Joined the Club Today
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Cleaned up the MC and booster reservoir. Hoping to drill the holes and widen the other tomorrow. Welding the second clevis to the original one is the next task at hand.
Is this bracket for anything other than holding the cruise control module? If it is, I am likely going to cut it off unless this would cause some massive issues I am unaware of.
I did start trying to remove some surface rust while the engine is out and I have easy access. This is by no means a restoration, just removing surface rust, maybe adding some bondo, primer, and some paint matched paint. This is gonna be the time to do it so I figured why not.
For anyone who has cleaned an engine bay, did you use a pressure washer? I am gonna wheel this out into the driveway to clean the bay better. Should I use a pressure washer? I would obviously cover the fuse box and any electrical items with open ends or is this a bad idea? I did a VERY gentle spray down when I initially got the car home to get rid of some of the main grease but as you can see it is still very dirty. My idea was to get into the bay with some degreaser and a brush and go to town on scrubbing it, then use the pressure washer to hose it down. I wouldn't be using the pressure washer to forcefully remove any grime, just to remove the degreaser.
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Hit it with the pressure washer, any loose paint that comes off wouldn't have lasted long anyway? It shouldn't hurt anything unless your pressure washer is crazy powerful or something.
I wasn't planning on directly spraying any electrical components either, so I believe it would be fine.
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Stock air box and cruise share that bracket but you aren't using either. Pressure washing will be fine.
Off she goes then. I think I might use the pressure washer for a final light spray, but otherwise I'll put some water in a spray bottle and use it that way for better containment.
Had the boys @suspenceful and @GunMetalGrey over tonight rippin a couple Dustin Johnsons and eatin some tacos. Ben said that I don't need the oil cooler, so out that came.
Here's a current pic of the bay as of tonight. Thinking a good cleaning will really help the overall appearance of this and not make it look so old and decrepit.
They thought I bought a new brake booster but I just wire wheeled, primered, and painted the old one.
Second clevis wire wheeled and ready to be welded on to the existing one.
MC and reservoir cleaned up and ready to be installed after the clevis is welded.
I am going to call Gibsons to try and arrange for the E36 to be hauled off on Saturday. Might not go to IMSA or will go late that day. Hate to miss the event but I need to get moving on the motor and get out of this storage unit. I need to remember to grab the FPR off the frame rail before that thing gets scrapped.
For all the work that has been done so far, I feel like I'm not even halfway with whats ahead with this motor. Will be difficult, but a good learning experience.
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Gonna have to smash a couple Rona's once this beauty is buttoned up.
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Damn.... Have enough Canada Dry?
My parents got 8 bottles of 2 liter soda when they bought the E90. Weirdest promotion ever.
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My parents got 8 bottles of 2 liter soda when they bought the E90. Weirdest promotion ever.
Hah! Here's some diabetes to go with your new car.
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Gonna have to smash a couple Rona's once this beauty is buttoned up.
Helluva lot better than that Bud light you drink
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Helluva lot better than that Bud light you drink
Pshhh, I'm a simple man. Dilly dilly.
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Is there a gasket for between the firewall and the booster? It looked like there was one when I took it off, but I’m not finding much when searching for one.
Drilled and cut the firewall for booster relocation, not pretty, but it doesn’t have to be.
Cut the CC and airbox bracket. Don’t have a great angle for grinding this portion of the bracket off. Still looks better than before though.
Next task at hand is getting the clevis welded. Now that the hole is drilled and cut, I just need that taken care of so I can attach the brake pedal. I’m sure doing that and reattaching the booster from the inside is gonna be REALLY fun...
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How does your jaw feel from opening up that hole?
My jaw? My hand felt fuzzy from holding the drill and angle grinder for awhile.
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Dang, Earls coming with the jokes this morning!
And Yes @SteelBlue there is normally a foam gasket. You can get away without it, but you can also just buy material at a hardware store to make one. Its mostly for noise and moisture protection in the cabin.
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Ah...I thought you gnawed it open
Yeah I just took an angle grinder to it. Figured it’s easier to make it a bigger hole for trying to maneuver it in there.
Dang, Earls coming with the jokes this morning!
And Yes @SteelBlue there is normally a foam gasket. You can get away without it, but you can also just buy material at a hardware store to make one. Its mostly for noise and moisture protection in the cabin.
That’s what I assumed it was for.
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Put the E34 throttle cable in. Is this thing supposed to be a mile long? I am assuming you could kind of route it to make it work.
Airbag computer and airbag impact sensors removed from the bay.
Painted the brake booster hole I cut so it doesn't look so heinous.
Scheduling the E36 to get picked up on Saturday hopefully. Then bringing the motor home that day.
Need to get the clevis welded and then the bay should theoretically be ready for the motor.
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You will appreciate the throttle cable length later
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Had a few too many beverages Friday night at Mile of Music, cancelled my scheduled time to have the E36 picked up. I'm gonna have to leave work early one of these days as I do not want to wait until next weekend to get it hauled off.
Not to waste the entire weekend, I cleaned the engine bay. Pretty much bagged and zip tied any open electric end or anything I thought might not like having water around it.
Made a world of difference.
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