stay amber JP. :)
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stay amber JP. :)
Love it JP.
Love the JPS as well. Probably one of the top 5 liveries.
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^Thanks guys.
Headlights arrived today, I'll try to deal with them tomorrow. Gonna try to drive the car to Big SoCal Euro on Sunday. I think I'm just gonna put them in for now as they will work right away as headlights, I will just need to wire up the city lights at some point. I think I'm gonna try to find some SEV Marchal's also but that's gonna be interesting as they have long been gone (the current company with their name is not the same).
I have decided also to finally deal with my speedometer. I have procured another 85 mph one to temporarily use. I will be sending the original one from my car and the pre-facelift 120 mph one I have (but is for a 3.64 diff) to North Hollywood Speedometer to be recalibrated for the pre-facelift face and my different from stock tire/wheel size.
The 85mph one is about 10% optimistic at the moment, but that keeps me out of trouble. This modification will not only allow me to accurately know my speed, but I will actually be able to know speeds over 80 mph (actual) as anything over 80 is usually pegged at the top of the gauge.
Unfortunately for me, Carl actually found on a shelf a brand new 220 kph gauge that I can't use it as it's for a 4.11 diff car. Oh well, my accurate and reconditioned 120 mph 3.91 diff speedo will be more than fine.
looks great JP!
Thanks John!
I guess I should update:
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+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnmadd
The friendliest forum on the planet.
My plan for this weekend is hopefully doing 323 brake conversion. I merely need to:
*paint strut tubes and trailing arms
*rebuild all 4 wheel bearings
*remove stock struts and trailing arms complete
*take ST springs off current suspension and install onto the new Koni setup
*build Koni/ST suspension including 5/8 degree fixed camber plates up front
*hopefully Koni's are set right because Specials have to be adjusted at full compression
*install everything
*do complete brake job with installation of new hoses, rebuilt calipers, rotors
*install ebrake cables & adjust
*bleed everything
*test and adjust as needed
Busy Friday!
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Good luck JP. That is one big list! I hate adjusting the dampening on specials. Lol
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taste the rainbow
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Edit: pretty damn close
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Nice!
Very cool!!!
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Thanks guys!
Step 1 complete
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What are you up to?
Front suspension and brakes
One more checkmark on that euro spec list...
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Remember to disconnect it in the glovebox
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Updates since the last post
Found a set of non-vent rear windows
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New control arms, poly sway bushings
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OE 2002 upper strut mount (it has longer studs)
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New wheel bearings
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ST springs transferred, Koni's installed, new OE bump stops & dust covers, new upper and lower thin spring pads from E9.
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For those of you that don't understand the terrible E21 front suspension, my swaybar goes through my control arm. The poly bushing helps deal with a known issue with this setup
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Other side
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323 brakes installed
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stainless front lines
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Notice the long studs
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Done
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Alignment
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E30 block torn down
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Waiting on CP pistons and need to locate a 2L crank. Technically I could just use the one I have for the 02 engine but I would rather not. Once the pistons arrive I can get the block hot tanked and bored out to match.
Werkun it!
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JP. Who's doing the block work? Do the CP pistons need a special coating?
If you're not familiar with US Chrome, they will bore the cylinders to whatever spec you want and coat the walls with a NikaSil equivalent for $125 a cylinder.
That's where I'm sending my Porsche block to be overbored 4mm and recoated.
As for the suspension, that shit is whack. I can't imagine why they left the 2002 set up in favor of this.
Thanks John!
Justin, I'm having the block bored 1mm. I don't know if the pistons are coated, Carl's buddy in Chicago is who built an engine like this. We're having him send us a set of the same ones he used. I'm basically just copying Ben's setup. Once I get it installed Carl will probably have the guys from Miller make me a custom war chip... I'll probably have to take it up to LA to be dyno tuned
That sounds good. If it has been done before then no worries. Some pistons need to be coated and some don't. It depends if it gets sleeved with a steel wall. A 1 mm over bore shouldn't cause problems with cylinder strength. My concern is that the rings will mar the newly surfaced walls if the coating isn't there. Let me know how it goes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermes
Nice work Jp. I just picked up a S52 that's in pieces, bare block that was just honed. Except I have a lot of reading to do! At least you know what you are doing!
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Loving it JP. That GC bar and the rear valence look great. :D
Wait, is your block aluminum? The M10 is ironQuote:
Originally Posted by Hornung418
Nice, that era engine will be my next step. I just need to find a Z3 donor so I can get an alloy block M52 and the front suspension. When I get to that point I will build a 3.0 w/S52 cams. I will probably ref it as a 95 325i so I can use the OBD1 exhaust manifold so I can keep my cat under the trans. Then later I can find some S50 ITBs and headers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johal E32
What are you gonna do with yours, 24v E30?
Thanks Wyatt!Quote:
Originally Posted by wertyu78
Thanks Derek!Quote:
Originally Posted by derbo
Yeah. Aluminium block and head. I know the M10 is iron, but a coating could help increse power and longevity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermes
Maybe, but I don't know if it's worth it for this particular engine. If I was going 2.2L I can see spending the money on that but I'm not building a 200hp M10. I think I'll be lucky if I can get to 140 crank. My problem is I still need it to pass smog, which is not an easy task on the M10 when trying to make decent powerQuote:
Originally Posted by Hornung418
Copy that.
The other nice thing about the M10 is that after 30 years that block is strong as hell. Pretty sure my E30 block is stronger at this point than the early blocks were in '81 when Motorsport began using them to build M12/13s. Considering I won't be throwing 60psi of boost to it I doubt it will need a coating (although the /13 did have sleeves to make it 1.5L, don't remember what they were made of)
Those blocks had over 100k miles on them and they sat out in the weather. The team would also pee on them too! Crazy engine in full qualifying trim. 1000 hp per liter is just nuts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermes
They actually had 100k+ km. This engine had 200k+ miles and has been sitting out for the past few months at Carl's (2 blocks from the beach) so I think I'll be fine ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornung418
No 24V for the E30, yet.. hehe. The M20 is a fine work horse, no complaints! If I do 24 valve I will just get a used M50 from an E34 525i and call it a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermes
This is going in my E36 M3, if you need S52 cams, let me know. I have spare set of S52 cams and a spare S52 crankshaft. I'm sure we can work a good deal
24v E30 is overrated, find a 535i donor ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Johal E32
Nice about the cams/crank, I'll keep that in mind. Plans may still change by that point, it will still be a while before I get to this swap plan.
Won't the S52/M54 crank fit in the M20? A 3.0L M20 would be sweet!!
In theory it would, but wouldn't you need to convert the head to chain driven?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hornung418
It would be easier to convert the crank to turn a timing belt. Chains need guides and extra lubrication.
I think that would be a cool build.
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Originally Posted by Hermes
Hmm would be cool, haha. I can rebadge the car as a 335i
ExactlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Johal E32
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