Project: Spielereien. AKA "The dumpster fire"

[flyboyx]

awesome. congrats!

[delamaize]

HOLY SHIT! IT LIVES!
It don't idle, but it lives!
Hopefully video tomorrow.....

[delamaize]

I needed to sweep the garage today, so I put her on the ground, and shoved her outside for a bit. I got the X5 oil filter housing cleaned up, The poor engine that this thing came off of was abused badly. The filter that was in it was jet black, caked with sludge, and metal shavings. I used up 3 cans of brake clean getting it cleaned up. No signs of it's past abuse left now. I also got a start on getting the clutch bled, I need a 2nd person to help me, or I need to buy a vacuum pump.

[delamaize]

More progress tonight, I got my bastard removable radiator support finished. This was really an Exercise in unfucking a fuck up, but overall I'm happy. I got the oil filter housing location worked out, got the hole for it cut bigger, and made a mount. I also got the wiring harness put back on also. I just might make the picnic yet.

[DER E30]

Ah, I getcha, that'll be easier whenever you need to replace parts anyway to have bolt in parts

[delamaize]

Looks good in there!

Would it not have been easier to move the rad hose? Like cut the stub off and reweld on at a different angle?

I had literally no room, I thought about it, and I even assessed moving it to the left side. The other idea was to move the 540i housing to the left, but that would require some crazy bends to make it work. This way, I will be able to use standard 540i hoses, just cut down.

[DER E30]

Looks good in there!

Would it not have been easier to move the rad hose? Like cut the stub off and reweld on at a different angle?

[delamaize]

Removable Radiator support is all mocked up, and just needs a few more bolts to be finished. We did things a little different, and made a few mistakes, but I'm ok with how it turned out, and someday is going to be replaced with a square tube custom job. So for now, it will work. Also, I got the upper radiator brackets mocked up, I got some shaping and painting to do, but it will work. I got the 540i oil filter housing removed. I need to find someone to braise some AN fittings on the existing fittings, so I can place the X5 housing in the old condenser location. I also desperately need to clean the new X5 housing, it looks like the motor it came from had a catastrophic failure, as it is full of sludge and aluminum shavings. Progress is moving pretty well, Hopefully I can get the harness back on it in the next few days, and maybe get it all sorted out. E30 picnic is approaching quickly, I already signed up, and payed my entry fee. I'd love to be able to drive it, but if it has to come on a trailer, so be it.

[delamaize]

Plan for X5 filter has been established, Removeable core support 90% done, top radiator mounts finished. Closer and closer we get....

[delamaize]

X5 oil filter housing and hoses arrived, won't be able to do anything with it until tomorrow, At a fire Investigator conference. Hopefully I will be able to get the radiator core support done in the next few days. We are on par for a potential first start at the end of the month....

[delamaize]

Parts came.....


the expected issue...




X5 oil filter housing and hoses on order...
its getting there

[delamaize]

Mishimoto Z3M radiator ordered, O2 sensors ordered, Plan is in place to make a new MAF housing, and I'm planning on going out and getting the square tube tomorrow to finish the radiator support....

[jpod999]

I know you guys are probably getting sick of the little BS updates, but I like making them, so Onward.

No way keep them coming! Looking back at your thread after you get this swap finished up you are going to appreciate the little updates that you wrote.

Valve covers look good!

[delamaize]

I know you guys are probably getting sick of the little BS updates, but I like making them, so Onward.

I'm waiting for a few parts so I can continue, so I decided to get the head covers stripped and repainted. These covers had been stripped with a wire brush and repainted before, and they were kinda chewed up already. But they don't look too bad With new paint.

Freshly stripped with Chemical paint stripper and a nylon "wire" brush.


First 2 coats of paint


4 more coats, and installed.




Painting the Coil covers


Taping off the raised areas


Stripping off the tape


Not perfect, but it fits my car, and I'm happy with it.






I got the dash back in yesterday, I'm still looking for a 4 cylinder tach coding plug. Hopefully, parts will be here tomorrow, I can get the rubber fuel hose between the filler and the tank replaced, then the subframe can go back in.

[delamaize]

Rear subframe is out, Only too me about 45 minutes, I got lucky, no fight at all.


The camber/caster adjusters are welded on the new subframe, New subframe bushings are in, stub axle removed from the 2.93 open, and installed on the 3.25 lsd, new diff attached to new subframe. Gotta press the old swing arm bushings out and put new ones in, check wheel bearings, and press out and replace the diff mount. then I can get the subframe back together and back in the car....

Shit is moving fast now....