M52 b30 stroker rebuild back on the road
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TheMeathead
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Looks like a nice box, I'd imagine it would sound pretty good.
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
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
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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
the engine bay lets the car down ^^ , looking forward to having all nice and fresh
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
Ya Pikey! 
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
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
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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TheMeathead
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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 changeTheMeathead wrote:What's up with the old exhaust? Just fancy a change?
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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TheMeathead
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Is the scorpion an e30 one? Are you looking to sell it?
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TheMeathead
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Fair enough I need a new back box mine's fooked , let me know if you want to sell either.
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
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 ..
facebook link >>>>>>>>>>
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keith-Fli ... ts&fref=ts
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
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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
it is reaching completion <<<< did i just say that
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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
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
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
DanThe wrote:£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
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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
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
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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
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
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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 .
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 .
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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 .
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
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
dropped the prop off for modification , cheers for the measurements Dan
prop will be ready Friday
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds
