Eta-to-M50: Build thread

[Jand3rson]

Heh heh... bung.

I already asked them about that, he said they'll do it for me before I pick them up.

I LOVE this place I take all my powdercoating jobs to. I've been there 5 times already for engine parts, bike frames, and wheels, and they've always done top-notch work, and had everything done sooner than they quote. I can't wait. The only thing I can't decide on yet is a color.

[LJ851]

Looking forward to seeing it coated. Depending on how thick the coating is, you may need to chase the threads on your 02 bung afterwards. If it's too tight it will seize and thats no fun for anyone (voice of experience) and the main reason i own an 18mm tap. The thread clearance needs to be pretty damn sloppy because of the harsh environment.

[Jand3rson]

The only reason he didn't go hotter around the V-Band flange was because we didn't want to risk warping it.

[LJ851]

His penetration is just fine, we checked it...

Heh, heh.


Those welds are fine, no need for anyone to worry about the exhaust falling off.
Sure, they could have been a little hotter, but they are plenty sufficient.

[red_e30]

those wields look good :up:

[Jand3rson]

No offense taken to anyone's comments, but he didn't go back over them. And I think some of the welds aren't as high as they look in the pics.

Here's a few more close-up pics:

[broke30]

I like how everyone on forums is a welding expert. Maybe he double backed over the welds. But with the tallness, I'm skeptical of penetration. It probably won't crack now. Might not crack ever. But it isn't perfect or the most structural.

I'm not claiming to be any expert, however I was a welder/sheet metal fabricator at a manufacturing plant for a while. I've never seen anybody double pass mig over a thin piece of exhaust unless they blew a hole through it the first pass. Maybe a capped tig to make it look pretty but that's it. Also, you can't see a second brown string along the welds, once again eluding that there wasn't a second pass.

Max

[Jand3rson]

I'm not too worried about it, guys. I didn't do them, Andrew (NitroRustlerDriver) did. He's a VERY good welder, and I'm supremely confident in his skills. His penetration is just fine, we checked it, and the welds are solid. But like Yoshi said, everyone on every forum is a welding expert. :D

[shiboujin]

I like how everyone on forums is a welding expert. Maybe he double backed over the welds. But with the tallness, I'm skeptical of penetration. It probably won't crack now. Might not crack ever. But it isn't perfect or the most structural.

[broke30]

Too much gas, not enough heat. Man them welds are tall.

This, and feedrate way too high....

Max

[shiboujin]

Too much gas, not enough heat. Man them welds are tall.

[Jand3rson]

Well, we would have gotten the entire motor and transmission put back together today, except the fucking clutch alignment tool didn't show up. We tried every parts store in town, even the stealer, but no one had one.

So everything up to the clutch disc/pressure plate is back together, just waiting on the alignment tool to put them on and bolt the tranny up.

Andrew welded the VBand flange on today, so the headers are going in on Monday for ceramic. We checked the flange all the way around, no warping from the welds. Engine goes back in next weekend as long as the headers come back in time!

Pic of the finished header, with the O2 bung and the VBand flange welded, all that's left is to take it in for ceramic.

[Jand3rson]

Andrew welded the O2 sensor bung into the Flowmaster Y today:

[MR 325]

Come on Matt, that is the single dumbest question I have ever seen an E30 enthusiast ask another E30 enthusiast.

Ask yourself how much you've spent on your car versus how much you paid for it, and get back to me. Is it worth spending a few hundred dollars to refinish a set of wheels that were $100? Was it worth paying for your car twice?

I'm not interested in whether or not it's "worth" doing it. Worth it to who? If you're asking if it's worth it to me, then yes. They have a horrible paint job on them, made worse by me, and the ceramic coating will be pretty much impervious, improve the looks as well as the function of them.

Yes, it was worth paying for my car twice. :D

I still love you.

[Holland]

New shift knuckle got here today, the early offset style won't worth with the DSSR.

Just waiting for new new Speedi-Sleeve to get here, than I can finish my rear main and put the oil pan back on.

Headers will be going in probably next week, and should be ordering my Borla at the same time.

Do like.