E21 project thread
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Well it has definitely been a loooong time since I had the chance to work on the car. This weekend was a good start again. I got the wiring figured out after realizing the ignition power switch wire to the starter was on the wrong terminal causes a no crank situation. Also removed some more rats nest wiring from PO. Ran the grounds for megasquirt and wideband & also the switched source for megasquirt.
On top of that I removed the gauge cluster to eliminate more bullcrap wiring from PO.
Installed fan on intercooler for added airflow as well as to blow air over turbo too.
Had to cut the two mount pegs off to get the intercooler to fit better. Here is mockup of location.
Took off the hood latches for sandblasting and powdercoating.
More to come (obviously!)
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Took off today and got to work on the car some more. Finished powdercoating the hood hinges.
Connected megasquirt to the laptop and tested a few things to see if wiring was correct. So far everything seems to check out fine which is a relief.
Snugged down the intake manifold.
Bolted down the throttle body.
Ran the fuel hose from the stock hard lines to the fuel rail.
Removed the dented up front US valance.
Old US valance compared to the euro valance I will be modifying (Thanks again Kyle)
Mock fit the oil cooler and ran the lines into engine bay.
Started working on the custom oil cooler mounts and thats where I stopped. I will be doing more work tomorrow as well.
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getting closer to burnouts! now to get bfinley's ass in gear to get his e21 done for some epic tandom e21 burnouts/ragedrifts!
1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!
1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?
1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)
1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)
1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)
1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)
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Doesn't feel like I accomplished much but took a lot of time.
Finished up the lower oil cooler mounts and got them tapped and jb welded on. We'll see how it holds. 
Then I went ahead and made the top oil cooler mounts as well out of flat stock aluminum.
I also bolted the front euro bumper to the euro valance with two longer carriage bolts (thanks Kyle for the trick). Since I have to modify it all to for the group 2 flares, it works perfectly.
I then noticed I wanted the two air duct holes in the alpina spoiler to be open, so I cut the lip off the valence.
Much better!
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Powdercoated the upper oil cooler mounts
Degreased, rust blasted & KBS coated the front radiator support
Cut down the braided lines to correct lengths and mounted/installed oil cooler
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the new to me 2.0L to up my displacement and lower my compression. Thanks again Ben (bfinley)!
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is my brain broken or is that mounted sideways on the engine stand?
keep at it!
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It sure is mounted sideways on the engine stand
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the new to me 2.0L to up my displacement and lower my compression. Thanks again Ben (bfinley)!
Glad to help ! Thanks for the decals
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Looks decent, but that price, yikes! Thanks for the heads up tho.
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Been working on getting the charge piping cut/ground/welded since realizing that the e30 ellipsoids with HIDs I am running interfere with the SMIC placement. For now I will run it without an IC like I have been in the past. Until I figure something else out that is. Been a slow process which really makes me wish I had a welder and the skills to do it myself. Oh well.
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Got the welded up charge piping back the other day.
The pieces that were made back in the 80s turned out to be mild steel instead of aluminum, so I had to get a coat of paint or powdercoat on them to prevent rusting. So I opted to paint all the piping in cast iron gray color.
I love the color and it goes with the old school theme of the car. Looks brownish gray in the sun but kind of army green in the shade. I still dig! I got it all mounted up and snugged down. Along with the IAC to intake hose as well.
Just need to hook a few more things up and fill with fluids and I should he able to try starting it. Soon!
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Got my new +0.50mm pistons in the mail today for the 2.0 block rebuild side project.
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I'm excited to ride in this!
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