpump/M20 flywheel and clutch all fitted

M52 gearbox bolted back onto engine so all ready to drop in the engine bay in the morning.
Where do I put the pipe coming out of the oil seperator which DID go to the M52 dipstick tube originally?

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:03 pm

Not bad progress tonight then

Is this what you mean?

http://www.e3024v.com/board/index.php?topic=51.0

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:40 pm

Yeah thats the one.
Shit so ive got to get the M50 tube drilled and welded

............Chris

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:42 pm

You've got a PM btw. I'll try to remember to bring the steering rack with me. I will probably ask chris to do me a favour and weld that seat bracket too

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:46 pm

Cook318IS wrote:You've got a PM btw. I'll try to remember to bring the steering rack with me. I will probably ask chris to do me a favour and weld that seat bracket too

Ok

No reason wht we cant have it in within an hour of starting to be honest.
Also did you find out what that breather was/is that went to the fuse box on the 36?

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:48 pm

No i didnt actually. I tried looking but didnt find anything. I dont think its the exhaust acuator thing, i might have another search now actually.

Post Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:48 am

had a look at fitting the m20 brown temperature sender but can't see an existing bit of loom that it plugs into onto the m52. What is it we have to do?