Author Topic: coming together finally (Read 5354 times)

nickmpower · « **on:** December 22, 2006, 06:19:15 PM »

well after over a year of not being drivable, i might actaully drive my car in the next couple weeks. I was told the pistons wernt going to be here till the week after christmas (the week before i go back to school) but they came today. I still am not sure what i am going to do about connecting rods, either stock or VAC. I also have some stuff on the way from bma like heater core and a couple bearings. My diff should also be here next week too. Im hoping to have everything back from the machine shop on friday so i can go to work.

bmwman91 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 22, 2006, 06:41:54 PM »

Looks like a hell of a project. I still have nightmares from the rebuilding days when I had my garage floor covered in stuff like that...seemed like EVERYTHING was well hidden within plain sight!

nickmpower · « **Reply #2 on:** December 22, 2006, 07:04:41 PM »

yes i am defiantly a victim of "while you are in there" and "while its not drivable anyways"

Its going to be nice to experience an e30 again. Im off to put the cluster back in

nickmpower · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2006, 11:46:09 PM »

I still cant believe i bought this thing

kowalski · « **Reply #4 on:** December 23, 2006, 03:20:58 AM »

is it scored all over the place or is that just dust? and can't believe you bought it good, or can't believe you bought it bad...?

nickmpower · « **Reply #5 on:** December 23, 2006, 11:52:23 AM »

its brand new

nickmpower · « **Reply #6 on:** December 26, 2006, 10:13:00 PM »

i just bought some m44 rods for 70 shipped next day air. hopfully monday this will be running

2002maniac · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2006, 03:52:43 AM »

Awesome dude! Good luck.

nickmpower · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2006, 01:04:08 PM »

thanks, im gunna need it. I took the engine apart like 5 months ago.

I also just emailed bav auto about getting 4 of their coils and one minute later i had a responce that if you call them you can get them individually.

I will run on the stock coils for a while but eventually upgrade to the COP

Fife318is · « **Reply #9 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:12:31 PM »

Damn man, cant believe its been that long. I just got to drive mine after it sat in winter storage for 1 1/2 months and that was killer. Ive got 3 months to go before I can drive it again.

nickmpower · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2006, 02:31:07 PM »

well bmw only sent 2 wrist pin bushings to my local dealer, and the guy with the crank isnt going to be done till tmr becuase one of their machines is messed up. This dont look good for having it ready to assemble over the weekend. I also just remembered i forgot to order lifters

nickmpower · « **Reply #11 on:** December 29, 2006, 03:30:16 PM »

well it looks like tuesday i will have the block and stuff. ITs all bored but the crank isnt going to be done. Also a valve spring is mysteriously missing so MM sent another prioity, we'll so if that gets here tuesday, also bmw is having problems with the wrist pins i dunno what the deal with that is. Lifters should be here tuesday as well. I jsut got some corbeau FX1 pro seats so i can work on mounting those over the weekend. It will be nice to be able to see the gauges and fit in the car with a helmet.

jakeb · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2006, 06:46:28 PM »

What crank is it? m44 or m47? What is your setup consist of?

nickmpower · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2007, 01:22:49 AM »

je pistons, m47 crank, m44 rods

I just got the block back from the machine shop. Am i supposed to be able to turn the crank over easily? I didnt mess with it to much but it seems like it gets harder to turn off TDC

kowalski · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2007, 01:26:57 AM »

whats "hard to turn" qualified as?

Author Topic: coming together finally (Read 5354 times)

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