FuturisticConcept Art BMW E36 with a V8 on a bottom dollar budget

[B C]

Please post a moving picture film of said motor-carriage doughnut's good sir.

-Snapsby Understeerington Smythe

[Earl]

Can I ride on that rack whilst you do donuts?

[Jdesign]

Bassboy3313 said:

imo, I would narrow it down to the same width as the roof. Looks great tho.

Yeah, Thats what I am thinking too, and it seems like the mass majority agrees. Ughh more welding  

Earl said:

Can I ride on that rack whilst you do donuts?

Hell yeah you can. We will have to strap a couch up there first though so you have a place to sit. With a newspaper and cup of tea in hand, you will be the perfect candidate. 

[Earl]

I would be 100% down for that haha

[Jdesign]

So... I broke something. I have yet to take it apart and inspect what it might have been, but y guess is that its a lifter or a bent pushrod. Luckily I have an extra set of GT40P heads, so if the carnage is really awesome, I have parts to fix it. Till my E30 is on the road, this car isnt going to move for awhile.

*note to self, let the car warm up longer before beating the piss tits out of it.

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[jc43089]

At least it did a burnout.  Silly Ford engine couldn't handle it.

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

At least it did a burnout.  Silly Ford engine couldn't handle it.

Did multiple burnouts, donuts, etc. Someone brings a camera out, damn thing gets shy and breaks. 

[B C]

I have such a NASCAR feeling right now. Bravo!

[Jdesign]

Nascar in 1994 right after the apocalypse?  Also should I remove said muffler because there are no noise regulations in the future? I was thinking right out the center once I build the diffuser. I have a lead on some nice aluminum for pennies on the dollar.....

kinda like so:

[B C]

The blur of white lettering on tires with a V8 soundtrack is what Daytona victory laps are made of

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

At least it did a burnout.  Silly Ford engine couldn't handle it.

Every time I hear the word FORD I imagine its pronounced like Bobby Hacker does: "FOERD"

( FYI NOT WORK APPROPRIATE)     http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5468/cars-from-bobby-hacker

[Jdesign]

Well carnage is assumed to take place above the drivers side head with in the confines of a valve cover. I looked at parts pricing today anticipating the worst only to find that a whole gasket set is a mere $14 and lifters, push-rods, and all that jazz can be had for the cost of misc pocket change found on the floorboards. I will probably tear into this thing sooner than I should, but I really feel like it will be a simple fix.

With that said, I anticipate working really late on all of my projects tonight in hopes to have some type of progress in a drive-able form by this weekend.

[B C]

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[Jdesign]

Opened the hood this weekend, then shut it. ughhh.

[Jdesign]

Well... for starters I didn't take any more pictures, but trust me I will.

I did however pull the intake manifold and all of the components attached to it. I then proceeded to pull the valve cover off and look for some carnage. No broken parts was a very good sign, but then it was obvious; all the rockers and push-rods were nice and snug except for lucky cylinder #7. There is a about a good 1/2" of play in the rocker so I removed that as well as the push rod. From here I assumed that I collapsed the lifter or flattened the cam but no parts stores sell a lifter tool anymore. 

With that I decided to make my own tool only to fail finding out that the lifter may have mushroomed on the back side preventing it from coming out. SO.. now I have 1 of 2 options.

1. I can remove the heads and access the lifters that way. This would obviously mean that I need to basically take 60% of the motor apart BUT also install the GT40 heads I have sitting here for more power. This does also mean I will have to get the GT40 heads machined and the car will be down for awhile.

OR.......

      2. I can remove the radiator and all of the accessories to get access to the cam. Then I can pull the cam out, and drop each lift into the cam valley one at a time. This might be           the faster easier route, but the amount of sludge and dirty oil I have found so far means leaving the motor as is, is also risky business.  Good thing I can get a whole new               motor on C-list for $200.

So what do I do here? Any thoughts from the grandstands? 

Here is what I assume happened( the arrow is the direction I would need to remove it through the head and am unable to

[Jdesign]

Well since everyone has been so helpful in providing an opinion on what I should do here, I think I am going to tear into the Intake manifold valley and see if I can get the lifter out that way. If I find any evidence of more than just a single lifter, I am buying a hot cam and roller lifters and sending the heads to get machined. Fix all the things!

[straight6pwr]

well that's unfordunate.

i vote for quick and dirty and get her back on the road.

[wasnt m3]

I can't imagine taking anything apart in that engine and not throwing a cam in it...

[HipMF]

^ this

[Jdesign]

straight6pwr said:

well that's unfordunate.

i vote for quick and dirty and get her back on the road.

I see what you did there. And I also agree with quick and dirty.

wasnt m3 said:

I can't imagine taking anything apart in that engine and not throwing a cam in it...

HipMF said:

^ this

I mean, it is afFORDable