E34 550iT....The Gristle Hammer

[slammin.e28]

If it makes you feel better there still haven't been any burnouts.

[djjerme]

Lol, I'm being facetious.

It's apparently a FedEx thing. I ordered from BMW. So I guess we'll see how it shakes out. I'm dead in the water until those damn bolts get here, unless I wanna pay 2x as much a get main bearing studs....which I don't.

If the M52 studs will work, Amazon has them for $136 and Prime delivery..

https://www.amazon.com/ARP-201-5000-.../dp/B009XUZ3HS

[slammin.e28]

If the M52 studs will work, Amazon has them for $136 and Prime delivery..

https://www.amazon.com/ARP-201-5000-.../dp/B009XUZ3HS

M6x ones are the same part #. Looked into the M52 bolts/studs but they are 25mm shorter bolts. M10x75 vs M10x100 for M70.

[slammin.e28]

My elusive, "explosive", main bearing cap bolts showed up today. ^_^



Time to build a fuckin' engine.

[CorvallisBMW]

"explosive"?

[slammin.e28]

"explosive"?

They were stuck in customs because apparently they are explosive.

.....honestly I think the coating BMW puts on them mayyyyy be to blame, IDK, maybe it tipped off the sniffer?

Who knows. I got them. This thing is going together tomorrow after work.

[slammin.e28]

Bottom end basically together. Waiting to get the head studs before I can get the lower oil pan and lower, outer timing cover on.

She's a beauty.

[slammin.e28]

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[CorvallisBMW]

[slammin.e28]

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[slammin.e28]

Waiting on timing tools now, so I loosely put the covers on.






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[pandaboo911]

sigh... *unzips*

[delamaize]

This is making it really hard to want to sell my 750il.....

[slammin.e28]

SO....I'm debating on painting the cam covers and intake manis red crinkle, but I'd wanna do it Ferrari style...with the boxy plenums red, and the runners alum.

Thoughts?

I love the clean look, but this engine has some secrets deep inside...

[pandaboo911]

I think that looks cheesy but to each his own.