Fancy Stancy 325is
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I've done the sunroof delete using the original skin, super easy. Finished it up with 3m seam sealer and leak free.
Did you just fab some brackets/straps to hold the sunroof in place and then seam seal with tape underneath to keep it from dripping into the car?
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Also for whatever reason this thing gets pretty great gas mileage. I average about 27.5 mpg and I am not a hyper miler in any way. Gentler driving not over 60mph and it is more like 32mpg. I do use no ethanol 91 octane fuel, maybe those newer style fuel injectors help some.
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Im just as happy as this light to hear all is well and running smoove!
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303k with the cold weather comes adding 2 stroke oil in order to have decent compression for a cold start. This thing must have been just beat to death for years. Someday I will tear it down to find what is worn out so badly. Interestingly enough when I used my leakdown tester it really didn't seem to leak much at all, I think around 5% on all cylinders. But if it doesn't crank fast enough and start right away it will wash the cylinders down and then just crank forever. I am not sure if it ever got run with the turbo that was on it or not, but there was a mixture of oily gravel in the intake manifold so that probably wasn't ideal.
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What oil do you run?
*bob senses are tingling*
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303k is impressive!
What oil do you run?
I use Royal Purple HPS 5w-30. However it already had 272k on it when I acquired it so I am probably wasting my money.
Or did you mean the 2 stroke oil? That is some blue stuff from the hardware store. It says "go fast or be last" on the jug so it must be good.
*bob senses are tingling*
Love it.
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Bad day, pulling away from a stop sign on the way to work this morning the engine just quit. Cranking it the engine spins but it sounds like all of the spark plugs are out which does not seem promising. I will pull the valve cover tonight to see what bit the dust.
305,870 miles.Anyone have an M50tu laying around? Also a transmission? My Getrag has gotten worse to the point that up or downshifts into second gear are usually not happening without nasty sounds if it will go in at all which really kills the fun of ripping through roundabouts in second gear wide open.
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Bad day, pulling away from a stop sign on the way to work this morning the engine just quit. Cranking it the engine spins but it sounds like all of the spark plugs are out which does not seem promising. I will pull the valve cover tonight to see what bit the dust.
305,870 miles.Anyone have an M50tu laying around? Also a transmission? My Getrag has gotten worse to the point that up or downshifts into second gear are usually not happening without nasty sounds if it will go in at all which really kills the fun of ripping through roundabouts in second gear wide open.
hopefully it is something benign like a relay. that's what happened to me - engine quit, would crank but not fire. twas the main relay!
i think i saw various e36 engines/transmissions for sale on craigslist.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/pts/d/willowbrook-bmw-complete-m50-e30-swap/7090593822.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/pts/d/willowbrook-complete-bmw-e34-525i-5/7090595479.html
Dan
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hopefully it is something benign like a relay. that's what happened to me - engine quit, would crank but not fire. twas the main relay!
i think i saw various e36 engines/transmissions for sale on craigslist.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/pts/d/willowbrook-bmw-complete-m50-e30-swap/7090593822.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/pts/d/willowbrook-complete-bmw-e34-525i-5/7090595479.html
Unfortunately it sounds like it has no compression at all. Like the sound when all of the spark plugs are removed. I wonder if something failed in the timing and my valves all look like this.
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The primary timing chain snapped. Weird, I wouldn't consider that a maintenance item on these engines. I'm sure valves are bent but my optimism requires me to check.
Is the glass still half full after pulling the head?
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Long time no post! Zero to update! It's been sitting in my garage with a replacement engine and transmission right next to it. I'm just never going to get around to putting it together. It has a lot of replaced and nice parts. Read through the thread for all of it. It has some rust and will never be a show car but isn't really that bad. It has so many replaced and nice parts, my intention was always to just use all of the parts on my arctic grey sedan someday.
Eibach suspension that works good.
Solid mounted rear subframe.
The whole rear suspension is gone through, adjustable lower control arms, M out ball joints top for outer top and bottom. 3.15 LSD (I think this was factory, in 93 the cold weather package came with heated seats and LSD and no traction control because it wasn't ready yet).
Custom exhaust sounds really good.
The engine in the car has a broken timing chain, replacement engine appears to be working, it came from somebody doing a swap. I can't guarantee it works though. The engine in the car has Stewart water pump, Dinan TB, new coolant hoses, newer starter, Dinan ecu chip, and some other stuff.
Comes with a replacement Getrag transmission from the same place as the engine.
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Anyone interested? It's taking up too much garage space and causing marital strife... Make me an offer.
I bought a truck to replace my work van that is falling apart/also too small.
2020 Ranger XLT with 6k miles. I was actually going to order a new XL very basic options but when I went in after selecting options with the salesman it rejected the order because they are apparently out of engines for 2023. So I started searching used and found this one locally. Complete with old man appearance package, chrome, running boards, etc.
Replacing the old Sienna. It served me well starting my electrical contractor business. But now it's rusted so bad the receiver hitch was falling off, the sliding doors don't open without the perfect touch, and it's very tight fitting everything in it. Major pluses are that 10' conduit fit down the middle. 280k miles on it and it still runs great. My parents bought it when it was a few years old with 60k on it so it's been in the family a long time.
Sorry I am a disappointment
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