CR24v Custom M52B30 FTW. New Exhaust, New gearbox and Fan.

[Dezzy]

^^^^^^ ^^^^^

[Bob_S]

at last! good job I'm here isn't it!

Looks good mate, running it in? Dan's 3ltr was run in nicely... nipped down the disused airfield by me and follwing dans advice wound it up in 4th then shut the throttle.. I got bored after the 4th run so decided I should make it more exciting and do it in 5th..

[Dezzy]

Ha ha it will be on the stand a while mate.

Yeh your advice was key I reckon. Did not want to quad cam them coonts.

I reckon I am on course now like fingers crossed for a first key start

[e30topless]

great progress Dezzy

bet you can't wait to hear it fire up

[Dezzy]

I can't mate really excited. I want to be where you are now.
Just been thinking I'm not that close really. Exhaust to finish, Z3 rack, rear discs, 5 stud conversion, rad and fan, prop etc etc.

One step at a time eh?

[Dezzy]

I allowed myself to do a little tarting today

I started off with a very oil ridden M50 box



Some agressive cleaner doing it's thing


After a little wash off




Oh and some engine mount brackets got a bit off the tarty goodness


They are a bit glossy but they will do.

The gearbox seamed to be leaking from the selector shaft? Is this common (easy to repace seal)

It just wouldn't do if it leaked once in!

That's all for today customers get right on my nerves

[rob0r]

Great project . I'll be interested to see what figures you get out of this engine!

[DanThe]

Most common gearbox leak, easy fix

[Dezzy]

Most common gearbox leak, easy fix

Is it just a case of buy a seal bang it in Dan? How does the rod come out?

Re figures it puts out so will I. If a little nervous

[gareth]

iirc, there's a spring steel sleeve that sits round the 'knuckle'. pull this off and underneath there's a steel pin which just needs pushing through. the knuckle then comes off

not sure on how to do the rest of the job though - i never bothered on mine so i have a shitty oily transmission tunnel oh well, that's one area that won't rust!

[Dezzy]

Cheers gareth I will look on Monday. I need everything to be clean. It's an illness.

[Jhonno]

This done and run in yet..?!

[Dezzy]

Ha ha

You must be a nightmare at Christmas.

You done anything to that M3?

[Jhonno]

Yep.. Only the fuel tank left to remove, and loom to pull through the bulkhead. Then it's out of my hands for a month or so.

Happily discovered it has a mint bulkhead after pulling the dash out

[Dezzy]

Cool is it going for paint?

Back to silver?

[S38B38]

Really nice project,,

one Q,, you are using the m52 inntake manifold,, arent you

why not M50

[Dezzy]

M50 inlet mate.

[S38B38]

M50 inlet mate.

Ok,, i thought it was m52 ,, sorry

[Dezzy]

No need for sorry mate.

Enlarged M50 throttle body too. Standard airbox though

[turk]

It would be awsome if u could make up something like this >>>

http://www.treehouseracing.com/index.ph ... &Itemid=35

Completely unrestricted air flo

[Dezzy]

Where is the filter? It looks cool. Good idea but needs to be fitered?
I don't want my very expensive engine that I have built to my own spec. It has custom parts rebore bigger pistons etc I want it to be protected.
It's a one off.

[Jhonno]

Filter will be tucked down out of shot innit

(Yes M3 is going for paint/cage)

[turk]

I think it has a long oval filter behind the grill if i remember rightly. I saw something very similar to this In Gaydon at the Bmw show last year... looked impressive...

U could always customise a large filter yourself to offer all the protection u need

What throttle body were u planning on using?

[Dezzy]

Filter will be tucked down out of shot innit

(Yes M3 is going for paint/cage)

Will it not be a cone effort bruv. If so I will stick with my standard air box.

Get some pics up when it's back innit.

[Dezzy]

I think it has a long oval filter behind the grill if i remember rightly. I saw something very similar to this In Gaydon at the Bmw show last year... looked impressive...

U could always customise a large filter yourself to offer all the protection u need

What throttle body were u planning on using?

M50 enlarged

[Dezzy]

Just a quick one.
Gareth has all the new bearings, seals and bolts to finish my diff. I have been gay again so to go with the powdercoated case I have a special order from the mother land.

New diff cover rightness



The coated case

[DanThe]

Hmmm, I think the yellow bush might clash with the black case

[Dezzy]

Keep any negative coms to yourself thank you.

I knew you wouldn't like that pollybush. It's not the usual rock hard pastic mate.

[DanThe]

I thought they only worked on welded diffs?

[Dezzy]

I thought they only worked on welded diffs?

I have made a lifestyle choice. Gareth is fitting all new bearings, seals and bolts then welding the fook out of it.

I am re blacking the bonnet and re cutting the springs. Then all I will need is some tacky stickers and I will look way cooler than your grandad chariot.

[keri-WMS]

I thought they only worked on welded diffs?

I have made a lifestyle choice. Gareth is fitting all new bearings, seals and bolts then welding the fook out of it.

lol!!!! I didn't know about this - we'll need a video of the tyre noise it makes negotiating multi-story carparks!

[Dezzy]

I thought they only worked on welded diffs?

I have made a lifestyle choice. Gareth is fitting all new bearings, seals and bolts then welding the fook out of it.

lol!!!! I didn't know about this - we'll need a video of the tyre noise it makes negotiating multi-story carparks!

Don't worry my YouTube vids will be epic. Quiet rounderbouts and tesco's carparks will all be signed by me. You have herd of Mr13 well I am Mr11

[Jhonno]

McD's carparks everywhere will no longer be safe..

[Rav335uk]

So now your building a "Drifter"?

[E30BeemerLad]

McD's carparks everywhere will no longer be safe..

I've already tagged his local drive thru