I've been really busy with life the past few months. In the middle of an internship that may be a career move, building satellites! Have some very patient people waiting on me to finish a few projects. wafflesNew parts are in production.
Hood Latch rod restoration finished. I found stainless split pins from McMaster that were a nice alternative to the factory pins. McMaster #91610A510.
Funny little thing I never knew were the differences in the cable mount. There is an early and late style. Early style has a normal bolt with a folded-over retainer. Late style used a bolt with a round head with a chunk missing.
Early:
Late:
Roll Pins
All together. I know the bar is "correct" in blue zinc with nickel-plated ends, but the yellow-zinc is oh so nice.
Wiper Arms:
The wiper arms were polished to a satin finish and then clear coated. The threaded ends checked out great (thankfully). Fresh plated hardware (though the nuts need chroming), fresh nozzles, and fresh wipers rounded things out. I am rebuilding the wiper motor right now.
Fuel Tank:
Restored the factory fuel tank. It was in great shape thankfully. Started by cleaning the inside thoroughly, great news that no coatings were needed.
Next was stripping off all the old paint.
Painted the bottom portion with a brush and the heavy-duty epoxy primer (as used on the undercarriage).
Shot the top of the tank with the same stuff, just in a paint gun.
Then sprayed the bottom with Wurth Schutz. New drain plug (M10x1.0) hardware from Belmetric (#DP10X1.0AHYLW)
The top was painted satin black, and one more thing done!
"STEALTH FUEL PUMP RECIPE:
Parts:
-Late E30 325i Carrier and fuel-level sender
-Early E30 (or similar) low-pressure pre-pump
Since I'm going carbs, this setup is also compatible with a standard carb'd M10. I've seen a number of variances surrounding this setup but this one is ideal for this car. No external fuel pumps, no drilling/mounting,OEM parts, not too shabby. In addition, the early 12 gallon tank is roughly 8" deep, this pump (with filter) ends up right there at 8". No cutting and lengthening needed (and the fuel sender will still read accurately).
This same setup (with a return nozzle (early E30 carrier) and a high-pressure pump) is the one "6goesinto2" brings up and is pretty common for 318i-injection-swappers as well.
The low-pressure pump options:
1) "E21/E30 low-pressure in tank pump" aka the Vega pump for E28 guys. There are a lot of part numbers, including... Airtex #E8187H and Spectra #SP1159. This pump is rated for 3.5-6psi roughly, so it's plenty for a carbed car.
2) The dark horse, from Volvo. This one also has a lot of part numbers, but #23430100 works. It's claimed to have the same pump rating, but I still need to verify. It fits the E30 carrier much better than the other pump, but that's splitting hairs. Terminal wires need to be changed to match the pump.
And there we have it, a stealth electric fuel pump! Thank you to those on the BMW2002FAQ who have brought up this setup in the past.
Radiator (FINAL DESIGN):
So finally the radiator specs were finalized and I called Patrick up at Midnight Motorsports for help. He said to send over the (US-made) core and he'd tack on the end-tanks and pipes. He'd then send it down for me to test fit, and then I'd send it back up to him to finish it up. It's great to have something Patrick's made on the car, he's been one of my favorite 02 people since forever. His gratuitous speed holes on the radiator top were icing on the cake.
FYI: He's made a template of this radiator, so it is possible to make more of this design if someone wishes.
Here's the test fit.
Hood Latch rod restoration finished. I found stainless split pins from McMaster that were a nice alternative to the factory pins. McMaster #91610A510.
Funny little thing I never knew were the differences in the cable mount. There is an early and late style. Early style has a normal bolt with a folded-over retainer. Late style used a bolt with a round head with a chunk missing.
Early:
Late:
Roll Pins
All together. I know the bar is "correct" in blue zinc with nickel-plated ends, but the yellow-zinc is oh so nice.
Wiper Arms:
The wiper arms were polished to a satin finish and then clear coated. The threaded ends checked out great (thankfully). Fresh plated hardware (though the nuts need chroming), fresh nozzles, and fresh wipers rounded things out. I am rebuilding the wiper motor right now.
Fuel Tank:
Restored the factory fuel tank. It was in great shape thankfully. Started by cleaning the inside thoroughly, great news that no coatings were needed.
Next was stripping off all the old paint.
Painted the bottom portion with a brush and the heavy-duty epoxy primer (as used on the undercarriage).
Shot the top of the tank with the same stuff, just in a paint gun.
Then sprayed the bottom with Wurth Schutz. New drain plug (M10x1.0) hardware from Belmetric (#DP10X1.0AHYLW)
The top was painted satin black, and one more thing done!
"STEALTH FUEL PUMP RECIPE:
Parts:
-Late E30 325i Carrier and fuel-level sender
-Early E30 (or similar) low-pressure pre-pump
Since I'm going carbs, this setup is also compatible with a standard carb'd M10. I've seen a number of variances surrounding this setup but this one is ideal for this car. No external fuel pumps, no drilling/mounting,OEM parts, not too shabby. In addition, the early 12 gallon tank is roughly 8" deep, this pump (with filter) ends up right there at 8". No cutting and lengthening needed (and the fuel sender will still read accurately).
This same setup (with a return nozzle (early E30 carrier) and a high-pressure pump) is the one "6goesinto2" brings up and is pretty common for 318i-injection-swappers as well.
The low-pressure pump options:
1) "E21/E30 low-pressure in tank pump" aka the Vega pump for E28 guys. There are a lot of part numbers, including... Airtex #E8187H and Spectra #SP1159. This pump is rated for 3.5-6psi roughly, so it's plenty for a carbed car.
2) The dark horse, from Volvo. This one also has a lot of part numbers, but #23430100 works. It's claimed to have the same pump rating, but I still need to verify. It fits the E30 carrier much better than the other pump, but that's splitting hairs. Terminal wires need to be changed to match the pump.
And there we have it, a stealth electric fuel pump! Thank you to those on the BMW2002FAQ who have brought up this setup in the past.
Radiator (FINAL DESIGN):
So finally the radiator specs were finalized and I called Patrick up at Midnight Motorsports for help. He said to send over the (US-made) core and he'd tack on the end-tanks and pipes. He'd then send it down for me to test fit, and then I'd send it back up to him to finish it up. It's great to have something Patrick's made on the car, he's been one of my favorite 02 people since forever. His gratuitous speed holes on the radiator top were icing on the cake.
FYI: He's made a template of this radiator, so it is possible to make more of this design if someone wishes.
Here's the test fit.
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