The complete repair, rebuild, repaint, and v8 swap of my early model sedan

[bradnic]

You're an inspiration Justin.
Best car, best thread on R3V hands down.
I'm definitely betting the exhaust leaks are your problem.

[JGood]

IT'S ALIVE!!! (again)




I think I may say screw the exhaust and just run open headers :twisted:

[mtlbloodshot]

Pfff yah I would leave that straight pipe son

[JGood]

Got the front end back together, and took the car out for a short test drive today. I do not think the neighbors appreciated it. Need to make an exhaust system ASAP.

[bradnic]

drool bro. take your time and do those pipes right. looks like you've got great help nearby too.

started looking for an M60 and trans today.. gonna take a while. you guys have turned the whole community over to bmw V8s

[dirty30]

While the engine is out, I'm going over some little things that I knew needed attention. But, there are some things I didn't even know about that need attention, such as this...

The oil pan must have been resting on the steering rack. Not sure if this was from before or after I installed the urethane mounts. I'm going to put a small spacer on the mounts just to be safe.

I noticed mine is sitting on the rack also. I'm going to make some spacers and shim it up a few MM's. Noticed you got that oil cooler in there too! A buddy of mine said a thin rubber buffer is necessary between the mount and a cooler like those. Even some rubber washers would suffice. He said high frequency chassis vibrations can make those things blow out like ours did.

[JGood]

I noticed mine is sitting on the rack also. I'm going to make some spacers and shim it up a few MM's. Noticed you got that oil cooler in there too! A buddy of mine said a thin rubber buffer is necessary between the mount and a cooler like those. Even some rubber washers would suffice. He said high frequency chassis vibrations can make those things blow out like ours did.

Thanks for the info! I'll rig something up soon. I saw that Earls makes a nice mounting bracket for them too. I tried to bolt it down using the upper mounts and it just bent the hell out of those ears. It's a weird design.

I checked my rack clearance, I've got probably 5mm now, with Garey's mount arms, revshift red urethane mounts, and an extra washer on the mounts. Probably don't need the washer but better safe then sorry. I think the factory rubber mounts just sag too much for this application.

[Vtec?lol]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...6&postcount=55

Do you guys have finished pictures of the removable core? Like painted and such?

[JGood]

Do you guys have finished pictures of the removable core? Like painted and such?

Just whatever is in this thread. Looks the same as it does in those pics... just painted...

[AussieTemplar]

Hey man didn't have time to search the thread but what are the specs on the rims?

Cheers :)

Great car by the way! Very jelly!!

[JGood]

Hey man didn't have time to search the thread but what are the specs on the rims?

Cheers :)

Great car by the way! Very jelly!!

ESM-004, 17x8 et25 front with 215/40/17 and 17x9 et20 rear with 235/40/17.

[jibco]

Really awesome work, and thread.

I'm only ~60 miles from you if you ever need parts from the Wilmington/Philly area, or need a hand trouble shooting. I'd love to lay eyes on this car.

I'm stumped why your DME(s) never seemed to get into closed loop. Hope it gets worked out. Cheers!

[e30shmobberr]

damn, this car and the thread! nice work man!

[AussieTemplar]

ESM-004, 17x8 et25 front with 215/40/17 and 17x9 et20 rear with 235/40/17.

Thanks man, I'm looking at going the same setup but with ESM 002's. Cheers.

[CoreyZ]

Brown car high five