1978 e21 m20 turbo swap, AKA What did I get myself into

[RamRod E28]

bfinley said:

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

http://youtu.be/EO2y_-vpolA

http://youtu.be/oFPLXdmamPw

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...

You got both our names right lol

[bfinley]

Ramze46 said:

You got both our names right lol

It was yours I was drawing a blank on, took for ever to learn my students names...

Glad you found the thread so I can put forum names to real faces

[jockhater2]

bfinley said:

You pay for it I'll figure out how to put it together

[KaiserRolls]

Bassboy3313 said:

At first it was the stock kjet system, but I am now in the process of wiring up megasquirt

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With lamp cords

[bfinley]

Does anyone have a drivers seat that isn't torn?

My insurance decided that it cant be insured as a "classic" with the cracked dash and torn seat.... so that they can jump my premium from 100 dollars a year to 560 a year...

I'm going to make the dash at least look fixed... but I don't have a seat to put in.

[jc43089]

Take pic of passenger side, then switch seats to take pic of drivers side?  I have dark blue seats in my vert that are in good shape if you are looking for a temporary solution to take some pics but I don't want to sell them.  What about high quality seat covers like bavauto sells?  They install nicely and don't look like covers.  They are kinda pricey but in this case would be well worth it.

[wasnt m3]

What color is the interior?

[bfinley]

John, I'll text you. If I could borrow one for a short period of time. I have every intention of setting if there and taking a picture... When I can afford to buy seats I'll get sparcos... I'll check BAV

Other then that it's a tan interior

[wasnt m3]

I might have some mint tan e30 sport seats for sale after this weekend, if you're interested.

[RamRod E28]

I have some tan cloth seat covers off the e28 they seem like they'd fit over ur frames

[jockhater2]

bfinley said:

Does anyone have a drivers seat that isn't torn?

My insurance decided that it cant be insured as a "classic" with the cracked dash and torn seat.... so that they can jump my premium from 100 dollars a year to 560 a year...

I'm going to make the dash at least look fixed... but I don't have a seat to put in.

I have my stock seats. I have recaro's in. So I have no use for the stock seats. They are up in the rafters of my 2nd garage. I can check for tears if you would be interested. They are black. I have both. I may have a bench for the rear as well.

[jockhater2]

bfinley said:

Does anyone have a drivers seat that isn't torn?

My insurance decided that it cant be insured as a "classic" with the cracked dash and torn seat.... so that they can jump my premium from 100 dollars a year to 560 a year...

I'm going to make the dash at least look fixed... but I don't have a seat to put in.

bfinley said:

Does anyone have a drivers seat that isn't torn?

My insurance decided that it cant be insured as a "classic" with the cracked dash and torn seat.... so that they can jump my premium from 100 dollars a year to 560 a year...

I'm going to make the dash at least look fixed... but I don't have a seat to put in.

I have hobbyist plates. But how do you go about getting the insurance company to insure the car as a classic?

[bfinley]

wasnt m3 said:

I might have some mint tan e30 sport seats for sale after this weekend, if you're interested.

Could I get pictures price and location?

[bfinley]

jockhater2 said:

I have hobbyist plates. But how do you go about getting the insurance company to insure the car as a classic?

Mine has Minnesota collector plates... And I guess that based on age and condition they have a classic level of coverage for cars that don't get driven often...

[jockhater2]

bfinley said:

Mine has Minnesota collector plates... And I guess that based on age and condition they have a classic level of coverage for cars that don't get driven often...

I am going to look into that. I've owned my 320i restored since 2007. And have been driving it since 2009. I have only put on 9k for miles.

[bfinley]

Well I went to the shop to pull the seats

Guess I got a little carried away

Still need to get that layer or black tar paper stuff up but it got cold in the shop and I switched to helping my buddy Damien ruin the fenders on his subaru to fit a set of wheels, more to come tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone that offered seats, I won't be trying to outwit the insurance company just yet

[bfinley]

Spent some more time scraping up that tar and poking holes in the floor...

I'll be ordering new floor pans this week, any suggestions on an affordable quality welders?

[jc43089]

I have a Hobart handler 135.  120V and can do mig/flux core.  Works great, look for a used one.  Or you can borrow mine but I don't have a gas bottle yet.

[bfinley]

^

That is on the list of options, I think some of the guys might be buying a shop welder. Or I might bite the bullet and buy the whole thing myself...

No new pictures, put the car up on jack stands so I can start disassembling and getting ready to pull the motor.

I found a source for floor pans, planning to order those today or tomorrow.

My shopmates have issued a 200 day build challenge to get the car done by the campus Automotive Enthusiast Club fall show...

Gonna be a lot of sleepless weekends to pull thAt off but it's doable

[RamRod E28]

I'll join u for the show with the e28 and I'll even give a helping hand!