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  • Beej '86 325es
    R3VLimited
    • Feb 2004
    • 2639

    #31
    FYI - The dealership should have exhaust manifold nuts (the copper ones with locking feature).
    -Brandon
    '86 325es S50
    '12 VW GTI Autobahn DSG
    '03 540i M-Sport (sold)
    '08 Jeep SRT-8 (sold)

    For sale:
    S50 TMS chip for Schricks

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    • Brandon12V
      E30 Fanatic
      • Feb 2008
      • 1318

      #32
      Originally posted by Beej '86 325es
      FYI - The dealership should have exhaust manifold nuts (the copper ones with locking feature).
      Yep. But, I got em for $.27 each at Ace and theyre Grade 10 hardened. If they end up stripping, I won't sweat it since they were so cheap. BTW, stopped by reggie's today and got a sneak peek at that BEAST. You are one fucking lucky guy! Can I have a ride on your birthday? ha

      Originally posted by Ryan...
      It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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      • Brandon12V
        E30 Fanatic
        • Feb 2008
        • 1318

        #33
        So today went pretty smooth and I accomplished what I wanted aside from ordering exhaust wrap. Got to the machine shop around 11 and saw so much fuggin GOLD! thousands and thousands in machinery equipment. Candy store for sure. The owner was really cool and shot the shit for bout a 1/2 hr or so. He was working on an m54 head when I got there. Def knows his stuff(30+ years experience).



        Checking the vaccuum for shits n giggles before having it machined. (and they all came out great!)


        We agreed upon $175 for hot tank/reface, 3angle grind on the valves, and sonic cleaning my manifold and valve cover. ;)



        After I left there, I dropped by Reggie's Motorworks to trade used parts for store credit. Ended up getting a radiator fan & new oil level sensor+cash out of the deal. (Brandon, this is actually your old fan, I believe!)


        Since it was an early model fan, I had to put a late model plug on it...


        Thanks Grandpa. R.I.P.



        Almost done...


        Good to go.


        Next, it was time for a little cleanup.


        Polish? Don't mind if I do :)





        After that I started on the carbon buildup on the piston heads.... And quite after 45 fucking minutes on piston 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Somebody please tell me there's a better(yet safe) way to clean these as oppose to how I'm doing it.... I'm using an SOS pad and new motor oil.

        This is how far I got after 45minutes of constant scrubbing.


        That's it for tonight. Tired from running around all day.

        -B.

        Originally posted by Ryan...
        It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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        • Beej '86 325es
          R3VLimited
          • Feb 2004
          • 2639

          #34
          Originally posted by Brandon12V
          Yep. But, I got em for $.27 each at Ace and theyre Grade 10 hardened. If they end up stripping, I won't sweat it since they were so cheap. BTW, stopped by reggie's today and got a sneak peek at that BEAST. You are one fucking lucky guy! Can I have a ride on your birthday? ha
          Ha - I'm really excited to get it back. I need to find someone to do the exhaust when he's done, then some dyno time for some fine tuning.

          Looks like you're going to town on the engine there! Be careful, OCD can kick in when you start tearing these things apart!
          -Brandon
          '86 325es S50
          '12 VW GTI Autobahn DSG
          '03 540i M-Sport (sold)
          '08 Jeep SRT-8 (sold)

          For sale:
          S50 TMS chip for Schricks

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          • Brandon12V
            E30 Fanatic
            • Feb 2008
            • 1318

            #35
            what engine management are you using?

            oh and OCD is really killin me, lol. I keep trying to put myself on a budget but I find one thing after another that I want to fix.

            Originally posted by Ryan...
            It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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            • Beej '86 325es
              R3VLimited
              • Feb 2004
              • 2639

              #36
              The Racers Market custom cut a chip for me like 2 years ago when I first started the S50. I was supposed to go to the dyno and send them the data back so they could fine tune it for me.
              -Brandon
              '86 325es S50
              '12 VW GTI Autobahn DSG
              '03 540i M-Sport (sold)
              '08 Jeep SRT-8 (sold)

              For sale:
              S50 TMS chip for Schricks

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              • Brandon12V
                E30 Fanatic
                • Feb 2008
                • 1318

                #37
                Not much of an update but I managed to do a little. Main thing I concentrated on was cleaning the short block for reassembly.... which sucked.... so much that i didnt even want to take pictures of THAT progress. In other news, I recieved my head, intake manifold, and valvecover back from Head Solutions. Everything turned out superb. When I returned, I began repainting the valve cover and painting the manifold....


























                -B.
                Last edited by Brandon12V; 04-05-2011, 06:54 PM.

                Originally posted by Ryan...
                It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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                • drutt23
                  Grease Monkey
                  • Feb 2011
                  • 392

                  #38
                  Nice work man! It's def comin along nicely!
                  1989 325i|1992 325i|And completely obsessed|:woowoo:
                  sigpic BMW. The Ultimate Driving Machine.
                  The Build...

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                  • Brandon12V
                    E30 Fanatic
                    • Feb 2008
                    • 1318

                    #39
                    Thanks man. Good luck on the FREE30 build of yours. looks like you have your hands full! ;)

                    Goodies arrived today!!! yay :)


                    Originally posted by Ryan...
                    It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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                    • Brandon12V
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Feb 2008
                      • 1318

                      #40
                      yea... I bring it to bed as well, lol.


                      Originally posted by Ryan...
                      It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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                      • AlpineM325
                        Grease Monkey
                        • Aug 2007
                        • 373

                        #41
                        Great build. subscribed.

                        WTB
                        -convertible carpet, no rips, in socal.
                        -s52, s50, m52, m54
                        -harness, accessories, transmission

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                        • Brandon12V
                          E30 Fanatic
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 1318

                          #42
                          Thanks Alpine

                          More progress tonight...

                          Header wrap ordered.


                          ABS sensor needs replaced



                          Picked up a used one along with coolant temp sensor. Gonna solder it in tomorrow.


                          Bye Bye Turner/Conforti. You were good to me :(


                          Hellooooooo MarkD! :)


                          19lb Injectors installed.


                          Lets do this!!


                          Installed the cam, rocker arms and shafts. Adjusted the eccentrics accordingly.


                          Head installed... check
                          timing set...check
                          Water pump installed...check
                          New oil level sensor installed... check
                          timing cover installed... check
                          rotor and cap installed... check
                          crank pulley/sensor/gear installed... check



                          cleaned the coolant pipe t-stat housing. First 3 coats Duplicolor added.



                          That's it for tonight. More to come tomorrow.

                          -Brandon

                          Originally posted by Ryan...
                          It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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                          • Brandon12V
                            E30 Fanatic
                            • Feb 2008
                            • 1318

                            #43
                            ordered a 25 row oil cooler from Earls Indy yesterday. it's being fabricated right now. I'm still in discussionn with them as to oil lines. Waiting for silicone hoses to go off backprder From IE. Still waiting on heat wrap to arrive.

                            Also, I'm having trouble sourcing just mtech II lower skirts. I was gonna call Ary but think Eurostop only sells them with the aprons and I don't really want to buy those with the lower skirts. ried contacting that guy on maxbimmer but can't get a hold of him. Thoughts...?

                            Originally posted by Ryan...
                            It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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                            • jizo
                              E30 Enthusiast
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 1191

                              #44
                              Are you selling the turner chip? My buddy is looking for one.

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                              • Brandon12V
                                E30 Fanatic
                                • Feb 2008
                                • 1318

                                #45
                                Sold it yesterday. was FS in the classifieds.

                                Originally posted by Ryan...
                                It now emits a beautiful blue-ish yellow/green smoke from the exhaust?? No idea what would cause that color, but I assume its good.

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