MikeDE's M42-Touring project...UPDATE Sept.24-Susp/Brakes....

[romkasponka]

By 'housing', you mean the whole timing case?  If so, then yes, you can.  BUT it has to be an M44 oil pump and timing case together!!  As the M44 oil pump is a bit wider

Thanks. I think I will go for it.

[MikeDE]

As for the brake hose/valve, the booster hose that is currently on my Touring is ok, so i'll just swap the valve to the m42 unit.  The current one had a 90deg angle to it.

So anyway, made a little progress after having to wait over the weekend for parts:

New studs, the come in packs of 20, f***ers.


I love the look of the new bolts, but these don;t come in packs of 20.  They come in packs of 30. you BMW.


Lower intake was done last time, but I picked up a bunch of fresh clamps and secured the fuel lines, popped on the upper intake and TB.


Where I left off.

I also got the bushing for the later style tensioner guide, BUT i'm still waiting on the washer, it never got ordered.


I also ordered all new hoses for the 'mess under the intake manifold', why you ask??  Because 1) I don't have the patience to futz around making the hoses fit/not rub on anything/find vacuum issues later, and 2) I am keeping my TB heater element.  We get some crazy weather here in Germany.  That plus sustained Autobahn speeds in cold weather are mroe likely to cause issues.  And by the aformentioned speeds, I will most likley be switching to a 4.27 so I won't be traveling faster than 130km/h(80mph) for extended periods.  But nonetheless, it is one more thing that I don't want to worry about.

[romkasponka]

I also ordered all new hoses for the 'mess under the intake manifold', why you ask??  Because 1) I don't have the patience to futz around making the hoses fit/not rub on anything/find vacuum issues later, and 2) I am keeping my TB heater element.  We get some crazy weather here in Germany.

In Lithuania it was about -25 and the car was running without any problem without TB heater. The biggest problem was to heat engine so the radiator was covered and no any troubles during winter time... Do you have less than -10 deg during winter?

[MikeDE]

In Lithuania it was about -25 and the car was running without any problem without TB heater. The biggest problem was to heat engine so the radiator was covered and no any troubles during winter time... Do you have less than -10 deg during winter?

Rarley does it get under -10, but the problem is also the moisture in the air, and temp changes causing condensation, that cause it to freeze.  I just don't want to worry about it.  And anyway, the hoses are already ordered.

[romkasponka]

Are you planing some suspension modifications (not shocks and springs)?

[MikeDE]

I just bought a set of new Bilstein Sports, KW 40/40's, front lower control arms/tie rods/E36 rack.   I will also be picking up a Raceskids front x-brace.

I changed the rear trailing arm & subframe bushings last fall, along with the rear wheel bearings.

[bwawuz02]

if you check realoem.com, you will see that the (Europe) E36 M42's produced from 9/93-9/95 according to the pic, have the deflection rail.

my US 318ti 5/95 build M42 has this timing case, M44 lighter conrods, and piston oil squirters.


p/n for updated oil pressure relief valve please

[romkasponka]

Better get E46 or Z3 rack, they have better ratio.

[MikeDE]

my US 318ti 5/95 build M42 has this timing case, M44 lighter conrods, and piston oil squirters.


p/n for updated oil pressure relief valve please

The plastic parts have superceded the metal ones.  When you use the original part#'s, you will(should) get the updated ones, that's what I did.  Just check them before you pay =0

Better get E46 or Z3 rack, they have better ratio.

3.0-3.2 turns versus my leaky 4.0 turn E30 rack is an upgrade no matter how you look at it....20-25% better ratio.

[bwawuz02]

http://www.carsteering.com

make sure you get the core return label from them when you checkout, it's only $12 and they will pay you for your shitty E30 core. One of the best mods I ever did, car feels like it should've from the factory now.

[MikeDE]

Well, it;s been a while since the last update.  I've been working like a dog and no time to take pics.

Here is my work area, it's the in-laws driveway:


I pulled the M40 this morning:


The M40 is sitting on the legs of the crane, and the m42 is in the foreground:


The new crane I bought was to shallow to get all the way on, so my valence incurred some damage:



Tomorrow, I plan on pulling the E30 rack and installing the E36 rack I have sitting around.  I picked up a Zionsville autosport lnkage shortening kit, and will be ordering new tie rods Monday.

The M40 exhaust doesn't fit on the M42 cat-section, soi I wll be ordering a new exhaust as well.

Till then....

[DesktopDave]

Looks great to me, that's really coming along...really progressing.  Any plans for the M40?

How do the in-laws feel about the "car-nage" in their driveway?

[MikeDE]

Looks great to me, that's really coming along...really progressing.  Any plans for the M40?

How do the in-laws feel about the "car-nage" in their driveway?

Plans for the M40, I may try to sell it first, but as I understand it, the M40 and the m42 share the same block.  If I really enjoy the M42, I may keep the block and do a long-term stroker.

They don't really mind as it's(I hope) a one-time thing.  I have made a huge effort to keep it clean, and have only spilled a few drops of coolant while pulling the old motor.

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that the subframe bushiings I did less than a yr ago are having an issue...The subframe has shifted upwards into the chassis!!  Perhaps I used too much lube to install them.  Seeing as how I have a week and the driveshaft and exhaust are already out, i'm going to try to just drop it slightly at the (2) main subframe bolts, undoing the brake lines of course as I have Goodridge units to go in, and reset the bushings.  I plan to then drill (2) small holes per side for some hefty self-tapping screws to 'hold' the bushings in place.  I think it will be enough to take care of the problem.

[MikeDE]

So I started here this morning AFTER going to the parts store to order new complete tie rods and an original catback.  There is no chance in hell that the M40 catback fits the M42 cat.
Fresh FW bolts & pilot bearing:



Unfortunately, I have an unhealthy hole, in my crankshaft.  It's fairly tight but not as tight as I would like.  The other 7 were perfect though.

Clutch disc and PP clean and ready for reinstall.  I cut the glaze from the FW & PP with a die grinder and brown disc.


My Ghetto-Motorsports Kupplung einstellung Werkzeug.  It got me part of the way there.  But I ended up eyeballing it, then tightening the PP just enough so the disc could still move a bit.  I jimmy'd the tranny on, then gently pulled it off.  I torqued the PP bolts with fresh hardware, and the trans slid in nicely.







Wiring harness and exhaust manifold on.  I had to remove it for transport...on a dolly, about 7/10's of a KM from my in-laws, on a  Sunday Morning.  Working in Germany on Sunday gets you more dirty looks than you can imagine.


Old leaky rack out, and subframe cleaned up a bit:

 
Old dirty E30 rack on the rt, new old dirty E36 rack on the left:

And don't start that 'why didn't you do a Z3 rack?!' shit...3.2 is better than 4.0 on the E30 rack, a 20% difference.  Plus, I have had this rack lying around for over a year and now I have a chance to put it in.

I cleaned it up a bit after I have it in the car(no pics)

Picked up a Zionsville E36 rack spacer kit from another member here in Germany.  And a new giubo from Sir Blunt.
Removing the old rivets first:


Tah-dah, I didn't break anything:


All back together.  It's not tightened, most of my tools are at the worksite.



To the shifter rod, old bushing was all nasty and soft, and oozing fluid:

Knocked that bitch out with a screwdriver, lubed the new one with some all-natural Bio homemade lube I whipped up then pressed it in with my good old bushing-persuader:



As I was looking at the rear shiftrail bushing, I realized that there was too much free space in there, which equals unwanted shifter slop.


SOOO, I so happened to have an old pkg of 5 min Epoxy, so I mixed that nasty stuff up:


And filled the offensively large void, rear first of course:

Yummy.....

Then I spent the rest in the front, but there wasn't much left given that the rear was so cavernous:




AND that all for today, dealer trip tomorrow as the numbnut gave me the wrong crush rings for the PS lines......aufwiedersehen.

I also ordered a 280x22mm Massive Street Kit, and Billy Sports to go with the KW springs.  I will be installing the Goodridge SS lines on the rear when I drop the subframe to fix my Shifted 1yr old bushings.  The fronts will be waiting for the Wilwoods.

[romkasponka]

Nice progress!


P.S. I instaled my E36 rack with E30 steering shaft (power steering shaft). Do not understand why you doing so.