Lifted E30 V2

[GunMetalGrey]

I finally got this thing running on the new fuel setup. 

I had struggled 2 days ago to get it going, the pump would run intermittently and it would never fire. I verified fuel line orientation and that there was fuel flow, but no firing. I didn't have a ton of time to work on it so I had to leave it until the next day. Overnight I was trying to think of all of the things I did to it so I could go through and figure out why it wasn't running after swapping the fuel system as it had ran before. 

I realized that I had swapped the gauge cluster. I figured that's all it could be and I put the one that was original to the chassis back in the car and it started immediately. Nifty. 
Runs with a slight miss, as always! 

Brakes still suck. I believe it is air in the lines, and it must be in the front lines. The pedal goes pretty far before anything happens, and if I pump the pedal I get reasonable pedal feel for a second or two. Is that a bad booster? I haven't had to trouble shoot brakes before! 

New front suspension feels very good, and handles bumps much better than the last car!

Having a full interior lifted e30 is odd, it's so quiet now.....

Next step, New front bumper and skid plate!

[Earl]

Did you swap the modules from the original cluster to the new one when you switched? Weird that would keep it from starting. Brakes wise Sams car did that and it ended up just being a lot of air that needed to be bled. I have a spare booster if you need one.

[GunMetalGrey]

Earl said:

Did you swap the modules from the original cluster to the new one when you switched? Weird that would keep it from starting. Brakes wise Sams car did that and it ended up just being a lot of air that needed to be bled. I have a spare booster if you need one. 

It was a moto to VDO cluster, so I wasn't sure if it would work anyway. Not sure what module you are speaking of, coding plug?

I shall have to bleed the fronts, and I did keep the booster from the last lifted car so I do have a spare if need be. Thanks for the offer though!

[Earl]

Yup, the coding plug. I've heard you can't go between motor and vdo which sucks=/ We went through that issue when finding a cluster for Sams car

[GunMetalGrey]

I was just looking to have the 5k tach back, I will probably just end up leaving the stock cluster in now.

[Bassboy3313]

Can't you just swap over the correct coding plug and be done with it?

[Earl]

Not between Motometer and VDO=(

[Bassboy3313]

That's poopie!

[suspenceful]

Supposed to get 3-5" on Sunday. Hope you'll be around to play.

...and just to clarify, I'm talking about snow.

[SteelBlue]

You treat her right, Ben.

pls

[Jdesign]

Glad you got it back up and running. I would try bleeding the brakes till you cant feel your calves. Then consider replacing the booster.

[GunMetalGrey]

So it seems like the passenger front caliper is either seized, or there is still a ton of air in the line. The pedal is feeling okay, but in snow the car pulls hard left under braking. I shall try to bleed that side again. 
Took it out for the first time, and went to get gas. Filling up a car from the trunk is a very amusing thing to do.

Stopped in some snow and took a pic. 

I threw the old bumper on for the time being, just so it had something up front. I also wired up the lights because they are quite bright and convenient to have!
 

 

Did a touch of "ditch" banging with sir Spence that night as well, which is always amusing. 

We are scheduled to get a lot of snow this weekend, so last night I started building an actual exhaust for it in hopes of having it "street legal" for the weekend. 

I also need to get started on the new skidplate, but my indecision of frame lifting is making me hesitant on that. 

This has been my scattered thoughts. 
 

[Earl]

When you doing the rear flares?

[straight6pwr]

thats awesome!

"no f*cks given ditch banging"

[GunMetalGrey]

Earl said:

When you doing the rear flares? 

I'm not sure. 
The rear doesn't actually need flares, and I may loose travel by spacing out the wheel to match the flare. That or I need to stop stance boi'ing it.
I need to go pull another set of front flares to do the rear of the car, as the rear flares didn't line up at all like I wanted them to. They aren't high on the list as it is quite a bit of work lol.

[Earl]

Just anxious for the complete flared look=)

[suspenceful]

Earl said:

Just anxious for the complete flared look=)

Same. I keep bothering him about it but as he said, it's not high on his priority list. I think it looks incomplete and will look awesome with all 4 flares.

[GunMetalGrey]

I attempted to take this home last night in preparation for the snowpacalypse. I stopped to get groceries on the way home and shut the car off. I returned to the vehicle after getting groceries, loaded up and went to start it. Cranked over very well, but wouldn't fire. Fuel pump wasn't running. Got a ride home from Mr Suspenceful and will go try switching the main relay today. 
The last time it did this I just let it sit for awhile and it started again, which was odd.

[straight6pwr]

oh noes! gotta get it working the the snow tonight.

GunMetalGrey said:

The last time it did this I just let it sit for awhile

what is the book time on that procedure?

[suspenceful]

The car definitely has some gremlins. I wish I knew M20s or E30s better than I do. But I hope to see it eating snow this weekend!