Rav's Chromie, Bodywork time

[Bristol_Jer]

Mmm very nice!

[Jim320i]

How many old ladies have you ripped off just recently Rav for all this photo action?!

[Rav335uk]

I think it's 5 or 6 KGs

[Rav335uk]

How many old ladies have you ripped off just recently Rav for all this photo action?!

Only Fi

[Bristol_Jer]

Thats light Wish I weighed mine before I put it in to see what it was, its from a m535i apparently

[leeparkes]

Thats gonna be proper light with the lighter E34 clutch too.
Jer, wasnt yours the M5 one off andyboy?

[Rav335uk]

Just weighed it, 5kg

[leeparkes]

Weigh it with the clutch.

[Rav335uk]

Thats gonna be proper light with the lighter E34 clutch too.
Jer, wasnt yours the M5 one off andyboy?

I bought this one as the complete clutch is cheaper then the E28 M535i ones.

Weigh it with the clutch.

Will do Lee, i'll take it to the garage in the morning.

[Bristol_Jer]

Thats gonna be proper light with the lighter E34 clutch too.
Jer, wasnt yours the M5 one off andyboy?

Yea I did buy it from Andyboy, I thought it was a m535 one, but maybe it was an m5 one, I can't remember now lol!

[leeparkes]

Ive just thought the E34 clutch is unsprung, may feel a bit sharp.

[Rav335uk]

Ive just thought the E34 clutch is unsprung, may feel a bit sharp.

YOu sure, thought it was sprung
I'm sure Matt(Staleyturbo) in his thread said he's using a paddle clutch with the sprung E34 plate.

[leeparkes]

Thats gonna be proper light with the lighter E34 clutch too.
Jer, wasnt yours the M5 one off andyboy?

Yea I did buy it from Andyboy, I thought it was a m535 one, but maybe it was an m5 one, I can't remember now lol!

Its an M5 one @ 7.5KG, i remember because you beat me to it when it was for sale.

[leeparkes]

No the friction plate is un sprung, ive still got my E34 clutch in the man cave ill dig it out and check

[Bristol_Jer]

Thats gonna be proper light with the lighter E34 clutch too.
Jer, wasnt yours the M5 one off andyboy?

Yea I did buy it from Andyboy, I thought it was a m535 one, but maybe it was an m5 one, I can't remember now lol!

Its an M5 one @ 7.5KG, i remember because you beat me to it when it was for sale.

Sorry!

The e34 dualmass clutch is definitely unsprung, there are some pics somewhere in my build thread of the e28 clutch and e34 one, the e34 one I took off was a solid plate

[DanThe]

Cover will be about 6-7kg
M5 clutch is a single mass flywheel and a sprung hub centre plate

[Rav335uk]

Yea I did buy it from Andyboy, I thought it was a m535 one, but maybe it was an m5 one, I can't remember now lol!

Its an M5 one @ 7.5KG, i remember because you beat me to it when it was for sale.

Sorry!

The e34 dualmass clutch is definitely unsprung, there are some pics somewhere in my build thread of the e28 clutch and e34 one, the e34 one I took off was a solid plate

These??

Heres the M535i clutch pics Lee:







And for reference, a couple of the standard dual-mass clutch/fly:

[leeparkes]

This is my old E34 Dual mass clutch plate.

[Ajsingh]

Lookin' good bro!

[Rav335uk]

I'll take a look again at mine, don't know I thought it was sprung then

[Rav335uk]

Lookin' good bro!

LOL, not yet Ajay

[Rav335uk]

Just got these ordered tonight

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adapterplatte ... 337c2f2dd5

[Rav335uk]

Did a bit more today,
Looked into the bottom end shells and big end bearings

Not good, slighty worn and will need to be replaced, so ordered they were.

Cleaned up the face with wet'n'dry and taped up.



Removed the shells and crank and pistons




And left it at that.



Tomorrow, it's clean up time, and painting the block.

[E30BeemerLad]

I'm not taking the pish here Rav, but you are numbering up the slugs and the valves etc aren't you?

[Rav335uk]

Yes Lee, I stamped all the bottom end up mate.
Took plenty of pics.
Everything is on shelves in order of the way it's coming out.

[Rav335uk]

Today, I started on giving the block a good clean with degreaser and a wire brush attachment onto an electric drill.
All the surface rust and 20 year oil was removed, then washed down with warm soapy water and left out in the sun to dry off.

Then, sprayed Black, covered up all the water inlets, oil inlets, and masked off the block face with masking tape.

The eagle eyes ones will notice the core plugs painted too, don't worry, they;re getting replaced too, just didn't want to replace them sooner, then have to mask them up while spraying the block.



Just a quick question, where can I get a complete set of crank shells and piston rings from???
I tried BMW, but no way am I paying their asking prices.

Also, on Monday, i'm going back to work on the head, polishing the inlet and exhaust ports, so any advice on that would be helpful.

[Bristol_Jer]

Ireland Engineering in USA do shells iirc if you're struggling to find any, but you'll probably get stung for import tax or whatever they call it.

Nice progress by the way Rav

[Rav335uk]

Yea, overseas isn't appealling tbh. hopefully someone will know.

[E30BeemerLad]

There are some shells for sale on here mate, just filter the drop down box at the top right of the screen for engine parts

http://www.bmminiparts.com/SearchResult ... 382&Type=P

[Rav335uk]

Thanks Lee, will take a look now.

[Rav335uk]

Not listing anything for the E34

[E30BeemerLad]

You need to click on the "mobile tradition" button on the first page of parts search mate

[Rav335uk]

Got it Lee, cheers.

[piotre30]

Rav on ebay.de you can get shells and big end bearings made by Glyco, I have seen piston rings there as well made by Goetze- both good quality.

[Rav335uk]

Thanks

Will take a look