Hello. My name is Matt, and I like spending money

[MattY]

i_love_cars said:

3. Plz find me a 2002 in a similar fashion

Last pristine 2002 I saw ran for like 20 grand pretty sure. I'll just keep reminding my dad of that, since his 2002 was his first car and didn't hold onto it

[MattY]

Now that the calypso is running I can focus on this guy.

I sourced a manual driveshaft from this totaled 88 (will be sending to texas for a rebuild), as well as possibly a 3.25 LSD (VIN claims it does, waiting on confirmation). I know the optimal ratio for an M50 is a 3.46, but this guy should be close enough and the LSD is worth the trade off. I had them pull it out of the yard and get it up on its new throne, because screw getting under any car that's jacked up on wet mud.

The sedan is still down to the head on the M20, as the pull was put on pause to work on the Calypso subframe. Hopefully we can start up again on that soon.

[Jdesign]

Did they want a deposit to move the car? I need to pull some under car parts there and have been avoiding it because I do not want to crawl in the mud.

Also what did you pay for a driveshaft and why are you sending it so far away? There are driveshaft specific shops in Madison..

[Earl]

If he is sending it where I think he is, the Texas shop is absolutely killer and their pricing is incredible=P

http://www.driveshaftspecialist.com/Import html/BMW.html

[MattY]

Yeah, a lot of people have recommended their service to me so I thought I'd take advantage.

Also that car was at Schmidt's, they don't charge extra labor for moving stuff but they make you pre pay for the part you need pulled. They told me $100 for the driveshaft and $300 for the LSD, so I hopped right on that.

[GunMetalGrey]

I wish I would have seen that you were having a driveshaft rebuilt. I have one sitting in the shop that I would have sold you for half of what you paid.

[Earl]

But does it have a fresh black paint job?

[GunMetalGrey]

Earl said:

But does it have a fresh black paint job? 

No, but it would have been a half priced core to send in to be rebuilt.

[MattY]

GunMetalGrey said:

I wish I would have seen that you were having a driveshaft rebuilt. I have one sitting in the shop that I would have sold you for half of what you paid. 

my bad, i should've specified earlier!

[MattY]

chris keeps bitching at me to update this thread even though the only thing i've done is spend money on parts. 

Just received my RHD M20 flywheel, looking shiny as ever:

Using this guy alongside a brand new sachs kit from ECS. i REALLY like the stock e30 clutch so this should be amazing. also ordered a hydraulic alternator tensioner, aluminum thermostat housing, and completed my short shift setup with a turner shift arm bracket and a zhp knob. Stage one of the project is essentially getting the M50 reliability upgrades in, redo gaskets, and assembling the trans and shifter to get it all ready to drop in at once.

also i started assembling the weds. will be running these on the calypso for the time being, they'll be mounted shortly. bask in their glory:

[straight6pwr]

weds upside down is spam. you should tell people they are spam wheels.

[m42b32]

straight6pwr said:

weds upside down is spam. you should tell people they are spam wheels.

Thanks Dan now I'll never unsee that haha

[Jdesign]

Its already been done Matt. Better throw in the towel now before you spend more money.

[MattY]

another alpine sedan?? i'm out boys cya

[Jdesign]

MattY said:

another alpine sedan?? i'm out boys cya

With the Spam shoes.

[MattY]

real talk though i'll stop shitting up the group chat and get my m50(b25tu) maintenance sorted out here.

currently todo:

• head gasket
• vanos seals, rattle repair kit (besians)
• thermostat housing replacement
• hydraulic alternator tensioner conversion
• upgraded oil pump shaft (achilles)
• reinforce oil pick-up (also achilles)

thermostat and water pump / pulley are replaced already.

am i missing anything big? motor has 140-160 on it iirc

[m42b32]

[B C]

Which trans are you using? I see the M20 flywheel. I am still extremely skeptical about all this nonsense people spout off online about the M20 flywheel hitting the block. Im not seeing it.

I see the upgraded oil pickup tube. Are you using a rear-sump oil pan?

[MattY]

G260 with the sachs m20 clutch kit (https://www.ecstuning.com/b-sachs-parts/clutch-kit/21211223102~sac/), I've got the trans brace from ben already.

i have an e34 oil pan but i personally wouldn't know if that's rear sump, haven't ordered the oil pump parts so no worries if I screwed up.

[B C]

E34 is front sump, all others are rear sump