My E30M3 S14B23 -> S50B32 -> RB26DETT. We are alive!! p.28

[delamaize]

This thing is going to be so bad ass when it's done.....

[AusScare]

Looking awesome! Don't be frightened when people don't always comment, everyone just likes reading and looking at the pictures.

Cool to see you're in Norway and got a 6boost manifold! He lives an hour from me, didn't realise his work was internationally renowned.

[Mr. Horsepower]

Looking awesome! Don't be frightened when people don't always comment, everyone just likes reading and looking at the pictures.

Cool to see you're in Norway and got a 6boost manifold! He lives an hour from me, didn't realise his work was internationally renowned.

You are in Australia? 6Boost is located in the UK. He supply manifolds all over the world to a lot of custom cars as well. There was some waiting time for me on this, since I'm using the EFR turbo with internal wastegate it had to be made to order.

We had a dialogue on the phone and the service top from my point of view. I hate waiting on stuff, but there was no rush for me getting it anyway.

[AusScare]

Interesting, looks like there is a UK and Aus company called 6boost who do manifolds. Good ones too!

[Loupoz]

So jealous you got a tig with AC! Your skills at welding aluminum are progressing nicely :)

The plates are a little thick for the catch can though, arent they?

[LJ851]

Great progress!

[litu]

I was hear this, in those heads have problems to go dry, i mean oil will move little too fast out of in head??
So other are installing those restrictors in head oil return

[Mr. Horsepower]

So jealous you got a tig with AC! Your skills at welding aluminum are progressing nicely :)

The plates are a little thick for the catch can though, arent they?

Thanks mate. Yes, they are 😂

[Mr. Horsepower]

I was hear this, in those heads have problems to go dry, i mean oil will move little too fast out of in head??
So other are installing those restrictors in head oil return

It is the other way around. Problem is that the oil do not return to the sump. You fill the head and throw all oil out through the rocker cover breathers. And you end up with no oil in the sump and rod knock.

[2mAn]

Low interest in this project

I think we're just in shock.

I cant imagine the money thats getting dropped into this car, such quality everywhere. Its nice to have a quality engine builder too. I am excited to see this completed.

Keep it up, we're watching

[litu]

It is the other way around. Problem is that the oil do not return to the sump. You fill the head and throw all oil out through the rocker cover breathers. And you end up with no oil in the sump and rod knock.

Ok, thanks that info...I was understand that wrong then

[Mr. Horsepower]

Update from yesterday and today's work.

I have not made that great progress today, since I had to spend some time on Ebay to source some fittings that I have forgotten to order. Damn. I was hoping that I had ordered ALL the fittings.

I want to dress up the engine, but have not decided on the looks yet. I'm leaning towards black wrinkle like the S50. Regardless, the old paint needed to go. So I went on with some paint remover.











Mounted the fittings on the turbo



In order to get a nice line for the water return from the turbo, I decided to thread the top line from the radiator. I will put in AN6 adaptor here.



Cut it off...



Drilled out




Thread



And done




I buildt the engine mounts way before I got the manifold, and they needed to be modified.



Like this, I also reinforced that one on the uderside to be sure.



To do that I used my new ESAB Caddy C200i MIG welder. Just bought this baby couple of moths ago, and I can't understand how I managed to work on this car without my own welder before.



Here is a little instruction on how it works. First off you measure the material you are welding. In this case we have 4mm stainless steel.



Then you just select 4mm on the machine



Weld for a few seconds on some equal steel



And the machine have set itself for the optimal setting for that weld. Easy!



And done!





I bought ARP manifold studs for this, so I removed the stock ones today and mounted the ARP one. I think this actually made quite a difference in the looks as well.

Old ones...



ARP mounted with the manifold



Some random overview shots (before ARP)

[Mr. Horsepower]

Could not resist. So I went out for another hour or so in the garage tonight.





It is in. There was not much room for the manifold. Guess this was just luck!!

[Mr. Horsepower]

Did get some more things sorted. Have sand blasted the things that is going to be paintet, got hold of some parts for the exhaust, aluminium bits to weld on the turbo and gold heat foil.

[JamesE30]

I've only posted in this thread once or twice, but I do check back on your progress often. One of the coolest projects on r3v!
I liked the S50 the best, but everything else your doing to the car seems like top work and I love the fact you're actually driving the car hard, and bringing it to the ring etc. Let me know next time you go and ill bring my car too :up: haha

Thanks for the updates.