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

[kronus]

little do they know...

[Wh33lhop]

;)

[Wh33lhop]

[Bimmerman325i]

You just haaaaad to start without me. Weaksauce brah. :jk:

[Danny]

Wait you're doing it in a backyard, with real tools? You've gone soft.

[Cabriolet]

Wait you're doing it in a backyard, with real tools? You've gone soft.

I want it done in the street

[oliver.r]

congrats nate

[canakami]

I want it done in the street

Street? You must mean in the back of a Caltrain parking lot.

Excited for this, though.

[JCarp90]

I love this thread. That is all.

[Wh33lhop]

Street? You must mean in the back of a Caltrain parking lot.

Excited for this, though.

I almost want to tow it to a caltrain station and finish the swap just because of this :rofl: but around these parts I would get rolled on quickly :(

Herro Z3 rack


In the car


We may have consumed some beer


New throttle cable


Did I mention we had some beer?

[Bimmerman325i]

'twas a good night.

though we're out of beer now.

[Lof8]

We must know whats going in!

[ahriley91]

I always liked you're work. Although everyone is right, it was really entertaining seeing the places you work on your car. Hopefully you can make it to the picnic this year.

[Wh33lhop]

We must know whats going in!

Prepare to be disappointed :p just another placeholder.

The Z3 rack doesn't accept E36 locking plates


So I grabbed some red loctite(ish)


New Lemforder tie rods, old boots were in good condition though


A little easier with the motor out of the car


Few parts :)


New motor


New RMS


New WP.


Old trans off


Old motor


22 socket to keep the crank steady


Clutch/FW off


Clutch is still good


Pressure washed E34 oil pan


Off the motor


E34 suction tube


E36 windage tray and suction tube on the new motor... have to remove these


Done


Oil pump nut... reverse thread!


New pan gasket


Flywheel and clutch on... eyeballed the alignment, good enough


In car

[Cabriolet]

that's a lota beer.

gl on the rest of the build

not going ZF?