Eko`s M50,On the road now!

[silver325i]

FIRST LINK IS COOL MATE SOUNDS WELL NICE WELL DONE!!!

[eko]

still need help in getting the tacho working?

First, you need to find a 3 pin connector under the dash. You would probably have unplugged this when you removed the original engine loom and ECU. It should have the following wires in it:

Pin 1 - Black
Pin 2 - Green/Red
Pin 3 - White/Yellow

You then need to connect the Black (pin 1) wire to the Black wire that was originally on Pin 20 of the M50 X20 connector. While you are at it, you could also connect the White/Yellow wire (pin 3) to the White/Black wire that was originally on Pin 24 of the M50 X20 connector. This is the fuel rate signal used by the instrument cluster and OBC. The signal is not actually calibrated correctly, but you may as well hook it up.

Oh and had it running about 10 minutes earlier and the temp gauge doesnt go very high,wrong sender?

You need to fit the E30 sender in place of the M50 one.

Cheers,

Ian.

Ian,going to tidy up the wiring this afternoon.
Can you just confirm these wires are the last ill need to connect?
Pin 1 - Black - M50 Black
Pin 3 - White/Yellow - M50 White/Black

if these are the last,i can cap off all the other unused wires and seal them up!

Tony

[TW166Y]

sounds well tony good job dude

[eko]

Spent the afternoon sorting out the wiring.
All cut down,soldered and heatshrink and hidden in M40 bulkhead cover!
Came out well in the end and looks neat enough.




Got to sort out a leak on one of the PAS unions,p1ssing out,so ill do that tomorrow and wire the electric fan up to a switch but these are both easy fixes.
Then ill stick a seat in and go for a test drive,hopefully tomorrow!

[Brianmoooore]

Excellent bit of work - might look you up the next time I'm down your way!

[eko]

Excellent bit of work - might look you up the next time I'm down your way!

Absolutely Brian,kettles always on for one of the Zone gods

While your here Brian,you may be able to help?

On the M50 PAS pump there are 3 pipes,I assume the third was something to do with self levelling suspension/wieght adjust steering on the 525 tourer?

Anyway,ive capped it off with -a cut down wheel bolt(made into a stud)screwed into pump,copper washer and nut but it wont seal?
Ive replaced the washer again and it still seeps out.

Any ideas on permanent seal?
Was thinking of putting maybe 2 copper washers on and try that but any suggestions welcome?

[ian332isport]

ive capped it off with -a cut down wheel bolt(made into a stud)screwed into pump,copper washer and nut but it wont seal?
Ive replaced the washer again and it still seeps out.

If I'm picturing it correctly, it will be leaking past the threads. The copper washer will be sealing the nut against the pump body, but it won't stop high pressure fluid passing between the stud and the nut. Go to your local Pirtek or similar hydraulic merchant. They should have a suitable blanking plug that will seal it up. Just take a sample of the thread with you.

Ian.

[eko]

ive capped it off with -a cut down wheel bolt(made into a stud)screwed into pump,copper washer and nut but it wont seal?
Ive replaced the washer again and it still seeps out.

If I'm picturing it correctly, it will be leaking past the threads. The copper washer will be sealing the nut against the pump body, but it won't stop high pressure fluid passing between the stud and the nut. Go to your local Pirtek or similar hydraulic merchant. They should have a suitable blanking plug that will seal it up. Just take a sample of the thread with you.

Ian.

Ill do that tomorrow mate,thanks

[randomdave325]

easy tone. looking good!! i land in london at 11 am on sat. should be back in devon land about 1 ish. i'll fire up the hog n fly on down on sat afternoon if you're about. give me a bell if you're not gonna be but other than that i'll see you n ya beast on sat afternoon. i've being lookin for an excuse to drive it again. i'm drivin a suzuki sj atm n it ain't quite doin it for me. still it'll make my thing even better hey! a thrash to newton should blow the cobwebs out nicely i think
p.s i might have an e36 pas pump lurking. i'll ave i look when i get home.

[eko]

Heres a couple of vids from this morning!

Only really short,i cant go far cause the PAS is p1ssing fluid out.
Couldnt wait for a go any longer.

PS Pulls like f**K

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v734/ ... 620003.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v734/ ... 620002.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v734/ ... 620004.flv

[Brianmoooore]

....or how to endear yourself to the neighbours!
Well done though. You now know how wrong all those are that say the M50B25 conversion isn't worth it!

[eko]

....or how to endear yourself to the neighbours!
Well done though. You now know how wrong all those are that say the M50B25 conversion isn't worth it!

Of course its worth it,better than 2.0lt auto anyway

Did get a few dirty looks from the neighbours,especially one in a Pigeon 205 who thought he would be clever and not move out my way,probably cause the bonnet wasnt on-w4nker

[d6dph]

Fooking hell thats a little loud mate! Wait for the notes from the neighbours

Top work, very impressive.

[Ant]

[eko]

said it was loud didnt I!

Spent the day fitting the leather interior.
Got it all done inc fitting the stereo/tweeters/map light mirror etc.
Didnt get chance to fit amp and sub but that can wait till whenever

Major issue now is getting the steering leak sorted,going to try chemical metal next on the thread,failing that ill have to get another pump of a saloon

[DanThe]

Is that with the 4.10 diff?
Doesnt sound half bad at all mate, just wait till you get it to 6k rpm

Are you gonna come to the pod on the 15th? Im gonna be there

[eko]

Is that with the 4.10 diff?
Doesnt sound half bad at all mate, just wait till you get it to 6k rpm

Are you gonna come to the pod on the 15th? Im gonna be there

Dan,i didnt realise there was another pod meet?

Anyway got a meet not 5 miles away from me on that same date,and theres always a good turnout at these ones -50-60 cars usually!
Not bad for a local meet

[DanThe]

Not a meet really, just a run what ya brung day

5 miles to a meet

[eko]

5 miles to a meet

I know,makes a change

[eun]

haha you fucking rebel eko

sounds and looks lovely

[dark_sounds]

"there goes the neighbourhood" lol!!!! id be shot if i done that!!

cracking stuff tony, no doubt a sense of self achievement, make you appreciate your own work more ! lol

how much has it all cost so far??

[eko]

"there goes the neighbourhood" lol!!!! id be shot if i done that!!

cracking stuff tony, no doubt a sense of self achievement, make you appreciate your own work more ! lol

how much has it all cost so far??

Including buying the car(and selling off some parts from it),buying the 525(selling bits from that)then buying all the parts to fit it,the whole thing has cost about Ԛ£200
Still got a few bits to sort out though so that may go up a bit more!

[dark_sounds]

lol!!!! cracking stuff! thats what im talking about!

realistically, if you were to do the engine conversion again, now that you know what you are doing, how long would it take you reckon?

[eko]

If all the parts were their ready i reckon 3-4 days?
Maybe a coiple to sort out the finishing touches and tidy things up!

[dark_sounds]

not too bad eh? well must say it is looking very good, whats the plans for it now??

[eko]

not too bad eh? well must say it is looking very good, whats the plans for it now??

Replace rear skirt with correct Mtec1,and just generally improve it overall!
Problem is i get bored of the same car very quickly,so what the future holds,i dont know!

[camcc]

looks and sounds amazing! I'm really quite jealous.

I must have a spin in it at a meet in the near future

[eko]

looks and sounds amazing! I'm really quite jealous.

I must have a spin in it at a meet in the near future

Chris,it would be my pleasure!

[eko]

Well had my first proper go in it today!
Only went to Sainsburys to put petrol in it,but what can i say-goes like stink

Was saying to myself,dont boot it,its the first go in and and dont want anything falling off but...got to the junction at the top of my estate,gave it some beans in 1st/2nd,went to go for 3rd and - ripped the fooking centre bearing on the prop
My own fault really cause i should have fitted a new one before it was fitted!
Picking up a E36 325i prop tomorrow and going to fit a new centre to it before fitting.
Apart from that its sweet.

Still got loads to do yet,but basically it should be on the road this weekend?

Thanks again to all that have helped out with advice,you know who you are

Ill get a video up soon!
Oh yeah forgot to mention the noise
Sounds like a V8 on full chat-booted away from that junction,the look on everyones faces was great

[eun]

Ill get a video up soon!
Oh yeah forgot to mention the noise
Sounds like a V8 on full chat-booted away from that junction,the look on everyones faces was great [/quote]

haha awesome mate bet it sounds fookin crazy pure power

[eko]

haha awesome mate bet it sounds fookin crazy pure power

Eun when i say its loud,im mean its crazy loud!
Nearest thing i can compare it too from memory is my mates old Skyline fitted with 5 inch pipe
Cant leave it like this but seems a shame to cut a piece of the stainless out to add centre box
Think ill put up a post,see if anyone knows if i can pack out the backbox with silencer wadding?

[Pal318is]

Have been checking this out in the background really and tbh, all credit to you Tony, amazing job.


Well Done.

Pal

[eko]

Thanks for the compliment Pal

Should be on the road as from tomorrow,just got to sort the prop bearing out.New one in the post today so hopefully turn up tomorrow!

Running on the BBS`s for now,tyres on my Hartges are shagged,cant afford to replace them till next week!

[gcorky]

hehe eko ,great car m8....i too get bored very quick!

[eko]

hehe eko ,great car m8....i too get bored very quick!

Might look into a 5 stud conversion next