e34 Touring
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thanks!
more parts ready for install: mtech II steering wheel + resistor to keep srs light off. i got the plug from the parts car's junk steering wheel and soldered in the 3.3ohm resistor.
Dan
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summer wheels/tires on. they need a refinish, but I'll do that next year. tires are dunlop sport maxx rt, and grip like hell.
also, i have removed all the parts from the parts car, and now all i have to is reseal the trans and order the rest of the parts for the 5 speed swap.
Dan
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So the 5 speed swap is scheduled, between next week thursday and sunday (23rd-26th) I will attempt to get the whole job done. Anyone who wants to come watch me do some transmission wrestling, let me know. i will have beer.
Also, if someone has a nice 3-ton jack, and would be willing to lend it for those days, I'd love to borrow it. I bought a 1.5 ton from harbor freight and its a damn puss. It lifted the stripped parts car fine, but when I used it on the touring the other day, it felt like it would break under the weight.
Dan
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I bought the low profile 3(?) ton Jack and it's awesome. Had a coupon and got it for like $85. That place is on sale 100% of the time haha. In for progress as well
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hopefully something pops up for sale between now and then. i got the 1.5 on sale for like $45 so its not a big loss.
Dan
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You're back in bayview now, right (I live in bayview now too)? I also have the 1.5 ton jack (i think) from harbor freight and it worked fine lifting a corner at a time of my mom's saab 9-7x suv when I did the brakes. Maybe going at it with both our jacks will teach it who's boss!
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You're back in bayview now, right (I live in bayview now too)? I also have the 1.5 ton jack (i think) from harbor freight and it worked fine lifting a corner at a time of my mom's saab 9-7x suv when I did the brakes. Maybe going at it with both our jacks will teach it who's boss!
looks like the 3 tonner is on sale now, but thanks. also might be hard to get two lifts at once on one corner. (never done that before) its more of a safety thing as I have to lift the car as high as possible when putting it up on the cribs (slightly precarious). youll see what I mean if you stop over, yeah I'm in Bay View
Dan
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last night I did step one of the swap: sprayed everything down with PB blaster days in advance. while i was in there, I hacked off my muffler (which is being changed anyway with all this work). all I have to say is I know why Chris giggled like a child when he revved the e34 540 for the first time: the exhaust is so mellow and bubbly and sex things. a little to much volume for everyday, but man does it sound nice.
Dan
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its a beautiful day for a 5-speed swap!
started working this morning:
When you have a touring, you get a free work bench:
Exhaust removed to manifolds.
Diff coming down:
Every single diff to half-shaft bolt was stubborn, and needed multiple cycles of heating, impacting, breaker bar. I didn't strip a single one though, so it was worth the extra hour or so of effort.
Dan
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parking lot is not terrible except the whole cleaning up EVERYTHING each night, and not being able to walk away without cleaning up.
3.15 open coming out (auto's 5th gear is like 0.85:1 or something)
3.23 LSD going in (manual's 5th gear is 1:1)
so between losing the auto and shortening the gearing, a good bump in acceleration hopefully.
Dan
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What automotive build thread would be complete without "the bird"!!!
touring is looking good!
Style 42s? Yes?
thanks!
so true. i love taking stuff apart, until it doesnt want to come apart!
yup style 42 from an e39 (17x8 et20)
Dan
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well just finished working. got all of the tear-down done except undoing the bellhousing bolts and dropping the trans.
exhaust out
diff out
heatshields out
driveshaft out
guibo out
sway bar out
trans fluid drained
trans cooler lines out
trans shift cable out
flywheel disconnected from torque converter
engine cover and coolant reservoir tank out (gives access to top bellhousing bolts)
and auto trans shifter out. good riddance!
Dan
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thanks!
so true. i love taking stuff apart, until it doesnt want to come apart!
yup style 42 from an e39 (17x8 et20)
If you're looking for a set of 16s for winter let me know. Rims and tires (x-ice I think) e39 fitment as well......don't drive my e39 touring much if at all in the winter
Keep up the good work!
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Everytime I see the touring. I like it more and more.
I can't count how many times I've sworn/flipped off inanimate objects while doing my swap.
It's a part of the process really
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Everytime I see the touring. I like it more and more. I can't count how many times I've sworn/flipped off inanimate objects while doing my swap. It's a part of the process really
thanks. they are a great car to have a little more room.
today I didnt get as much done as I wanted (lost half the day because we adopted a dog!) , but still made some progress.
got the car up on my homemade cribs (super sturdy, and no need to remove wheels):
got the auto trans removed
bolts layed out and photographed because there are 3 or 4 different types.
trans ready to come down. super easy with the auto on the m60. it goes straight back and down, no tilting required, easy to balance on a jack with no straps or anything.
out!
"while your in there" replace the rear main seal. mine had a tiny leak already, so glad I planned this. i also have a valley pan gasket leak, hence the yellowly goo which i only cleaned up 75% of the way.
cover and seal out.
new stuff ready to go in:
so some numb nuts (pun intended) decided to weld every one of the exhaust studs/nuts to the topsides of the flanges. also, one of the studs snapped in half when removing. so I spent a while using a dremel to remove all of the welded nuts and drill out the broken stud. was much easier with all the space with no trans.
the idea was nice, but the nuts still get really corroded over time so who wants to reuse them at this point?
also got all the panels/covers off on around the drivers kick panel area to start with the pedal swap.
Dan
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