M42 fotostory, as requested

[bwawuz02]

It's out of the box at least :)

[bwawuz02]

Today was a short day, but I did get the firewall patched up, revshift mounts in the car, and the M42/G240 pilot bearing into the M44 crank after a bunch of grease packing to pop the old one out.

[bwawuz02]

:up: Like.

Can we see some pics of the cat-back setup?

there will be lots of pics.

[Ryann]

:up: Like.

Can we see some pics of the cat-back setup?

[bwawuz02]

Engine is out. New engine is ready to go in. Gotta clean up the firewall from my Z3 rack install and degrease the engine bay first. More pics tomorrow.

[S13_E30]

You Sir, Have inspired me to build my M42. :)

[bwawuz02]

tranny is out!!! time to get the engine out!!!

[bwawuz02]

took a break and went for a drive to shingle springs


Pulled the lifters back out of the head so I could prime them properly. Putting them in a small twist top Tupperware, screwing on the lid, and squeezing the sealed container quickly filled all the lifters. I was shocked at how much oil it took, I had to take the lid off and top off the container about 5-6 times.

[bwawuz02]

First tease of the day :)

[Simon S]

sweet jesus

that is one candy collection of parts there..

wow. Can't wait to see it all together and hear of how it turns out..

[Gerta]

Op - welcome back and thank you for your service. I'm looking to a similar rebuild ... Sub'd!

[rjcaptsean]

Just caught up to this thread. That is a serious amount of goodies you have stockpiled there. Looking forward to some progress.

Btw... Welcome Home!

[bwawuz02]

Well I'm finally back from germany. I checked on the engine in my storage unit and the only rust on it I could wipe off with my finger ;) thanks WD-40

My build should be back in full swing starting tuesday... stay tuned.

[bwawuz02]

but then I'd need to get another E30 to put that in haha.

the more the merrier ;) If I get another, she'll def be a touring with a 24v swap

T-minus 7 days until I depart germany and get this build back on track:letitout:
Just ordered all the finishing pieces from Steve, sales@blunttech.com
Should be an all out button-up, swap out, picture fest once I get back to cali

[Leo_328i]

You're most welcome.

This build is pretty damn awesome, hope it goes really well for you! I'm swapping my M42 out for an alloy-block M52 2.5l in the coming months - not sure what I'll do with it but your build is getting me thinking...

If I were to keep the M42 I'd probably build it up and chuck in the lighter 140mm rods with some M52 B28 pistons for reduced weight and friction and increased compression - but then I'd need to get another E30 to put that in haha.