M30 5spd

[Negral Spyderminn]

Are you still planning to trade this in for that Saab 900 when you the engine is done?

[Good & Tight]

Lookin good, I spy a flathead V8 in the back.

[Jean]

Almost done with the engine, had a little fuck up moment with the tentioner and had to remove the timing cover to fix it so I got another gasket to order now.









DOH, oil pan gasket got messed up in the process...



as it sits now, need to slap oil pan and do accessories and wiring.

[Jean]

Bottom end is almost done, re-honed, new rings, new main and rod bearings installed.





main bearings / crank in.






pistons/rods installed



Painted the mounts and picked up a 91 g260/6 :)





Anyone want a clean b35 head? I got a spare.

[BTP325ic]

me likely.

[416stroker]

your getting close now!

[Doughnut]

^^^ Wow!

[Jean]

Yay!

[Jean]

thanks man, I can't wait to get this thing finished though. I am just down to clutch kit/guibo/engine/tranny mounts.

those are mounts from Joe, probably 5lbs each!

[BonnschE30]

very nice man. thanks so much for taking the time to detail your progress and share your ideas. plus all of the pictures have been great. best of luck with getting it in and running, I'm sure your attention to detail and thoroughness will pay off greatly.

by the way, who's mounts are those?

looking foward to more updates and writeup type of Q&A...

[Jean]

More progress made today:




taking crank / bearings out



main caps actually have numbers on them 1-7, so can't screw these up



cleaning the block



painted





Next weekend plan is to put it all back together. Getting closer now

[Jean]

Well, no rings yet. I did get the mounts finally. Tomorrow will do some work on the bottom end and will get some pics of the progress. Going to stop by a machine shop and see what they say about the 533 flywheel, I think it's a good idea to get it re-surfaced since the clutch will be new, but I would like a second opinion.




Crank will come off to install these

[Jean]

I think so, I'll paint the valve cover first and then sand both.

[Doughnut]

Intake looks good, are you going to polish the raised fins and the "3.5"?

[Jean]

Manifold has been painted, block and valve cover is next. Fingers crossed on rings arriving before saturday.





Picked up a 533 flywheel today as well, I guess the starter that I have is the "bigger" one, not sure if makes any difference to swap for a smaller B35 starter... any thoughts on that?