E30 M52

[B C]

Much better!

All is now well in the world once again

Gunmetalgrey sent some old coils with the parts I purchased from him and swapped out the one I tested that was bad

[YoungCR]

Woot WOot!

[Jeff]

Nice! But where is the burnout video???

[Jdesign]

This^^^ Glad to see its alive and well!

[GunMetalGrey]

Purrs like a kitten! 
Glad it's firing on all cylinders!

[B C]

Passenger side control arm is in, driveshaft is in with new hardware and new CSB, heat shields are in, car is on all fours

[stealthbimmer]

Burnout video

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[B C]

No brake master cylinder [emoji16]

I did order one today though.

[stealthbimmer]

Cinder blocks in front of the front wheels.

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[Jeff]

[Jdesign]

All I see is excuses....

[B C]

Thanks to stealthbimmer for the covers. There is some cosmoline action going on so I need to track down something to clean it up with.

[GunMetalGrey]

Mmmmm. Tidy.
Throw the rest of the M3/318 wiring covers on and you've got a tasty looking bay sir!

[m42b32]

That looks great!!

[Earl]

Still in awe that there are 24 valves under that hood

[B C]

GunMetalGrey said:

Mmmmm. Tidy.

Throw the rest of the M3/318 wiring covers on and you've got a tasty looking bay sir! 

Yep, still figuring out how it all needs to be trimmed.

For sure the diagnostic connector hole and the clearance for the manifold, but the uncertainty lies mostly with the main harness connector

[KaiserRolls]

The c101 should fit under the cover

[B C]

I tried the new mounting hole that comes with the cover but that doesnt fit nicely. I will need longer screws to use the stock c101 mounting bracket

[Boris3]

m42b32 said:

That looks great!!

Agreed!!

[B C]

I gave the ol google machine a whirl on cosmoline removal and its comical how many things are claimed to work but dont and everyone’s secret tricks from the gun world

“My granpappy has the secret recipe: ya gotta mix kerosene with marvel mystery oil and acetone and then put it in a garbage bag covered for a few hours, then fire up a steam cleaner and then soda blast it, then it will come right off!” Etc.

I ended up throwing the covers in the dishwasher then when i pulled them out, spent an hour or so with Goof Off, paper towels and elbow grease. As tedious as it was, I was able to get some results.

I think I prefer the look of the engine without the fuel rail cover so I will leave that one off.

I cut a hole in the wiring harness cover for the diagnostic connector and ran a nut and bolt through the battery tray for part of its mounting scheme. That section is now permanently mounted.

Looks like I will have to put a dang corset on the wiring bundle and get all the kings men to tighten it up because there is still some work to do before the main section of harness cover will fit.