e30mclow's e30 #14 - Now 1.5jz + 6 Speed

[jeenyus]

that picture of the rust under the driver fender is giving me anxiety. I know I have rust there (that I can see) and I'm unsure just how bad it is. I don't want to take off my fender and have it collapse on itself like that...

[formyhealth]

Custom.

Sweet!

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[e30mclow]

We are definitely twinning! What mounts did you go with, Freed?

Custom.

[formyhealth]

We are definitely twinning! What mounts did you go with, Freed?

[e30mclow]

Picked up a Tech 1 spoiler to compliment the Alpina 162


I'm also now sitting pretty on nice new 195/45s












I've also begun cutting out a nasty rust spot on the scuttle panel that stemmed from the front fender rubbing through the paint. Amazing how problem spots grow.





I'll remove the windshield and sort it out once I get a test drive under my belt.

As my garage is small, I don't have the space to warrant having an engine hoist sitting around. This is how one ends up installing a CD009 solo without a lift.











With the gearbox now in, and the shifter nicely situated within the e30's interior trim, I'm begun buttoning up the engine "permanently".

I should have it all wired/plumbed this weekend.

[peteb3]

Typ 162 cowcatcher
Awesome!
Best e30 look bar none
Great taste you have

[e30mclow]

The car is now 100% rolling on 5 studs all around, and the brakes clear.


I'll soon be on my 3rd front driver's side caliper, as the bleeder screw snapped within my replacement one. I'll need to buy ANOTHER this weekend.

I also did a truly silly thing and ordered a new (genuine) Alpina front valance from the fasherland this weekend.

It probably won't work too well with how low the car will be, but it'll be nice to have.

[peteb3]

great job as always, keep it up

[gnmzl]

Looking good, good call on caliper refresh and 5 lug at the same time.
You'll love the diamond spokes, I know I did.

[e30mclow]

Cleaned up my brakes





Before and After




Fronts






Rears




4 New 205/45s are on the way

[e30mclow]

I have another one if you want
Very clean

Don't tempt me. The roads here would kill it, but I'm like you and enjoy driving things I shouldn't all year round.

Is it the silver US/NA spec one?

I think there’s a retailer who replaces the economy gauge with a boost gauge.

I've been those, but it is hardly worth the effort on this heap.

I'm still messing around with the fuel pressure regulator. I think I've "decided where to mount it" about 5 times.
I gave it another attempt, while trying to avoid using an excessive length of high pressure hose.

I used some AN fittings to mount the regulator directly to the rail, meaning I should only need to run one low pressure return line down to the e30 fuel return line.

Male-Male AN fitting off of the fuel rail


Female-Female 90 off of the regulator




This sets the regulator up nice and tucked away. The return low pressure return can then feed over the injectors and down under the intake, back to the hard metal return line on the e30 chassis leg. It is about 2.5' of a bridge to gap.

Does anyone know which of the 3 lines on the chassis leg is the feed, which is the return, and which is the vent to the canister?

My e46 brakes have arrived, and the calipers appear to clear the back face of the wheels, which is a relief.







On Saturday I went to the big ole tool store, Princess Auto, and bought some items that I've been putting off needlessly for years.
The main items required were 6 ton jack stands to replace the 2 ton ones I've been using since 2011.



The car was so much safer to work on with 4 of these under it





This new found safe work environment inspired me to do some serious ripping. I was torn between doing the 5 stud conversion (pulling the hubs) or pulling the gearbox. I've been avoiding pulling the engine and box as I don't want to buy an engine hoist which will take up room in the garage.
With the height gained by the 6 ton stands, it appeared as though I would be able to drop the box and slide it out from under the car.

I split bell housing bolts and positioned a "soft" landing spot for the extremely heavy gearbox.



Missed by a mile.



Given that the engine was just resting on 2 bolts, I used some bungees to lean it back to where it won't fall out the front. Classy.



With it now out, it was time to do what I've been dreading. I know everyone online seems to think these CD009 boxes are "junkyard boxes that are $200", but I've never seen one for under $1,200.
Thus began the instructionless process of making a Nissan gear lever pop out in a BMW center console.

Step 1 - remove the rear casing and drop 3 ball bearings on the ground. Reassure yourself that you only heard 3 fall.











Step 2 - With zero instructions, accurately mark an unknown length of selector rod to be cut. It is vital that you continue blindly, not being deterred by a lack of confidence.





Step 3 - remove the 2 x roll pins that were installed by a human mightier than myself.



Step 4 - remove the OEM steel guide and cut like you've never cut before (no photos of the cutting process).



Step 5 - With the shaft cut, I was able to roughly assemble the new selector cup thingy that cost me $400.
Did it fit?





The bottom row of gears were all there, but I couldn't get the top. The reason for this was that the $400 yoke was about 5mm longer than it should have been, and was fowling on the back of the housing. I also ended up redrilling and upsizing all of the mounting points, as it was deforming while trying to drive roll pins through it.



I cut the 5mm off and it appeared that I had the top row of gears.

Step 6 - Reassemble the gearbox 3-4 times, wondering why the F you can't find 1st gear. I was confident each time, so liberal amounts of Dirko sealant were applied in each instance.



Step 7 - Lose your mind trying to figure out where 1st gear is gone. This turned out to be a 3 hour exercise.
It turned out to be one of the guides for selecting 1st-2nd was binding on the $400 turd.

The arrow on the left is the spring loaded pin that limits forward and back travel. Upon unwinding the spring retainer on the far right about 2-3mm, I was able to get 1st no problem. I now have all gears, but will need to play around with washer sizing to make sure the effort selecting each gear is similar.



Step 8 - Complete. Always sign your work





Now all I need to do is figure out how to lift it back into place and bolt it up without being squashed. I'm thinking I'll suspend it through the hole in the trans tunnel.

[2mAn]

This, in conjunction with some of my other wiring should mean that everything on the cluster works except for the economy needle.


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I think there’s a retailer who replaces the economy gauge with a boost gauge.

[peteb3]

I have another one if you want
Very clean

[e30mclow]

great job, as always, nice to see you back in the e30 game (do miss the M5?)

I was only thinking of the m5 yesterday on my drive home. I was happier driving that than my B5 s4, that's for sure.

The day I sold it. I left a whole hoard of parts off with it too. Idiot.

[peteb3]

great job, as always, nice to see you back in the e30 game (do miss the M5?)