E30 M50 tear down kinda thing

[StewCrew]

Brian said:

Did you get that 1/4" head gasket I refereed you to?

Went with a 4" mls gasket. I want my plastic fuel rail cover to stick out of the hood.

Snap Understeer said:

I will make my front-end removable one of these days. I didnt even need an engine hoist back in high school when I swapped a 2.0 16v into an 85 Golf. I simply rolled the engines in and out on furniture dollies. The I6+transmission reaches some pretty steep angles on its way in and out of an E30 otherwise.

This is is exactly what I'm hoping to solve

[Brian.]

StewCrew said:

Went with a 4" mls gasket. I want my plastic fuel rail cover to stick out of the hood.

you challenging me?

[StewCrew]

Brian said:

you challenging me?

Who can have a bigger headgasket? It's already over. Biggest headgasket of all time.

[Brian.]

StewCrew said:

Who can have a bigger headgasket? It's already over. Biggest headgasket of all time.

I'll just make one outta scrap metal.

[StewCrew]

Brian said:

I'll just make one outta scrap metal.

I'm using spare cardboard and the Cheetos Dan stuck in my trans for sealant.

[Brian.]

StewCrew said:

I'm using spare cardboard and the Cheetos Dan stuck in my trans for sealant.

I was just gunna use the chunks of rubber found in my wheel wells as sealant.

[Rowleym]

I love this forum. Enough said.

[StewCrew]

Rowleym said:

I love this forum. Enough said.

I love Brian. Nuff said.

Anyway, PARTS ARE HERE! Pics within the next couple hours once I head back to the shop

[Brian.]

oh, post package pictures! i miss getting car part packages!

[StewCrew]

Brian said:

oh, post package pictures! i miss getting car part packages!

I flattened the boxes already It was like Christmas though. Soo good!

[Brian.]

StewCrew said:

I flattened the boxes already It was like Christmas though. Soo good!

damn you.

[StewCrew]

Brian said:

damn you.

I know, man. Blowin it.

[Brian.]

[StewCrew]

Brian said:

Lmao.

Anyway, heres da partz!

Lower timing cover gaskets

Vanos Gasket

E30 M3 engine harness covers (definitely felt like a badass buying m3 parts)

ARP head studs

Couple free calendars sent by Penske and Turner Motorsports

And last but not least, the new core support!

[Brian.]

Yay, new parts!

[StewCrew]

Snap Understeer said:

Frickin NICE!

I have the Turner calendar too. I bought the E30 calendar from Condor last year, definitely a good purchase/office decoration/conversation piece for all the damn Buick drivers.

How much did the M3 wire cover and new core support cost?

Yeah dude, free calendars rock. Im considering buying the e30 calendar for this year, it looks awesome.

The core support was $100 shipped off ebay and the wire covers were like $22 a piece off Penske.

[Brian.]

That's a score in its self! I picked up my large all aluminum radiator for $100 from autopartswarehouse! Shipped too!

[StewCrew]

This is all for motor updates for the night. Im about to go work on the core support project.

Timing cover on

Oil pan on

[Brian.]

Yay, shitty to hear about the bolt snapping off.!

[StewCrew]

Brian said:

Yay, shitty to hear about the bolt snapping off.!

Yeeaah, it is what it is. Ill have to drag myself to the dealership tomorrow or monday.

Update: The core support project is coming along nicely. I took a picture after every step for those considering trying it Ill upload the process and photos tomorrow, Im passing out for now!