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Got the driveshaft installed, the bilstein shocks are in and swapped the brake lines to ss. There might be air in the abs unit so we'll try the brake bleeding again later once all the wiring is hooked up. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4622/39007500635_23df15a1cd_z.jpg Driveshaft installed by the_fo...

Been too long since i posted on here, had some issues that needed sorting so the car got put on hold again. After putting the engine and transmission in we ordered a new driveshaft from Turner motorsports as well as the UUC short shifter, turned out the driveshaft and shifter selector rod were both ...

Put it back together tonight... The afm is toast, the car is flat taking off. I could only get a resistance reading of 1000 before it dropped off and there is quite a bit of lateral movement in the shaft which noticeably alters the readings when in operation. At least, that's what I'm concluding. A...

Finally managed to get the engine in after a big struggle, slowly but surely progress is being made

Got the spring yesterday. http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/20170521_192849.jpg Finally got the gearbox mounted to the engine. http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/20170522_181856-01.jpeg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/20170522_181904-01.jpeg Gathered all th...

Got a Continental head unit (TR7412UB-OR) it's a media player without CD, runs AUX, USB and bluetooth. Lookwise it should blend in nicely with the dash. http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/20170514_194847.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/20170514_194859.jpg The interio...

Love the intake mani paint job. What did you use? When you get 'er lit up, let's hear if the paint holds up. BTW were those stock valves? Keep at it as you are almost at the finish line. Ken Thanks, it's the standard oem water based body paint, I'm keeping my fingers crossed it'll hold up once the ...

Works been stopped for a very long time and finally was able to get myself together. Had some good luck with the gearbox, changed out the bearings, cleaned it up and made sure everything was free. http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/20170418_171018-01.jpeg http://i1116.photobucket.com/al...

Will do Song, trying to push progress faster now to get her all done.

Thanks Dean, I'm not sure where I saw the intake and cam cover photos but was either here or on the Web but that's where I got the idea from.

Thanks Gaz I can't wait to get her on the road and start rowing those gears.

The specific engine is up for debate but it will most likely be an LS motor or a variant of that motor. \:D/ \:D/ Blasphemy! That thing will be a beast. I've been thinking of doing the same to a trashed e30 and keep it as a track toy :shock: I've seen that before and they are extremely powerful! Mi...

Got the intake mounted on and some of the brackets, baby steps...

Good luck on the restoration, and do tell what engine swap you're planning for the porsche The specific engine is up for debate but it will most likely be an LS motor or a variant of that motor. \:D/ \:D/ Blasphemy! That thing will be a beast. I've been thinking of doing the same to a trashed e30 a...

Good luck on the restoration, and do tell what engine swap you're planning for the porsche

The metal oil filler cap got buffed and some clear coat. http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/BMW%20E24%20635CSI/20161205_114056.jpg I installed the miller maf chip into the ecu and crimped the output reference wire to the main relay wire. Swapped the tps connector for the three pin on an...

Nice work, engine looks awesome. I like the black engine block paint way more than the white. I think you would be always trying to clean the white( or I would) I ordered Recaro underseat webbing from Aardvarc and it is OK. Its not as wide as the original which leaves gaps larger than what was ther...

Just some simple Advise.....You must balance the motor WITH the new lightweight flywheel. You will give your engine much more longevity. Check out these guys in England: http://vibrationfree.co.uk/sterling-rattler/shop-2/#!/BMW-In-Line-6-cylinder-Flywheel/p/61513990/category=16322086 Thanks for the...

dwcains wrote:The color-matched cam cover looks very nice - great idea.

Thanks, we have the intake manifold done in the same way as well.

spitfire980 wrote:Why dont you put some headers on it? I might have one available with me

Let me know if you've got one. I was going to order the supersprint headers but thought maybe in the future as I'm currently ordering a lightweight flywheel, clutch kit and some bits and pieces to complete the manual swap.

Finally have the engine assembled!!! :D While cleaning after re-tapping all the threads in the block to clear them out, the paint started to run off the block so we hosed it with petrol and I went down and got some proper high heat engine block paint, painted the block and the headers with it. Haven...

Here are some photos of the cylinder head

Tiefseeblau is such a nice color. New Mediterraneanblau too. Your car looks in good hands. I fell in love with Tiefseeblau when I saw it on a currnet 6 series that came in for service. The seats look amazing, too. Nice color combination. Thanks, I had big ambitions of going with a caramel brown lea...

Make sure you load the software into the chip before putting it into the ECU and the maf plug should be plugged upside down. Thats what happened to me when i got the maf and chip for my friends 87 M6 the night before eid! ](*,) It was a headache until i figured out whats wrong I'll double check on ...

Got the block and head yesterday from the machine shop, head is 128.87mm now the bore is at 92.25 they did the valve seating as well as pressure testing the head. The head had one coolant port slightly chipped and two small corroded pits which they managed to completely fix. The quality of their wor...

spitfire980 wrote: Yalla, im down and im sure we can get '89 and an M6 to join for an E24 drive.
I have an '83, can you whatsapp me pics of the car please?
Thanks

For sure, pm me your number and I'll get some pics when I get down there again.

Ol dusty here isn't so happy http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/BMW%20E24%20635CSI/20160930_154443.jpg I just love the look of the recaros http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/def-00/BMW%20E24%20635CSI/20160930_160406.jpg My friend helped swap the front harness over, he unpinned the...