I need some help getting the engine wiring harness plugged into the right places. Any local SF guys want to lend a hand for free beer? I need some help from some one who knows m20 better then I do.
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Hey! Engine in!!!
I need some help getting the engine wiring harness plugged into the right places. Any local SF guys want to lend a hand for free beer? I need some help from some one who knows m20 better then I do.
Future turbo space?
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Well... I got a few things done today. Got the front brake calipers and rotors back from a friend after sand blasting and painted them up in bright pink with yellow polka dots...
The engine is also technically in the car. I got the pilot bearings in the mail (in picture below old smaller one on top and newer bigger one on the bottom). I decided to put the engine in from the bottom. I just bolted the trans and sub frame to it, dropped the whole thing on two skateboards and slid it under the car. I guess tomorrow Ill find out how the trans fits in the tunnel :(
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My bearing is finely showing up tomorrow so I can get the motor in.
Today I ran the fuel lines, put the engine harness through the fire wall, made some brackets for the bottom of the radiator (still need to make some for the top), finished painting the inside of the car, and did a few other little things.
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So here is what I did today. I got to actually start adding parts to the car today! The interior is really starting to come together. I am still waiting on my god damn pilot bearing.
This is something fun my friend and I came up with. The end goal is to use a door open/close sensor on the brake pedal to sens when the pedal is all the way down. When the sensor gets pushed, the light comes on. What movie is the phrase from? lol
The pedals still need to be adjusted and the gas pedal needs to be bolted down, but you guys get the idea. I also need some grip tape for the floor board.
I also put some new gaskets on the brake lines where they go through the fenders. Its not big but it makes me happy. The old ones where all cracked and rotting.
And last some food for thought. Mock up of the front end. I need to do something about the kidney grill. People in SF CA do not know how to parallel park with out using the cars in front and back of them as braille. These kidney grills are not cheap ether. I used some truck bed liner on the front of the car and I have to say I like it. I knew this car would never get a real paint job and that I would DIY geto paint it some how and I think the whole car will get the truck bed liner treatment. It will be easy to wash off and fix when dumb asses in the city open their doors into my car. I plan to drive this car hard and I know I would never do that if I spent 7-10k on paint. Some people may think I am a big ass for even thinking about doing this to my car, but thats why its my car right. We build them for us.
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Still no dam bearings.
Did a few small things today. I got a gas pedal fabed up.
And I filled the cracks in the dash with some flexible SEM-Weld, painted it with some truck bed liner, and flacka flacka flamed it. Lots of sanding, then more sanding, and painting and flocking.
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Thanks guys! I cant wait till there are some sounds to post!
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Got a few small things done today. Still waiting on my dam pilot bearing to show up at the door.
I got the passenger seat rails all welded in, painted and installed the gas tank with the 318i fuel pump and Auto Meter fuel level censor, I got the fire wall all patched up with the brake master cylinder, and fit the exhaust a bit.
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A song for all those engine swapped cars with E30 steering columns, E21 steering racks, 318 transmissions, LSD's made from 2 different cars and Volvo brakes to stop it all :)
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