E30/M20 rebuild/turbo project has begun!

[E30stan]

Attaching your photos makes for so much more work than hosting them on somewhere like photobucket.

Otherwise, I approve of this thread.

THis

[JCarp90]

Attaching your photos makes for so much more work than hosting them on somewhere like photobucket.

Otherwise, I approve of this thread.

[BMWManiac]

Don't have any pictures to post at the moment since I'm away for a bit, but the last couple of nights, I've got all the front put back together, engine bay is, for the most part, completely assembled....all that is left is to wire up the econoboost v2 guage, AFR guage, and reassemble the interior....hopefully will do so tonight!

[kamotors]

looks good

[BMWManiac]

Spent sometime working on the exterior as well....only pics I didn't take were of the KAMotors rally flaps! And the interior is a light tan, not dove gray as it may look

[BMWManiac]

Got the motor and transmission in today

[BMWManiac]

Engine is about completely assembled, and ready to drop into the car....looking to fire up the car this week!

[BMWManiac]

For the most part, got the engine together....have to still bolt on all the accessories, prime and test the motor, etc....but making progress!

[BMWManiac]

I used stainless steel for the rings and right now, I haven't really decided about the ccv plumbing....we're going to not run the vac line from the cc back to the throttle body, so eventually run it to a catch can....probably just run a filter off of it for right now

[ak-]

Looking good man.

Are you using copper or stainless for the ring wire?
What's your crank case setup going to be btw?

[BMWManiac]

Progress update: car is back from paint and looks amazing with all new front and rear bumper black trim! Motorsport handles add an excellent touch. While my buddy worked on o-ringing the block and getting the bottom end assembled for the most part, I took out the horribly stained tan carpet and resprayed it with the trim to "desert tan" and from experience, it does look like desert sand! Things are slowly but surely coming along and I'm excited every time I look at the car...

[BMWManiac]

In paint!

[BMWManiac]

E36 is a beast and quite a comfortable driver. The Z is like driving a go cart and the seats are the least comfortable thing in the world....both cars are fun to drive though

[Vivek]

Wow you're moving quite fast. Good job! Just out of curiosity, how does your e36 compare to your z4m?

[BMWManiac]

Latest update, block is cleaned and painted.....crank, pistons, rods going to get cleaned up a bit. I'll order the bearings on Tuesday, hopefully to have motor assembled by the end of the week. Car got painted this weekend, hope to have it back in time to drop the motor in this weekend.....all that should be left is a little tuning...pics attached!