M62B44,M60B40 heads & cams, Eaton M112 (now with NOS)

[Gtem2017]

I would really like some more info on this build. I joined this site specifically for this build. I have super stalked this particular engine for the last few days and have finally stumbled upon what I have been searching for. I have an m62b44 non vanos and also an m62b44tu. I'm building this. I havhave found other threads and forums but people seam very reluctant to get into deatails about which years and which models, which combination. They speakbriefly. Everytime I have asked for more info, I've been directed to VF. I'm not sure why VF calls what they have a supercharger. When infact it's a procharger. Regardless I want to build a blower motor out of an m62. Maybe add a procharger to top it off like you did withnitrous. Lol anyways I'm down Tucson. Unfortunately I'm moving to Washington work. I would be very humbled if you would share some of your Discovery's and dead ends with me.

[Mykk540i/6]

....Just curious what's the total expenditure so far...

I haven't tallied it all up yet, but a quick assessment I'd say I'm around $7k including the engine build.

[slum dog]

Levelz.........
Just curious what's the total expenditure so far. Every time I pop in, the whole T bucket thing Wow this is coming together nice.

[Mykk540i/6]

[Mykk540i/6]

More cutting away of the body to make room for things, got the driveshaft & diff location cut out. Looks funny being offset from center, but the differential input is offset.







Also cut a bit more of that corner out and pulled the pedal assembly forward a bit more after tweaking the pedal arms for clearance, of course all of is subject to change once it gets to final bolt down time.





I picked up these brackets for headlight pedestals, and thing they work quite well for the tails:




I'll be losing the use of this shop space at the end of the month, the car will be in storage in pieces for a month or two until I can acquire another work space to continue. I have gotten a bit scatter brained starting so many parts of the build that once I get going again I plan on tackling one bit of the puzzle at a time until that piece is finished and then moving on to the next. It was good to get this kind of 'mock up' and parts together to get a clearer understanding of how it'll fit together and what it'll look like once it's together, but I'm looking forward to getting more long term work accomplished and I will not let this project get back burnered. It's important to me to reach a goal for this vehicle in the up coming year.

[Mykk540i/6]

Playing with the pedal assembly this weekend. The assembly is meant for a sandrail, and you can see the provided masters have some interference with the exhaust manifolds. The front of the tape line is where the front of the body sits:





Found a set of bolt in masters with smaller reservoirs, I like that the lines point to the rear away from the heat source:





Clearanced the body for the pedal assembly & masters, could have been done cleaner but I want the ability to easily remove the body and keep the mechanicals on the frame:





Put the engine on it's mounting pucks to get a clearer picture of drivetrain height, which increased exhaust to masters clearance:



You can see a bit of drivetrain lean back, the goal will be to have parallel drivetrain to frame, this will not only look cleaner it will give equal U joint angles at trans output and differential.



Parallel drivetrain will also further increase exhaust to master cylinders clearance and I may be able to move pedal assembly forward a bit giving some more leg stretch room. As is it's not terrible.

6'1" size 13 shoes:

[Mykk540i/6]

With how little of a car there is on this car, any wreck of any nature will be bad news. I will be doing a roll bar however, which will act more as something to grab onto getting in and out :-P

[The Dark Side of Will]

Just don't ever get rear-ended.

[Mykk540i/6]

Fuel tank arrived. I was going to do a 5gal moon tank in front of the grille. But 1) Moon tanks are way expensive, and 2) I didn't want to stop at a fuel pump every day. So the 16 gallon rear mount tank set up for an intank EFI pump will work just fine.

[Mykk540i/6]

...A few of us are watching your oil system progress :)

I know it, they are two K&N oil filters in parallel. I too am anxious to see what it does. In college I had a friend with a built big block chev that made 84psi of oil pressure. He said his engine shot off every spin on oil filter except for K&N's

We'll all just need to wait to see what happens.

[dasmanschaft012]

What type of spinon filter are you using? My M60 runs up to 80psi of pressure when cold, over 60psi on throttle. Might be too much for a spin on, which is why people have had problems with them exploding.

A few of us are watching your oil system progress :)

[Elysian]

Dang, that's looking great already.

[Mykk540i/6]

[delamaize]

Awesome! looking forward to a build thread. I had a '36 Chevy low cab series II that I pulled out of a field and built into a rat rod.

Mine is a late 36, I don't know a lot about chevys, so I'm learning as I go. It was my grandfathers. He parked it under a tree about 40 years ago, so it has some major rust issues in a few places. But the typical problem places are dry. The biggest issue I am having right now, is finding doors. Some time along the line, my grandpa decided to remove them, and no one has no idea where he put them. Here is a few pictures. I'm not reusing a lot, Mostly the cab, Parts of the frame, probably front axle, and I will probably repair and reuse the headache rack and part of the bed. Plans are very much up in the air. Everything hinges on finding a few parts, like the doors, and a new cowl.

[Mykk540i/6]

You're not the only one planning some BMW Powered craziness....
I got a M70, that I'm planning on carborating, and building a Hotrod around a late 1936 Chevy dump truck.....

Awesome! looking forward to a build thread. I had a '36 Chevy low cab series II that I pulled out of a field and built into a rat rod.