Another m30e30 & a new project

[LowR3V'in]

do you think that pump flows more then the stock one?

[Anthony B]

Got the water pump finally buttoned up was waiting on -16 fittings, down the track I will g t an alloy rad mad to fit for now the e28 535i rad is more than upto the job

100 series cutter hose is a mongrel to work with

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pump mount to the rad & is surprisingly well supported

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topped up the coolant & filled the oil, it’s really down to getting the exhaust done, & the ecu in....

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[2mAn]

git er done!

[jeenyus]

just the best.

[LowR3V'in]

ccannnttt wait.

[Anthony B]

Got some used but larger injectors 38lb gave them a clean & flush along with new baskets & o rings

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also started the wiring journey

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[Anthony B]

heat or ice, i guess that's the question. I went with the dry ice method. I tried to remove it one day when it was hot in the garage and it just was too pliable to remove. The ice helped a lot, but some of them were so difficult to remove, it was terrible. I see have little honey comb all over though and I've thought about cleaning it, but i know i'm going to just cover it up anyway with dynamat and carpets... i'm just super impressed with the degree of clean on it.

Ahh that residue is where wax & grease remover is key pulls it straight off & you’ll find the paint under it is in really good condition the tar acts as a barrier

[Anthony B]

Where'd you get the hood bra from. It looks fantastic!

To be honest no idea, I pinched it off my wife’s e30 project it came with her car

[jeenyus]

Depends on how you remove the sound deader, I cringe when I see the dry ice method. My go to for this is a heat gun & a plastic scraper, then I cleaned up the residue with wax & grease remover, I had some colour matched paint made up in a spray can & painted some of the sealant edges where it was half assed in production & sealed with a satin clear.

I think I spent about 2hrs on the full floor pan, but I’m happy with the turnout I just need to sort the power window wiring it runs on the drivers floor pan & causes moderate amounts of anxiety

heat or ice, i guess that's the question. I went with the dry ice method. I tried to remove it one day when it was hot in the garage and it just was too pliable to remove. The ice helped a lot, but some of them were so difficult to remove, it was terrible. I see have little honey comb all over though and I've thought about cleaning it, but i know i'm going to just cover it up anyway with dynamat and carpets... i'm just super impressed with the degree of clean on it.

[ATL_E30]

Where'd you get the hood bra from. It looks fantastic!

[Anthony B]

how did you get your floors so damn clean! I just removed my original dampening and it will never look as clean as yours without a repaint... hmmm maybe that's what happened? Great work btw. love this build.

Depends on how you remove the sound deader, I cringe when I see the dry ice method. My go to for this is a heat gun & a plastic scraper, then I cleaned up the residue with wax & grease remover, I had some colour matched paint made up in a spray can & painted some of the sealant edges where it was half assed in production & sealed with a satin clear.

I think I spent about 2hrs on the full floor pan, but I’m happy with the turnout I just need to sort the power window wiring it runs on the drivers floor pan & causes moderate amounts of anxiety

[jeenyus]

how did you get your floors so damn clean! I just removed my original dampening and it will never look as clean as yours without a repaint... hmmm maybe that's what happened? Great work btw. love this build.

[Anthony B]

What do you anticipate it making? Are you doing Alpha-N or a blended setup? I love every update on this thing!

If I make more than 155kw at the tyres I’ll be happy, really unsure where the power figures will sit more nervous now that it will break. Spending the time to nut & bolt check everything along with tidying up a few odds & ends.

[AWDBOB]

What do you anticipate it making? Are you doing Alpha-N or a blended setup? I love every update on this thing!

[Anthony B]

Looking great Anthony! Will be really interested to see how much modification you need to do to the e28 headers - I've been eyeing those off for a while (as they're very reasonably priced) but wasn't brave enough to pull the trigger on them in case there was no way to make them fit!

Will see how they work soon, the wiring loom is buttoned up now just need to pick it up off Rama & book the car into my mates workshop so we can knock the exhaust out, want to have everything buttoned up prior so we can in theory put it on his dyno

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