VNE30 M-fiddy time.

[jackbenny]

Josh, sorry I missed you. I'm sure I will see you soon. Doug

Yeah, me too but I understand. The wife and I had to leave early too because I had a telecon at 6 this morning that I just got out of. We will be participating more in the future though.

And it was great to finally meet Dan as well. In fact everyone there was a nice bunch of enthusiasts.


....and I didn't mind the volvo lip ;)

[twothrees]

....and I didn't mind the volvo lip ;)

Dan, Josh said he didn't "mind" the volvo lip, not that he "liked" it.

[bejbis]

Dan, Josh said he didn't "mind" the volvo lip, not that he "liked" it.

Yes doug, I can read too :) You know what id love to be reading? This months newsletter.

UPDATES TO COME! I need to get my thoughts and pictures together.

[twothrees]

Yes doug, I can read too :) You know what id love to be reading? This months newsletter.

UPDATES TO COME! I need to get my thoughts and pictures together.

That was pretty funny. Yes, yes I know. Did you do any work on the engine this weekend? Did I tell you my brand new windshield cracked? I swear it was due to the cold weather.

[bejbis]

So the past couple days have been fairly eventful. This past Thursday i went to the yard and picked up a e34 oil pan, pickup, dipstick, HFM, and 413 ecu. Im super happy about getting these items as they have been nagging at me since I picked up the engine. I still need to go back to the same yard and get the alternator and water pump pully from the car I got these other parts off of.

This weekend I was able to find a e32 735 brake booster and master cylinder, as well as a remote reservoir. I installed the brake stuff this weekend. Anything I can do ahead of time to speed up the downtime this swap will create will be great. The 735 booster/mc was a great improvement over stock. The pedal is quite firm and has less travel. It feels like a newer car. It was a complete bolt on affair, with exception to the vacuum hose that goes to the booster had to be modified, and the reservoir had to be mounted remotely. I used a e34 v8 reservoir I picked up and used it for temporary use. I will eventually buy a 2002 reservoir to replace it.

The downside to the e32 master cylinder is that it makes it hard to heel/toe rev match during braking and shifting at the same time. In order to remedy this problem I need to adjust the pedal further towards the firewall. That is easy, but I will also have to modify the bracket that holds the switch for the brake lights.

And with that, here are a couple new pictures I took today.

[twothrees]

You da man! Damn those E21 seats looks so good. What happened to your wheels?

[dude8383]

I want your seats.

[bejbis]

You da man! Damn those E21 seats looks so good. What happened to your wheels?

a tribute to the saints winning the super bowl..... WHO DAT?! im kidding. i spray painted one side gold and one side black, wanted to see what color i wanted to paint the RS's, ive decided on neither of those colors. If you know BBS's they will mimic the prima donna's.

[bejbis]

Here is a little update/tip. Take your oil pan to a machine shop and get it hot tanked. Dont spend 3 hours with purple power and a 10 pack of tooth brushes to clean your oil pan.

[Gnarles]

did your oil pan not have the windage tray or did you remove it?

[bejbis]

did your oil pan not have the windage tray or did you remove it?

Nope, the oil pan didnt have the windage tray in it. I have no clue why, my previous e34 pans had them. I will just leave the e36 windage tray attached. Here are a couple pictures of my bottom end and associated windage tray parts. On a seperate note, my oil pump nut is already drilled for safety wire, but no safety wire was on it.

[twothrees]

Have you taken a look at the bearings?

[bejbis]

Have you taken a look at the bearings?

Nah, dont really want feel a need to do so. All signs point to the bottom end being rebuilt at one point or another.

[bejbis]

I added a couple things to the car this week, nothing major, just little bits that ive had around that needed to be installed. I made this spiffy aluminum windshield washer reservoir. I also picked up one of the fancy wide angle side mirrors from a friend of mine, Im still unsure how i feel about it. I also installed a 400w dc/ac power inverter in the glove box. I love being able to charge laptops and various other things when i need to.

[bejbis]

Started pulling the m20 at 7:30pm, had it out of the car by 9:00pm. Im now getting in over my head.