From Dad's DD to my new toy... M62B44 swap time!!!

[wspellmann]

Many happenings today.

Lightweight flywheel showed up today along with my short block gasket kit. Holy cow, the flywheel is SO LIGHT compared to the OEM dual mass. It looks gorgeous also, it's too bad nobody else will see it once it's installed and in use.





My DME showed up on Dima's doorstep and was programmed today for catless tune and EWS delete. It still kinda irks me that I paid someone $525 for ten minutes of work. Such is the BMW life.


I also got to work on tearing down the motor for the new gaskets. There was oil in the spark plug well on the right cylinder bank but not too much.



The cams look to be in pretty damn good condition considering the 230k+ miles on this engine. I think the only places I'm leaking oil are the inner valve cover gasket and the rear main seal. The seal on the back side of the crank could be a culprit also. I'm pretty happy with how she looks so far.

[jpod999]

My DME showed up on Dima's doorstep and was programmed today for catless tune and EWS delete. It still kinda irks me that I paid someone $525 for ten minutes of work. Such is the BMW life.

You're paying for the skillset. Working with BMW DMEs is not an easy skill to learn. I think it's Nando on this board who has been learning to do it himself and it's been a long process.

Your reseal looks great, that should bring some peace of mind!

[wspellmann]

Got a local hot rod shop (Bob McCall Co) to weld up my garagistic front subframe reinforcements for the motor mounts and for the sway bar mounts. They did a great job on the welds and even painted them. It looks damn solid now. I'm thinking of painting the whole subframe in white to match the car.

[flyboyx]

They did a great job on the welds and even painted them. It looks damn solid now.

hmm...i don't know if i would be jumping up and down about the fabrication work but as long as they are solid, i guess thats the important thing.

[wspellmann]

hmm...i don't know if i would be jumping up and down about the fabrication work but as long as they are solid, i guess thats the important thing.

The reinforcements were made by Garagistic, they did not fit very well. The shop that did the welding had to grind them down to make them fit.

[jpod999]

The reinforcements were made by Garagistic, they did not fit very well. The shop that did the welding had to grind them down to make them fit.

I had the same issue.

[stonea]

I had the same issue.

I never like to hear stuff like this. It seems they now have "bolt in" issues with their DSSR, subframe reinforcements, and x brace.

[wspellmann]

I'm still waiting for my crank holder tool here. Starting to wonder if it will ever show up.

While waiting for said tool, I have put new o-rings and filter cups on the injectors and I just returned from dropping off the valve covers to be powder coated in white to match the car's paint. I haven't seen anyone get them done in white, so I'm excited to see how it looks. Those should be done by Wednesday.

I never like to hear stuff like this. It seems they now have "bolt in" issues with their DSSR, subframe reinforcements, and x brace.

Yeah, it kinda sucks that these parts aren't bolting in without issue, but we have to remember that these E30's are 26 years old at best. My chassis will be 30 years old in June.

[The Dark Side of Will]

Yeah, it kinda sucks that these parts aren't bolting in without issue, but we have to remember that these E30's are 26 years old at best. My chassis will be 30 years old in June.

So what?
If you're crossmember is changing shape in 30 years, that's a problem. Being old doesn't make parts not fit. Your doors still close and seal, right?

[wspellmann]

So what?
If you're crossmember is changing shape in 30 years, that's a problem. Being old doesn't make parts not fit. Your doors still close and seal, right?

Yeah my doors still close and seal. But they don't line up perfectly anymore either.

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[wspellmann]

Bye, Felicia!

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[The Dark Side of Will]

Yeah my doors still close and seal. But they don't line up perfectly anymore either.

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If you had to adjust the striker plate, that's probably due to hinge wear.

If you're talking about gap variation, then they probably never closed "perfectly".

[wspellmann]

Everyone told me the Jesus bolt was hard to get off. All I used was a $25 3/4" breaker bar. I didn't even use a cheater bar. [emoji2]

Whatever, I'm glad I didn't have to sacrifice a child to the gods to get 'er done.

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[flyboyx]

i really like that hold down tool. did you fab it up?

where exactly are you located?

[wspellmann]

i really like that hold down tool. did you fab it up?

where exactly are you located?

Got the crank holder on Amazon for $65 shipped. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BZW6CYA..._7oRTBuUTwjPmq

Am in San Antonio.

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