1978 e21 m20 turbo swap, AKA What did I get myself into
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Goodness it's been a while, I've been slowly removing paint and bondo.. Gonna take it down to bare metal and build it back up. I finally got an argon tank for the welder. So after commencement I'll be patching the floors. Picked up a 2.7 eta from mike, full harness and ECU, connected to an auto trans which has already been removed. Fighting with the torque converter though.
so if anyone has an 885 head laying around... I want it
I'll get some pictures over the weekend
Mike and maybe John are going to come down this weekend to help me get the 2.7 eta on a stand, grind down some more paint and pull the dash.
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The dash will go back after I add some tubing for structural integrity.
John you know Mike and I aren't as meticulous as you are, we'll just remember where everything went right? ok there isn't a chance I'll rememer and we definitely didn't label them. Most everything in the dash however will not be going back. I'll be making a custom gauge cluster with lots of aircraft style switches, because I can !
Snap, this car will be driving and painted by the end of the summer
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Do work!! Looking good and it is good to see it being done the right way.
@DrLeadFoot
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Do work!! Looking good and it is good to see it being done the right way.
Thank you!
I don't know about "done the right way" but it's going to get done and it's going to be obscenely fun
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Do work!! Looking good and it is good to see it being done the right way.
Thank you!
I don't know about "done the right way" but it's going to get done and it's going to be obscenely fun
It seems you aren't bandaidin' the car. You're getting in there and addressing the issue. That's done the right way in my book!
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@DrLeadFoot
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The dash will go back after I add some tubing for structural integrity.
John you know Mike and I aren't as meticulous as you are, we'll just remember where everything went right? ok there isn't a chance I'll rememer and we definitely didn't label them. Most everything in the dash however will not be going back. I'll be making a custom gauge cluster with lots of aircraft style switches, because I can !
Snap, this car will be driving and painted by the end of the summer
This does nothing except get me in trouble with my wife for spending too much money on oem parts... I would not recommend being OCD like me. -
If you are doing that dash you need some shark mouths painted on the front fender to match the fighter plane cockpit
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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Ok after a ride in Mikes e28 I'm chomping at the bit to get the motor and trans together and back in the car... (after fixing the floor and all that nonsense.)
So I need a clutch and flywheel since the ETA motor I bought off mike was an autotragic.
Pelican and BAVauto want roughly 5-700 dollars for a clutchkit and flywheel so I've turned to ebay.
Before I pull the trigger I'd like some reassurance that I'm buying the right parts since I'm frankensteining parts from different years together.
Motor is out of a '84 528e which is what I've speced the clutch and flywheel for.
Trans is a midyear 85/86 GT260
Pretty sure it should all match up....
Here are the links I'm looking at
May have just found a clutch and flywheel on car-parts.com fingers crossed
I want my car back!
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car-part.com is a magical website!!!
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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why not just a whole parts car? everyone needs one...
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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