This is Polly, the m30b35 swapped Ratrod.

[Exodus_2pt0]

I think i'm in love with your car. 4 door FTW

[F34R]

i like your style, gruesome/creative i enjoy both. subscribed cause that strut housing mod looks tempting if u can do it cheaper then gc

Thank you, I grew up watching Mad Max. I think that has to do with some of the rough look! The strut housing is not hard if you can weld and have a way to cut the housing perfectly level. You need any measurements let me know, I will help in anyway I can.

Man those wheels look awesome with the rest of the car, Brandon.

Thank you Stuart, it is coming along nicely. Slower than I wanted but that is how it goes.
One curve ball after another, I am really happy with building the SETA turbo now.
The SETA has been one of the engines I have always wanted to get my hands on.

I think i'm in love with your car. 4 door FTW

Thank you! and I forgot to update this, I have an engine now!!!! Happened to get a blessing. I am building a Super ETA with a b25 head/intake manifold.

Goodies ordered:

Schrick 288 cam
Schrick HP dual valve springs
IE HD Rockers
IE Adjustable cam gear
.70 MLS
ARP studs

BIG shout out to Jeremy @ Monkey Madness performance and Levent @ GPS.
You guy are a blessing!

Getting the head decked 2-3ths just to make is flat and smooth for the MLS.

Power goal is a more daily usable 350ish. I want to hit that, I feel it is a VERY solid power #.

Right now I am sorting the new block and getting everything running great before I remove it from the parts car to mine. I just want to know what is what on it before I pull. Makes trouble shooting much faster.

Wheel/spacer update:

8380 Labs is making the custom spacers for my new wheels. Turn around is about 2 weeks since they are new to car to wheel CB machined spacers. Levent had nothing but good things to say about them. So I gave them the job over Adaptec.

Other than that I have a cage to build and make a seat bracket for my MOMO fixed back.

[Garageaholic]

Its surely coming along Brandon. Good work. Any ETA for when u can drive this monster?

[F34R]

Its surely coming along Brandon. Good work. Any ETA for when u can drive this monster?

Swap the SETA from the parts car
Need spacers to come in then mount the wheels.
Wire up headlights
Fill brake lines and bleed

If you wanna drop by on a Saturday to double team the swap just text me or FB.
I have everything and the lift in the shop free, let me know what pizza/beer to grab!

Done.

[F34R]

Awesome update =)

As most know I changed from a m50 swap to a SETA/b25 top end conversion swap. The donor e30 was taken knowing it did not run. Well one fuel line later I have a running SETA base to swap! Lines on top of the fuel tank were rotted through. Sawzall/removed the floor, one rubber line and that was it!

Swapping this week, so my next update will be when the custom spacers arive from 8380 Labs...HURRY UP ETHAN!

I know there is no pictures, but this is an awesome day for me! Spent a ton of money on this engine before it would even start. Now that it does I am so excited/relaxed!

Stay tuned for the update with video ;)

[Jean]

Cool build man!

[F34R]

Bimmerfest or bust

Bimmerfest is on the 25th this month, I am going hard to attend. I just put in 27 total hours this weekend. I almost completed my list, details are left and spacers/alignment. Biggest issue is getting the wiring issue sorted out. Mototronic 1.1 into a 1.0 but that should be resolved tomorrow.

What is going on?


BYE BYE!


Heat made the top buckle a little bit, but I am going to hammer it up a bit and repair the hail damage while I am there.
Skim coat the whole roof


This is where I found out I was using the back half shaft from an automatic. I was not happy lol, had to go dig the manual half from the shed in the dark.


I need to find what the bay looked like before I did this. There was so much oil and shit on everything. How hard is it to use a funnel? Plus the donor was sitting since 08. Pretty much everything on the top end is getting replaced once i get back from BF. I am waiting on the big boxes to show up for my b25 head swap.


Bags are for bitches

[Pantless Spency]

i like this :)

[CW325]

Keep up the good work!

[F34R]

Thanks guys, glad people like checking this out.

Here is a picture before I sanded/painted everything. Only shot I have.

[limp mode]

dope dude

[Luis325]

looks great man!!!!

[KatFish]

The car is limbo LOW! Was really happy to hear it turn over. The lug nuts you got for it are crazy!

[Cronopoulos]

Awesome progress!

[F34R]

The car is limbo LOW! Was really happy to hear it turn over. The lug nuts you got for it are crazy!

Yeah man, how did you like scrapping on a flat surface? People just don't understand till you stand next to it and see that your knees are higher than the hood! I love how you said you LOVE fish haha, 'KatFish' haha
Thank you so much for coming over Chris, means a lot! Could not have done it without you and Frank. You guys are bit crazy with those wiring skills!

Tonight's work:
So my buddy Frank comes over(FrankM from here) with his friend Chris(KatFish) to help resolve the issue. Turns out the starter got some water in it and got ruined.

Granted it was working RIGHT before I pulled the engine. I believe that was caused from throwing a tarp over it with the little storm we just had. Whatever, changed it out and found after a few hours of trouble shooting. It was was not allowing power to the K5 relay to give it the needed voltage to turn the engine over.

This was caused because it was once an Automatic, the automatic has a range switch(when you select P-R-D-3-2-1). That was causing it to not allow power to the relay under the dash and thus no power to the K5 relay.

Frank hooked a jumper and she fired up!

Rough idle is from a HUGE hole in the intake boot. PM me if you have a really nice one laying around!




Things ordered today:
Magnaflow 14828 (3"inlet to 4"out)
Aluminum PS delete from Condor Speed Shop(silence on here)
GC valved Koni rear shocks

HUGE thanks to Jay at GC for lending/shipping me a set to get me to Bimmerfest!

I truly have some great friends!