Eta-to-M50: Build thread

[Jand3rson]

I find that hockey stick tape works great for wrapping wires and harness.

Like I said, couldn't find it anywhere. All I could find was white.

[Matt-B]

The intake brackets Josh, only 1 will fit. The one near the alt.

you need an e36 rear one to fit. I think 1 bracket is plenty honestly

[Jand3rson]

The intake brackets Josh, only 1 will fit. The one near the alt.

I thought that was just if you were using the iX or E21 booster? Anyway, on to pics. Made some progress tonight!

This was the existing harness, tasty looking, eh? It actually smelled bad.





And this is it after removing all the old, brittle friction tape, cleaning the wires, and re-wrapping it with new tape:



Back on the block, alternator wired back up, and as many connectors as I could figure out hooked back up (intake manifold, oil pan)



Last thing I couldn't figure out, where does this mount? It looks like it bolts to one of the intake manifold brackets, but which one, where, and what does it go to?

[Matt-B]

thats the 02, and i took bracket off and used a ziptie, reduces the length of it if you bolt it

[MR 325]

That's the supercharger plug, you're going to need a harness without one. :)

[Jand3rson]

The mailman must have hated my house today, a whole slew of parts showed up! Got my Kamotors intake kit, my M20 flywheel, 7k tach & coding plug, and a few other little bits. Also got my 3.73 LSD this weekend.

[clavinZERO]

So proud... *tear*

[Matt-B]

PM sent , on price you were wondering on

[Jand3rson]

Thanks Matt.

Just dropped off my flywheel at the machine shop to have it machined down to clear the pan and resurfaced, should be able to get it back Friday. All my stuff should be back from powdercoating early next week, as well.

[2002maniac]

All my stuff should be back from powdercoating early next week, as well.

I love getting batches of fresh parts. :)

good work!

[kamotors]

Can't wait to see it finished

[ShowStopper]

things are coming quickly for u. cant wait to see more progress.:)

[Jand3rson]

Should be some more progress very soon! Just got a call from the powdercoaters, and my parts should be ready tomorrow, along with my flywheel.

[AndrewBird]

Where did you get the flywheel done? I need to get mine done too. Wish you would have let me know.

[ck_taft325is]

Between Matt and you Josh, I painted the bottom side of my VANOS unit out of sheer boredem. Sonofabitch.