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It's almost the end of July, I've gone through two major events and yet I am still pushing to get the car done before winter starts in a few months so what happened?
The Trigger Wheel Nonsense is almost over as in I managed to pool enough together to buy the IE kit and tools needed to install this trigger wheel, I will be selling off the other bits for the homemade trigger wheel as a kit to someone here or Facebook if they need a complete trigger wheel kit for their M10, However on first impressions... This is a damn nice wheel for 250 bucks! The sensor included is a Ford VR crank position sensor which I have the part number included in the tutorial currently being developed as we speak. That puppy is going to be finished once I actually install it and take pictures along the way, Hell a simple video will be done as well for people who don't like reading haha. One complaint that I am going to say? This pulley is smaller and my water temps will be affected in a way that makes driving in the city difficult so we'll need to install and wire up a Electric fan for the small block radiator, Otherwise this kit is 90 better than what I was gonna try and hack up my original pulley for, We will see how long it lasts...
Second thing to mention: I'm now going off to college next spring to become a automotive technician and therefore I am probably going to be way too busy to make progress on this car, I still need to repair the majority of the rust on this E30 before I commit to using her as a weekend warrior only, The E30 has proven itself to be somewhat reliable but each issue that she throws at me, We always find solutions to repair it including the addition of CAD! For the first time I am finally jumping into the water and making my own parts to weld or bolt onto the car with CAD, this should solve the issues of not being able to find someone else to make parts for this engine specifically. Also I can officially keep the Small Block Radiator without having to do Jank Modifications to keep it in place. College will aid me in fixing and becoming certified to work on any vehicle, Quite helpful!
Third thing! We are 90% finished with the standalone conversion and we only need to install a wideband 02 sensor and then do the other required bits to get it running okay enough for me to repair the driveshaft and install that shiny stromung exhaust, Thank god I grew up and got rid of the straight pipe LOL
As for Life, I beat a court case and finally decide to repair the other vehicle in the lineup so it can be a good beater, Work has been a game of throwing darts and hustling crappy jobs to make enough for everything that required my attention, I can't put into words on the events that lead me to this moment, Finally! Progress...
The photos speak for themselves!
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Glad to see you going to school. The E30 can wait until you have more time.
Interesting about the underdrive water pump pulley. How much smaller is the diameter?Comment
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