MugelloRot M52 Touring>Selling up!!

[eko]

if you are nipping out for photos mate give me a tinkle and if im free i'll bring my proper job camera

Any news of a engine donor yet?

Didnt set out for pics mate,was going to pick my home made apple pie up from my Mams
Think im having the M50 out of Bens E34 but still watching out for a 2.8 if one pops up cheap beforehand.

Dan im not sure it would take spacers on the back or its going to catch the arches with weight in it.
Will look better when the 6 pot is up front though

[eko]

Picked up a steering wheel from Theo.
Momo V36.Measures about 350mm and nice and chunky too.
Just got to pick a new badge for the centre part.

[eko]

Spent yesterday putting new rear beam bushes in.
One was totally gone while the other side looked relatively new.
Anyway about 4hrs to do boths sides so was pretty chuffed with that.
Not got round to replacing the topmounts yet as I couldnt be arsed pulling the side panels out of the boot so ill do them one day in the week.
Drives loads better now though,no more wobbly backend or knocking.

Been thinking about turbo`s too after reading Gunni`s thread on the subject.
Seems pretty straightforward to do so going to do a bit more research and maybe take the plunge.
Nothing too drastic,just some new territory for me to explore

Anyway couple of pics after doing the reart bushes...

[OBs]

looking forward to seeing it in the flesh..

[eko]

looking forward to seeing it in the flesh..

Aye up
How you doing mate?
You travelling down tomorow daytime I take it?
Meant to call you couple days ago to say hairyarse has backed out due to lack of funds

[eko]

The donor has landed
Lovely low mileage engine but has a overheating issue.
Cant wait to start stripping the head off once the engine is out.
Got all the bits to sort it including a replacement skimmed head,gasket set,headbolts,sump gasket etc and new vanos seals from Danthe.
Going to look into what fittings are required to plumb a turbo to it so I can tap the sump or whatever before it goes in.
Ive got a loom already modded in the garage with no EWS so might just fit it while the engine stripped.
Anyone want any bits from the rest of the car?
Has brand new front discs/pads,immaculate late spec trim,16" wheels,plastic sill covers etc?

[DanThe]

24v FTW

What pattern/colour are the seats mate?

[eko]

24v FTW

What pattern/colour are the seats mate?

Light Grey velour very similar to late SE spec E30 seats.
Wood trim and centre console etc.

[DanThe]

Nevermind, I could do with a rear seat base in anthracite with vertical pattern

[eko]

Nevermind, I could do with a rear seat base in anthracite with vertical pattern

Oh well.
Just sent payment over for the vanos seal too.No mad rush as I probably wont be stripping till next weekend anyway

Still got the 34 Touring?
Got an early one here ready to break soon if anything of use from that?
Light Grey leather,dog nets etc?
Rest of it is a turd

[DanThe]

Oh yeah, cant beat that LPG, equivalent of 45mpg on petrol
The only thing I could really do with is the tailgate looms that run up the pillars and into each side of the gate, but they will probably be fooked like 99% of others out there

[eko]

Oh yeah, cant beat that LPG, equivalent of 45mpg on petrol
The only thing I could really do with is the tailgate looms that run up the pillars and into each side of the gate, but they will probably be fooked like 99% of others out there

Ill have a check when I start ripping it apart

[eko]

Not done much too the car over the last couple of weeks but have gathered some parts together for the new engine.
Skimmed/pressure tested head and Vanos seals from Danthe
S50 oil filter housing
Red label 413 ECU
Genuine BMW headgasket/sump gasket and various other gaskets too
Alloy thermo housing
ITG filter and shield from Cook
M3 bulkhead panel
Vanos tool kit
Non return valve for the head
New headbolts



Still got a few other bits to get but this is a good start

[choppa7]

Is this the light smoke laminex during the day?

[eko]

^Yes it is mate although looks a little darker in reality.

[Cook318IS]

Not perfect...


Polished Borbet A by Cook24v, on Flickr

[oomz1975]

One of the best tourings, this will be the nuts once the donor engine goes in.

[eko]

Cool pics Paul,when did you snap them?

Oomz thanks mate.
Starting off with a nice car so should be lovely once its complete!

[eko]

Donor engine out!

[Cook318IS]

Cool pics Paul,when did you snap them?

When you were swearing at chris's touring I had the camera in the car too

About time you had the donk out!

[eko]

Cool pics Paul,when did you snap them?

When you were swearing at chris's touring I had the camera in the car too

About time you had the donk out!

Ah yes,now that was frustrating
Been trying to find time for the last 2 weeks to get the thing out
Oh well its done now so time to start ripping the head off it soon.

[eko]

Started stripping the engine yesterday.
Still got to get the sump,timing case and head off which will hopefully get done tomorrow.

[eko]

Got more of the engine stripped off.
Just the timing case to remove tomorrow

[Cook318IS]

You doing anything timing chain related mate? I've got genuine bmw timing chain tensionsers somewhere (the one on the side of the head and the one inside the engine between the cam sprockets) they are for an m52 but if your interested it could be worth checking if it will fit.

Good to finally see some progress!

[OBs]

PM Sent mate..

[eko]

PM Sent mate..

Hello mate.
Ill give you a ring tomorrow if its ok as ive only just got in
Will get that thing in tomorrows post for you.
Everything else going well but ill tell you more on the phone

[eko]

Swapped the kidney over to standard chrome one today.
Looks loads better.

[DavieP]

I've only seen it briefly a couple of times when we've passed going through NA, but it really does look the dogs bollox Tony. Cracking colour.

[eko]

I've only seen it briefly a couple of times when we've passed going through NA, but it really does look the dogs bollox Tony. Cracking colour.

Cheers Dave

[leeparkes]

Chrome looks much better

[Dezzy]

Chrome looks much better

Goes without saying!!!

[eko]

Well finally got round to getting the timimg casing off.
Bastard tight that centre bolt.
Borrowed a SnapOn impact gun of monkey and even that wouldnt touch it.
Ended up using proper pikey methods to hold the engine stable then used a 3/4 ratchet with 3ft scaff pole...that done the trick
Anyway timing cover now gone to have a return pipe welded onto it which ill be getting back on Monday.
Gave the block a bit of a clean up and quick coat of VHT paint.
Ive no idea how long this will last when the engine has been run but looks tidy in the short term.
Camera makes it look a bit brighter than it is really.

[Cook318IS]

Ended up using proper pikey methods

Did mikey help?

That VHT paint certainly does brighten it up abit though. It should last a fair old amount of time, my exhaust has vht paint on it and look at how many times thats been on and off

[eko]

Ended up putting it on a trolley,jacking the E34 up and sliding it under,lower the jack and voila the bugger wasnt moving anywhere

Also picked up a pair of tweeter pods.

[Dezzy]

Are you lowering comp with a thicker gasket?

What sort of boost can these things take with standard comp?

What sort bhp are you hoping to run?

Sorry for the questions mate but interested in this look like its going to be epic!