★ ★ Project Glacier | Make the E30 a Daily Again ★ ★

[lambo]

are you waiting to sell the M52 to buy the pieces to rebuild the futuras?

That would be the cool thing to do... but my buddy has a set of Kosei K1's that I might buy...

Anyways, probably not a lot going to happen soon to the car. I want to put power steering back in, and look at how much of a pita it will be to reinstall a/c. I miss driving it but fuck everything about not having a/c. Also not having power steering is super lame. I was an idiot 6 years ago...

[2mAn]

are you waiting to sell the M52 to buy the pieces to rebuild the futuras?

[lambo]

3 months later....

how about you spend some money on the E30?

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4909022

no longer swapping? or are these leftovers?

No longer swapping. I've known deep down for a while that the M52 isn't really the engine I want to put in my car and I've finally decided to let it go...

[2mAn]

3 months later....

how about you spend some money on the E30?

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?p=4909022

Glacier Blue Side Mirrors - $60

[lambo]

Nice progress, new camera shots are looking prime as well. What's your new setup consist of?

I finally got rid of my D3100 and replaced it with a Sony A7 with a 50 f/1.8. Currently trying to save up for a Sigma 35 f/1.4 or a Sony 24-70.

Damn those are some good pics. Thanks for the cam info. Anything left to purchase or is all just a matter of getting the engine in and stuff? Are you using the getrag trans?

I keep finding things I need to purchase, like missing bolts among other small things. The only major things I still need to figure out/purchase are radiator hoses, power steering lines, potentially a clutch/flywheel, and exhaust stuff. I'm sure I'll find more things once I start tearing the car apart.

[wworm]

Damn those are some good pics. Thanks for the cam info. Anything left to purchase or is all just a matter of getting the engine in and stuff? Are you using the getrag trans?

[CubbyChowder]

Nice progress, new camera shots are looking prime as well. What's your new setup consist of?

[lambo]

Got a bit more done today. I got the valve train reinstalled, including a Dr Vanos unit I got from AWDBOB. I also buttoned up the valve cover with a new gasket set.

And since I was getting pissed with the iPhone not being able to handle the weird color temp of my garage, I brought out the good camera.

DSC05545 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

DSC05547 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

DSC05553 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

Plan for tomorrow is to do the oil filter housing, oil pan/related shit, and whatever else I can bolt on before drinking too much beer.

<3

[lambo]

did you manage to do it without bmw cam tools? I've heard of people doing that but most say its worth it to just use the cam tools and save time/effort

I didn't use the BMW cam shaft tool. My roommate could have borrowed it from his work but I decided to do the method where you rotate the cams to put all the force on bearing cap 2, remove the other caps, and then slowly remove cap 2 method. Shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhHWwmI-NSk

It was super easy. That tool is stupid expensive iirc.

[wworm]

did you manage to do it without bmw cam tools? I've heard of people doing that but most say its worth it to just use the cam tools and save time/effort

[lambo]

how long would you say it took to swap camskis?

Not long at all, it's super easy once you figure out the process. If the engine was in the car it would probably take a day of casually working on it.

[wworm]

how long would you say it took to swap camskis?

[lambo]

Finally back on the grind. It helps that I now have a dedicated garage spot to work in and store stuff.

I got the cams fully installed tonight. Gonna button up the rest of the valvetrain tomorrow night.

[lambo]

New purchase of the dirt bike or just too busy ripping it around?

A bit of both... I just picked it up and I'm gonna be ripping it around all summer lol

[Reichart12]

New purchase of the dirt bike or just too busy ripping it around?