Lira (euro DS mtech II 318is reshelled, 24v swapped, also now BAR'd)

[kronus]

some small updates..

cleaned up an painted a Sparco strut brace I had sitting around. interestingly, it doesn't clear the fusebox of my '83 323i but fits fine here with a bit of elbow grease.



made a subframe bushing extractor helper thingy



pushed the (very dead) bushings out of the old subframe, cleaned and primed it




With the subframe swap I will also be removing the buzzy open 4.10 small-case diff, so I'm currently figuring out what I want to install in its place. I have a S3.46, a 3.46 Torsen, and a S3.23 available, and may have a line on a S3.15 as well. (yes, I have a problem) The main operative difference is whether I want to stick with the 260 in the car, or put in one of my 245/11s (told you I have a problem).

A 3.46S is a bit low for the 260, going about 3100 RPM at 80mph, vs the 245/11+S3.15 combo's much more convenient 3500. However, putting the dogleg in involves locating a clutch for it, redoing the entire shifter setup, and it makes the car less attractive for an S5x motor down the line if the M50 goes, since the 245 will apparently have trouble keeping its shiny bits on the inside with that much power. Maybe I just want a 3.73.


I have been driving the car as well now that it's street-legal, and am running into some cooling issues. Car sits at a tick to the right of the 1/2 mark on the gauge, but coming off the highway it will get as high as 3/4 before the fan can rein it in. The internet claims the M42 rad is pain in the ass to bleed, but I'm pretty sure it's fully bled by now. I have good heat coming from the core and everything seems to be circulating fine. I have the stock 92deg thermostat in the motor.. Is it possible that the M42 radiator is just not keeping up?

[kronus]

I am at a lemons race this whole weekend. Hold on to it, I'll get in touch next week!

[KIRIEIW]

Sweeeet man! Glad to hear it passed, I'll bring you back your smoke tester today after work if your around still (I get off around 7.30PM) otherwise the weekend.

[Dagamus(NM)]

Nicely done Kronus.

[e30serg]

Awesome!!

[kronus]

thanks folks!

lets see it in it's rightful form.

as soon as I figure out which part of the camera to point at the enemy!

(but the not-E36 exhaust is back on already. :mrgreen:)

[rzerob]

Congratulations. Now lets see it in it's rightful form.

[2002jm]

good deal

Good deal on the car and the smog. California smog is a big deal! Your car looks so good!
jm

[Javier h]

Congrats.

[RCM3]

Nicely done, beautiful E30.

[iwantspeed]

Congrats on passing the bar.
It doesn't need to look pretty just legal

[kronus]

we're in Belmont, and having an open house/car meet sometime in March. I'll post more info as it comes up.

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yesterday I took off the old/new exhaust, and started modifying things to get the unmodified E36 M3 downpipes on, to make absolutely sure that I would pass BAR.

after a bunch of heating and hammering, they bolted up!





to avoid pulling the manifolds to get swing clearance I had to use my patented Kronus Clearance-O-Matic Device:



the downpipes do sit several inches lower than I'd like, but that's ok, they're not on here for long..



I then borrowed a friend's E36 UUC Corsa exhaust and tossed it on. So, myth confirmed, a fully unmofied E36 exhaust can fit on an E30 24v swap!



it, uh, sits goofy to clear the rear valence. It can be mounted straight, but the pipes don't exit where the Mtech valence hole is.




then, I drove it to the referee station, sailed through the test and got my sticker. easy!

[e30serg]

Where's your shop located?? Would love to see this in person...

[deutschman]

God its nice. Good work man.

[kronus]

You didn't get a code for purge valve? I think it's 1263, won't trip a light but it'll be stored.

I'm on CEL flashing pleb status, didn't see any 1263s.



also



FIXED mostly



this is embarassing, but, uh, don't forget the o-ring between the master cylinder and brake booster.

there is still a evap system issue but i've worked around it for now and car should be BAR-able.