Not Another Cheap V8 Swap... (Pic Heavy)

[E30Whore]

looks awesome man! any vids of it running?

EDIT: im an idiot, just went back and saw your previous post.

I have the dyno pull and a quick vid of me unloading the car however, I can't seem to upload it. I'm getting a "unsupported format" msg

I'll post video once I figure it out..

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[flyboyx]

probably the easiest way is to post it on youtube, then copy the link in the youtube manager under the advanced reply portion here.

btw....congratulations on gittin' 'er dun!

[E30Whore]

probably the easiest way is to post it on youtube, then copy the link in the youtube manager under the advanced reply portion here.

btw....congratulations on gittin' 'er dun!

I'm going to try that today Flyboyx. Thanks man but she is far from done lol. Updates com ok ng today. Life has been hectic.

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[E30Whore]

Let's go over and revisit some of what was recently completed and touched up while at Mayhem Motorsports.



Due to the changes made with the cooling system, new mounting points were required for the radiator. Here you can see the radiator bracket they fabbed up.



We chose to mount the radiator overflow tank here for convenience and as much of a OE install as possible.



Finally hard mounted the oil filter. Again, location was chosen for convenience & cleanliness. Here she sits next to the radiator overflow can.





Had to address the fuel line here as it was hitting the coil packs, not allowing me to properly seat them.





Dealing with the sensors were a bit of a pain. We have a few ways of dealing with these, 1) mill down the BMW sensor and re-thread it in a GM M12 pitch or 2) buy the GM sensor and drill it out to fit the BMW sensor or 3) buy a GM sensor and, cut/splice it into the harness

I decided to go route #2. Why? Because by doing so, I created a spacer and if I even need to replace said sensor, I can just oder a OE BMW sensor to screw into the spacer/adapter then, snap it into the harness. I felt this was the simplest way to go and easiest to maintain down the road. Additionally, the POS harness I had made by Wiring Specialties has already caused me enough problems, last thing I want to do is cut into it for anything.

Hope this all makes sense for you guys following along. Here is how the finished product looks.







If you are following along, you know I went with the RX7 brake swap. Plenty of criticism and controversy here regardless, I like it thus far. In the end, it was priced reasonably and upgrade over stock. Because I went with this caliber setup, my MC wasn't holding up to the task at hand so after plenty of research I decided to pick up the 750il MC kit sold by ECS Tuning. I've read several write-ups about how the braking system works but still fail to fully understand it. Long story short, this setup works great. First impression is solid!

RX7 brake swap + Sikky booster delete + 750il MC = A-OK! [emoji41]





Throttle cable, even though this should have been simple, it required some work. Here you can see it pictured, routed between the fuel rails and snaking across the intake.



Lastly, they did a great job of tightening up the wiring harness, mounting the bulkhead and creating a very stockish look IMO



Not pictured but also addressed while vacationing at Mayhem Motorsports were:

-Reverse Lockout
-Coilover damping and adjustment (specifically turn-in tendencies)
-Fixing speedo
-Fixing tach
-Getting the fan to work off the PCM
-Dyno/Tune
-Created fuel pump bracket, relocated pump and re-ran lines because they felt the way i did it at home was a fire hazard lol who would have thought [emoji33]


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[E30Whore]

Spent some time touching up the engine bay. After installing and removing the motor several times we scuffed it up a bit. Today I sanded and resprayed it. I also sanded and sprayed the remainder of the front clip. Looks better to me

Before:



After:





We got the cluster working properly. I dig it!



Lightly sanded and painted the grills black.



Sanded and hit the rear of the car with rust stopping/blocking paint. I know you won't see this area because it will be covered with the bumper but figured I'd spray this now to prevent possible problems down the road.

Another Before & After.





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[E30Whore]

The weather here has been terrible. Hasn't been a single dry day since I picked the car up so I'm just taking this time to continue working on some of the details.

As soon as I can, I'll get a more in depth first drive impression and some video..

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[Reyhan335]

How long was your throttle cable? I need to get one


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[E30Whore]

Not Another Cheap V8 Swap...

How long was your throttle cable? I need to get one


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Rey, I will send you more info via Facebook man. This is the kit tho.

[flyboyx]

you are running that 750i master cylinder with manual brakes?

27.8mm vs e30's 24mm?

[E30Whore]

you are running that 750i master cylinder with manual brakes?

27.8mm vs e30's 24mm?

This is exactly what i have

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-assemble...FcVefgodAd8KbQ

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[Pootis]

What lower radiator hose is that if you don't mind me asking

[E30Whore]

What lower radiator hose is that if you don't mind me asking

It's a ctsv hose trimmed about 1.5" on each end

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[Pootis]

Awesome! Thanks! I am having a hell of a time finding one that works for me

[E30Whore]

Awesome! Thanks! I am having a hell of a time finding one that works for me

Are you running a radiator with in/out on same side also?

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[Pootis]

No running stock style but the position of the lower radiator hose is very similar