Wishno's winter beater project thread(+misc vert action)

[CorvallisBMW]

Less motor buying, more motor swapping ;)

[Wishno87]

Took the pan off today. I was pleased to find the pan had more oil remaining than I had expected.


I also decided to wait on doing the AC on this car until I have it all together and running for a while. I dont want to complicate things from the beginning. If I still have the car by spring I will buy the AC adapter fittings and get it going.


I was also pleased to find the oil pump did not receive any damage.

[Wishno87]

Less motor buying, more motor swapping ;)

Dont worry Darin this will be the last one I hope. I still have a lot of things to buy for it but I expect to get it running before the end of August.

[Wishno87]

The garage



Pulled out all of the AC stuff and pressure washed the bay again



Why does this paint always flake off soo badly? Any ideas for new valvecover color?

[Wishno87]

I removed the intake and wiring harness tonight. It was such a mess of tires and hoses though that im not looking forward to putting it all back :|

[Matt-B]

looks good inside...

i called you. and got voicemail. Please call me before 2pm

[Wishno87]

Question gentlemen. What are these and does it look like I should replace them?

[Matt-B]

sensors for coolant inside block maybe?

[M42Power]

Less 24v, more big six

[Wishno87]

sensors for coolant inside block maybe?

Turns out they are knock sensors. I forgot M50s had those.

There wont be any big six action for a long time if ever. I may tear the M30 down a bit to make sure its a good motor but not until the M50 car is done.

[Wishno87]

Pulled off the valve cover tonight. The gasket is the rubberish type so i can just reuse it right? I will probably just pressure wash the oil out of the valve cover for now until I can get my parts cleaner going. The cam looks pretty clean but is there anywhere I should check for wear?

[Matt-B]

hmmm maybe it did only have 86k

[Wishno87]

Havent updated in a while. Got my 5sp pedal swap stuff yesterday. It was a bit of a PITA with the harness always in the way but it went better than expected.



I got the valve cover cleaned up and repainted. I expected it to be more of a silverish like the rest of the car but it turned out more like a primer gray.



I swapped springs between the swap car and the eta. Its weird to see the car like this when it used to be pretty low.



For comparison

[Dj Buttchug]

that valve cover needs more prep before paint. It looks like its all peeling off already.

[Wishno87]

that valve cover needs more prep before paint. It looks like its all peeling off already.

Its just the casting. It was pressure washed then sandblasted then pressure washed again. I probably could have sanded it smooth or something though.