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

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    bfinley
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    Dash is out, brake booster is out, steering column is out, tail lights are out.

    Still need to get the heater core.

    Finally down to just a shell, going to make a trip to steel mart soon and get the floors patched. Then order the roll cage next month.

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    • jc43089J
      jc43089J
      jc43089
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      Looks good, I hope you took lots of pics of how the wiring goes lol.  How much interior do you plan on putting back?

      2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
      3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
      '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

      '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

      '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
      '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
      '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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        We dont frequently get to see the finished product of a project thread on here. I hope we get to see this one finished!

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          bfinley
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          The dash will go back after I add some tubing for structural integrity.

          John you know Mike and I aren't as meticulous as you are, we'll just remember where everything went right? ok there isn't a chance I'll rememer and we definitely didn't label them. Most everything in the dash however will not be going back. I'll be making a custom gauge cluster with lots of aircraft style switches, because I can !

          Snap, this car will be driving and painted by the end of the summer

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          • DrLeadFootD
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            DrLeadFoot
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            Do work!!  Looking good and it is good to see it being done the right way.

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                 @DrLeadFoot

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              bfinley
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              DrLeadFoot said:

              Do work!!  Looking good and it is good to see it being done the right way.

              Thank you!

              I don't know about "done the right way" but it's going to get done and it's going to be obscenely fun

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              • DrLeadFootD
                DrLeadFootD
                DrLeadFoot
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                bfinley said:

                Do work!!  Looking good and it is good to see it being done the right way.

                Thank you!

                I don't know about "done the right way" but it's going to get done and it's going to be obscenely fun

                It seems you aren't bandaidin' the car. You're getting in there and addressing the issue. That's done the right way in my book!

                Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk

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                  bfinley
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                  I found my dash !

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                  • jc43089J
                    jc43089J
                    jc43089
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                    #102

                    bfinley said:

                    The dash will go back after I add some tubing for structural integrity.

                    John you know Mike and I aren't as meticulous as you are, we'll just remember where everything went right? ok there isn't a chance I'll rememer and we definitely didn't label them. Most everything in the dash however will not be going back. I'll be making a custom gauge cluster with lots of aircraft style switches, because I can !

                    Snap, this car will be driving and painted by the end of the summer

                    :cool:   This does nothing except get me in trouble with my wife for spending too much money on oem parts...  I would not recommend being OCD like me.

                    2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                    3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                    '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                    '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                    '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                    '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                    '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                      bfinley
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                      I may have gotten a little ahead of myself

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                      • jc43089J
                        jc43089J
                        jc43089
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                        Is that a whole new quarter?

                        2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                        3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                        '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                        '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                        '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                        '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                        '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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                          bfinley
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                          No thankfully. It is a whole sprsy csn of primer

                          Sent from my SCH-R830 using Tapatalk

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                          • RamRod E28R
                            RamRod E28R
                            RamRod E28
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                            #106

                            If you are doing that dash you need some shark mouths painted on the front fender to match the fighter plane cockpit

                            1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!

                            1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?

                            1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)

                            1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)

                            1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)

                            1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)

                            2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)

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                              bfinley
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                              Ok after a ride in Mikes e28 I'm chomping at the bit to get the motor and trans together and back in the car... (after fixing the floor and all that nonsense.)

                              So I need a clutch and flywheel since the ETA motor I bought off mike was an autotragic.

                              Pelican and BAVauto want roughly 5-700 dollars for a clutchkit and flywheel so I've turned to ebay.

                              Before I pull the trigger I'd like some reassurance that I'm buying the right parts since I'm frankensteining parts from different years together.

                              Motor is out of a '84 528e which is what I've speced the clutch and flywheel for.

                              Trans is a midyear 85/86 GT260

                              Pretty sure it should all match up....

                              Here are the links I'm looking at

                              http://www.ebay.com/itm/SACHS-FX-CLUTCH-KIT-84-93-BMW-325-e-es-i-is-ix-525i-528e-2-5L-2-7L-E28-E30-E34-/400687829057?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1984|Make%3ABMW|Model%3A528e&hash=item5d4adb1041&vxp=mtr

                              http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXEDY-CLUTCH-PRO-KIT-BMW-325i-325is-325ix-525i-2-5L-E30-E34-M20-528e-2-7L-E28-/161027461479?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1984|Make%3ABMW|Model%3A528e&hash=item257dfc1167&vxp=mtr

                              May have just found a clutch and flywheel on car-parts.com fingers crossed

                              I want my car back!

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                              • RamRod E28R
                                RamRod E28R
                                RamRod E28
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #108

                                car-part.com is a magical website!!!

                                1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!

                                1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?

                                1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)

                                1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)

                                1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)

                                1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)

                                2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)

                                3bc80c27-0937-43e3-9e7f-00404a337ec1zps

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                                  bfinley
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                                  #109

                                  It is. Im hopefully getying fenders from them as well

                                  Sent from my SCH-R830 using Tapatalk

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                                  • RamRod E28R
                                    RamRod E28R
                                    RamRod E28
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                                    #110

                                    why not just a whole parts car? everyone needs one... :)

                                    1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!

                                    1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?

                                    1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)

                                    1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)

                                    1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)

                                    1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)

                                    2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)

                                    3bc80c27-0937-43e3-9e7f-00404a337ec1zps

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                                      bfinley
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                                      #111

                                      I haven't seen any affordable e21 or e28 or e30 parts cars...

                                      Sent from my SCH-R830 using Tapatalk

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                                      • RamRod E28R
                                        RamRod E28R
                                        RamRod E28
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #112

                                        No need to look one will find you... Trust me, I know from experience

                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8-rGAM_KeA

                                        1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!

                                        1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?

                                        1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)

                                        1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)

                                        1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)

                                        1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)

                                        2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)

                                        3bc80c27-0937-43e3-9e7f-00404a337ec1zps

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                                        • jc43089J
                                          jc43089J
                                          jc43089
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                                          #113

                                          bfinley said:

                                          Ok after a ride in Mikes e28 I'm chomping at the bit to get the motor and trans together and back in the car... (after fixing the floor and all that nonsense.)

                                          So I need a clutch and flywheel since the ETA motor I bought off mike was an autotragic.

                                          Pelican and BAVauto want roughly 5-700 dollars for a clutchkit and flywheel so I've turned to ebay.

                                          Before I pull the trigger I'd like some reassurance that I'm buying the right parts since I'm frankensteining parts from different years together.

                                          Motor is out of a '84 528e which is what I've speced the clutch and flywheel for.

                                          Trans is a midyear 85/86 GT260

                                          Pretty sure it should all match up....

                                          Here are the links I'm looking at

                                          http://www.ebay.com/itm/SACHS-FX-CLUTCH-KIT-84-93-BMW-325-e-es-i-is-ix-525i-528e-2-5L-2-7L-E28-E30-E34-/400687829057?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1984|Make%3ABMW|Model%3A528e&hash=item5d4adb1041&vxp=mtr

                                          http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXEDY-CLUTCH-PRO-KIT-BMW-325i-325is-325ix-525i-2-5L-E30-E34-M20-528e-2-7L-E28-/161027461479?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1984|Make%3ABMW|Model%3A528e&hash=item257dfc1167&vxp=mtr

                                          May have just found a clutch and flywheel on car-parts.com fingers crossed

                                          I want my car back!

                                          You may want to just buy a lightweight flywheel/ clutch setup, I spent 290 on an OE Sachs clutch for my e30.  Those are "i" clutches to go with a single mass flywheel, you can tell because of the sprung hub center, clutches for a dual mass flywheel have solid centers.  Connor is coming over tomorrow and we are putting in an F1 flywheel with Sachs clutch in his e36.  I think it was around 500 for clutch and flywheel.

                                          2/94 325i Sedan, Arctic Gray: UUC LTW FW, EVO 3 and DSSR, +.020 Maxsil pistons, ASC delete, Eibach shocks/springs, 16" contour reps 238k
                                          3/93 325i Coupe, Schwarz 2, Sketchy stance action, ebay turbo, 300k
                                          '89 325i Vert, Alpine White: 5spd swapped, sold.

                                          '04 Toyota Sienna: 24V to 24V swap in progress

                                          '05 Volvo V70R, 6spd.  200k
                                          '85 Toyota LandCruiser: Lifted, gas hog. 205k
                                          '99 Nissan Maxima: 5spd, Rusty but trusty winter beater. 252k RIP.

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