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  • HipMFH
    HipMFH
    HipMF
    wrote on last edited by
    #97

    Motor is in, so all that's left to do is... pretty much everything. Looks good in there though.

    IMG20150628183539511zpsmoppvtig.jpg

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    • HipMFH
      HipMFH
      HipMF
      wrote on last edited by
      #98

      I like this:

      IMG20150627230925528zpslh16hzub.jpg

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      • YoungCRY
        YoungCRY
        YoungCR
        wrote on last edited by
        #99

        Looks great!

        Chris Young
        BMWCCA #458972
        1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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        • KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRollsK
          KaiserRolls
          wrote on last edited by
          #100

          Nice!!!!!!

          Mine made it from the engine stand to the hoist. And then to the floor

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          • CMartC
            CMartC
            CMart
            wrote on last edited by
            #101

            Is that my old motor?

            Excursion 7.3
            E30 LS1

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            • HipMFH
              HipMFH
              HipMF
              wrote on last edited by
              #102

              some of it certainly is. don't ask me which parts though... i had 3 of them.

              also, saftey first kids. slicing your finger open on a rusty piece of sheet metal is no fun.

              IMG20150701115153zpsj5qx8rcp.jpg

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              • B
                B
                B C
                wrote on last edited by
                #103

                Hahaha love the face

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                • HipMFH
                  HipMFH
                  HipMF
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #104

                  Got the wiring all hooked up today. Turned the car on and heard that annoying door buzzer for the first time in months. All of the indicator lights and what-not seem to be functioning properly. The previous owner had run new wiring for the old fuel pump, but once I found the ground that wasn't connected, the original wiring worked fine. I jumpered the relay and ran the pump to flushed out the fuel line. Everything's looking good so far. I've still got some things I need to do, but if everything continues to go well I could be firing the car up tomorrow. Super stoked.

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                  • HipMFH
                    HipMFH
                    HipMF
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #105

                    Mad science, brah.

                    - or -

                    Why you should put fluid in your trans before you put it in the car.

                    IMG20150716105338618zpskupifax6.jpg

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                    • GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGrey
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #106

                      Dude
                      A fluid transfer pump is like $7 at harbor freight lol

                      ...

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                      • HipMFH
                        HipMFH
                        HipMF
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #107

                        I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am. Besides, this cost $0, and took less time to build than it would have taken to drive to the store and back. Worked really well too.

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                        • GunMetalGreyG
                          GunMetalGreyG
                          GunMetalGrey
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #108

                          ha, to each their own! 
                          HF is like 500 feet down the road!

                          ...

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                          • YoungCRY
                            YoungCRY
                            YoungCR
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #109

                            Lol that's awesome.

                            Chris Young
                            BMWCCA #458972
                            1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                            • B
                              B
                              B C
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #110

                              clever!

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                              • HipMFH
                                HipMFH
                                HipMF
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #111

                                Drove the car up and down the road a couple times today. The $30 muffler sounds terrible, and the engine leaks oil. Other than that it feels pretty good.

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                                • EarlE
                                  EarlE
                                  Earl
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #112

                                  Leaks between the timimg covers I would bet hey?

                                  museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                  • HipMFH
                                    HipMFH
                                    HipMF
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #113

                                    Haven't found the source of the leak yet, but it's something on the lower front of the engine.

                                    I wanted to see if the awful exhaust note was because of the muffler, or the long straight pipe between the muffler and the header, so I did what any teenager would do. Pulled the muffler off and went for a spin. Still sounds like crap. Lot's of crackly, raspy things happening. Will probably put the cat back in, or maybe a glasspack, depending on which looks easier.

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                                    • EarlE
                                      EarlE
                                      Earl
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #114

                                      M42's sound terrible without a resonator in the system. My girlfriends e30 sound exactly like your e21 currently and it js terrible lol. The gasket between the upper and lower timing covers in the most likely suspect to leak on m42's=/

                                      museum sig 2earl.jpg

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                                      • B
                                        B
                                        Boris3
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #115

                                        Oil filter housing gasket and o ring are another m42 leak source, esp if you're seeing oil leak on drivers side near the front.

                                        1990 325i racecar (ITS, former Spec E30); 2004 330i ZHP

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                                        • HipMFH
                                          HipMFH
                                          HipMF
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #116

                                          The oil was being pretty sneaky by running down the crack between the timing cover and the upper oil pan over to the passenger side, but it does appear to be coming from the oil filter housing. Hopefully that will be an easy fix.

                                          The way that I ran the exhaust makes it hard to put the cat back in without redoing a lot of it, so I'm looking at getting a tiny muffler with the inlet and outlet on opposite side that will fit in an 8" by 12" space. Surprisingly I was already able to find one at Summit.

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