FuturisticConcept Art BMW E36 with a V8 on a bottom dollar budget

[Jdesign]

Awesome. Yeah they are normally $100-150 for the older ones. 

On a side note, I also just got a dipstick FINALLY! in the mail for the V8. I have just been winging it this whole time LOL. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be to find one as they all use different dipsticks depending on the application.

[Jdesign]

Who doesnt like a BIG RACK?!  $40 and a sketchy 20 min ride I now have a roof rack. Its about 5'x12' so I will need to cut it down some and re weld it as I only need 4'x9' but I think its going to work out perfectly. 

(Also, I cut the hood and mounted the cheap hood louvers, they are not as large as I would have liked, but they do the trick for now)

Try to ignore the messy shop, we are in the midst of rearranging.

[Jdesign]

Update.

I cut the rack down But it might still be too large. I was too lazy to cut it back apart and galvanized steel sucks to weld. So I started focusing on the more difficult part: making brackets to mount it to the car, Safely? I made the rears but the roof portions will be a lttle more difficult because I dont want it to leak on my head when it rains. Part of me is thinking who cares, run bolts with gaskets and be dont with it. Another part of me is thinking weld plates to the roof with hardware weled to that, and have the rack bolt to that so i wont have holes in the roof, but will have brackets attached to the roof if i ever remove the rack.

What do you guys think, too wide? And idea on how to mount it to the roof?

I also blew the PS line that I made while doing donuts. Turns out if I add  4 hose clamps instead of 3, it holds pressure. I donut tested this 4 clamp design. Typing about this makes me realize I need to share a video of this yet. 

I also got a rear window visor from @Earl. I planned on using it as a template for the rear window louvers but installed it for the time being. I promise I will get to making the window louvers sooner or later as well.

[Bassboy3313]

imo, I would narrow it down to the same width as the roof. Looks great tho.

[B C]

Please post a moving picture film of said motor-carriage doughnut's good sir.

-Snapsby Understeerington Smythe

[Earl]

Can I ride on that rack whilst you do donuts?

[Jdesign]

Bassboy3313 said:

imo, I would narrow it down to the same width as the roof. Looks great tho.

Yeah, Thats what I am thinking too, and it seems like the mass majority agrees. Ughh more welding  

Earl said:

Can I ride on that rack whilst you do donuts?

Hell yeah you can. We will have to strap a couch up there first though so you have a place to sit. With a newspaper and cup of tea in hand, you will be the perfect candidate. 

[Earl]

I would be 100% down for that haha

[Jdesign]

So... I broke something. I have yet to take it apart and inspect what it might have been, but y guess is that its a lifter or a bent pushrod. Luckily I have an extra set of GT40P heads, so if the carnage is really awesome, I have parts to fix it. Till my E30 is on the road, this car isnt going to move for awhile.

*note to self, let the car warm up longer before beating the piss tits out of it.

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[jc43089]

At least it did a burnout.  Silly Ford engine couldn't handle it.

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

At least it did a burnout.  Silly Ford engine couldn't handle it.

Did multiple burnouts, donuts, etc. Someone brings a camera out, damn thing gets shy and breaks. 

[B C]

I have such a NASCAR feeling right now. Bravo!

[Jdesign]

Nascar in 1994 right after the apocalypse?  Also should I remove said muffler because there are no noise regulations in the future? I was thinking right out the center once I build the diffuser. I have a lead on some nice aluminum for pennies on the dollar.....

kinda like so:

[B C]

The blur of white lettering on tires with a V8 soundtrack is what Daytona victory laps are made of

[Jdesign]

jc43089 said:

At least it did a burnout.  Silly Ford engine couldn't handle it.

Every time I hear the word FORD I imagine its pronounced like Bobby Hacker does: "FOERD"

( FYI NOT WORK APPROPRIATE)     http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5468/cars-from-bobby-hacker

[Jdesign]

Well carnage is assumed to take place above the drivers side head with in the confines of a valve cover. I looked at parts pricing today anticipating the worst only to find that a whole gasket set is a mere $14 and lifters, push-rods, and all that jazz can be had for the cost of misc pocket change found on the floorboards. I will probably tear into this thing sooner than I should, but I really feel like it will be a simple fix.

With that said, I anticipate working really late on all of my projects tonight in hopes to have some type of progress in a drive-able form by this weekend.

[B C]

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[Jdesign]

Opened the hood this weekend, then shut it. ughhh.

[Jdesign]

Well... for starters I didn't take any more pictures, but trust me I will.

I did however pull the intake manifold and all of the components attached to it. I then proceeded to pull the valve cover off and look for some carnage. No broken parts was a very good sign, but then it was obvious; all the rockers and push-rods were nice and snug except for lucky cylinder #7. There is a about a good 1/2" of play in the rocker so I removed that as well as the push rod. From here I assumed that I collapsed the lifter or flattened the cam but no parts stores sell a lifter tool anymore. 

With that I decided to make my own tool only to fail finding out that the lifter may have mushroomed on the back side preventing it from coming out. SO.. now I have 1 of 2 options.

1. I can remove the heads and access the lifters that way. This would obviously mean that I need to basically take 60% of the motor apart BUT also install the GT40 heads I have sitting here for more power. This does also mean I will have to get the GT40 heads machined and the car will be down for awhile.

OR.......

      2. I can remove the radiator and all of the accessories to get access to the cam. Then I can pull the cam out, and drop each lift into the cam valley one at a time. This might be           the faster easier route, but the amount of sludge and dirty oil I have found so far means leaving the motor as is, is also risky business.  Good thing I can get a whole new               motor on C-list for $200.

So what do I do here? Any thoughts from the grandstands? 

Here is what I assume happened( the arrow is the direction I would need to remove it through the head and am unable to

[Jdesign]

Well since everyone has been so helpful in providing an opinion on what I should do here, I think I am going to tear into the Intake manifold valley and see if I can get the lifter out that way. If I find any evidence of more than just a single lifter, I am buying a hot cam and roller lifters and sending the heads to get machined. Fix all the things!