Let's make an E30 M3! (M3 S14 cabrio clone project)

[WestCoastEta]

[M-technik-3]

Sweet glad to see forward progress.

[flyboyx]

[IronJoe]

Top end is all put back together, just about ready to fire it up once again!

[pandaboo911]

Let's make an E30 M3! (M3 S14 cabrio clone project)

If you plan to sell those startecs lemme know. Been looking for a decent set.

Otherwise, nice build!

[IronJoe]

No new photos but I got the cams installed and timing dialed in, and lots of other parts reinstalled.

I'm now just awaiting a shipment of a new idle valve hose and I can fire her up!

[QuiqueUy]

you had a bad patch but its coming back together ! nice update !

[flyboyx]

happy to see an update.

[IronJoe]

Finally carved out some time to tear into the motor. I removed the head and found two exhaust valves of #4 bent (as expected). I took out the old valves, lapped & installed new ones along with new valve seals. Cleaned everything up and started putting it back together.

As per usual, there were a few gaskets, hoses, and seals that I thought I'd better replace so once again I am awaiting shipments to finish her up..





If you look carefully here, you can see the valve stems from the opening! There's my 0 psi compression!



Bent valve, meet new valve.


New valves lapped & installed.


Head & cam box back on!

[Eric]

Your dealer is doing something "right" to be able to make that work - but I suspect they'll get their hands slapped by corporate at some point. Take advantage while you can, and don't publicize their name. ;)

This exact thing happened to my dealer! I was ordering euro parts long after I saw people being denied on here from other areas of the country, then one day my dealer was shut off too :(

[AWDBOB]

Goetze. According to a few folks on S14 it's a reasonable replacement for the Genuine BMW gasket which has been on national backorder. No way in hell I was going to put a Victor Reinz hg on this car.

Awesome, thanks! I've been dealing with that same internal battle with the Goetze sitting in my 'cart,' knowing there is no way I'd put a VR on the car.

[Fucatypr]

Sucks about the headgasket. I can't wait to see the car finished.

[kid325e]

How anybody packages a gasket like that then assumes it will arrive without any damage is beyond me. That sucks!!

[IronJoe]

What HG Kit did you get?

Goetze. According to a few folks on S14 it's a reasonable replacement for the Genuine BMW gasket which has been on national backorder. No way in hell I was going to put a Victor Reinz hg on this car.

Its hard to be at your house and NOT a little erect

Good point. Probably shouldn't blame UPS for this one ;)

[bobaflesh]

Oh crap, not good on that HG.