Author Topic: A couple little mods and a couple crappy pics (Read 5272 times)

AL GReeNeRy · « **on:** May 10, 2007, 03:25:29 PM »

first off, sorry bout the pics.. only gotta camera phone

heres what my car looked like before

and heres how it looks now...

and the reason for doing so...

specs:

cheapo ebay air filter - Bomz Racing (nice because it has the inner cone for increased surface area)
Lukas motorsports heatshield
mounting bracket from true k&n intake kit for the m42

denious · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2007, 04:39:07 PM »

Soon starring in Mad Max 4. I'll be there for the premiere.

achtungE30 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2007, 01:10:36 PM »

where did u get the heatshield from? I was thinking of fabricating my own from home depot

FL318is · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2007, 02:06:47 PM »

Getting there man. I like the manifold.
Hey I designed a mesh opening for the headlight opening. It was a finer mesh. Want a pic so you can see? I used the head lamp ring.

AL GReeNeRy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2007, 06:04:38 PM »

sure id love to see it.. i juss used what i had. where can i get that finer mesh? also, i recently got the car polished waxed and cleaned. ill get some better pics up soon. the hood and front end damage well be fixed/replaced soon enough.

tjts1 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2007, 02:16:12 PM »

I like what you did with the manifold. I think I'll try that while I have mine out. Thanks for the idea.

AL GReeNeRy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2007, 04:03:21 PM »

heatshield from lukasmotorsports.com

when youre painting the intake manifold, make sure you get all the cosmoline stuff off (that flaky yellowish gunk). if you dont it will cause your paint to flake off easily.

tjts1 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2007, 05:42:37 PM »

Quote from: AL GReeNeRy;25563

heatshield from lukasmotorsports.com

when youre painting the intake manifold, make sure you get all the cosmoline stuff off (that flaky yellowish gunk). if you dont it will cause your paint to flake off easily.

I washed, sanded, degrease, sanded again and washed again before applying the first coat. I used high temp paint rated to 1400 degrees. I like this shade of black.

After prep
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/495359199_796c6aa655_o.jpg

First coat of paint
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/226/495322760_b9d72d54e6_o.jpg

Applied 3 more coats 30 minutes apart then carefully sanded the highlights. masked off the sanded area and painted again to cover up any scuff marks in the paint. The finished product.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/495322806_85d7620cc9_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/495322830_425512ea3a_o.jpg
What do you think? I might just pull the valve cover before the day is out.

D. Clay · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2007, 08:13:13 PM »

The headlight opening is probably the best place to take in air on an E30. You could move your outside air temp sensor from the brake duct to check the actual temp. It's an easy HP and MPG gain.
I've painted the valve cover but have been just too lazy to pull the intake. I guess I could do several other things on the list like the Gordian knot of vacuum, coolant, etc. lines under there also. COSMOLINE, Aghhh!

FL318is · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2007, 08:19:36 PM »

Quote from: AL GReeNeRy;25504

sure id love to see it.. i juss used what i had. where can i get that finer mesh? also, i recently got the car polished waxed and cleaned. ill get some better pics up soon. the hood and front end damage well be fixed/replaced soon enough.

No problem. I will take some pics for you tomorrow. I got the mesh from a really great store here. Surplus stuff from every business know to mankind. , Skycraft.

AL GReeNeRy · « **Reply #10 on:** May 13, 2007, 06:51:33 PM »

tjts1 i like that shade too. what color e30 do you got? you painted that piece pretty well.. looks damn near perfect. mines was more of a quick 2 hour deal =P

d.clay when you paint your intake manifold you should also do the coolant bypass.. thats basically why i painted mines

silverblades181 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2007, 09:10:42 PM »

what fan is that?

tjts1 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2007, 02:01:32 AM »

Quote from: AL GReeNeRy;25648

tjts1 i like that shade too. what color e30 do you got? you painted that piece pretty well.. looks damn near perfect. mines was more of a quick 2 hour deal =P

d.clay when you paint your intake manifold you should also do the coolant bypass.. thats basically why i painted mines

My car is that same metallic black as D. Clay's signature but mine looks a lot worse. The whole paint process only took a couple of hours as well. I already had it out, saw your thread and thought why not give it a try. The paint is meant for BBQ grills so I guess its designed to blend well without a lot of prep. Works for me. Now my valve cover feels jealous.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/496711498_2a1ceb6815_o.jpg

AL GReeNeRy · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2007, 03:11:21 AM »

Quote from: silverblades181;25664

what fan is that?

electric fan off ebay. got it for about $80 shipped i believe.

tj, my valve cover said the same thing too haha. marin pride? you wouldnt happen to be from the bay area would you?

tjts1 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2007, 03:23:24 PM »

Quote from: AL GReeNeRy;25677

tj, my valve cover said the same thing too haha. marin pride? you wouldnt happen to be from the bay area would you?

I'm in San Rafael. Bought my car in the city.

For the electric fan, did you run it directly off the existing circuit for the auxiliary fan or did you use your own separate relays? My volvo 960 came with a very nice 2 speed 17" curved blade puller fan from the factory which I also adapted to my older volvo 240. I think dimension wise it would be perfect for the BMW and it would be easy to integrate into the existing circuit. Did you remove the aux fan?

The fan in question as installed it on the 240. Its powerful enough to cool a 240hp 850R, extremely quiet and reliable. I tend to trust used factory fans over after market stuff. I also like it because it looks stock.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/498477907_ccd515953c_o.jpg