Schmidtye30's M52 Build Thread

[schmidty]

Awesome man! Keep it going!

Did you ever find another e30?

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[Thatguy_JZ]

Lol nah, I've looked at a few but the prices people want for the shape they're in are hard to justify. It's funny how small they feel now compared to when I was 18 haha. I have a neighbor up the road with 86 325es that was her husband's since new. Sits in the garage with just over 100k, all origional. She doesn't want to sell yet though.

Now I've been looking mostly at E36/E46 M3's and also 5spd Manual IS300's. Trying the get into some HPDE events.

[schmidty]

That neighbor's car sounds like a gem if she ever decides to sell.
I had looked at a few IS300s when the transmission in my e46 took a dump but couldn't find much that was in good condition. Good luck with the search!

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[Thatguy_JZ]

Thanks man!

[schmidty]

My normal 6 month uodate. [emoji39]

Transmission seals and other misc parts replaced, new clutch, new starter and gearbox and engine married back together.





Brake booster replaced with 944 booster. Getting it out was a real pain in the butt but surprisingly putting the new one in wasn't that difficult.




Need to get the shifter linkage back together and then the engine will go back in. You can expect that to happen some time in July!

[Thatguy_JZ]

Yes!!!!!

[bumada]

It's just fun to spend time upside down under the dashboard.

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[schmidty]

It's just fun to spend time upside down under the dashboard.

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Can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday night.

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[325isman]

Good luck on the swap.

[schmidty]

Anyone have any input on what to do with the charcoal canister and the rest of the misc hoses?
I hope to work on the car this weekend, getting the brake master cylinder and other parts hooked back up

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[bumada]

Delete the canister. Have a blank hose that just dumps the fumes into the atmosphere. Then there's another opening under the intake tube that you block off or it'll cause a vacuum leak.

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[schmidty]

Well the engine is in but motor mounts aren't lining up quiet right.


Got the driver side on but the passenger was off a good bit.


Best I can tell it looks like the engine isn't lined up right. Looking down at the pullys they aren't parallel with the front of car.


I've tried removing the passenger arm from block and bolting it to the mount but can't get it to line up there either.


I'm afraid I'm going to need to remove the driver bolt and start all over unless anyone has suggestions.

[bumada]

Make sure you have the arms on the correct side. I can't tell from your pictures if they are.

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[schmidty]

Make sure you have the arms on the correct side. I can't tell from your pictures if they are.

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Pretty sure I do... Can't imagine they'd line up that closely if I had the wrong side but I'll double check

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[bumada]

Haha they do because I did it.

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