After a year of searching, an Alpineweiß story

[iwantspeed]

clutch master, slave cylinder, clutch line

So on my previous e30 I had to do the clutch hydraulics on the floor of my garage with car on jack stands.
its an easy job just annoying.

This time I was able to schedule some lift time on a Sat and knock out a few jobs all at once.


got the car on the lift


tools ready for the most part


lower dash panel removed,
2 10mm bolts taken out.

out with the old clutch master cylinder setup

new goodies

out with the old slave cylinder setup

new parts, thanks http://www.rmeuropean.com/


old vs new ( clutch master cylinder)

old vs new ( slave master cylinder and rubber line, being replaced by a oem slave and a UUC stainless braided kevlar coated clutch line.

http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/ss_clutch_lines/

old reservoir hose vs new
bmw sells it by the meter, and black hose supersedes the part number for the blue hose.


full assembly ready to go in as a unit
(personal preference on how I like to do it.


clutch line attached at the body point

[iwantspeed]

recap

updates

did an oil change,
I chased the threads and ran a new drain plug and crush washer.
drain plug has the same thread as the oem pan but has a magnet on the end to catch metal shavings.
old on the left with galled up threads.
(yes i cleaned the shit off of it before I installed it.)


old oil filter is up to the length off the motor mount
(excuse the dent in the oil filter, i was man handling it with a weird oil filter wrench then decided to take a picture)


stock size oil filter housing,
new oil filter housing.
approximately 2inches longer in length, same diameter,
better filtering capability,
a couple bucks more.


I also replaced my alternator belt,
I dont have an after picture :( i forgot

[iwantspeed]

So I sent my injectors to get rebuilt at RC engineering located in torrance ca.

http://www.rceng.com/

RC Engineering, Inc.
20807 Higgins Court
Torrance, CA 90501
310-320-2277
I was researching what company to use to have my injectors rebuilt and calibrated and I got 5 first hand reviews of this company so I trusted them to do the work.




All wrapped up in bubble wrap.
I was pleased with there turn around time.
1.5 days to ship it to them
3 days for the work
1.5 day to ship it back.



All new parts throughout and painted.


installed on the fuel rail, sideways for better clearance between the head and the intake manifold upon installation.


installed on the engine


I scanned the printout the sent me, Hopefully it doesnt come out to pixelated.
I was please with the results.
150
150
150
151
151
149

1.2 of deviation between the highest and lowest flowing injectors.

[iwantspeed]

Recap off the little projects that got busted out in a couple hours last sat.

fresh 20w50 oil change.
longer then stock oil filter
magnet oil drain plug

valve adjustment
new valve cover gasket
4 new rocker shaft plugs

rebuilt calibrated flow benched injectors installed

clutch master cylinder
uuc stainless braided line
slave master cylinder
ate super blue brake fluid used to flush out the system

alternator belt

Gave the car a wash, pressure washed the engine bay and then went for a drive.

All buttoned up for now

[iwantspeed]

I went to the meguiars detailing class a month ago.
I got home today from work and found good news.
the Bmwcca la chapter has a magazine called the Whispering Bomb
and my car and I are on the last page.
there are some pictures from the event at the top of page 9
Im on the bottom right hand picture, the young guy with the black hair.

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38818

[red911turbo]

do you feel any difference with the reman injectors? fuel economy?

[iwantspeed]

do you feel any difference with the reman injectors? fuel economy?

Yes a good improvement
and fuel mileage has improved as well.

[iwantspeed]

Cell phone shots.
a little blurry.

my friend took the shots and emailed them to me.

[iwantspeed]

next update

13 button retrofit.
http://www.r3vlimited.com/tech/obc/obc.htm

http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/obcfunctions.html

coding plug's
A new coding plug can be purchased still.
they sell for around 60 new.
I believe bav auto sells them as well as the dealer
differences in e30's
early (smaller fuel tank)
late (larger fuel tank)
4 cylinder
6 cylinder

http://www.unofficialbmw.com/repair_faqs/obc.html

diy guide
-with pictures on how to install the obc

http://zoso.no-ip.org/318i-obc.html

Prices

[iwantspeed]

everything needed.


before


installed
sorry for the cell phone picture, took it on my way to work this morning

[KennyT]

Clean, I wish I had your budget.

[iwantspeed]

I wanted to support a member and vendor of r3v.
and local to me in Ca.

So I placed a small order with George Graves.
place and order

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=182261

get package

add some sort of connector.
I had a fader connector laying around with both ends

only used 2 pins.

other end. I cut off the extra wires.

and spliced it in.

plug it in

mount it up,
i used a ziptie in the stock location.



so far it has worked great,
george was quick to responds to my emails,
I'm a happy customer

[Vtec?lol]

You are a true E30 enthusiast and you deserve every inch of that car.
This thread was refreshing. I demand your avatar name be changed to "E30 Freak"
keep it up guy.

[iwantspeed]

You are a true E30 enthusiast and you deserve every inch of that car.
This thread was refreshing. I demand your avatar name be changed to "E30 Freak"
keep it up guy.

thanks man,
e30 enthusiast works fine for me.
almost everything that gets done to the car gets documented with pictures then posted.
except goodies that are in store to be installed at a later date.;)

there are a couple projects in the works.

[ethrtyiS]

i <3 this thread. i really wish i had the money, time, money, and money to do this! i love how clean your car is and i love kopi's!!