ST1G's s52 OBDII Calypsorot

[Zreberlcoe]

The conversations that happen in this thread are ridiculous haha^^^

[lambo]

St1g you make me proud.

If you're proud of St1ggy and St1ggy approves of me [Source]... does that mean you're proud of me?

[ST1G]

I'd pull the head to see what the bottom end looks like

I decided not to, a little carbon never hurt anyone and it's a rabbit hold pulling the head. I'd end up spending another $1500 refreshing the motor. It ran when it was pulled and everything else looks pretty good.

Maybe if you remove the "m60" bit this sentence will work better.

St1g you make me proud.

I want to make you more than proud. I welded my sunroof closed so I could have a slick top like you.

If you're proud of St1ggy and St1ggy approves of me [Source]... does that mean you're proud of me?

Yep, it's the Transitive Property of R3v.

[ST1G]

Discovered that my center support bearing is destroyed. Thanks to Ida30 for the temp replacement. I'm going to put that in with the LSD from the e28 here this week. I won't get the swap done till thanks giving break in all likely hood. I will be too busy the rest of this month and don't have the cash flow this month to get everything I need to purchase for it purchased.



Went to some kind of 'car show'. I was the only e30. I hung out with my VW 'friends'.





Got my iS skirt installed on the driver side. I don't have enough clips for the passenger side install yet. I'm liking the new house I live in, much bigger garage. Ignore neglected e21.







My brother is mucho excited about his car. Obligatory pic of seeing it for the first time (he knew we were going to buy it, but I picked it up early) I'll have him join and make a thread, or make one on it's progress. He will have a small budget, but we should be able to do it up right.



Cleaned it and put in my old sport hounds tooth seats, put in some green mtech style door cars I've had hanging around.



Sprayed the rocker panels, added IS weaves I had sitting around, replaced radiator with one that didn't leak. Put on a i lip that Adam sent me ages ago to replace my volvo lip. Removed the roof rack, it was a little loose so it was raping the gutters. Purchased alpine white II paint from the Auto Body supply store today to touch up a different white fender a mate gave me.

[phreshkid]

This pleases me. Good on you for getting your brother into this weird cult.


I'm keeping all my brothers away from e30s though. If they want mad honeys, they need 02s.

[ST1G]

This pleases me. Good on you for getting your brother into this weird cult.


I'm keeping all my brothers away from e30s though. If they want mad honeys, they need 02s.

I want mad honeys. Is there any other way?

[lambo]

Your brother has a 4 door therefore he is cooler than you.

Sorry.

[2mAn]

did you get a "new" driverside fender???

[ST1G]

Your brother has a 4 door therefore he is cooler than you.

Sorry.

I owned a 4 door. It was ok. My brother keeps telling me it's better. meh.

did you get a "new" driverside fender???

I got a 'new one' and then I painted it with BASF two stage paint put into rattle cans. It turned out okay. I could do better if I did it again.

I got sand blasted finder for my brothers car. It will get premiered and painted soon.

[phreshkid]

I want mad honeys. Is there any other way?

I'm a firm believer in studying and reciting poetry

[TeXJ]

post a link to your brother's build thread when ya get a chance.

[ST1G]

Well, some fun stuff happened. I got my center support bearing changed. Although the cheap ÜRO bearing a mate gave me didn't come with the new fittings that go on each side of the bearing, so I just skipped it. I figured I wouldn't be running the m20 too much longer. I was going to put in my LSD but I couldn't get the drive shaft removed from the diff, I stripped the bolts. I won't need either for the swap, so I just put the open diff back in.




Need to remove the cat, I'll do that before the motor swap.



Went on a drive with some friends to a distant mountain town, my engine started making funny sounds. I have no clue what's wrong. I think maybe a valve is way out of adjustment, or a cam lobe is grown down.






This my VW friend Pat looking at the engine giving me the advice of the waitress inside; "Add some oil to that car and it will probably stop sounding so bad".



How do my plugs look?



This is the car after 50 miles of twists, and some burn outs.

[eduTechnic]

Sucky dude! That sounds just like the m20 I just pulled with awful rod knock but who knows. The oil drain plug was jammed with metal shavings. Could check that as well. It was super loud.

[ST1G]

Sucky dude! That sounds just like the m20 I just pulled with awful rod knock but who knows. The oil drain plug was jammed with metal shavings. Could check that as well. It was super loud.

I will check that. The car is super loud but it sounds like it's in the top end. I am going to adjust the valves just for kicks and if that doesn't do it I'm going to pull the head before I pull the motor.

[ST1G]

Pulled the head last night. I adjusted the valves first, but they were pretty much in spec. The bottom end will come out this week. I'm going to open it up out of curiosity.