It's S50 time!

[e30austin]

Nice! Excited to see how this all goes, getting ready to do my swap in march but i haz zf320 and 95 m3 steering rack that im throwing in at the same time! And now i have S3.46 S3.25 S2.93 to choose from haha

Nice. I have an E36 M3 3.2 rack I'll throw in and an S3.46 I need to get around to rebuilding but probably won't. lol

[e30rapidic]

whats wrong with your Porsche booster? I have one in my car and its perfect..although I did do the 7 series master cylinder upgrade.

But anyway...welcome to the S50 club! 8)

[Butler]

You rascal! Congrats man.

[e30austin]

As per usual, this thread is worthless without pics, so I'll let them speak for themselves. Spent a fair amount of time power washing the S50 today. It was pretty gross, to say the least. It appeared that the valve cover/oil pan gaskets failed long ago and oil had just been caking up everywhere. Hoping it's nice and dry by the time I'm all done. Also, installed the E34 oil pan/pickup tube.

Tomorrow, I'll be doing the front crank seal/timing cover seals and sealing/painting the block. Super stoked!

(forgot the real camera at home--oops)

[e30austin]

whats wrong with your Porsche booster? I have one in my car and its perfect..although I did do the 7 series master cylinder upgrade.

But anyway...welcome to the S50 club! 8)

Thanks! I'm not sure if it's just a bad booster, but it's mushy as hell and I just don't like it. The E21 booster has a firmer feel (my buddy with 24v has one and I liked it) and should be a nice upgrade with the E32 mc.

[acolella76]

The E34 V8 brake booster/MC feels a lot better than the E21 booster with E32 MC and clears the intake manifold. Just sayin' ;)

[e30austin]

The E34 V8 brake booster/MC feels a lot better than the E21 booster with E32 MC and clears the intake manifold. Just sayin' ;)

Believe me, I've thought about it since I have a spare one kicking around, but it would mean I'd have to upgrade to an E36 radiator (which I have) and delete cruise control (I enjoy thoroughly and don't want to delete it.) Maybe when I do a shell transfer...

[DÌEGØ]

God I'm so jealous of your E30. Also wish I had a lift!!!

[e30austin]

God I'm so jealous of your E30. Also wish I had a lift!!!

Thanks dude. It's come a long way. The lift is quite helpful at times :)

Picked up an E36 M3 rack today. Should be a nice upgrade.

I don't even want to know how much I've put out so far...and it's not even in. LOL

[vabbster]

Dang, your Zinno is clean... I am doing the same swap right now in a brilliantrot 4-door and it is taking a lot longer than I thought it would. I am in school as well... I look forward to seeing you finish yours.

[jink0619]

im currently taking apart my s50 and replacing the piston rings and anything else that needs my attention. Keep us updated with your progress.

[DÌEGØ]

So Austin did you get the block and stuff painted? What colors

[e30austin]

Been lazy and unmotivated to do anything this week. Had school and haven't slept worth a damn for the last 2 weeks.

I think I'll do everything tomorrow. Block will get wire wheeled and painted with John Deere blitz (flat black.) I'd really like to find a color that's close to the stock color for the valve cover. I'd prefer not to paint it black.

[e30austin]

Dang, your Zinno is clean... I am doing the same swap right now in a brilliantrot 4-door and it is taking a lot longer than I thought it would. I am in school as well... I look forward to seeing you finish yours.

Thanks! Are you the one who bought Steven's '90 sedan?

[brenE30]

I don't even want to know how much I've put out so far...and it's not even in. LOL

I have $6,200 worth of parts (including my 4door shell) sitting in my garage rite now, and my s50 is still on the stand. so know how you feel.