Lifted E30 V2

[Earl]

Nice progress=) Cant wait to see v2 up and running. Ever thought of an exo-skeleton?

[GunMetalGrey]

Earl said:

Nice progress=) Cant wait to see v2 up and running. Ever thought of an exo-skeleton?

I have, and it isn't something that I would be interested in doing.

If anyone has a fender roller that I could borrow that would be most excellent! I am actually going to attempt being a little bit nicer to this shell, so I won't just be pulling the fenders out by hand! 
I have been half tempted to cut the fenders up and weld in steel to actually widen the fenders by 1.5" or so, but that seems like a lot of work the more I looked at it. I may try with one of the old fenders...

[suspenceful]

GunMetalGrey said:

I have, and it isn't something that I would be interested in doing.

If anyone has a fender roller that I could borrow that would be most excellent! I am actually going to attempt being a little bit nicer to this shell, so I won't just be pulling the fenders out by hand! 
I have been half tempted to cut the fenders up and weld in steel to actually widen the fenders by 1.5" or so, but that seems like a lot of work the more I looked at it. I may try with one of the old fenders... 

You might rub with those big tires in the rear on the side it got smacked.

Might as well get some cheap universal eBay flares and install them. Good practice for when you'll be doing it to the red E30 next year to fit 275s out back.

[straight6pwr]

that's a lot of work for one weekend. fender flares would fit the look of the mud tires, thats for sure.

[GunMetalGrey]

I went to do the rear main seal on the E motor and realized I messed up. I needed to do the RMS first before doing the pan gasket as I had used gasket maker. I pulled the rear main seal and the pan gasket ripped so I had to redo that quick. Luckily I had a spare pan gasket on standby! 
I dislike cork gaskets, but that's what I had so I used it!

Put a different clutch disk on it because the old one was near the end of it's life and I happened to have another disc with plenty more life laying around. 

I chose to use the existing E sheet metal shifter carrier in the new chassis due to needing bushings for the late model stuff.The vague shifter is kind of funny in the lifted one anyway, so I rolled with it. 

I was going to transfer the fuel system from the other car (lines running down trans tunnel) but I think I am going to leave the stock lines on the car for awhile until I grab a fuel cell and just put it in the trunk. This eliminates the concern of punching a hole in the gas tank or smashing it into the fuel pump. Te fuel lines running underneath the car doesn't bother me too much for winter anyway. 

At any rate, I got the motor in the car and sitting on it's mounts.

I hope to get it fired up this week/weekend and also remove the current differential in the car and replace it with the welded 4.10.
I need to use studs in the new diff, as it makes putting the diff up so much easier! 
I should really pull the subframe down and weld some reinforcements to it, and potentially use a dual ear diff cover. I think I was twisting the last subframe because I had one hell of a time getting the diff into position the more I drove the car. 

Things have been going smoothly, which is always nice! 
Stayed tuned for more! Don't worry, we will get to the amusing stuff soon!

[GunMetalGrey]

straight6pwr said:

that's a lot of work for one weekend**. fender flares would fit the look of the mud tires, thats for sure**. 

The only concern that I have with cheap ebay flares that they would probably blow up as soon as they touch a tree or rock or something of that nature. 
Though I may sketch something up and see if I can find something to make it happen with!

[Earl]

Ebay flares would most definitely blow up. Johns IE stroker e30 has ebay flares and one broke when it was barely bumped by his dads truck lol

[straight6pwr]

garagistic carries an add-on second diff ear. pretty cool piece of hardware.

https://store.garagistic.com/bmw-performance-parts/bmw-motor-swap

[GunMetalGrey]

straight6pwr said:

garagistic carries an add-on second diff ear. pretty cool piece of hardware.

https://store.garagistic.com/bmw-performance-parts/bmw-motor-swap

There is a diff mount from an Evo(?) that does the same thing actually, pretty neat. I would have to double check with the guy who did it, but he is local and it looked perfect! The additional plates that needed to be made would be easy and quick as well.
I would have a hard time justifying $200 for that kit for this car!

If it wasn't obvious the cost on this is attempted to be kept low, but sometimes that doesn't happen lol.

That does look like a nice bolt on solution though!

[Bassboy3313]

I am interested in this Evo diff hanger idea you speak of for when install my e30 rear end on the e21. Also, I have a bunch of random m20 parts BNIB if you want them. Radiator rubber mounts, shifter parts, misc seals, etc.

[andyhundley]

I know this sounds sort of weird but could you make flairs out of Rubbermade garbage can lids? Those would be flexible enough to take abuse.

[m42b32]

andyhundley said:

I know this sounds sort of weird but could you make flairs out of Rubbermade garbage can lids? Those would be flexible enough to take abuse. 

Go big or go home, kiddie pool flares

Actually though, not a bad idea for something super durable, and only a few bucks to replace if you do trash it

[straight6pwr]

oh, i like these ideas.

here's more DIY solutions from mudder truckers:

http://mallcrawlin.com/forum/showthread.php?16119-DIY-Fender-Flares

http://www.truckcustomizers.com/p-53-pacer-performance-flexy-flares.aspx

[HipMF]

lmao@kiddie pools and rubbermaid anything. walmart flares ftw.

[GunMetalGrey]

Got some more work done last night! 
Put some new plugs in, which clearly needed to be done... Replaced the Mighty Power Core plugs with some Bosch units.

Got the power steering pump back on, connected the heater core hoses, put the fuel lines one, did some coolant hoses and other various bits. 
I added oil and gave it a crank to get some oil flowing through then plugged the fuel pump fuse in to see if my work payed off right away. 

The heart transplant was successful! It felt pretty great to get that on the first try!
The car never wants to idle, it didn't last year, it didn't in the winter, it didn't in the summer. I tried a different ICV at one point with no luck, and now I just have a sharpie stuck into the ICV hose so that there is no vacuum leak, but I would really like it to actually idle. The motor is from an 87 325e which I believe had a separate control unit for the ICV, so I'm wondering if that is bad? Something to look into!

I also made a bit of a sketch for my fender flare idea. I had the idea in my head, and it looked okay there, but it looks a lot better than expected on paper! I could only find a sketch of a lowered e30 and I didn't feel like messing with it that much, so it is just to demonstrate the flare idea . It is kind of what GMC/Chevy (?) use for their flares, the square style fender cutouts. I am going to see if I can find some measurements for the size of what comes off those trucks and see if I can just use a trimmed set. I suppose a junkyard browse wouldn't hurt either, as I think jeeps may use a similar style.

[GunMetalGrey]

Bassboy3313 said:

I am interested in this Evo diff hanger idea you speak of for when install my e30 rear end on the e21. Also, I have a bunch of random m20 parts BNIB if you want them. Radiator rubber mounts, shifter parts, misc seals, etc.

Just asked him and he said it was a stock Evo 8 front engine mount

[Bassboy3313]

GunMetalGrey said:

Just asked him and he said it was a stock Evo 8 front engine mount

I see it now. 

I assume he bolted or welded this Evo 8 mount to the frame of the car and then made his own mount plate to bolt between the diff cover and this mount. Pretty slick.

[Jdesign]

GunMetalGrey said:

I also made a bit of a sketch for my fender flare idea. I had the idea in my head, and it looked okay there, but it looks a lot better than expected on paper! I could only find a sketch of a lowered e30 and I didn't feel like messing with it that much, so it is just to demonstrate the flare idea . It is kind of what GMC/Chevy (?) use for their flares, the square style fender cutouts. I am going to see if I can find some measurements for the size of what comes off those trucks and see if I can just use a trimmed set. I suppose a junkyard browse wouldn't hurt either, as I think jeeps may use a similar style.

I am curious to see what you use. I have had the thought of just using truck flares or something similar on my E36 but I cant find anything that I wont have to cut into 6 parts to make it fit. I was thinking small trucks like an S10 or ranger, also suzuki samurai would be a good one. I only managed to go to one yard to look and came up empty handed.

[GunMetalGrey]

I have a few ideas in mind, but a junkyard run will let me confirm some dimensions and maybe pick something up that will work. 
You are going on an e36, so the sizing is a bit different but I'll keep an eye out. 
I'm not opposed to cutting stuff apart for this, so that does open up my options a bit.

[Jdesign]

GunMetalGrey said:

I have a few ideas in mind, but a junkyard run will let me confirm some dimensions and maybe pick something up that will work. 
You are going on an e36, so the sizing is a bit different but I'll keep an eye out. 
I'm not opposed to cutting stuff apart for this, so that does open up my options a bit. 

Same. I like getting creative with parts from other cars. Let me know if you find something worthwhile.