Project: Spielereien. AKA "The dumpster fire"

[delamaize]

So, After 7 days, I'm still in love with this swap. Even taking it easy, this thing is so fun. I have a few changes, and diagnosis things I need to do.

First of all, it has become very apparent, that I need to get the brake bias dialed in. Right now it isn't bad, but I am relying on back brakes too much. I installed a remote adjuster, but I think it came unscrewed when I was adjusting it the other day. I'm thinking bigger brakes is also a must in the future.

I have a weird slight surge when the RPMs stay at one speed for too long, it's the worse at about 2k, and slower speeds. I'm not sure what the issue is, but I have been able to do a few tests, mostly checking for vacuum leaks, which their is none. I'm wondering if I have a few injectors that are not flowing 100%, or maybe a weak fuel pump. Another thing I suspected is maybe the MAF is a problem. I bought a cheap ass one off Rock Auto, and I'm not sure about the quality, the housing is pretty nice, but the sensor it's self is pretty chinsey. Luckily, I still has the original Bosch sensor, with the destroyed housing, that came with the motor originally. I swapped the Bosch into the cheap housing tonight, I will see tomorrow if it has any effect.

I'm positive I got the cooling system burped now, But it still runs a little hotter than I think it should be running. It's staying between the half mark, and 3/4 mark, usually right between the two, with the fan running. In colder weather, I don't seem to need to run the fan, Although I still do. I can get the temp to come down a little closer to the half mark with the heater. I'm not sure if this is a normal range or not, but it doesn't seem to get hotter. I feel like that the under hood temps are a little hot also, but again, I'm not sure what is normal.

I need to switch out the slave cylinder with the M5 one I bought. I have to REALLY bury my foot into the floor to get 100% disengagement. I also need to take out the Unlock Valve, and install the Clutch Delay Valve Delete I got from ECS.

The Radio is doing weird shit, the speakers cut off when I turn the headlights on. I have my speculation on whats up with it, I just gotta yank the radio back out of the dash and look at the wiring again.

I want to get some different seats, or re bolster and re upholster my stock sport seats, and get some better seatbelts, or harnesses. I am also thinking about getting a mild cage built for it.

I'm thinking about maybe having a pair of resonators put on it sometime. I love the noise this thing makes, but I could see myself getting tired of it, and it does drone a little on the interstate.

I moved the missing headlight from the left side, to the right, which leaves the air filter open though the hole. I figured if I'm going to be missing a light for a while, I may as well have some benefit from it.

Overall, this swap was so worth it, I am having a great time with this car. Tomorrow, I'm taking it for a longer drive, So far I've driven it about 30 minutes at a time, Tomorrow will be about 45 to an hour, when I take it to go look at a friend's danger ranger that is having some issues. If I have no issues there, then I shouldn't have an issue getting it to the show.

12 days till picnic, I'm ok taking it with the small issues I am having, but I would prefer to have it 100%

[delamaize]

Damn sucks to see that happen to a finned diff cover! I picked up the Garagistic second mount preemptively, it looks like it is probably worth it.

I got a stock 2.93 open diff cover on it now, Going to order the Garagistic mount on pay day. Probably going to stay with the 2.93 diff cover. The fins were a little lower than what the roads in my area can handle.

[jpod999]

Damn sucks to see that happen to a finned diff cover! I picked up the Garagistic second mount preemptively, it looks like it is probably worth it.

[delamaize]

Well, i found a weak point...
I bottomed out the other day, I'm pretty sure it weakened it, then when I pinned it to win it in 2nd, SNAP! good thing I had a standard diff cover from the original 2.93 open. few hours of work, and another 1.5 quarts of royal purple, and we are back on the road again. Guess it's time for the Garagistic secondary diff mount...

[delamaize]

God this car is addicting. BRB, going to pick and pull to try to find some headlight parts.

[delamaize]

Thats awesome. There's not chance you are doing Leavenworth drive this weekend are you? Would love to check this beast out!

No, unfortunately I have to work. I wish I was.

[P Arkus]

Thats awesome. There's not chance you are doing Leavenworth drive this weekend are you? Would love to check this beast out!

[delamaize]

Update time again!
I took the car up to Austin's Pro-Max in Tacoma, Wa. to do the exhaust, They did an awesome job, and was able to get it done in one day. After talking with them about the sound I wanted, we went with a Flowmaster series 40, 2.5" x2 in, 2.5" x2 out. Thing sounds amazing, a little loud, but I like it. This thing pulls like a train, and the speed sneaks up on you quick.

I am a little lower than I would like, only about 2" from the oil pan to the ground, so I need to get a skid plate. and I have a clunk in the right front corner I need to track down.

Ghetto Shifter v1.5 works well, and I have a pretty short throw. It's really notchy, and a solid feel, I really like it. This answered my questions about this style shifter, So I will be buying a AKG DTM shifter to replace Ghetto Shifter eventually.

The tach is doing a weird jumpy thing from time to time, it only seems to do it when the RPMs are in one place, I can live with it though. I didn't use the Garagistic chip, Although I do have one, I need a 4 cylinder coding chip to go with it, if I want to use it in the future. I used one of these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E30-custom-v8-coding-plug-for-instrument-cluster-tachometer-M60-M62-/172214409977?hash=item2818c75af9:g:pj4AAOSwQPlV7vp-

Also, I'm pretty sure I got the cooling system burped. I'm running a little hotter than I would like, But I am not sure what is "normal." It seems to stay between the 1/2 line and the 3/4 line on the E30 gauge. that is with the cooling fan on, Without the cooling fan, it gets closer to the 3/4 mark, and with the heater going, I can get it closer to the half mark.
Debating on putting another temp sensor on it somewhere, and another temp gauge, with actual numbers so I know how hot it actually is.

I'd like to hear from the other M60 swaps out there where your temperature sits, and what would be "Normal."

Today, I did a few minor fixing things. Luke, from GAS, had one of the Front headlining cover to replace the one I had that was all busted up. I also discussed a future stereo plans, I gotta get the credit card paid down before I can do it though. I also temporally fixed the broken seat back.

Regardless, it's running and driving, For now, I'm taking it easy on it, and just kinda cruising it, I don't want to take the chance of breaking it before the Picnic. After then, I may hammer on it a little, and see what breaks. lol

Here is an in cab video, audio on it sucks, but you can get the idea.
(still uploading at the time of writing this)
https://youtu.be/_ayvdBcIMmw?si=zJxVbF70L6jpmIWP

Picnic in 19 days....

[jpod999]

Wow! Awesome updates! I'm so jealous you got to drive yours!!

[delamaize]

Loaded up and ready to Possibly get the exhaust put on tomorrow. The place I'm taking it to is kinda a first come, first serve place, So I'm hoping that getting there early might get it and done tomorrow.

[CorvallisBMW]

Congrats!

[P Arkus]

That's awesome! Congrats on getting her running!

[delamaize]

Maston came down, and we got the brakes bled, clutch bled, double checked everything, filled the diff, put the hood on....

Woo! First drive! Still needs o2 sensors and exhaust, but I got to drive it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlF8xfwKzSs

Still waiting for.the M5 slave, then hopefully next week, we will get the exhaust put on it. Pending that the self burping cooling system actually does such, and I don't have cooling issues, it will be at the picnic under its own power!

[delamaize]

Got a metric shit ton of little shit done on the M60 swap today. Mostly wrapped up little stuff.

Got the wiring harness adapter shortened, covered, and cleaned up.

Wired up the fan to a factory button in the cab. (just until I figure out how I'm going to wire it for auto.

Modified the orginal wiring guide from the fan cover, to hold a power wire, and the overflow line.

Made a bracket to hold the MAF.

made a bracket for the Diagnosis connector .

then finally got motivated to get most of the body put back together. I left the hood off for now.

Getting so much closer....

[delamaize]

Tonights Update:

Fuck Brake lines.

That is all.

Ok, now that I have had some time to calm down, and potentially fix the issue, I'll elaborate.

When Maston and I were bleeding the brakes, we found that almost every flair I made was wrong, and they all were leaking. Long story short, I had to redo all of them, except 2, Destroyed 2 fittings in the process, damn near stripped one of my master cylinders, and learned the hard way that a cheap flair tool makes shitty flares.

In the process of doing all this, I had to reroute the main lines coming off the master cylinders. Good news is, If the splices leak again, the new routing will allow me to do one piece lines, where the old routing wouldn't. Hopefully, here in the next few days, My M5 slave will be here, and that will allow me to get the clutch working right, and Hopefully getting the brakes bled will allow me to drive it a little for the first time. Then off to have the exhaust put on it.

27 days 'till Picnic.....