M30 swap for my Olive Drab Vert!

[Bearmw]

Throw a little JB Weld on it

[RagtopE30]

Progress is slow due to lack of funds and time. I do however have a 1986 524td for sale and a 1987 bronzit Convertible for sale. And most likely I will soon have a set of BBS RS001 wheels for sale.... all in the pursuit of boost!

[RagtopE30]

So here is a tease! I know I know, it should have been done by now but everyone knows how life is! At least there is some progress. I plan on having the engine in the car and driveable as a NA setup no later than the end of May 2013 or preferably The Vintage. I then plan on having the turbo in by the end of summer.

Still waiting for my ARP HSK and 179 DME to show up.

New Parts!!

AASCO Lightweight B35 flywheel!



Good&Tight engine mounts!


New oil pump and timing chains and tensioners. Also in the picture is my IE AFPR!

[jeffnhiscars]

Matt, you are as much a maniac as I am...lol. Let me know when that engine is ready to drop in...so I can come get it :-)

[RagtopE30]

^LOL I think you are confused my friend!

[jeffnhiscars]

^LOL I think you are confused my friend!

Perhaps I am. I just didnt expect you to volunteer to deliver it. Thats awesome !!

[RagtopE30]

I got a new sticker today!

[RagtopE30]

I have not forgotten about this build BELIEVE ME! Now that I have sold the 524td, the summer has calmed down, and my machinist seems to be improving in his health this build will once again get momentum!

First a couple of updates:

I got my custom boost gauge back from Justrack here on r3v! Check him out!!



Next I got my Cometic head gasket in. It had to be custom ordered for the larger bore.

Excitement!!!


Beautiful!!!


And my Spec stage 3+ clutch kit should be here this evening sometime! I cant wait.

All the pieces are done at the machine shop so assembly is next and I will take a ton of pictures.

Thanks for your patience.

[RagtopE30]

Look what showed up this afternoon!





































OH YEAH!!!! Stage 3+

[Good & Tight]

Your getting there, that clutch looks like it can handle a decent amount of torque.
The S38 headgasket will fit for the larger bore also. When you get ready to put the head on email me so I can walk you through it. There's a few tricks that I've learned with these Comtetics to make them seal properly.

[RagtopE30]

Ok thanks! I should be putting it on this week. I will shoot you a pm with my phone number.

[e30m3s54turbo]

I'm glad your back on it.

[UpstateMike]

Like the car, looks sharp and the motor is sick!

[decay]

I am a Army Drill Sergeant and I have been in Ft. Jackson SC doing what I do!

i remember seeing your car here before, didn't know you were a DS- former 12B here. cape a pvt for me tomorrow. :D

i have a spec stg3 in my car as well; experience with it was not so good- the dowel holes in the housing were too small, and they insisted the only way to fix it was to send them my brand-new single-mass M42 flywheel so they could machine down the pins to fit their wrong housing. i was in a rush to get the car ready for bimmerfest so i went with that, probably against my better judgment, because now i'm stuck with their clutch if i want to keep this (expensive) flywheel. hopefully your experience is better.

[RagtopE30]

^Sorry to hear that man. I have had a very good experience with them so far. I already knew I wanted to use their product and when I was at BimmerFest east this year I spoke with the rep at their booth. He was very knowledgeable on BMW setups and aftermarket flywheels. When I ended up ordering my clutch kit from the online retailer he called me to let me know that he was pretty sure they messed up my order based on our conversation (I did call and leave a message with him confirming the part number before I ordered and thats how he got my number) and he corrected the mistake and made sure I got the right clutch kit. I test fitted the PP to the AASCO flywheel this afternoon and it is perfect. I hope the performance of the clutch is as good as they claim!