91' 318is S52 Swap "The Beast"

[King Mufasa]

How about adding some sound barrier and heat shield while down there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSuFbPx_kVM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360610082429?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

[JCarp90]

I like this thread.

[E30stan]

Make it a bathtub!

[craiggroves91]

So I finally got around to cleaning up my floor. Plan is to clean most of the tar off and just hit it with flat white paint. This tar isn't fun to clean off. Still have a ways to go













Almost there! A bit more cleaning up and then I can mask stuff off and paint.

[craiggroves91]

Well its been forever since I've updated. I haven't been doing much but driving the car.

I got a ticket for my windshield, which was insanely cracked so I changed it. Getting the lock strip back in was tedious with no special tool!! I ended using a staple remover to help!

My goober friend after we removed the old one


Many hours later and sore fingers...

[craiggroves91]

Just some shenanigans

[craiggroves91]

So my 16" SPAL finally comes on automatically now!!

Turns out it was a combination of relays and the water not getting to that side of the radiator.

Now it comes on at just over halfway, PERFECT!

If any of you go 24v I highly recommend you get a Mishimoto radiator and Stewart High perfomance water pump. My car stays well under halfway while moving, but not too far under. While stationary it takes it forever to reach halfway, probably longer than I'll ever be stationary. When it does reach halfway my fan probably only runs for probably less than a minute before it shuts off. Good stuff!

[craiggroves91]

Lookin' great!

Thanks! Can't wait to start throwing cosmetic stuff at it eventually. I'm recovering from the swap now!

[MR E30 325is]

Lookin' great!

[craiggroves91]

The beast with its other alpine brothers. Photo courtesy of Zain

[craiggroves91]

So the brake issue ended up being a problem with the brake booster? Are you using an E30 booster or E36?

Yes, my brake booster was shot I guess, it leaked. I'm using a stock e30 brake booster.

[benyen soljax]

So the brake issue ended up being a problem with the brake booster? Are you using an E30 booster or E36?

[ian e30 318is]

I got it fixed now. Something weird happened and I think an air pocket formed.

All I did was pour water into the heater core lines and top radiator hose and it was golden!

Heater works amazing, warm right on startup!

Nice work! Yeah Andy and I just did this same method with my new Mishimoto and it works perfectly. Glad you got it working!

[mtlbloodshot]

Glad to hear you got it figured it out bud

[craiggroves91]

My guess is that the system wasn't bled properly causing air to bubble out of the system. Did you ever have over heating issues? Don't think that kink is your problem, but you never know. Good luck solving this. I can't stand these problems right after the swap is done, but you will get them ironed out.

I got it fixed now. Something weird happened and I think an air pocket formed.

All I did was pour water into the heater core lines and top radiator hose and it was golden!

Heater works amazing, warm right on startup!