1978 e21 m20 turbo swap, AKA What did I get myself into
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Well Freyja finally got into the shop today so I put her on jackstands to snap some pictures.
After getting a look at the floor the first order of business is to strip the carpet to see how bad the holes are.
The motor and trans will happen between the rust repair and I'll keep updating as I make progress to stay motivated.
Without further adieu, pictures.
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This is great! Really looking forward to watching this one.
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This thread excites me
You said you were going to do an M20 swap right? Are you going to use a carb!?!?!?
Despite the rust so am I.
I am doing an M20 swap, plus a turbo! even though I have the carb intake and the original solex 4 barrel plus an adaptor plate and holly 4 barrel the plan is to go EFI.
Unless in a sleep deprived state after hours of cutting out rust I change my mind and go with set of webers ... because they're sexy and I dont care if they don't make 300whp.
Currently an m20b20 block, we'll see how far I decide to bore it out.
Ill have pictures of the block itself in a couple weeks when I get it out of storage.
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Oh my.
Yes!!
While EFI is nifty. I love carbs
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Pvegas, I like that !
The goal is to be drive able by June 20th I'd like to take it to the MAP proving grounds in brainerd. We'll see how the rust affects that timeline.
I'll be investing in a welder, an air compressor, and some air tools soon
I just got my first tig welder. air compressor coming next! its sucks having to spend a G at least for good air.
sk8 or die
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Just got done hanging out in the shop with John and Mike (I'm awful with names but I think that's right) talking through possibilities and the challenges of rust...
Here are some links to the strange influences for the car right now
Now before you rage quit whilst screaming "THOSEARENTBMWS" keep in mind that my first car was a Camaro and my last two cars were Subarus. So I've got this American muscle, Japanese import bent, and now I have a BMW. So it seems natural to me to blend euro, import, and muscle together.
More importantly, the wheels off the Z, the interior from that martini mustang, and crazy inline six feeding straight pipes that dump in front of the rear wheels...
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Mmmmmmmm. E21. Drooling
Turbo mine please. The body work is done and rust is minimal.
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Mmmmmmmm. E21. Drooling
Turbo mine please. The body work is done and rust is minimal.
You pay for it I'll figure out how to put it together
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You pay for it I'll figure out how to put it together
Mmmmmmmm. E21. Drooling
Turbo mine please. The body work is done and rust is minimal.
Been running a turbo on the e21 for a year or two now.
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Yeah yeah yeah. I got one good season out of it before going all out on a complete build. Lol
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Yeah yeah yeah. I got one good season out of it before going all out on a complete build. LolSent from my XT901 using Tapatalk
What are you using for engine management now, did go megasquirt ?
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At first it was the stock kjet system, but I am now in the process of wiring up megasquirt
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