I Can haz $300.00 e30 M3....

[phenryiv1]

Too late now...if its that bad ill have to drape some sort of cloth over it

May be a little late, but I would go get some flat or semigloss black and at least paint over the rear deck/parcel shelf, even if the rest of the interior stays white. You will dramatically increase rear visibility with a dark, uniform color below the window.

[Huff]

you can only use the e36 tie rods on an e36 rack- unless you are going to change the inner joints out too.

What he said.. Plus, the e36 are a little more agressive, you can see they are almost straight, where the e30 ones dip down a bit. The draw back is they are WAY more expensive than the e30 ones.

[Mstngcobr761]

May be a little late, but I would go get some flat or semigloss black and at least paint over the rear deck/parcel shelf, even if the rest of the interior stays white. You will dramatically increase rear visibility with a dark, uniform color below the window.

I may do this..i had the car outside and the reflections coming off the interior were crazy

[freeski27]

your a lucky lucky man! that really is a sweet find! I look forward to more of your progress man. I just started my build about a month ago. Finally decided to start a build thread... check it out!

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=153363

I must say though, it's no $300 M3!!

[freeride53]

yeah, meant leave the rearseat in there yo!

[Mstngcobr761]

yeah, meant leave the rearseat in there yo!

haha the cage is already in, girls bitch enough about crawling into back seats cant even imagine how much they would if they had to contort around big metal poles.

your a lucky lucky man! that really is a sweet find! I look forward to more of your progress man. I just started my build about a month ago. Finally decided to start a build thread... check it out!

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=153363

I must say though, it's no $300 M3!!

Still and awesome build though, good luck with it your already making huge progress!

[Mstngcobr761]

All came today! It was like an early christmas...Sorry for the dark picture...

Bottom End Gasket Kit
Valve Cover Kit
White325is's Custom Supercharger Bracket

Still need to order ARP Head Studs and Cosmetic Head Gasket

[White325is]

Thats a noice bracket you got there son!!!

[e30guydownunder]

Shit yes, business just got serious

[Mstngcobr761]

Due to my gnarly hangover today, only a very little bit got done. Ran around to the autostores and picked up engine enamel, plasti guage and some degreaser.

Started with the oil pan...at first scrubbed with wire brush and degreased, then realized im an idiot and have a soda blaster. Put it outside and went to town.

Came out like this:


Picked up some silver engine enamel for various parts of the engine, oil filter housing, oil pan and the timing covers. So I sprayed the oil pan after it roughened it up a little




Hopefully get to the filter housing tomorrow and plastiguaging the rod bearings

[Mstngcobr761]

Mid-Day Update

Got up early today and started scrubing my life away. Started with the engine block.

All scrubed off:


Painted:


I know I painted over the freeze plugs....going to wire brush the paint out later

Then did the oil filter housing and the motor mount arms




Hopefully going to go out later on and take the s50 oil pan off...plastiguage rod and main bearings, then if all is well put the m50 pick up and pan on

[red325i]

Subscribed...someday when i get out of the military and have a permanent garage im going to do a build!

[e30s52]

Mid-Day Update

Got up early today and started scrubing my life away. Started with the engine block.

All scrubed off:


Painted:


I know I painted over the freeze plugs....going to wire brush the paint out later

Then did the oil filter housing and the motor mount arms




Hopefully going to go out later on and take the s50 oil pan off...plastiguage rod and main bearings, then if all is well put the m50 pick up and pan on

Dont use plastiguage. Use a Snap guage and a micrometer.

[Mstngcobr761]

Dont use plastiguage. Use a Snap guage and a micrometer.

Explain further? Ive never done it that way and was only taught how to do it using plastiguage

[e30s52]

Explain further? Ive never done it that way and was only taught how to do it using plastiguage

Take the two measurements from the rods and the crank. Take those two numbers and subtract and you have your clearence.

Is that what you are asking me?