Strict budget, slow restoration. *Now with moar budget*

[Wh33lhop]

i see spring compressors, what springs are you using?

Stock. :p I was planning on changing out the struts.

[Wh33lhop]

This is my room right now:



Here is something I may have to get welded shut:



If you look for more than a half second at either picture you can probably figure out what's in the works. :p

[MR 325]

Oh, nice!

[Holland]

Nah, couldn't be a motor swap.

[Wh33lhop]

No way. Only a lunatic would attempt such a tough project with nowhere to work.

[Wh33lhop]

I do however have some extra weight in my trunk



Is it a monster?





Oh it's just an M50. Hi M50.

Yes it goes to the grocery store with me :D


:)

[Kuhchow]

hahaha some people would borrow a friends truck, or uhaul it up...but uhhh, good to know an m50 slips right in! i'll keep that in mind! bet that gets all the hot single moms at the grocery store....i would have tried a puppy first though.....just my 2 cents ha

[Wh33lhop]

Didn't have a friend with a truck readily available. Had been researching the swap, saw a deal and jumped on it.

I'm waiting for a buddy to get ahold of his cherry picker and engine stand, in the meantime the M50 gets a ridealong. :)

[jaye30]

thats fucking dope hahaha M50 in the trunk

[CAOSyAMOR]

^^ tha tis funny shit right there!!

[moatilliatta]

You got it in your blood

[hi its me alec]

you and I are doing similar things... good start :D

[Jon325i]

Curbside mods at night, hauling a twin-cammer in the trunk.....what won't Wh33lhop do ?!?!

Keep up the great work :up:

Jon

[Wh33lhop]

So recently I haven't done much except shop for M50 parts. Finally, I started the swap this weekend, mainly since school has just started, I'm going to be swamped with work sooner rather than later, and I was running out of time.

Ironically, I only spent maybe 7 hours over the weekend (most else was preparing, loading everything into the car, etc). Here's what I've done so far.

Disconnected driveshaft/guibo
Removed selector rod
Removed radiator
Disconnected PS and AC hoses (AC didn't have much of a charge anyway)
Removed O2 sensor
Disconnected harness
Disconnected downpipes
Disconnected throttle/cruise control cables
Almost ready to pull the motor, just need to get the clutch slave, heater core hoses and possibly the shift rod.

The workspace





Draining coolant


Fuh raze interior


How I left it





After I pull the engine, there's a checklist of shit to do:
delrin shift carrier bushings/new selector rod/tranny bushing, bend selector rod
Amsoil 75W90 GL4 in the tranny
Lighten flywheel
New control arms/M3 CABs
E36 rack
relocate brake booster/new vacuum hose
new fuel lines (old ones are cracked to shit and I just cut them)

On the M50:
remove oil pan, loctite oil pump nut, new oil pan gasket
New GRAF water pump w/metal impeller
Semi-synthetic 5w30 (got for $3/quart) and new oil filter

Anyone have a pic of where the damn rear engine hoist hookup is?

[MR 325]

IMC hookup, nice.

Looking forward to seeing the swap progress!